1996 Olympic Women's 4 x 400m Relay
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- (www.tandfunlimited.com/1996.html) One of the great women's relay races. The USA was able to move to the lead on the penultimate leg by Kim Graham and Jearl Miles was able to hold the lead on the anchor leg. Miles was tested to the end by Falilat Ogunkoya who ran a great anchor for Nigeria, with a tremendous closing sprint also from Grit Breuer of Germany who almost came clear of the field in the closing stretches.
1. United States3:20.91 Rochelle StevensMaicel MaloneKim Graham Jearl Miles
2. Nigeria 3:21.04 Bisi Afolabi Fatima YusufCharity OparaFalilat Ogunkoya
3. Germany 3:21.14 Uta Rohlaender Linda KisabakaAnja Rucker Grit Breuer - กีฬา
The third leg from Kim graham OH MY GOD! INCREDIBLE!
The 3rd leg ran every one down.. The last leg ran her heart out.. Awesome USA..
One of the best 4x400 m relay race ever. I was there. God it was just like yesterday.
Kim Graham was sensational.
One of the most exciting Olympic relays in modern times!! STILL watching in 2018!
Deb 7 me too this was a gem find this year! I've watched at least 30 times lol
The announcer has a LOT to do with that. Besides it being a GREAT race, his commentary is phenomenal!
@@Parker528 good LORD!!!
Still watching in 2020
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Kim. Graham. Wow. I cannot believe she made up that gap and gave the U.S. a solid lead . She blew past Opara like she was standing still. Unbelievable. And Grit Breuer! I would love to see the split she ran on that leg. That was an unbelievable run! Both Miles and Ogunkoya were hurting bad in the last 40 meters or so, which is why Miles was able to hang on, but Breuer still almost caught them both. Sheesh! What a great race.
intldawn Ogunkoya and Miles both! They completely fell apart, form and relaxation didn't win it. Heart and determination did.
That's right. Sheer determination.
Grit was the greatest anchor ever-many times she put Germany in the money.In this race I suspect her split was at least 48.2- 47.9.
48.6 for Breuer, 48.9 for Ogunkoya, 49.4 (and gold) for Miles-Clark.
Thanks for the feedback.
Man I thought Nigeria was in there but America didn't stop. That was a great race. Jamaica had it at first, Germany did good as well. They all did. I am proud of them.
The announcer should get a gold medal.
In my view, Ogunkoya is one of the greatest 400m runners but she somehow under-rated! She contributed so much to the sport that now days look at the African teams in the Olympics and WCs.
Agreed!
🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
Yup, Ogunkoya, one of Africa’s greatest daughters 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
This race always gives me goosebumps. What a performance from USA, Nigeria and Germany.
WOW! What a relay! One of the best I’ve ever seen at an Olympics. And I’ve been watching them since 1960! I was 6yrs. old.
But this one right HERE?? Competitive to the last!!
Most exciting Olympic 4 x 400m race ever.
You should look at 1988 time 3:15: something. Those girls were getting not to take away from 3rd leg Kim was Wow
Much credit and respect to the Nigerian anchor, she definitely left it all on the track. Well done to Team USA for overcoming a mediocre start and gaining the needed momentum to bring home a win. Little did they realize their victory would be the start of Olympic dominance that has lasted for 20 consecutive years and five additional gold medal performances to this point for the women's mile relay. Hopefully Tokyo 2020 will be more of the same.
"But the line comes too soon." Very nice commentating,
Graham ran the leg of her life!! Of course I love anytime the USA wins gold but when it's close like this it's so exciting!
I just can't stop watching it. Loop Loop! Kim Graham was truly the best in the team, she made USA win!
The run by the 3rd woman from the US was epic.
And the "rig" by her Nigerian opponent was classic.
Actually, "rig" here is just short for "rigor mortis"--completely tying up in the straightaway.
@@Parker528 No baby exactly, real 400 meter sprinters have lactic acid build up within the last 50 meters of the race, as did the Nigerians on their 3&4 legs. Miles too was feeling it by the end of the race. Buer, the German seem to have a second wind, but race was over. Awesome, all these female broadcasters reporting on football are missing these awesome females that are doing things their male counterparts aren't. Such as, running in the 4x100 and the 4x400 on the same day. Chesseburough, Flojo,Gwen Torrance, Alice Filex.
@@ronaldwesby4995 a what event did Gwen Torrance run in a 4 x 400 relay? Im very big fan of hers and know about her 4 x 100 relay runs in Barcelona and Atlanta. But when did she do a 4 x 400, let alone same day?
Also, anyone out there with knowledge, inside or otherwise, as to WHY Gwen was kept off the 4 x 100 in Seoul, despite finishing in top 3 of the 100 at that years US Trials? (If she wasn't 3rd, it was definitely top 4, and instead the 2nd runner between Alice and FloJo in 88 in the 4 x 100 was only top 6? I'm thinking she got 5th spot at trials)
I recall there only being reported at the time about the selection of those final 4, but the us Sportscaster, was is Charlie Jenkins or Charlie Jones, never went father than saying just that there was a lot of turmoil and controversy over the selection. Gwen WAS running healthy at those Games, so I don't understand why? Unless a personality clash between Gwen and someone else, or something nefarious of sorts in keeping her off that relay. She didn't medal individually in '88, so she wasn't subjected, be according to the rules in place then, to give a doping sample. Something was possibly going on behind the scenes. Otherwise, they (us coaches) would have explained to the press and made it known why she was being substituted. If nothing to hide about why she didn't run, one would think it to be a natural reason to explain for the substituting. Just always wondered. Just curious
@@ronaldwesby4995 gwen ran the 4x400 heats in 1992
Great race, even greater commentary, good stuff all around! But my hat off to Ogunkoya; I couldn't be more prouder of your performance at the Games and especially at this race! You are one of the finest from our continent 👍🏿
I can watch this everyday; love the 3 and 4th legs for the USA! Sheer determination!
Great! Thanks! Grit Breuer always fantastic in relays!
omg.. the american 3rd leg KIM GRAHAM is a beast... best run!
reddo26 man I have to watch this over and over Kim is the best. SORRY ROCHELLE
Drugs 🤮
Drugs , yanks were all on drugs , Evelyn Ashford swore under oath that she saw her teammates take drugs at 1988 Olympics .
Yes
Nigeria my country! We will make it one day ❤
I watched this race as a child in 1996. We're all screaming in our house from my father, mother and siblings. We felt proud being Nigerians. I never forgot the name falilat ogunkoya. We're a great people
Kim Graham straight SAVED the U.S. Way to hold on Miles-Clark. Great race
Excellent race. Nigeria lost the gold from the third leg Okpara. If Ogunkoya led the race, she would have carried the day. However brilliant performance from Nigerian and American quartet. The anchor legs put in every thing to win the race. The German anchor was also good.
kim Gram killed it.
Damn ladies ! That was a race for the ages . Great commentary as well .
watch grit breuer's last 50m...10 metres more and the germans would have been the olympic champion. she is a beast!
Superb leg from bruer
She sure was a Beast # drug cheat confirmed. Did they take away their medal
@@gns3185 no. But if you talking about grit she did admit in 92 after failing an out of competition drug test, to knowingly taking an illegal performance enhancing drug I believe Nandrolone. She did this with the understanding that by admitting guilt she would only receive a two-year competition ban and therefore be able to try out for the 96 games. Which she did. Now she is from the old East German system and of course she's not known as a 100 m sprinter making this last 60 m burst of this 400 relay leg highly dubious. I don't understand why she didn't start that burst of speed at the hundred meter margin left. It almost likely would have put the team in first place. But she did later marry her coach who received a I believe he's been banned from coaching for life for knowingly giving his athletes illegal substances without telling them that they were taking steroids. And this was during the German federation era so past the dissolution of the gdr. And so you know her being married to him effectively put her career to an end even though she was past her prime by the time this happened. I believe this is around 2004 or 2005
@@gns3185 to help you understand this a little better. When grit tested positive it was in an out of competition random drug testing procedure during her workout. Random out of competition drug testing started very shortly after the 1988 Summer Olympic games. At the same time, we did not yet have at that point what we now know as the world anti-doping agency or WADA.
Therefore, the only route for appeal back then was the court of arbitration for sport, which still exists even after the creation of WADA, and they are both independent of each other.
But because she tested positive out of competition from a result taken during a practice, I don't understand then why you would even ask a about her relay bronze medal being taken away from her? Are you under the wrong impression that she tested positive for a banned substance when she and all other medal winning athletes in this relay, including alternate prelim runners were taken to the doping control room at the stadium? Because if you ARE under the impression she tested positive at these Atlanta Games, you're absolutely wrong. If and only if she tested positive here in Atlanta in that relay for a substance, only then would she & her relay teammates be declared disqualified, the results removed, & the medals returned to be given to the 4th place Jamaican team. By 1996, 4th place finishers were also automatically taken to doping control just in case one of the top 3 finishers would test positive, the IOC mandated 4th place finishers be tested so there would be no doubt that the redistributed bronze went to a dope free relay team. I hope that helps with any confusion about Grit
When they make the race the 410 metre relay, maybe the Germans will do better, hahahaha.
What great coverage by the announcer! Made it even more exciting. 🎉🎊🎉
ABSOLUTELY!!!!! He CLEARLY did his homework AND was impressive with how quickly and spontaneously he could just rattle off each runner's best times and places from years past. his last lap commentating is splendid.
that last leg for germany also did a good run.
DRUGS
@@smoothnubian: are you being racist? just askin'
amazing run by the 4th leg of Negeria , she fought lactic acide better than men
At the end, Miles and Ogunkoya were like "Screw form! just get to the finish first!" lol. They were both falling apart but they gave it all they had.
Grit Breuer ran out of track-she was the best out there.
@@docsmithdc its a 4x400 relay, not 4x410
Houray for you@@ranhill62
@@docsmithdc Grit breuer is always in drugs!!!
@@jorgeadrianmaya4159 Everyone out there was juicing.
Indeeeed!!!! Grit Brauer is phenomenal!
DRUGS
Drugs ha ha all have take drugs🎯
Can't tell you how many times I've seen this race, but that last lap commentary gives me goosebumps every single time.
I remember watching this race and saying what is Miles thinking opening up the inside lane? But she still got it done.
this is a relay if ever i have seen one, total commitment from ogunkoya and miles
Nigeria!!! Much love
Omg i jump with joy everytime i watch this. that KIM GRAHAM third leg has got to be the best leg ever ran in track history MY GOD...
+Zaire Tahj Yeah, that was certainly a monster leg, but what about Allyson Felix's 3rd leg run at the World Championships in Beijing last year. I thought that was the greatest of all time.
Actually, the two legs are very similar. They were both behind by about the same margin and then caught the leader, roughly at the same point in the race.
Allyson's time, was the split of a lifetime, but her team lost.....where as Kim's team, was victorious.
So, I guess it's a toss up. (:
+Zaire Tahj ...Kim Graham ran a a killer leg, but Allyson Felix's leg was one for the ages.
Ashford anchor "88 4x100.....#ijs
I have to go with Kims leg. Had a greater impact on the outcome of the race.
Randall Hill i totally agree Kim's last push made the difference. Felix should have anchored that loss
Kim Graham was a beast. Remember this race fondly.
she won that race. period.
You git that right.
Jearl Miles Clark doesn't get near enough credit. She was awesome imo
Amen
Shonda best womens 4x4 ever. No way was JMC not winning.
Miles Clark may not have been as strong individually, but when it came to relays she was excellent. You are right, she didnt get enough credit for her talents.
JMC....ALABAMA A&M UNIVERSITY ALUM!!!
@@TheCopper05 she was a World Champion, so she was pretty good individually too.
Insane leg from Grit Bruer! she has to be one of the best relay runners make or female ever.
Breuer what ♨️
Bbc grit bruer was a superb runner
DRUGS
@@smoothnubian: and of course, no-one else was on them LOL
@@denisfrench3914: ex world junior champ had a great pedigree and a big heart
This is still Exciting today yes Kim ! Gave it boost!! And thanks to the Host made it more exciting 💯
One of the most exciting Olympic moments I can recall!
The 3 leg was a beast
I'm a guy, and I remember racing Kim Graham in Middle school with my friend James and she was fast then, we use to say she is very fast for a girl but her best friend in school Tara I was faster than her but Tara did not run track only ran just for fun
ronnie green Wow..thanks for sharing.
Women 4X400m is the most exciting event. Historically, we saw a lot of come back.
Graham denied Nigeria gold. What a leg
I loved this!!! Jearl miles my goodness 😌
One of my favorite races of all time. I liken it to the team Indias women winning the 2010 Commonwealth 4x400 in front of the home crowd. Had this race been anywhere else on the planet, the Nigerians would have one. But the USA team running in front of the home crowd gave them, especially Kim Graham, just enough inspiration to get over the top. The USA and Nigeria anchors gave it their all. Faces tore up, heavy breathing, form all but gone... they left it all on the track.
Also Team Russia women in 2013 when they won the 4x400 in front of the home crowd also.
smh
The Indian and Russian teams I mentioned have subsequently been disqualified.
What an exciting race! Grit Breuer super impressive on the last leg..she’s a total beast!!
Graham... 🤩
It was her leg the gave The United states the win and the Gold
Woooooow what a race. Crazy crazy shouts out to the entire field!!!!
I replay this 4-5 times, had me at the edge of my seat. The USA team is amazing.
Kim Graham took the top off🔥🔥🔥
SO, so ,so GOOD! This is why I LOVE athletics!! What a race - especially the third leg!!
Luv me some Jearl Miles as a kid,she was always so poised. I remember watching this knowing that she would not be caught for 2 reasons: 1.) She is a OG,been to the big stage plenty of times,that's why they put her on anchor. 2.) She is a strong 800 meter runner too, you will absolutely never beat an elite half miler with 150 to go in a 400. #AintHappening
She should not have moved to the outside though. This gave Ogunkoya an opening and more chance to pass her inside without having to go around if she had the strength. As it turned out she had to work too hard just to get up to Miles so didn't especialy with Miles's 800 strength you speak of, but it was still super risky and dangerous and a potential fatal mistake.
Wow....amazing especially in front of all Those Atlanta Natives!! My heart was racing!-'
That was intense!
Woow, what a nice battle! Super exciting! The Last german leg! 😮 Damn!
I've never seen Jearl Miles so exhausted after a race. she looks like folks look after they've run their first 400. great race.
That was in her later years in the sports, so she did a wonderful job, i think.
U.S.A. women team was just awesome Kim Graham the third leg made the big differnce wowowowowowo
2024 and still the most exciting 4x400m race and with great commentary.
Charity Opara-thompson should be considered a saboteur in this race. After a great lead by Fatima Yusuf, she fluffed the Nigerian Gold chase with that shambolic race losing a 10 metres lead and now going further behind another 10 metres. A great team display but gutted with Charity Opara-thompson's performance.
+Ishola Kazeem Opara did not belong in there, she was a disappointment. Again the runner that got her it's questionable the speed she unleashed. It that happened to the USA, they would demand test result. Ahahaaaa!
Kickoff1 nothing wrong with Kims leg, Opara sucked, plain and simple.
@@kickoff1485 you sound stupid.
Great commentary!
kim graham ran the run of her life... real shame that Opara ran out of steam because Nigeria had this in the bag!
I was looking for this video, finally I found it. This was the most exciting women's 400 meters I've ever seen. It had all the drama going from third to taking over the race. What a wonderful third leg by Kim Graham. She put the Americans back in the race when she passed the Nigerian runner, what a smart move. It took every bit of energy from Jear! Miles Clark to hold on for the victory. The entire team put so much effort in that race. Truly they deserved the gold medal.
Charity Opara ran way, way too fast too soon. She should have just calmed down a bit. Ogunkoya probably ran faster than even the gold medalist in the individual race there, but the deficit from Miles was too great. The Germany's last leg was surprisingly fast too
Oparas leg was solid. If you look at the final 50 meters of Oparas leg, the rest closed slightly. Graham pulled away form EVERYONE. Look at her leg again and ignore Graham, you'll see that Opara did really well.
@@ranhill62 Opara ran a crappy leg. It was probably the 6th or 7th faster of the 3rd leg runners only. And I looked it up and it was a 50.7 or something which translates to a 51.6 or so with the rolling start. That is shitty. In the 1st round of the 99 worlds for instance she ran a 51.3, WAY faster than a 51.6, in a 1st round, and she wasn't even running hard there. Stop making excuses for her, yes Graham's leg was insanely good and shocking, but Opara's was terrible.
Exactly. She took off way too quickly than normal. But what a race.
If the Nigerians and the Jamaicans had been around Lane 3,4,5 it would have been a different story. Starting in Lane 7,8 yet ending up in top 4 required guts
@@smicer66 nope. She was terrible. She had always been the weakest among them.
may i add one of the best relay races ever
Thanks again, I was the one who asked you for this Video. Great to see again.
What a great race ans commentator ... Someone gives us the women's 400m final of this same olympics with the same commentator would be great ... As strangely we can't find it anyware on TH-cam !
Damn this had me in tears!
Wild. That was a wild chase. Nice run, girls. Thanks for sharing, athleticsdvds.
AHHH!!!! OMG THIS WAS SUCH A GREAT VIDEO!!!!!!!
The German ancorher leg was amazing
Did you Know that breuer was on drugs during 1992?
She really is a joke 😶
@@jorgeadrianmaya4159: this is 4 years later. Many Americans have been on drugs, busted and running again within 4 years ( Justin Gatlin anyone?). So let's not pretend there are baddies and goodies
@@MrStevecro im not pretend that , i only say that Grit Breuer will always be tainted under the shadow of doping, just like Justin Gatlin, Marion Jones, Michelle Collins, etc.
Here there are no good or bad, here there are only drugged athletes.
And in this career, the only one with a history of doping is the German Grit Breuer.
Sorry.🤷♂️
@@jorgeadrianmaya4159 That was years ago. From the times of the DDR.
This here has nothing to do with drugs. In the individual race over 400 meters, Breuer was eighth.
That is precisely why their relay race is so outstanding
Great race. Thanks for the upload
What did that German anchor run ? Had to spit 48 low
God bless America.
Nigeria was very in becoming the first African nation to win the 4x4 at the olympics
WHAT A RACE!!!
Grit Breuer The best 😍🌈🌻
Drugs!!!
Drugs!!
@@jorgeadrianmaya4159 🤮
Antagligen alla var dopade (eller varit) men Breuer hade i alla fall l varit avstängd för osportsligt beteende två år ⬇️ för Clenbuterol som då inte stod på dopinglistan
Now that was good running!!Inspired
This was a spectacular race . Definitely showed the best of the best
None of them even broke a sweat!!Yassss!! Strong black and fast, in the good way, Black Women!!🥰🥰❤❤💪🏽💪🏽
I love The United states of America track uniforms that olympic year so cute
THE BEST QUEENS OF AFRICA STAND THE GROUND, NIGERIAN. BUT THE USA ARE MIND BLOWING.
This is certainly one of the greatest 4x400m relays I have ever seen (male or female). Gwen Torrence of the USA always outstanding when carrying the stick on the 4x100m relays is quite simply sublime on the 1600m relays. Had Gwen been healthy - fully recovered from her injury, she most certainly would have made this relay far less exciting/dramatic.
Og broke her will on that last 50 meters... 🇺🇸
I start getting chills around 4:50 you could sense Graham passing her!!! And the crowd!!!!
Grit Breuer waited just a little too late. She was so strong to the line.
I’ll never understand why runners flare out to lane two and basically leave a path on the inside for a runner to go by. Myles was fortunate that the Nigerian had nothing left either.
One of the best 4x400 ever 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 outstanding performance
Roschel stevens , from Memphis TN, Olympic gold medal 8 years later with more and better training , yet 5 seconds slower than the world record.
What???
WHAT WAS THE SPLIT ON THE USA 3RD LEG?? SHE WAS SMOKIN'
If Fatima Yusuf had ran 3rd leg for Nigeria ,the outcome would have been probably in Nigeria's favor, but overall it was a great race
this was the best chance for Nigeria to win. Ogunkoya was much faster individually that year than Miles Clarke--- if only the 3rd leg didn't mess up !
+olaraay That opara may have been on the team because she knew someone there; there is no way any athletic Coach with experience would have fielded absolute, sluggish, purposeless chicken to run a very important position in such a race. She had no business there; what a shame!
The Nigerians were great!
I have been searching for that one,too.
@Ruffian144
It was the 1997 race from the world champs...it's online here. Just search for "1997 400m Relay" Grit Breuer had a fantastic finish
Fantastic race!
Bravo to Nigerian team, the gap was too much for Ogukoya to cover up. Big congratulations to USA
Wow...what a race. I forgot how close this was. Really amazing how the U.S. hung on here.