Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 100 metres relay
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Quick Facts Women's 4 × 100 metres relay at the Games of the XXX Olympiad, Venue ...
Women's 4 × 100 metres relay at the Games of the XXX Olympiad | ||||||||||
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Venue | Olympic Stadium | |||||||||
Date | 9 August 2012 (2012-08-09) (heats) 10 August 2012 (2012-08-10) (final) | |||||||||
Teams | 16 | |||||||||
Winning time | 40.82 WR | |||||||||
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The women's 4 × 100 metres relay competition at the 2012 Olympic Games in London took place on 9–10 August at the Olympic Stadium.[1] The victorious United States team broke the world record by over half a second. The previous record had been set 27 years previously by East Germany.[2] The Jamaican team, 6 metres back, missed the previous world record by 0.04, but set a new national record. Another 7 metres back, Ukraine took the bronze, also setting a new national record.[3]