Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 100 metres relay
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| Women's 4 x 100 metres relay at the Games of the XIX Olympiad
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| Venue | Olympic Stadium |
| Dates | 19 October & 20 October |
| Competitors | from 14 nations |
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| 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 x 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 14 nations competing.
Results
Final
- Held on 20 October 1968
| RANK | NATION | ATHLETES | TIME |
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 United States (USA) |
• Margaret Bailes • Barbara Ferrell • Mildrette Netter • Wyomia Tyus |
42.88 (WR) |
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 Cuba (CUB) |
• Violetta Quesada • Miguelina Cobián • Marlene Elejarde • Fulgencia Romay |
43.36 |
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 Soviet Union (URS) |
• Galina Bukharina • Lyudmila Samotyosova • Vera Popkova • Lyudmila Zharkova |
43.41 |
| 4. |  Netherlands (NED) |
• W. van Den Berg • Mieke Sterk • Geertruida Hennipman • Cornelia Bakker |
43.4 |
| 5. |  Australia (AUS) |
• Jennifer Lamy • Joyce Bennett • Raelene Boyle • Dianne Burge |
43.4 |
| 6. |  West Germany (FRG) |
• Renate Meyer • Jutta Stock • Rita Jahn • Ingrid Becker |
43.7 |
| 7. |  Great Britain (GBR) |
• Anita Neil • Maureen Tranter • Janet Simpson • Lillian Board |
43.8 |
| 8. |  France (FRA) |
• Michele Alayrangues • Gabrielle Meyer • Nicole Montandon • Silviane Telliez |
44.2 |
Semifinals
- Held on 19 October 1968
Heat 1
| RANK | NATION | ATHLETES | TIME |
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| 1. | Netherlands (NED) |
• W. van Den Berg • Mieke Sterk • Geertruida Hennipman • Cornelia Bakker |
43.4 |
| 2. | Soviet Union (URS) |
• Lyudmila Zharkova • Galina Bukharina • Vera Popkova • Lyudmila Samotyosova |
43.6 |
| 3. | Great Britain (GBR) |
• Anita Neil • Maureen Tranter • Janet Simpson • Lillian Board |
43.9 |
| 4. | Cuba (CUB) |
• Marlene Elejarde • Fulgencia Romay • Violetta Quesada • Miguelina Cobián |
44.1 |
| 5 |  Hungary (HUN) |
• Eta Kispal • Margit Nemeshazi • Gyorgyi Balogh • Annamária Tóth |
44.6 |
| 6. |  Republic of China (ROC) |
• Chi Cheng • Chui-Mei Yeh • Chun-Yue Lin • A-Mei Tien |
47.2 |
| 7. |  Poland (POL) |
• Danuta Straszynska • Mirosława Sarna • Urszul Jozwik • Irena Kirszenstein |
53.0 |
Heat 2
| RANK | NATION | ATHLETES | TIME |
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| 1. | United States (USA) |
• Margaret Bailes • Barbara Ferrell • Mildrette Netter • Wyomia Tyus |
43.4 |
| 2. | Australia (AUS) |
• Jennifer Lamy • Joyce Bennett • Raelene Boyle • Dianne Burge |
43.7 |
| 3. | West Germany (FRG) |
• Renate Meyer • Jutta Stock • Rita Jahn • Ingrid Becker |
44.1 |
| 4. | France (FRA) |
• Michele Alayrangues • Gabrielle Meyer • Nicole Montandon • Silviane Telliez |
44.3 |
| 5. |  Canada (CAN) |
• Deborah Miller • Stephanie Berto • Joan Hendry • Irene Piotrowski |
44.7 |
| 6. |  Nigeria (NGR) |
• Olajumoke Bodunrin • Janet Omorogbe • Mairo Jinadu • Oyeronke Akindele |
45.2 |
| 7. |  Mexico (MEX) |
• Alma Rosa Martínez • Mercedes Román • Enriqueta Basilio • Esperanza Girón |
47.0 |
