Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay
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Women's 4 × 400 metres relay at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad | |
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Venue | Beijing National Stadium |
Dates | 22 August 2008 (heats) 23 August 2008 (final) |
Teams | 16 |
Winning time | 3:18.54 |
Medalists | |
The women's 4 × 400 metres relay event at the 2008 Olympic Games took place on 22 and 23 August at the Beijing Olympic Stadium.[1]
There were only 16 NOCs competing at this event. These 16 NOCs were selected by the average of the two best marks at the qualifying period.
In 2016, it was announced that a reanalysis of samples from the 2008 Summer Olympics resulted in a doping violation by Tatyana Firova. Accordingly, the Russian team was disqualified, and the Russian team were stripped of their 4 × 400 m relay silver medals.[2] 4th placed Belarus was also disqualified due to a doping violation by anchor runner Sviatlana Vusovich. Medals of the other teams have been reallocated by the IAAF.[3] Another Russian relay team member, Tatyana Firova, also failed her drug test and was disqualified.[4]