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
Doris Maletzki, Brigitte Rohde, Ellen Streidt, Christina Brehmer  East Germany
Debra Sapenter, Sheila Ingram, Pamela Jiles, Rosalyn Bryant  United States
Inta Kļimoviča, Lyudmila Aksyonova, Natalya Sokolova, Nadezhda Ilyina  Soviet Union
Athletics at the
1976 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
Field events
Long jumpmenwomen
Triple jumpmen
High jumpmenwomen
Pole vaultmen
Shot putmenwomen
Discus throwmenwomen
Javelin throwmenwomen
Hammer throwmen
Combined events
Pentathlonwomen
Decathlonmen

Medalists
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

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

Final
  • 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
  • Held on 30 July 1976

Heat 1
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
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
  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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