1946 European Athletics Championships – Women's 4 × 100 metres relay

Women's 4 x 100 metres relay
at the European Athletics Championships

The women's 4 x 100 metres relay at the 1946 European Athletics Championships was held in Oslo, Norway, at Bislett Stadion on 25 August 1946.[1]

Medalists

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Gold Gerda Koudijs
Nettie Timmer
Martha Adema
Fanny Blankers-Koen
 Netherlands
Silver Léa Caurla
Anne-Marie Colchen
Claire Brésolles
Monique Drilhon
 France
Bronze Yevgeniya Sechenova
Valentina Fokina
Elene Gokieli
Valentina Vasilyeva
 Soviet Union

Results

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Final

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25 August

Rank Nation Competitors Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Netherlands Gerda Koudijs
Nettie Timmer
Martha Adema
Fanny Blankers-Koen
47.8
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  France Léa Caurla
Anne-Marie Colchen
Claire Brésolles
Monique Drilhon
48.5
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Soviet Union Yevgeniya Sechenova
Valentina Fokina
Elene Gokieli
Valentina Vasilyeva
48.7
4  Great Britain Joyce Judd
Sylvia Cheeseman
Maureen Gardner
Winifred Jordan
48.7
5  Sweden Greta Magnusson
Kerstin Josefsson
Ulla-Britt Althin
Ann-Britt Leyman
49.3
6  Poland Irena Hejducka
Stanisława Walasiewicz
Mieczysława Moder
Jadwiga Słomczewska
50.6

Participation

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According to an unofficial count, 24 athletes from 6 countries participated in the event.

References

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  1. ^ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 367–372, retrieved 13 August 2014