Athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 100 metres relay

Women's 4 x 100 metres relay at the Games of the XX Olympiad
Venue	Olympic Stadium
Dates	9 September & 10 September
Medalists
Christiane Krause, Ingrid Mickler-Becker, Annegret Richter, Heide Rosendahl   West Germany   Evelyn Kaufer, Christina Heinich, Bärbel Struppert, Renate Stecher   East Germany   Marlene Elejarde, Carmen Valdés, Fulgencia Romay, Silvia Chibás   Cuba

Athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics
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 x 100 metres relay event at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. The event was held on the 9th and 10 September 1972. There were a total number of 15 nations competing.

Records

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

Results

Final

• 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)	• Evelyn 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 • Nedezhda Bezfamilnaia	43.59
6.	Australia (AUS)	• Maureen Caird • Raelene Boyle • Marion Hoffman • Pamela Ryan	43.61
7.	Great Britain (GBR)	• Andrea Lynch • Delia Pascoe • Judy Vernon • Anita Neil	43.71
8.	Poland (POL)	• Helena Kerner • Barbara Bakulin • Urszula Jozwik • Danuta Jedrejek	44.20

Semifinals

• Held on 9 September 1972

Heat 1

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 Kerner • Barbara Bakulin • Urszula Jozwik • Danuta Jedrejek	44.19
5	Italy (ITA)	• Maddalena Grassano • Alessandra Orselli • Laura Nappi • Cecilia Molinari	44.62
6.	Finland (FIN)	• Tuula Rautanen • Mona-Lisa Strandvall • Pirjo Wilmio • 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

RANK	NATION	ATHLETES	TIME
1.	East Germany (GDR)	• Evelyn 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 • Delia 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 • Debra Byfield	DSQ
—	Sweden (SWE)	• Anneli Olsson • Gunhild Olsson • Karin Lundgren • Linda Haglund	DSQ

References

• Official Report
• Results