Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 100 metres relay
Women's 4 × 100 metres relay at the Games of the XIX Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Olympic Stadium | ||||||||||||
Dates | 19 October & 20 October | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 60 from 15 nations | ||||||||||||
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These are the official results of the women's 4 × 100 metres relay event at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. The event was held on the 19th and 20 October 1968. There were a total number of 15 nations competing.[1]
Results
Final
- Held on 20 October 1968
RANK | NATION | ATHLETES | TIME |
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United States (USA) | • Margaret Bailes • Barbara Ferrell • Mildrette Netter • Wyomia Tyus | 42.88 (WR) | |
Cuba (CUB) | • Violetta Quesada • Miguelina Cobián • Marlene Elejarde • Fulgencia Romay | 43.36 | |
Soviet Union (URS) | • Galina Bukharina • Lyudmila Samotyosova • Vera Popkova • Lyudmila Zharkova | 43.41 | |
4. | Netherlands (NED) | • Wilma van den Berg • Mieke Sterk • Truus Hennipman • Corrie Bakker | 43.4 |
5. | Australia (AUS) | • Jennifer Lamy • Joyce Bennett • Raelene Boyle • Dianne Burge | 43.4 |
6. | West Germany (FRG) | • Renate Meyer • Jutta Stock • Rita Jahn • Ingrid Becker | 43.7 |
7. | Great Britain (GBR) | • Anita Neil • Maureen Tranter • Janet Simpson • Lillian Board | 43.8 |
8. | France (FRA) | • Michele Alayrangues • Gabrielle Meyer • Nicole Montandon • Silviane Telliez | 44.2 |
Semifinals
- Held on 19 October 1968
Heat 1
RANK | NATION | ATHLETES | TIME |
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1. | United States (USA) | • Margaret Bailes • Barbara Ferrell • Mildrette Netter • Wyomia Tyus | 43.4 |
2. | Australia (AUS) | • Jennifer Lamy • Joyce Bennett • Raelene Boyle • Dianne Burge | 43.7 |
3. | West Germany (FRG) | • Renate Meyer • Jutta Stock • Rita Jahn • Ingrid Becker | 44.1 |
4. | France (FRA) | • Michèle Alayrangues • Gabrielle Meyer • Nicole Montandon • Sylviane Telliez | 44.3 |
5. | Canada (CAN) | • Deborah Miller • Stephanie Berto • Joan Hendry • Irene Piotrowski | 44.7 |
6. | Nigeria (NGR) | • Olajumoke Bodunrin • Janet Omorogbe • Mairo Jinadu • Oyeronke Akindele | 45.2 |
7. | Mexico (MEX) | • Alma Rosa Martínez • Mercedes Román • Enriqueta Basilio • Esperanza Girón | 47.0 |
Heat 2
RANK | NATION | ATHLETES | TIME |
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1. | Netherlands (NED) | • Wilma van den Berg • Mieke Sterk • Truus Hennipman • Corrie Bakker | 43.4 |
2. | Soviet Union (URS) | • Lyudmila Zharkova • Galina Bukharina • Vera Popkova • Lyudmila Samotyosova | 43.6 |
3. | Great Britain (GBR) | • Anita Neil • Maureen Tranter • Janet Simpson • Lillian Board | 43.9 |
4. | Cuba (CUB) | • Marlene Elejarde • Fulgencia Romay • Violetta Quesada • Miguelina Cobián | 44.1 |
5 | Hungary (HUN) | • Etelka Kispál • Margit Nemesházi • Györgyi Balogh • Annamária Tóth | 44.6 |
6. | Taiwan (ROC) | • Chi Cheng • Chui-Mei Yeh • Lin Chun-yu • A-Mei Tien | 47.2 |
7. | Poland (POL) | • Danuta Straszyńska • Mirosława Sarna • Urszula Jóźwik • Irena Kirszenstein | 53.0 |
8. | Jamaica (JAM) | • Adlin Mair-Clarke • Carmen Smith • Una Morris • Vilma Charlton | DQ |
References
- ^ "Athletics at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games: Women's 4 × 100 metres Relay". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
External links
- Official Report