2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay

None March 2016 Women's 4 × 400 metres relay 2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships Oregon Convention Center March 20 24 6 6 3:26.38 Natasha HastingsQuanera HayesCourtney OkoloAshley Spencer USA Ewelina PtakMałgorzata HołubMagdalena GorzkowskaJustyna Święty POL Adelina PastorElena Mirela LavricAndrea MiklósBianca Răzor ROU 2014 2018 thumb|110px|NBhxvuNw0Xg Official Video The women's 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships took place on March 20, 2016.http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-indoor-championships/iaaf-world-indoor-championships-5681/timetable/bydiscipline/women/4x400-metres-relay IAAF World Indoor Championships Timetable March 16, 2016 IAAFStart list The favorites and home team, USA, pulled no punches, strategically placing their fastest starter, Natasha Hastings on the lead leg. As planned, she took the lead at the break, holding off a feisty Romanian, Adelina Pastor around the third turn. Long striding Jamaican lead runner Patricia Hall found herself walled off. Down the backstretch she tangled legs, possibly with Poland's Ewelina Ptak and Nigeria's Margaret Bamgbose behind her. Suddenly Hall was down on her face, hard. The race was running away from her. With their closest competitors out of the race, the USA had no one near them and no traffic. They extended their lead with each leg, setting a new national record with an easy victory. Behind them was a close battle for the other medals, Romania holding the early lead with Nigeria's Regina George and Poland's Małgorzata Hołub edging ahead of Elena Mirela Lavric at the end of the second leg. Magdalena Gorzkowska took the lead for Poland at the second handoff and they never relinquished it. On the final lap Bianca Răzor ran down Ada Benjamin to take the bronze for Romania. The Polish and Romanian teams were elated with their unexpected medals. Results The race was started at 14:20.Final results Rank Nation Athletes Time Notes United States Natasha Hastings, Quanera Hayes, Courtney Okolo, Ashley Spencer 3:26.38 WL Poland Ewelina Ptak, Małgorzata Hołub, Magdalena Gorzkowska, Justyna Święty 3:31.15 SB Adelina Pastor, Elena Mirela Lavric, Andrea Miklós, Bianca Răzor 3:31.51 SB 4 Margaret Bamgbose, Regina George, Tameka Jameson, Ada Benjamin 3:34.03 SB 5 Anastasiia Lebid, Olha Bibik, Anastasiia Bryzgina, Dzhois Koba 3:40.42 SB 6 Patricia Hall, Chrisann Gordon, Anneisha McLaughlin-Whilby, Stephenie Ann McPherson 9:99.99 DNF References 4 x 400 metres relay Category:4 × 400 metres relay at the World Athletics Indoor Championships