Athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay

These are the official results of the women's 4 × 400 metres relay event at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. The event was held on the 9 and 10 September 1972. There were a total number of 14 nations competing.[1]

Women's 4 × 400 metres relay
at the Games of the XX Olympiad
VenueOlympic Stadium
Dates9–10 September
Competitors from 14 nations
Medalists
Dagmar Käsling, Rita Kühne, Helga Seidler, Monika Zehrt  East Germany
Mable Fergerson, Madeline Manning, Cheryl Toussaint, Kathy Hammond  United States
Anette Rückes, Inge Bödding, Hildegard Falck, Rita Wilden  West Germany
Athletics at the
1972 Summer Olympics
Track events
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mmenwomen
1500 mmenwomen
5000 mmen
10,000 mmen
100 m hurdleswomen
110 m hurdlesmen
400 m hurdlesmen
3000 m
steeplechase		men
4×100 m relaymenwomen
4×400 m relaymenwomen
Road events
Marathonmen
20 km walkmen
50 km walkmen
Field events
Long jumpmenwomen
Triple jumpmen
High jumpmenwomen
Pole vaultmen
Shot putmenwomen
Discus throwmenwomen
Javelin throwmenwomen
Hammer throwmen
Combined events
Pentathlonwomen
Decathlonmen

Records

These were the standing World and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1972 Summer Olympics.

World Record 3:29.28 Monika Zehrt
Rita Kühne
Ingelore Lohse
Helga Seidler		 Helsinki (FIN) 27 July 1972

Results

Final
  • Held on 10 September 1972
RANK NATION ATHLETES TIME
 East Germany (GDR) • Dagmar Käsling
• Rita Kühne
• Helga Seidler
• Monika Zehrt		 3:22.95
(WR)
 United States (USA) • Mable Fergerson
• Madeline Manning
• Cheryl Toussaint
• Kathy Hammond		 3:25.15
 West Germany (FRG) • Anette Rückes
• Inge Bödding
• Hildegard Falck
• Rita Wilden		 3:26.51
4.  France (FRA) • Martine Duvivier
• Colette Besson
• Bernadette Martin
• Nicole Duclos		 3:27.5
5.  Great Britain (GBR) • Verona Bernard
• Janet Simpson
• Jannette Roscoe
• Rosemary Stirling		 3:28.7
6.  Australia (AUS) • Allison Ross-Edwards
• Raelene Boyle
• Cheryl Peasley
• Charlene Rendina		 3:28.8
7.  Finland (FIN) • Marika Eklund
• Pirjo Wilmi
• Tuula Rautanen
• Mona-Lisa Strandvall		 3:29.4
8.  Soviet Union (URS) • Lyubov Runtso
• Olga Syrovatskaia
• Natalya Chistiakova
• Nadezhda Kolesnikova		 3:31.9

Semifinals
  • Held on 9 September 1972

Heat 1
RANK NATION ATHLETES TIME
1.  West Germany (FRG) • Anette Rückes
• Inge Bödding
• Hildegard Falck
• Rita Wilden		 3:29.3
2.  France (FRA) • Martine Duvivier
• Colette Besson
• Bernadette Martin
• Nicole Duclos		 3:30.0
3.  Soviet Union (URS) • Lyubov Runtso
• Olga Syrovatskaia
• Natalya Chistiakov
• Nadezhda Kolesnikova		 3:30.2
4.  Finland (FIN) • Marika Eklund
• Pirjo Wilmi
• Tuula Rautanen
• Mona-Lisa Strandvall		 3:30.8
5  Cuba (CUB) • Asuncion Acosta
• Marcela Chibás
• Beatriz Castillo
• Aurelia Pentón		 3:32:4
6.  Sweden (SWE) • Eva-Charlotte Malmström
• Elisabeth Randerz
• Ann Larsson
• Karin Lundgren		 3:32.6
7.  Barbados (BAR) • Lorna Forde
• Barbara Bishop
• Marcia Trotman
• Heather Gooding		 3:44.5

Heat 2
RANK NATION ATHLETES TIME
1.  East Germany (GDR) • Dagmar Käsling
• Rita Kühne
• Helga Seidler
• Monika Zehrt		 3:28.5
(WR)
2.  United States (USA) • Mable Fergerson
• Madeline Manning
• Cheryl Toussaint
• Kathy Hammond		 3:28.6
3.  Australia (AUS) • Allison Ross-Edwards
• Raelene Boyle
• Cheryl Peasley
• Charlene Rendina		 3:30.0
4.  Great Britain (GBR) • Janet Simpson
• Verona Bernard
• Jannette Roscoe
• Rosemary Stirling		 3:30.1
5.  Jamaica (JAM) • Ruth Williams
• Una Morris
• Rosie Allwood
• Yvonne Saunders		 3:31.98
6.  Austria (AUT) • Christiane Casapicola
• Maria Sykora
• Gerlinde Massing
• Karoline Käfer		 3:42.2
—  Poland (POL) • Bozena Zientarska
• Krystyna Kacperczyk
• Elżbieta Katolik
• Danuta Piecyk		 DSQ

References
  1. "Athletics at the 1972 Munich 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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