Femke Bol anchors The Netherlands to win at the European Championships

Netherlands’ Femke Bol led her team to a dominant victory in the women’s 4x400m relay race at the 2023 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Istanbul, winning two gold medals in the process. The final relay splits for the race took place over the weekend.

Bol, the World and Olympic 400m hurdles medalist, delivered a blistering anchor leg, clocking the fastest split of the day at 49.58 seconds, securing a new championship record of 3:25.66. – Read more: Femke Bol smashes World Indoor 400m record

Her training parner Lieke Klaver was also in top form form as she ran the second-fastest time overall with 50.67 seconds, while Eveline Saalberg and Cathelijn Peeters also put out solid performances to set up Bol’s heroics.

Italy finished second with a national record time of 3:28.61, thanks in part to Ayomide Folorunso’s fastest split of the day (51.69 seconds). Poland took the bronze medal with a season-best time of 3:29.31, led by Anna Kiełbasińska’s fastest split of 51.39 seconds.

Notable performances also came from the Czech Republic’s Lada Vondrová (51.25 seconds) and Ireland’s Sharlene Mawdsley (51.15 seconds), who posted the fastest splits for their respective teams.

The Great Britain & Northern Ireland team finished in sixth place with a season-best time of 3:32.65, boosted by a strong third leg from Carys McAulay (51.98 seconds).

2023 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women’s 4x400m Relay Splits

Rank Team Name Leg Time Result
1 NED (Netherlands) KLAVER Lieke 50.67 (1) 3:25.66 CR
SAALBERG Eveline 52.27 (5)
PEETERS Cathelijn 53.14 (3)
BOL Femke 49.58 (1)
2 ITA (Italy) POLINARI Anna 52.07 (1) 3:28.61 NR
FOLORUNSO Ayomide 51.69 (2)
MANGIONE Alice 52.62 (3)
MARCHIANDO Eleonora 52.23 (3)
3 POL (Poland) KIEŁBASIŃSKA Anna 51.39 (2) 3:29.31 SB
PAŁYS Anna 52.74 (4)
POPOWICZ-DRAPAŁA Marika 51.76 (3)
WRONA-KUTRZEPA Alicja 53.42 (4)
4 CZE (Czech Republic) VONDROVÁ Lada 51.25 (2) 3:31.26 SB
PETRŽILKOVÁ Tereza 53.13 (4)
PÍRKOVÁ Marcela 53.27 (6)
BENDOVÁ Nikola 53.61 (5)
5 IRL (Ireland) MAWDSLEY Sharlene 51.15 (1) 3:32.61 SB
HEALY Phil 53.37 (5)
BECKER Sophie 53.70 (5)
MANNING Cliodhna 54.39 (6)
6 GBR (Great Britain & NI) KENDALL Nicole 52.84 (2) 3:32.65 SB
ABICHI Mary 53.54 (6)
MCAULAY Carys 51.98 (4)
KELLY Hannah 54.29 (6)

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