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]
| Women's 4 x 100 metres relay at the European Athletics Championships |
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Medalists
editResults
editFinal
edit15 August
Heats
edit14 August
Heat 1
edit| 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
edit| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  East Germany |
Karin Balzer Renate Stecher Petra Vogt Ellen Stropahl |
44.13 | Q |
| 2 |  Hungary |
Ilona Bruzsenyák Margit Nemesházi Györgyi Balogh Katalin Papp |
44.87 | Q |
| 3 |  Great Britain |
Val Peat Margaret Critchley Madeleine Cobb Elizabeth Johns |
45.09 | Q |
| 4 |  France |
Gabrielle Meyer Michèle Beugnet Nicole Pani Odette Ducas |
45.63 | Q |
| 5 |  Austria |
Karoline Käfer Christine Kepplinger Monika Holzschuster Helga Kapfer |
45.82 | NR |
Participation
editAccording to an unofficial count, 40 athletes from 10 countries participated in the event.
Austria (4)
East Germany (4)
France (4)
Hungary (4)
Italy (4)
Poland (4)
Soviet Union (4)
Sweden (4)
Great Britain (4)
West Germany (4)
References
edit- ^ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 412–420, retrieved 13 August 2014