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

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]

Women's 4 × 400 metres relay
at the Games of the XXI Olympiad
VenueOlympic Stadium
Dates30–31 July
Competitors from 20 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Doris Maletzki, Brigitte Rohde, Ellen Streidt, Christina Brehmer  East Germany
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Debra Sapenter, Sheila Ingram, Pamela Jiles, Rosalyn Bryant  United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Inta Kļimoviča, Lyudmila Aksyonova, Natalya Sokolova, Nadezhda Ilyina  Soviet Union
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Medalists

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Gold Silver Bronze
  East Germany (GDR)
Doris Maletzki
Brigitte Rohde
Ellen Streidt
Christina Brehmer
  United States (USA)
Debra Sapenter
Sheila Ingram
Pamela Jiles
Rosalyn Bryant
  Soviet Union (URS)
Inta Kļimoviča
Lyudmila Aksyonova
Natalya Sokolova
Nadezhda Ilyina

Records

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

World Record 3:22.95   Dagmar Käsling
  Rita Kühne
  Helga Seidler
  Monika Zehrt
Munich (FRG) 10 September 1972
Olympic Record 3:22.95   Dagmar Käsling
  Rita Kühne
  Helga Seidler
  Monika Zehrt
Munich (FRG) 10 September 1972

Results

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Final

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  • Held on 31 July 1976
RANK NATION ATHLETES TIME
    East Germany (GDR) Doris Maletzki
Brigitte Rohde
Ellen Streidt
Christina Brehmer
3:19.23
(WR)
    United States (USA) Debra Sapenter
Sheila Ingram
Pamela Jiles
Rosalyn Bryant
3:22.81
    Soviet Union (URS) Inta Kļimoviča
Lyudmila Aksyonova
Natalya Sokolova
Nadezhda Ilyina
3:24.24
4.   Australia (AUS) Judy Canty
Verna Burnard
Charlene Rendina
Bethanie Nail
3:25.56
5.   West Germany (FRG) Claudia Steger
Dagmar Fuhrmann
Elke Barth
Rita Wilden
3:25.71
6.   Finland (FIN) Marika Lindholm
Pirjo Häggman
Mona-Lisa Pursiainen
Riitta Salin
3:25.87
7.   Great Britain (GBR) Liz Barnes
Gladys Taylor
Verona Elder
Donna Murray
3:28.01
8.   Canada (CAN) Margaret Stride
Joyce Yakubowich
Rachelle Campbell
Yvonne Saunders
3:28.91

Semifinals

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  • Held on 30 July 1976

Heat 1

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

Heat 2

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

References

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  1. ^ "Athletics at the 1976 Montreal Summer Games: Women's 4 × 400 metres Relay". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
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