Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 100 metres relay
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| Athletics at the 1976 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 | 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 | |||
| 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 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. The event was held on the 30th and the 31st of July 1976. There were a total number of 10 nations competing.
Medalists
Records
These were the standing World and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1976 Summer Olympics.
| World Record | 42.50 |  Marlies Göhr 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
Final
- 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) |
• Tetyana Prorochenko • Lyudmila Maslakova • Nadezhda Besfamilnaya • Vera Anisimova |
43.09 |
| 4. |  Canada (CAN) |
• Margaret Howe • Patty Loverock • Joanne McTaggart • Marjorie Bailey |
43.17 |
| 5. |  Australia (AUS) |
• Barbara Wilson • Debbie Wells • Denise Robertson • Raelene Boyle |
43.18 |
| 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
- Held on Friday 30 July 1976
Heat 1
| RANK | NATION | ATHLETES | TIME |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | West Germany (FRG) |
• Elvira Possekel • Inge Helten • Annegret Richter • Annegret Kroniger |
42.61 (OR) |
| 2. | Soviet Union (URS) |
• Tetyana 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
| 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 |
