Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 100 metres relay

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Women's 4 × 100 metres relay
at the Games of the XIX Olympiad
Venue Olympic Stadium
Dates19 October 1968 & 20 October 1968
Competitors60 from 15 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Margaret Bailes, Barbara Ferrell, Mildrette Netter, Wyomia Tyus Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Silver medal icon.svg Violetta Quesada, Miguelina Cobián, Marlene Elejarde, Fulgencia Romay Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Cuba
Bronze medal icon.svg Galina Bukharina, Lyudmila Samotyosova, Vera Popkova, Lyudmila Zharkova Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
  1964
1972  

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

Final

RANKNATIONATHLETESTIME
Gold medal icon.svg Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)Margaret Bailes
Barbara Ferrell
Mildrette Netter
Wyomia Tyus
42.88
(WR)
Silver medal icon.svg Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Cuba  (CUB)Violetta Quesada
Miguelina Cobián
Marlene Elejarde
Fulgencia Romay
43.36
Bronze medal icon.svg Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union  (URS)Galina Bukharina
Lyudmila Samotyosova
Vera Popkova
Lyudmila Zharkova
43.41
4.Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands  (NED)Wilma van den Berg
Mieke Sterk
Truus Hennipman
Corrie Bakker
43.4
5.Flag of Australia.svg  Australia  (AUS)Jennifer Lamy
Joyce Bennett
Raelene Boyle
Dianne Burge
43.4
6.Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  West Germany  (FRG)Renate Meyer
Jutta Stock
Rita Jahn
Ingrid Becker
43.7
7.Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain  (GBR)Anita Neil
Maureen Tranter
Janet Simpson
Lillian Board
43.8
8.Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)Michele Alayrangues
Gabrielle Meyer
Nicole Montandon
Silviane Telliez
44.2

Semifinals

Heat 1

RANKNATIONATHLETESTIME
1.Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)Margaret Bailes
Barbara Ferrell
Mildrette Netter
Wyomia Tyus
43.4
2.Flag of Australia.svg  Australia  (AUS)Jennifer Lamy
Joyce Bennett
Raelene Boyle
Dianne Burge
43.7
3.Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  West Germany  (FRG)Renate Meyer
Jutta Stock
Rita Jahn
Ingrid Becker
44.1
4.Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)Michèle Alayrangues
Gabrielle Meyer
Nicole Montandon
Sylviane Telliez
44.3
5.Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)Deborah Miller
Stephanie Berto
Joan Hendry
Irene Piotrowski
44.7
6.Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria  (NGR)Olajumoke Bodunrin
Janet Omorogbe
Mairo Jinadu
Oyeronke Akindele
45.2
7.Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico  (MEX)Alma Rosa Martínez
Mercedes Román
Enriqueta Basilio
Esperanza Girón
47.0

Heat 2

RANKNATIONATHLETESTIME
1.Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands  (NED)Wilma van den Berg
Mieke Sterk
Truus Hennipman
Corrie Bakker
43.4
2.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union  (URS)Lyudmila Zharkova
Galina Bukharina
Vera Popkova
Lyudmila Samotyosova
43.6
3.Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain  (GBR)Anita Neil
Maureen Tranter
Janet Simpson
Lillian Board
43.9
4.Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Cuba  (CUB)Marlene Elejarde
Fulgencia Romay
Violetta Quesada
Miguelina Cobián
44.1
5Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary  (HUN)Etelka Kispál
Margit Nemesházi
Györgyi Balogh
Annamária Tóth
44.6
6.Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan  (ROC)Chi Cheng
Chui-Mei Yeh
Lin Chun-yu
A-Mei Tien
47.2
7.Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland  (POL)Danuta Straszyńska
Mirosława Sarna
Urszula Jóźwik
Irena Kirszenstein
53.0
8.Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica  (JAM)Adlin Mair-Clarke
Carmen Smith
Una Morris
Vilma Charlton
DQ

References

  1. "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.