These are the official results of the women's 4 × 100 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 10 nations competing.[1]
Medalists edit
Records edit
These were the standing World and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1976 Summer Olympics.
| World Record | 42.50 |  Marlies Oelsner Renate Stecher Carla Bodendorf Martina Blos
|
Karl-Marx-Stadt (GDR) | June 29, 1974 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Record | 42.88 |  Margaret Bailes Barbara Ferrell Mildrette Netter Wyomia Tyus
|
Mexico City (MEX) | October 20, 1968 |
Results edit
Final edit
- Held on Saturday 31 July 1976
| RANK | NATION | ATHLETES | TIME |
|---|---|---|---|
|
 East Germany (GDR)
|
• Marlies Oelsner • Renate Stecher • Carla Bodendorf • Bärbel Eckert |
42.55 (OR) |
|
 West Germany (FRG)
|
• Elvira Possekel • Inge Helten • Annegret Richter • Annegret Kroniger |
42.59 |
|
 Soviet Union (URS)
|
• Tatyana Prorochenko • Lyudmila Maslakova • Nadezhda Besfamilnaya • Vera Anisimova |
43.09 |
| 4. |  Canada (CAN)
|
• Margaret Howe • Patty Loverock • Joanne McTaggart • Marjorie Bailey |
43.17 CWR, NR |
| 5. |  Australia (AUS)
|
• Barbara Wilson • Debbie Wells • Denise Robertson • Raelene Boyle |
43.18 NR |
| 6. |  Jamaica (JAM)
|
• Leleith Hodges • Rose Allwood • Carol Cummings • Jacqueline Pusey |
43.24 |
| 7. |  United States (USA)
|
• Martha Watson • Evelyn Ashford • Debra Armstrong • Chandra Cheeseborough |
43.35 |
| 8. |  Great Britain (GBR)
|
• Wendy Clarke • Denise Ramsden • Sharon Colyear • Andrea Lynch |
43.79 |
Heats edit
- Held on Friday 30 July 1976
Heat 1 edit
| RANK | NATION | ATHLETES | TIME |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | West Germany (FRG)
|
• Elvira Possekel • Inge Helten • Annegret Richter • Annegret Kroniger |
42.61 (OR) |
| 2. | Soviet Union (URS)
|
• Tatyana Prorochenko • Lyudmila Maslakova • Nadezhda Besfamilnaya • Vera Anisimova |
43.33 |
| 3. | Great Britain (GBR)
|
• Wendy Clarke • Denise Ramsden • Sharon Colyear • Andrea Lynch |
43.44 |
| 4. | Australia (AUS)
|
• Barbara Wilson • Debbie Wells • Denise Robertson • Raelene Boyle |
43.67 |
| 5. |  France (FRA)
|
• Chantal Corbrejaud • Catherine Delachanal • Chantal Rega • Sylvie Telliez |
43.95 |
Heat 2 edit
| RANK | NATION | ATHLETES | TIME |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | East Germany (GDR)
|
• Marlies Oelsner • Renate Stecher • Carla Bodendorf • Bärbel Eckert |
43.00 |
| 2. | United States (USA)
|
• Martha Watson • Evelyn Ashford • Debra Armstrong • Chandra Cheeseborough |
43.46 |
| 3. | Canada (CAN)
|
• Margaret Howe • Patty Loverock • Joanne McTaggart • Marjorie Bailey |
43.53 |
| 4. | Jamaica (JAM)
|
• Rose Allwood • Jacqueline Pusey • Carol Cummings • Leleith Hodges |
43.88 |
| 5. |  Cuba (CUB)
|
• Isabel Taylor • Carmen Valdés • Fulgencia Romay • Silvia Chivás |
44.29 |
References edit
- ^ "Athletics at the 1976 Montreal Summer Games: Women's 4 × 100 metres Relay". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 18 August 2017.