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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
VenueOlympic Stadium
Dates9 September & 10 September
Competitors60 from 15 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Christiane Krause, Ingrid Mickler-Becker, Annegret Richter, Heide Rosendahl  West Germany
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Evelin Kaufer, Christina Heinich, Bärbel Struppert, Renate Stecher  East Germany
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Marlene Elejarde, Carmen Valdés, Fulgencia Romay, Silvia Chibás  Cuba
← 1968
1976 →

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

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These were the standing World and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1972 Summer Olympics.

World Record 42.88 United States Margaret Bailes
United States Barbara Ferrell
United States Mildrette Netter
United States Wyomia Tyus
Mexico City (MEX) 20 October 1968
Olympic Record 42.88 United States Margaret Bailes
United States Barbara Ferrell
United States Mildrette Netter
United States Wyomia Tyus
Mexico City (MEX) 20 October 1968

Results

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Final

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  • 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

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  • Held on 9 September 1972

Heat 1

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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

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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

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  1. ^ "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.
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