Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 100 metres relay
Women's 4 × 100 metres relay at the Games of the XIX Olympiad | |
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Venue | Olympic Stadium |
Dates | 19 October & 20 October |
Competitors | 60 from 15 nations |
Medalists | |
Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics | ||
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Track events | ||
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
400 m | men | women |
800 m | men | women |
1500 m | men | |
5000 m | men | |
10,000 m | men | |
80 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 | |
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 × 100 metres relay event at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. The event was held on the 19th and 20 October 1968. There were a total number of 15 nations competing.[1]
Results
[edit]Final
[edit]- Held on 20 October 1968
RANK | NATION | ATHLETES | TIME |
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![]() | ![]() | • Margaret Bailes • Barbara Ferrell • Mildrette Netter • Wyomia Tyus | 42.88 (WR) |
![]() | ![]() | • Violetta Quesada • Miguelina Cobián • Marlene Elejarde • Fulgencia Romay | 43.36 |
![]() | ![]() | • Galina Bukharina • Lyudmila Samotyosova • Vera Popkova • Lyudmila Zharkova | 43.41 |
4. | ![]() | • Wilma van den Berg • Mieke Sterk • Truus Hennipman • Corrie Bakker | 43.4 |
5. | ![]() | • Jennifer Lamy • Joyce Bennett • Raelene Boyle • Dianne Burge | 43.4 |
6. | ![]() | • Renate Meyer • Jutta Stock • Rita Jahn • Ingrid Becker | 43.7 |
7. | ![]() | • Anita Neil • Maureen Tranter • Janet Simpson • Lillian Board | 43.8 |
8. | ![]() | • Michele Alayrangues • Gabrielle Meyer • Nicole Montandon • Silviane Telliez | 44.2 |
Semifinals
[edit]- Held on 19 October 1968
Heat 1
[edit]RANK | NATION | ATHLETES | TIME |
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1. | ![]() | • Margaret Bailes • Barbara Ferrell • Mildrette Netter • Wyomia Tyus | 43.4 |
2. | ![]() | • Jennifer Lamy • Joyce Bennett • Raelene Boyle • Dianne Burge | 43.7 |
3. | ![]() | • Renate Meyer • Jutta Stock • Rita Jahn • Ingrid Becker | 44.1 |
4. | ![]() | • Michèle Alayrangues • Gabrielle Meyer • Nicole Montandon • Sylviane Telliez | 44.3 |
5. | ![]() | • Deborah Miller • Stephanie Berto • Joan Hendry • Irene Piotrowski | 44.7 |
6. | ![]() | • Olajumoke Bodunrin • Janet Omorogbe • Mairo Jinadu • Oyeronke Akindele | 45.2 |
7. | ![]() | • Alma Rosa Martínez • Mercedes Román • Enriqueta Basilio • Esperanza Girón | 47.0 |
Heat 2
[edit]RANK | NATION | ATHLETES | TIME |
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1. | ![]() | • Wilma van den Berg • Mieke Sterk • Truus Hennipman • Corrie Bakker | 43.4 |
2. | ![]() | • Lyudmila Zharkova • Galina Bukharina • Vera Popkova • Lyudmila Samotyosova | 43.6 |
3. | ![]() | • Anita Neil • Maureen Tranter • Janet Simpson • Lillian Board | 43.9 |
4. | ![]() | • Marlene Elejarde • Fulgencia Romay • Violetta Quesada • Miguelina Cobián | 44.1 |
5 | ![]() | • Etelka Kispál • Margit Nemesházi • Györgyi Balogh • Annamária Tóth | 44.6 |
6. | ![]() | • Chi Cheng • Chui-Mei Yeh • Lin Chun-yu • A-Mei Tien | 47.2 |
7. | ![]() | • Danuta Straszyńska • Mirosława Sarna • Urszula Jóźwik • Irena Kirszenstein | 53.0 |
8. | ![]() | • Adlin Mair-Clarke • Carmen Smith • Una Morris • Vilma Charlton | DQ |
References
[edit]- ^ "Athletics at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games: Women's 4 × 100 metres Relay". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2017.