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Athletics at the 2002 Commonwealth Games – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay

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Women's 4 x 400 metres relay
at the Commonwealth Games

The women's 4 × 400 metres relay event at the 2002 Commonwealth Games was held on July 30–31.

Medalists

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Gold Silver Bronze
 Australia
Lauren Hewitt
Cathy Freeman
Tamsyn Lewis
Jana Pittman
Kylie Wheeler*
 England
Helen Frost
Helen Karagounis
Melanie Purkiss
Lisa Miller
Jenny Meadows*
 Nigeria
Olabisi Afolabi
Kudirat Akhigbe
Hajarat Yusuf
Doris Jacob

* Athletes who competed in heats only and received medals.

Results

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Heats

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Qualification: First 3 teams of each heat (Q) plus the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.

Rank Heat Nation Athletes Time Notes
1 2  England Helen Frost, Helen Karagounis, Jenny Meadows, Lisa Miller 3:30.63 Q
2 1  Jamaica Ronetta Smith, Lorraine Fenton, Charmaine Howell, Debbie-Ann Parris 3:31.99 Q
3 2  Nigeria Olabisi Afolabi, Kudirat Akhigbe, Hajarat Yusuf, Doris Jacob 3:32.38 Q
4 2  Canada Foy Williams, Karlene Haughton, Lindsay Lochhead, LaDonna Antoine-Watkins 3:33.23 Q
5 1  Australia Kylie Wheeler, Cathy Freeman, Tamsyn Lewis, Jana Pittman 3:33.25 Q
6 2  Scotland Gemma Nicol, Susan Burnside, Carey Easton, Sinead Dudgeon 3:36.41 q
7 1  Cameroon Hortense Bewouda, Carole Kaboud Mebam, Muriel Noah Ahanda, Mireille Nguimgo 3:38.24 Q
8 1  Trinidad and Tobago Adia McKinnon, Fana Ashby, Melissa de Leon, Nickeisha Charles 3:43.10 q
9 2  Cyprus Gavriella Sofocleous, Anny Christofidou, Theodora Kyriakou, Alissa Kallinikou 3:46.27
10 1  Fiji Makelesi Bulikiobo, Sisilia Dauniwe, Mereoni Raluve, Vasiti Vatureba 3:48.23

Final

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Rank Nation Athletes Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Australia Lauren Hewitt, Cathy Freeman, Tamsyn Lewis, Jana Pittman 3:25.63 GR
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  England Helen Frost, Helen Karagounis, Melanie Purkiss, Lisa Miller 3:26.73
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Nigeria Olabisi Afolabi, Kudirat Akhigbe, Hajarat Yusuf, Doris Jacob 3:29.16
4  Scotland Carey Easton, Sinead Dudgeon, Susan Burnside, Lee McConnell 3:31.50 NR
5  Canada Foy Williams, LaDonna Antoine-Watkins, Karlene Haughton, Lami Oyewumi 3:32.24
6  Cameroon Hortense Bewouda, Muriel Noah Ahanda, Mireille Nguimgo, Carole Kaboud Mebam 3:32.74 NR
7  Trinidad and Tobago Adia McKinnon, Fana Ashby, Melissa de Leon, Nickeisha Charles 3:39.14
 Jamaica Allison Beckford, Lorraine Fenton, Debbie-Ann Parris, Sandie Richards DNF

References

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