Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 100 metres relay
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These are the official results of the women's 4 × 100 metres relay event at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The event was held on 30 and 31 July 1976. There were a total number of 10 nations competing.[1]
Medalists
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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East Germany (GDR) Marlies Oelsner Renate Stecher Carla Bodendorf Bärbel Eckert | West Germany (FRG) Elvira Possekel Inge Helten Annegret Richter Annegret Kroniger | Soviet Union (URS) Tatyana Prorochenko Lyudmila Maslakova Nadezhda Besfamilnaya Vera Anisimova |
Records
These were the standing World and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1976 Summer Olympics.
World Record | 42.50 | Marlies Oelsner Renate Stecher Carla Bodendorf Martina Blos | Karl-Marx-Stadt (GDR) | June 29, 1974 |
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Olympic Record | 42.88 | Margaret Bailes Barbara Ferrell Mildrette Netter Wyomia Tyus | Mexico City (MEX) | October 20, 1968 |
Results
Final
- Held on Saturday 31 July 1976
RANK | NATION | ATHLETES | TIME |
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East Germany (GDR) | • Marlies Oelsner • Renate Stecher • Carla Bodendorf • Bärbel Eckert | 42.55 (OR) | |
West Germany (FRG) | • Elvira Possekel • Inge Helten • Annegret Richter • Annegret Kroniger | 42.59 | |
Soviet Union (URS) | • Tatyana Prorochenko • Lyudmila Maslakova • Nadezhda Besfamilnaya • Vera Anisimova | 43.09 | |
4. | Canada (CAN) | • Margaret Howe • Patty Loverock • Joanne McTaggart • Marjorie Bailey | 43.17 CWR, NR |
5. | Australia (AUS) | • Barbara Wilson • Debbie Wells • Denise Robertson • Raelene Boyle | 43.18 NR |
6. | Jamaica (JAM) | • Leleith Hodges • Rose Allwood • Carol Cummings • Jacqueline Pusey | 43.24 |
7. | United States (USA) | • Martha Watson • Evelyn Ashford • Debra Armstrong • Chandra Cheeseborough | 43.35 |
8. | Great Britain (GBR) | • Wendy Clarke • Denise Ramsden • Sharon Colyear • Andrea Lynch | 43.79 |
Heats
- Held on Friday 30 July 1976
Heat 1
RANK | NATION | ATHLETES | TIME |
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1. | West Germany (FRG) | • Elvira Possekel • Inge Helten • Annegret Richter • Annegret Kroniger | 42.61 (OR) |
2. | Soviet Union (URS) | • Tatyana Prorochenko • Lyudmila Maslakova • Nadezhda Besfamilnaya • Vera Anisimova | 43.33 |
3. | Great Britain (GBR) | • Wendy Clarke • Denise Ramsden • Sharon Colyear • Andrea Lynch | 43.44 |
4. | Australia (AUS) | • Barbara Wilson • Debbie Wells • Denise Robertson • Raelene Boyle | 43.67 |
5. | France (FRA) | • Chantal Corbrejaud • Catherine Delachanal • Chantal Rega • Sylvie Telliez | 43.95 |
Heat 2
RANK | NATION | ATHLETES | TIME |
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1. | East Germany (GDR) | • Marlies Oelsner • Renate Stecher • Carla Bodendorf • Bärbel Eckert | 43.00 |
2. | United States (USA) | • Martha Watson • Evelyn Ashford • Debra Armstrong • Chandra Cheeseborough | 43.46 |
3. | Canada (CAN) | • Margaret Howe • Patty Loverock • Joanne McTaggart • Marjorie Bailey | 43.53 |
4. | Jamaica (JAM) | • Rose Allwood • Jacqueline Pusey • Carol Cummings • Leleith Hodges | 43.88 |
5. | Cuba (CUB) | • Isabel Taylor • Carmen Valdés • Fulgencia Romay • Silvia Chivás | 44.29 |
References
- ^ "Athletics at the 1976 Montreal Summer Games: Women's 4 × 100 metres Relay". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
External links
- Official Report
- Results