Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay
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These are the official results of the women's 4 × 400 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 11 nations competing.[1]
| Women's 4 × 400 metres relay at the Games of the XXI Olympiad | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Olympic Stadium |
| Dates | 30–31 July |
| Competitors | from 20 nations |
| Medalists | |
Medalists
editRecords
editThese were the standing World and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1976 Summer Olympics.
| World Record | 3:22.95 |  Dagmar Käsling Rita Kühne Helga Seidler Monika Zehrt
|
Munich (FRG) | 10 September 1972 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Record | 3:22.95 | Dagmar Käsling Rita Kühne Helga Seidler Monika Zehrt
|
Munich (FRG) | 10 September 1972 |
Results
editFinal
edit- Held on 31 July 1976
| RANK | NATION | ATHLETES | TIME |
|---|---|---|---|
|
 East Germany (GDR)
|
• Doris Maletzki • Brigitte Rohde • Ellen Streidt • Christina Brehmer |
3:19.23 (WR) |
|
 United States (USA)
|
• Debra Sapenter • Sheila Ingram • Pamela Jiles • Rosalyn Bryant |
3:22.81 |
|
 Soviet Union (URS)
|
• Inta Kļimoviča • Lyudmila Aksyonova • Natalya Sokolova • Nadezhda Ilyina |
3:24.24 |
| 4. |  Australia (AUS)
|
• Judy Canty • Verna Burnard • Charlene Rendina • Bethanie Nail |
3:25.56 |
| 5. |  West Germany (FRG)
|
• Claudia Steger • Dagmar Fuhrmann • Elke Barth • Rita Wilden |
3:25.71 |
| 6. |  Finland (FIN)
|
• Marika Lindholm • Pirjo Häggman • Mona-Lisa Pursiainen • Riitta Salin |
3:25.87 |
| 7. |  Great Britain (GBR)
|
• Liz Barnes • Gladys Taylor • Verona Elder • Donna Murray |
3:28.01 |
| 8. |  Canada (CAN)
|
• Margaret Stride • Joyce Yakubowich • Rachelle Campbell • Yvonne Saunders |
3:28.91 |
Semifinals
edit- Held on 30 July 1976
Heat 1
edit| RANK | NATION | ATHLETES | TIME |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Soviet Union (URS)
|
• Inta Kļimoviča • Lyudmila Aksyonova • Natalya Sokolova • Nadezhda Ilyina |
3:24.54 |
| 2. | United States (USA)
|
• Debra Sapenter • Sheila Ingram • Pamela Jiles • Rosalyn Bryant |
3:25.15 |
| 3. | Finland (FIN)
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• Pirjo Häggman • Marika Lindholm • Mona-Lisa Pursiainen • Riitta Salin |
3:26.30 |
| 4. | West Germany (FRG)
|
• Claudia Steger • Rita Wilden • Dagmar Fuhrmann • Elke Barth |
3:26.31 |
| — |  Jamaica (JAM)
|
• Helen Blake • Carol Cummings • Jacqueline Pusey • Ruth Williams-Simpson |
DSQ |
Heat 2
edit| RANK | NATION | ATHLETES | TIME |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | East Germany (GDR)
|
• Doris Maletzki • Brigitte Rohde • Ellen Streidt • Christina Brehmer |
3:23.38 |
| 2. | Australia (AUS)
|
• Judy Canty • Verna Burnard • Charlene Rendina • Bethanie Nail |
3:25.98 |
| 3. | Great Britain (GBR)
|
• Liz Barnes • Gladys Taylor • Verona Elder • Donna Murray |
3:27.09 |
| 4. | Canada (CAN)
|
• Margaret Stride • Joyce Yakubowich • Rachelle Campbell • Yvonne Saunders |
3:28.81 |
| 5. |  Bulgaria (BUL)
|
• Yordanka Ivanova • Svetla Zlateva • Ivanka Bonova • Liliana Tomova |
3:31.08 |
| 6. |  Belgium (BEL)
|
• Lea Alaerts • Regine Berg • Anne-Marie Van Nuffel • Rita Thijs |
3:32.87 |
References
edit- ^ "Athletics at the 1976 Montreal Summer Games: Women's 4 × 400 metres Relay". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2017.