2011 World Youth Championships in Athletics – Girls' medley relay
| Girls' medley relay at the 2011 World Youth Championships in Athletics | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Stadium Lille Métropole | |||||||||
| Dates | 9 July (heats) 10 July (final) | |||||||||
| Nations | 17 | |||||||||
| Winning time | 2:03.42 WYB | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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The girls' medley relay at the 2011 World Youth Championships in Athletics was held at the Stadium Lille Métropole on 9 and 10 July.[1]
Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
 JamaicaChristania Williams Shericka Jackson Chrisann Gordon Olivia James |
.png){kind=small} United StatesJennifer Madu Bealoved Brown Kendall Baisden Robin Reynolds Myasia Jacobs |
.svg.png){kind=small} CanadaShamelle Pless Khamica Bingham Christian Brennan Sage Watson Ashley Taylor |
Records
Prior to the competition, the following records were as follows.
| World Youth Best | United States
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2:03.83 | Debrecen, Hungary | 15 July 2001 |
| Championship Record | United States
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2:03.83 | Debrecen, Hungary | 15 July 2001 |
| World Youth Leading |  South Africa
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2:13.60 | Windhoek, Namibia | 29 May 2011 |
Heats
Qualification rule: first 2 of each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest times (q) qualified.[2]
Heat 1
| Rank | Lane | Nation | Athletes | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 |  Russia |
Anastasiya Nikolayeva, Ekaterina Renzhina, Anna Parfyonova, Anastasiya Aslanidi | 2:08.66 | Q, WYL |
| 2 | 3 | Canada |
Shamelle Pless, Khamica Bingham, Christian Brennan, Ashley Taylor | 2:08.97 | Q, PB |
| 3 | 1 |  Italy |
Maria Paniz, Rebecca Palandri, Ylenia Vitale, Raphaela Lukudo | 2:10.83 | SB |
| 4 | 4 |  Bahamas |
Devynne Charlton, Carmiesha Cox, Pedrya Seymour, Gregria Higgs | 2:11.10 | SB |
| 5 | 5 |  Ukraine |
Polina Halkina, Oksana Ralko, Kateryna Klymiuk, Olena Sidorska | 2:13.11 | SB |
| 6 | 2 |  China |
Lu Shaowen, Li Jingyu, Wang Yuke, Zhou Yanling | 2:17.27 | SB |
Heat 2
| Rank | Lane | Nation | Athletes | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Jamaica |
Christania Williams, Shericka Jackson, Olivia James, Chrisann Gordon | 2:05.59 | Q, WYL |
| 2 | 4 |  Nigeria |
Adebusola Adewale, Deborah Oluwaseun Odeyemi, Ada Benjamin, Rita Ossai | 2:08.44 | Q, PB |
| 3 | 5 |  Poland |
Kamila Ciba, Katarzyna Siewruk, Aleksandra Maliszewska, Patrycja Wyciszkiewicz | 2:08.68 | q, PB |
| 4 | 1 |  Brazil |
Beatriz de Souza, Tamiris de Liz, Julia Schwan, Lourdes Dallazem | 2:10.79 | SB |
| 5 | 2 |  Spain |
Ariadna Ramos, Ana Martín-Sacristán, Elvira Vázquez, Bárbara Camblor | 2:12.00 | PB |
| 6 | 3 |  Slovenia |
Tina Slejko, Eva Trošt, Dorotea Rebernik, Anja Benko | 2:13.17 | SB |
Heat 3
| Rank | Lane | Nation | Athletes | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | United States |
Jennifer Madu, Myasia Jacobs, Kendall Baisden, Robin Reynolds | 2:09.39 | Q, SB |
| 2 | 5 |  Romania |
Andreea Grecu, Roxana Ene, Andreea Cojocaru, Bianca Răzor | 2:10.33 | Q, SB |
| 3 | 4 | South Africa |
Liezl Hechter, Philippa Van der Merwe, Stephanie Wicksell, Izelle Neuhoff | 2:10.48 | q, PB |
| 4 | 3 |  Japan |
Yumi Nobayashi, Masumi Aoki, Anna Doi, Ayaka Nagura | 2:10.54 | SB |
| 5 | 1 |  France |
Solenn Compper, Brigitte Ntiamoah, Emeline Bauwe, Tiguida Diarouma | 2:11.77 | SB |
Final
| Rank | Lane | Nation | Athletes | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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6 | Jamaica |
Christania Williams, Shericka Jackson, Chrisann Gordon, Olivia James | 2:03.42 | WYB |
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4 | United States |
Jennifer Madu, Bealoved Brown, Kendall Baisden, Robin Reynolds | 2:03.92 | SB |
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7 | Canada |
Shamelle Pless, Khamica Bingham, Christian Brennan, Sage Watson | 2:05.72 | PB |
| 4 | 5 | Nigeria |
Deborah Oluwaseun Odeyemi, Florence Uwakwe, Ada Benjamin, Rita Ossai | 2:06.26 | PB |
| 5 | 3 | Russia |
Anastasiya Nikolayeva, Ekaterina Renzhina, Anna Parfyonova, Anastasiya Aslanidi | 2:07.62 | SB |
| 6 | 8 | Romania |
Andreea Grecu, Roxana Ene, Andreea Cojocaru, Bianca Răzor | 2:10.17 | SB |
| 7 | 2 | Poland |
Kamila Ciba, Katarzyna Siewruk, Aleksandra Maliszewska, Patrycja Wyciszkiewicz | 2:10.35 | |
| 8 | 1 | South Africa |
Liezl Hechter, Philippa Van der Merwe, Stephanie Wicksell, Izelle Neuhoff | 2:10.76 |
References
- ^ "Jamaica breaks USA relay stranglehold". World Athletics. 10 July 2011.
- ^ "Medley Relay Girls - Round 1" (PDF). World Athletics. 9 July 2011.
- ^ "Medley Relay Girls - Final" (PDF). World Athletics. 10 July 2011.