Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 100 metres relay

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Women's 4 × 100 metres relay
at the Games of the XVIII Olympiad
Venue Olympic Stadium
Dates20–21 October 1964
Competitors60 from 15 nations
Winning time43.6
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Teresa Ciepły
Irena Kirszenstein
Halina Górecka
Ewa Kłobukowska
Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland
Silver medal icon.svg Willye White
Wyomia Tyus
Marilyn White
Edith McGuire
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Bronze medal icon.svg Janet Simpson
Mary Rand
Daphne Arden
Dorothy Hyman
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain
  1960
1968  

The women's 4 × 100 metres relay was the only women's relay on the Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics program in Tokyo. It was held on 20 October and 21 October 1964. 15 teams, for a total of 60 athletes, from 15 nations competed. The first round was held on 20 October with the final on 21 October. [1] The world record time of the Polish team was erased in 1969, after Ewa Klobukowska failed a gendertest in Kiev, but their gold medal result was allowed to stand.

Results

First round

The top four teams in each of the 2 heats advanced.

First round, heat 1

PlaceNationAthletesTime
1Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland Teresa Ciepły, Irena Kirszenstein, Halina Górecka, Ewa Kłobukowska 44.6
2Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain Janet Simpson, Mary Rand, Daphne Arden, Dorothy Hyman 44.9
3Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Galina Gayda, Renāte Lāce, Lyudmila Samotyosova, Galina Popova 44.9
4Flag of Australia.svg  Australia Dianne Bowering, Marilyn Black, Margaret Burvill, Joyce Bennett 45.2
5Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica Adlin Mair, Una Morris, Vilma Charlton, Carmen Smith 46.0
6Flag of Panama.svg  Panama Delceita Oakley, Lorraine Dunn, Jean Mitchell, Marcela Daniel 47.6
7Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  South Korea Park Hui-suk, Han Myung Hee, Lee Hak-ja, Song Yang Ja 50.1

First round, heat 2

PlaceNationAthletesTime
1Flag of the United States.svg  United States Willye White, Wyomia Tyus, Marilyn White, Edith McGuire 44.8
2Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  United Team of Germany Karin Frisch, Erika Pollmann, Martha Pensberger, Jutta Heine 45.0
3Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Erzsébet Bartos, Margit Nemesházi, Antónia Munkácsi, Ida Such 45.9
4Flag of France.svg  France Marlene Canguio, Daniele Gueneau, Michele Lurot, Denise Guenard 46.0
5Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Argentina Maria Formeiro, Susana Ritchie, Evelia Farina, Alicia Kaufmanas 46.7
6Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan Reiko Ezoe, Ikuko Yoda, Etsuko Miyamoto, Takako Inoguchi 47.0
7Flag of the Philippines (1936-1985, 1986-1998).svg  Philippines Aida Molinos, Loretta Barcenas, Nelly Restar, Mona Sulaiman 48.8
8Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand Preya Dechdumrong, Kusolwan Soraja, Budsabong Yimploy, Samroey Charanggool 50.3

Final

Daphne Arden and Dorothy Hyman (UK), Willye White and Edith McGuire (USA), and Halina Gorecka and Ewa Klobukowska (Poland) compete in the final Daphne Arden, Dorothy Hyman, Willye White, Edith McGuire, Halina Gorecka, Ewa Klobukowska 1964.jpg
Daphne Arden and Dorothy Hyman (UK), Willye White and Edith McGuire (USA), and Halina Górecka and Ewa Kłobukowska (Poland) compete in the final

All three medallist teams broke the world record in the final.

PlaceNationAthletesTime
1Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland Teresa Ciepły, Irena Kirszenstein, Halina Górecka, Ewa Kłobukowska43.6
2Flag of the United States.svg  United States Willye White, Wyomia Tyus, Marilyn White, Edith McGuire43.9 WR
3Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain Janet Simpson, Mary Rand, Daphne Arden, Dorothy Hyman44.0
4Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Galina Gayda, Renāte Lāce, Lyudmila Samotyosova, Galina Popova44.4
5Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  United Team of Germany Karin Frisch, Erika Pollmann, Martha Pensberger, Jutta Heine44.7
6Flag of Australia.svg  Australia Dianne Bowering, Marilyn Black, Margaret Burvill, Joyce Bennett45.0
7Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Erzsébet Bartos, Margit Nemesházi, Antónia Munkácsi, Ida Such45.2
8Flag of France.svg  France Marlene Canguio, Daniele Gueneau, Michele Lurot, Denise Guenard46.1

References

  1. "Athletics at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games: Women's 4 × 100 metres Relay". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2017.