1971 European Athletics Championships – Women's 4 × 100 metres relay
The women's 4 x 100 metres relay at the 1971 European Athletics Championships was held in Helsinki, Finland, at Helsinki Olympic Stadium on 14 and 15 August 1971.[1]
Medalists
Results
Final
15 August
Heats
14 August
Heat 1
| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  West Germany |
Elfgard Schittenhelm Inge Helten Annegret Richter Ingrid Mickler |
44.37 | Q |
| 2 |  Soviet Union |
Lyudmila Zharkova Galina Bukharina Marina Sidorova Nadezhda Besfamilnaya |
44.62 | Q |
| 3 |  Poland |
Danuta Jędrejek Barbara Bakulin Urszula Jóźwik Helena Fliśnik |
44.75 | Q |
| 4 |  Sweden |
Anneli Olsson Gun Olsson Karin Lundgren Elisabeth Randerz |
45.30 | NR Q |
| 5 |  Italy |
Maddalena Grassano Alessandra Orselli Laura Nappi Cecilia Molinari |
45.71 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  East Germany |
Karin Balzer Renate Stecher Petra Vogt Ellen Stropahl |
44.13 | Q |
| 2 |  Hungary |
Ilona Bruzsenyák Margit Markó-Nemesházi Györgyi Balogh Katalin Papp |
44.87 | Q |
| 3 |  United Kingdom |
Valerie Peat Margaret Critchley Madeleine Cobb Elizabeth Johns |
45.09 | Q |
| 4 |  France |
Gabrielle Meyer Michele Beugnet Nicole Pani Odette Ducas |
45.63 | Q |
| 5 |  Austria |
Karoline Käfer Christine Kepplinger Monika Holzschuster Helga Kapfer |
45.82 | NR |
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 40 athletes from 10 countries participated in the event.
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References
- ^ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 412–420, retrieved 13 August 2014