Athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 100 metres relay
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| Women's 4 × 100 metres relay at the Games of the XX Olympiad | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Olympic Stadium |
| Dates | 9 September & 10 September |
| Competitors | 60 from 15 nations |
| Medalists | |
| Athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Track events | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | women |
| 5000 m | men | |
| 10,000 m | men | |
| 100 m hurdles | women | |
| 110 m hurdles | men | |
| 400 m hurdles | men | |
| 3000 m steeplechase | men | |
| 4 × 100 m relay | men | women |
| 4 × 400 m relay | men | women |
| Road events | ||
| Marathon | men | |
| 20 km walk | men | |
| 50 km walk | men | |
| Field events | ||
| Long jump | men | women |
| Triple jump | men | |
| High jump | men | women |
| Pole vault | men | |
| Shot put | men | women |
| Discus throw | men | women |
| Javelin throw | men | women |
| Hammer throw | men | |
| Combined events | ||
| Pentathlon | women | |
| Decathlon | men | |
These are the official results of the women's 4 × 100 metres relay event at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. The event was held on 9 and 10 September 1972. There were a total number of 15 nations competing.[1]
Records
[edit]These were the standing World and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1972 Summer Olympics.
| World Record | 42.88 |  Margaret Bailes Barbara Ferrell Mildrette Netter Wyomia Tyus
|
Mexico City (MEX) | 20 October 1968 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Record | 42.88 | Margaret Bailes Barbara Ferrell Mildrette Netter Wyomia Tyus
|
Mexico City (MEX) | 20 October 1968 |
Results
[edit]Final
[edit]- Held on 10 September 1972
| RANK | NATION | ATHLETES | TIME |
|---|---|---|---|
|
 West Germany (FRG)
|
• Christiane Krause • Ingrid Mickler-Becker • Annegret Richter • Heide Rosendahl |
42.81 (WR) |
|
 East Germany (GDR)
|
• Evelin Kaufer • Christina Heinich • Bärbel Struppert • Renate Stecher |
42.95 |
|
 Cuba (CUB)
|
• Marlene Elejarde • Carmen Valdés • Fulgencia Romay • Silvia Chibás |
43.36 |
| 4. |  United States (USA)
|
• Martha Watson • Mattline Render • Mildrette Netter • Iris Davis |
43.39 |
| 5. |  Soviet Union (URS)
|
• Marina Sidorova • Galina Bukharina • Lyudmila Zharkova • Nadezhda Besfamilnaya |
43.59 |
| 6. |  Australia (AUS)
|
• Maureen Caird • Raelene Boyle • Marion Hoffman • Penny Gillies |
43.61 |
| 7. |  Great Britain (GBR)
|
• Andrea Lynch • Della Pascoe • Judy Vernon • Anita Neil |
43.71 |
| 8. |  Poland (POL)
|
• Helena Kerner • Barbara Bakulin • Urszula Jóźwik • Danuta Jedrejek |
44.20 |
Semifinals
[edit]- Held on 9 September 1972
Heat 1
[edit]| RANK | NATION | ATHLETES | TIME |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Cuba (CUB)
|
• Marlene Elejarde • Carmen Valdés • Fulgencia Romay • Silvia Chibás |
43.67 |
| 2. | Soviet Union (URS)
|
• Marina Sidorova • Galina Bukharina • Lyudmila Zharkova • Nedezhda Bezfamilnaia |
43.77 |
| 3. | Australia (AUS)
|
• Maureen Caird • Pamela Ryan • Marion Hoffman • Raelene Boyle |
44.03 |
| 4. | Poland (POL)
|
• Helena Fliśnik • Barbara Bakulin • Urszula Jóźwik • Danuta Jędrejek |
44.19 |
| 5 |  Italy (ITA)
|
• Maddalena Grassano • Alessandra Orselli • Laura Nappi • Cecilia Molinari |
44.62 |
| 6. |  Finland (FIN)
|
• Tuula Rautanen • Mona-Lisa Strandvall • Pirjo Wilmi • Marika Eklund |
44.68 |
| 7. |  Nigeria (NGR)
|
• Emilie Edet • Ashanti Obi • Helen Olaye • Modupe Oshikoya |
45.15 |
| — |  Philippines (PHI)
|
• Lucila Salao • Carmen Torres • Aida Mantawel • Amelita Alanes |
DSQ |
Heat 2
[edit]| RANK | NATION | ATHLETES | TIME |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | East Germany (GDR)
|
• Evelin Kaufer • Christina Heinich • Bärbel Struppert • Renate Stecher |
42.88 |
| 2. | West Germany (FRG)
|
• Christiane Krause • Ingrid Mickler-Becker • Annegret Richter • Heide Rosendahl |
42.97 |
| 3. | United States (USA)
|
• Martha Watson • Mattline Render • Mildrette Netter • Iris Davis |
43.07 |
| 4. | Great Britain (GBR)
|
• Andrea Lynch • Della Pascoe • Judy Vernon • Anita Neil |
43.76 |
| 5. |  Bulgaria (BUL)
|
• Diana Yorgova • Ivanka Valkova • Ivanka Venkova • Yordanka Yankova |
43.95 |
| — |  Jamaica (JAM)
|
• Lelieth Hodges • Vilma Charlton • Carol Cummings • Debbie Byfield |
DSQ |
| — |  Sweden (SWE)
|
• Anneli Olsson • Gunhild Olsson • Karin Lundgren • Linda Haglund |
DSQ |
References
[edit]- ^ "Athletics at the 1972 Munich Summer Games: Women's 4 × 100 metres Relay". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
