Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay

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Women's 4 × 400 metres relay
at the Games of the XXI Olympiad
Venue Olympic Stadium
Dates30–31 July
Competitors from 20 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Doris Maletzki, Brigitte Rohde, Ellen Streidt, Christina Brehmer Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
Silver medal icon.svg Debra Sapenter, Sheila Ingram, Pamela Jiles, Rosalyn Bryant Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Bronze medal icon.svg Inta Kļimoviča, Lyudmila Aksyonova, Natalya Sokolova, Nadezhda Ilyina Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
  1972
1980  

These are the official results of the women's 4 × 400 metres relay event at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The event was held on 30 and 31 July 1976. There were a total number of 11 nations competing. [1]

Medalists

GoldSilverBronze
Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany  (GDR)
Doris Maletzki
Brigitte Rohde
Ellen Streidt
Christina Brehmer
Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)
Debra Sapenter
Sheila Ingram
Pamela Jiles
Rosalyn Bryant
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union  (URS)
Inta Kļimoviča
Lyudmila Aksyonova
Natalya Sokolova
Nadezhda Ilyina

Records

These were the standing World and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1976 Summer Olympics.

World Record3:22.95 Flag of East Germany.svg Dagmar Käsling
Flag of East Germany.svg Rita Kühne
Flag of East Germany.svg Helga Seidler
Flag of East Germany.svg Monika Zehrt
Munich (FRG)10 September 1972
Olympic Record3:22.95 Flag of East Germany.svg Dagmar Käsling
Flag of East Germany.svg Rita Kühne
Flag of East Germany.svg Helga Seidler
Flag of East Germany.svg Monika Zehrt
Munich (FRG)10 September 1972

Results

Final

RANKNATIONATHLETESTIME
Gold medal icon.svg Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany  (GDR)Doris Maletzki
Brigitte Rohde
Ellen Streidt
Christina Brehmer
3:19.23
(WR)
Silver medal icon.svg Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)Debra Sapenter
Sheila Ingram
Pamela Jiles
Rosalyn Bryant
3:22.81
Bronze medal icon.svg Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union  (URS)Inta Kļimoviča
Lyudmila Aksyonova
Natalya Sokolova
Nadezhda Ilyina
3:24.24
4.Flag of Australia.svg  Australia  (AUS)Judy Canty
Verna Burnard
Charlene Rendina
Bethanie Nail
3:25.56
5.Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany  (FRG)Claudia Steger
Dagmar Fuhrmann
Elke Barth
Rita Wilden
3:25.71
6.Flag of Finland.svg  Finland  (FIN)Marika Lindholm
Pirjo Häggman
Mona-Lisa Pursiainen
Riitta Salin
3:25.87
7.Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain  (GBR)Liz Barnes
Gladys Taylor
Verona Elder
Donna Murray
3:28.01
8.Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)Margaret Stride
Joyce Yakubowich
Rachelle Campbell
Yvonne Saunders
3:28.91

Semifinals

Heat 1

RANKNATIONATHLETESTIME
1.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union  (URS)Inta Kļimoviča
Lyudmila Aksyonova
Natalya Sokolova
Nadezhda Ilyina
3:24.54
2.Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)Debra Sapenter
Sheila Ingram
Pamela Jiles
Rosalyn Bryant
3:25.15
3.Flag of Finland.svg  Finland  (FIN)Pirjo Häggman
Marika Lindholm
Mona-Lisa Pursiainen
Riitta Salin
3:26.30
4.Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany  (FRG)Claudia Steger
Rita Wilden
Dagmar Fuhrmann
Elke Barth
3:26.31
Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica  (JAM)Helen Blake
Carol Cummings
Jacqueline Pusey
Ruth Williams-Simpson
DSQ

Heat 2

RANKNATIONATHLETESTIME
1.Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany  (GDR)Doris Maletzki
Brigitte Rohde
Ellen Streidt
Christina Brehmer
3:23.38
2.Flag of Australia.svg  Australia  (AUS)Judy Canty
Verna Burnard
Charlene Rendina
Bethanie Nail
3:25.98
3.Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain  (GBR)Liz Barnes
Gladys Taylor
Verona Elder
Donna Murray
3:27.09
4.Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)Margaret Stride
Joyce Yakubowich
Rachelle Campbell
Yvonne Saunders
3:28.81
5.Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria  (BUL)Yordanka Ivanova
Svetla Zlateva
Ivanka Bonova
Liliana Tomova
3:31.08
6.Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium  (BEL)Lea Alaerts
Regine Berg
Anne-Marie Van Nuffel
Rita Thijs
3:32.87

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