2001 IAAF Outdoor Women's 4x400 Relay

Jamaica's Sandie Richards, Catherine Scott, Debbie-Ann Parris and Lorraine Fenton win their country's first ever women's global relay title in a national record time of 3:20.65 at the 2001 IAAF Outdoor Championships in Edmonton, Canada.

[@MzPami72]

I think I remember hearing something about this back then. When my cheerleading coach (HS) took over the girls' track team she made us run track and I remember how she made us practice the exchanging of the baton all the time because once we got on the field you better already know which hand you are most comfortable with having the baton, running with it and grabbing it during the exchange. There was no switching of hands allowed.

[@ingriddyer749]

Fenton should be honoured more in Jamaica

[@garfieldwhunter]

I agree.

[@ranhill]

USA's Reid was so busy trying to switch hands, she never secured the baton in the first place. Not only did she drop it, she knocked it into the infield.

[@mcdaniels101]

The black lady from Germany is soooo...beautiful! Those high cheekbones.

[@cr3161]

Susan Reid was a great athlete from UT. Won the NCAA 400m but the stick drop was all on her. USA would have easily won if she got the stick. The other 3 legs ran extremely well putting her on pace to run 3:18 which is a top time by world standards even today.

[@nghiabui4064]

I don’t agree, the last leg runner for Jamaica would have have easily won. She ran 49 sec leg without any competition.

[@cr3161]

​@@nghiabui4064 Reid had a 10m lead at the exchange and had run 49 splits and 50.7 from the blocks.

[@gpipeline]

You just don't drop batons in the 4×400 relay. Monumental last lap choke.

[@pearlbernard7999]

Great race 🇯🇲

[@soniastraughter2324]

Jamaica all the way Jamaica Island music love ❤️

[@martasierpinska8725]

WR 3:15.17 Cr 3:16.71

[@annmarienelson158]

Proud of my island 🇯🇲🇯🇲

[@lenasimmons9269]

No one knew for sure if the US would have won even the commentators expected it would be a fight to the finish - that being said, it will not be like old times going forward - Jamaica is here now for the women baby - and the men are on their heels in this event too.

[@ranhill]

JAM women will get dog walked in the 4x400 at Rio. Don't be fooled by the 4x4 win at 2015s World Championships. JAM men on the US heels? When? Lol, now that's funny, JAM gotta get past Bahamas first.

[@noelbartley1084]

+ranhill Whats your problem?

[@ranhill]

Noel Bartley no problem, other than outlandish crazy talk. Like I said, USA dog walked JAM women in the Rio Olympics 4x4 AND 4x1

[@dontlookback3549]

did you see results in Doha...U.S. won 4 out of 5 relays

[@juanitaaugustin6231]

Unbelievable.. Yesss It would of been an incredible race at the end.. Susan has to goooo

[@jeffbilling2515]

She just had a mental lapse. Plenty of great Runners switch what hand the Baton is in on anchor leg. Hell, carl lewis did it in the 4x100.

[@AllInTheGame01]

Could they really not show all the team members' names for each country instead of just the USA?!

[@motherofthreeb6337]

You NEVER switch hands with the baton! Noooooo!

[@jeffburnett371]

Sure, Reid was born in Jamaica but she choose to represent the country she loved; certainly she was devastated that she let her adopted country, teammates and herself down by dropping the baton. Two years later an exciting 18 year old phenomenon (another of Jamaica's gifts to the U.S.A) would hold on to the baton and complete the job in fine fashion, doing her adopted country, teammates and herself proud.

[@ThunderJuice]

Plot twist: she's a double agent sent from Jamaica and carried out her mission!

[@garfieldwhunter]

MJ sounds very concerned in his voice. Lol

[@alphonsespencer3453]

Not true. This was not the first time that Jamaica was winning a relay title for either men or women since we won the 4 x 400 m title in the 1952 Olympics in Helsinki. That was our first relay title at a global event.

[@jazzcyclist]

I apologize for the oversight, but I've made the correction. Thanks for the information.

[@alphonsespencer3453]

You are welcome

[@mauricehumphrey545]

It was the Jamaican women's first and only gold medal in the 4x400 to this day. Thanks to Suzy Reid who is Jamaican, the US handed team Jamaica this gift.

[@raulmachi5052]

Alphonse Spencer Es verdad.

[@noelbartley1084]

+Maurice Humphrey Have to start somewhere .

[@coachbarbour160]

by any chance you got the 4x100m online?

[@carlista2010]

Maybe she dropped it on purpose,she new her teammates were all doped up.

[@ndspeedster]

she new? lol hooked on phonics for you

[@stoffert]

if USA had won they gradually would lost the gold medal since Michelle Collins was doped! So it was a good thing when Suzan Rei dropped te baton.

[@jonathanbachman2339]

You fail to mention the 2 Jamaican runners also were suspended for dope. Funny how you fail to mention that. Or are you just ignorant of T&F? Trolling?

[@reneshaejohnson7718]

@@jonathanbachman2339 who take dope like Americans athletes?? They eat sleep drink and breath dope. Go do your history

[@rushellmorgan9826]

@@jonathanbachman2339 where's the prove,i guess misery love company,Jamaicans work very hard to accomplish their gold

[@MrHuPow]

@@jonathanbachman2339 poor choice my friend lol. These four JAM ladies were model citizens. In fact what happened was KARMA in a sense as 3 of them were deprived of the gold medal in the event the previous year at the Sydney Olys when Marion Jones ran a great difference making leg to lead USA to 4 x 4 gold ahead of JAM in a tight finish. Although Marion results from the games were annulled because of doping the USA were allowed to keep their 4 x 4 gold medals which was inexplicable.

[@sandramadu4977]

How do you drop the baton on a 4x4 relay? It’s a slow hand off for goodness sake!

[@ziluc89]

Only the usa teams have had so many failures in relays during athletic history. It must be given to them the golden raspberry award of the lost baton.

[@gerryraak]

Michelle Collins was tested positive for THG and EPO.

[@heroe37]

¿Qué pasó con Estados Unidos en el último relevo?

[@virvisquevir3320]

Dropping the baton is never a good idea.

[@peterpiper831]

Ironically, it's the Jamaicans who are usually more prone to a change of baton malfunction.

[@electionprojectionsandanalysis]

The biggest cap of all time 😂😂😂 Nobody has more baton issues that the US and you know that

[@tsmooth8153]

I've watch this video several times and it looks as if she tossed the baton on purpose just looking at the motions. SMH

[@davidbraxton5110]

Professionals don't drop the baton's.

[@CHEETAH69]

How in the hell do you drop the baton at the world championships? Ugh.

[@ranhill]

How in the hell do you drop a baton in a 4x400 relay?!!

[@CHEETAH69]

ranhill lol. yours is the better question.

[@ranhill]

+CHEETAH69 Announcer said at 6:57 she had trouble with the hand off. NooOOoo, hand off was fine. She had trouble changing from one hand to the other at 5:52 Looks like she's flashing gang signs, lol.

[@johndillinger2909]

Cheetah you make me laugh

[@EthanAnthony907]

heartbreaking to have this happen. Such a big stage and alot of pressure. You guys need to obtain a little empathy.

[@mauricehumphrey7590]

Especially since we all know Great Britain's sprinters are not good enough to beat the US Women. Brits should thank Suzy Reid for dropping the baton. The US had this in the bag until then. Another gift to the Jamaicans. If the US men and women can pass the stick properly they would hardly ever lose a race.

[@noelbartley9287]

Maurice Humphrey the US women pass the baton properly in 2013 and 2015 recenty and got beat . Pass the baton properly in 2003 got beat.Give it up US not invincible.

[@mauricehumphrey319]

You must be on DRUGS. In 2013, English Gardner completely blew the exchange by taking off early. What the hell are you talking about? In 2015 the USA had a terrible coach who screwed up the running order.

[@ranhill62]

If you are talking about the 2015 4x400, I think we can all agree that was a gift to JAM. Sanya Richards Ross and Francena Macorory didn't qualify for the USA 400 flat team and should NOT have run in the final. Current 2017 world champion Phyllis Francis actually made it to the finals, and 400 hurdle silver and bronze medalist Little and Tate would have been better choices.

[@waynehentley4332]

Noel Bartley. 2003 World Chmps 4x400, Sanya Richards held off the Russian for gold!

[@darrenshaw767]

Maurice Humphrey , so GB came 4th here instrad of fifth lol. Hardly a massive benefit as they were still out of the medals lol

[@Yardie1682]

The team looked disappointed the American's weren't there at the end to make it a classic

[@juanitaaugustin6231]

Last leg will never run a relay again.. I truly think that USA would of won..

[@DevLife717]

Man TV definition quality sucked back then. I don’t remember it being that bad but I guess it was.

[@yawdy88]

Jamaica would have won anyways

[@andrewpaul7363]

i think the jamaicans would av won anyway!

[@mikey6538]

only a idiot will drop the baton in a 4x400m race..

[@Siberian.333]

USA... 🤦‍♂️😂

[@yudahel8521]

This is why I don’t like none Americans running for us. We see this all the time.

[@markguest36]

as always a pleasure 2 c the americans beaten

[@ranhill62]

That pleasure is rare and doesn't last long.

[@doreenbrown-hayden7641]

Too bad for the American

[@stephenselner1773]

Is U.S.A. didn't drop the buton no body would of caught them.

[@SuperJuiceman11]

What???? Lol fail only a women

[@mauricehumphrey5515]

This was nothing more than an outright gift to the Jamaican women courtesy of one of their own ...Jamaican-born Suzie Reid. The Jamaicans had absolutely no chance of winning this race without the dropped baton. To this day, they completely suck at the 4x400.

[@CrissVaughn]

+Maurice Humphrey Eating your words now huh? Cause they won at the 2015 WC. :)

[@dominicpowell8846]

+Maurice Humphrey Suzian Reid was gonna hold off Lorraine Fenton ?? DWL. In 2001 nobody on that US team could have held off Fenton the form she was in and certainly not reid who was a rookie at the time.

[@gerryraak]

+Maurice Humphrey. It is funny how so many former Jamaicans can make US team and perform well but as so as there is a mishaps. It is because she he is a Jamaican.

[@CycloneRecords113]

No way were States getting gold here. Dropping the baton saved her the humiliation of being wrecked by Fenton.

[@omarionowen3018]

Maurice Humphrey look how much jamaican - born runner give usa glory you're such a hypocrite