2006 World Junior Championships
Day 6 - 8/20 - SUNDAY
WOMEN'S 4x100 RELAY
FINALS

Sunday, August 20th, 2006
At Beijing, China

 

2006 World Junior Championships
Day 6 - 8/20 - SUNDAY
WOMEN'S 4X100 RELAY
FINALS

Sunday August 20th, 2006
At Beijing, China
Summary by Mike Kennedy
Photos by Doug Speck

Jeneba Tarmoh of US runs up on France and away from Jamaica on first leg

looked like great #1 pass - Anderson gets ready to blow it open!

Anderson cranks the backstretch and has great handoff with Olear as USA flies away

Into the final handoff Olear flies along in the lead

Gabby Mayo out ahead of the pack into the anchor

Great close to the year for the super eleventh grader from
North Carolina - Mayo and US race to gold!!

Race Summary: The United States, running Jeneba Tarmoh out of the blocks followed by Alexandria Anderson, Elizabeth Olear and Gabriella Mayo, trailed Russia only slightly after the first leg before Anderson put the Red-White and Blue in front for keeps with a solid run down the back straight. Olear ran excellent third turn and had a picture perfect handoff to Mayo, who ran in for the 43.49 win. France, with Celine Distel running down Schillonie Calvert of Jamaica for second, 44.20 to 44.22. After the race a limping Anderson had to walk back down the backstretch with an official and had a hard time joining the victory celebration by the American team partway into the first turn. 

Official Results - 4x100 Metres Relay - Women - Final
Sunday, August 20, 2006 - 19:40

Pos Lane Team Country Mark
1 5 United States Junior USA 43.49
(Tarmoh Jeneba, Anderson Alexandria, Olear Elizabeth, Mayo Gabby)
2 6 France Junior FRA 44.20
(Danois Johanna, Gaydu Emilie, Baflan Joellie, Distel Cèline)
3 4 Jamaica Junior JAM 44.22 (SB)
(Briscoe Naffene, Leroy Anasthasia, Russell Carrie, Calvert Schillonie)
4 1 Brazil Junior BRA 44.45
(Valentim Josiane, Gomes Vanda, Ferraz Tatiane, Krasucki Franciela)
5 8 Poland Junior POL 44.70 (SB)
(Siemieniako Paulina, Popowicz Marika, Klocek Ewelina, Ceglarek Agnieszka)
6 3 Great Britain & N.I.Junior GBR 44.74
(O'Neill Elaine, Jones Hayley, Sargent Lucy, Philip Asha)
7 7 Russia Junior RUS 44.98
(Blazhenkina Irina, Kashina Yuliya, Tatarintseva Yekaterina, Fedoriva Aleksandra)
8 2 PR of China Junior CHN 45.07
(Ma Xiaoyan, Liang Qiuping, Wang Jing, Chen Jue)