Athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 100 metres relay
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| Women's 4 x 100 metres relay at the Games of the XX Olympiad
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| Venue | Olympic Stadium |
| Dates | 9 September & 10 September |
| Competitors | from 15 nations |
| Medalists | |
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| Athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics  |
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| Track events | ||||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| 400 m | men | women | ||
| 800 m | men | women | ||
| 1500 m | men | women | ||
| 5000 m | men | |||
| 10,000 m | men | |||
| 100 m hurdles | women | |||
| 110 m hurdles | men | |||
| 400 m hurdles | men | |||
| 3000 m steeplechase |
men | |||
| 4×100 m relay | men | women | ||
| 4×400 m relay | men | women | ||
| Road events | ||||
| Marathon | men | |||
| 20 km walk | men | |||
| 50 km walk | men | |||
| Field events | ||||
| Long jump | men | women | ||
| Triple jump | men | |||
| High jump | men | women | ||
| Pole vault | men | |||
| Shot put | men | women | ||
| Discus throw | men | women | ||
| Javelin throw | men | women | ||
| Hammer throw | men | |||
| Combined events | ||||
| Pentathlon | women | |||
| Decathlon | men | |||
These are the official results of the Women's 4 x 100 metres relay event at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. The event was held on the 9th and 10 September 1972. There were a total number of 15 nations competing.
Records
These were the standing World and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1972 Summer Olympics.
| World Record | 42.88 |  Margaret Bailes Barbara Ferrell Mildrette Netter Wyomia Tyus |
Mexico City (MEX) | October 20, 1968 |
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| Olympic Record | 42.88 | Margaret Bailes Barbara Ferrell Mildrette Netter Wyomia Tyus |
Mexico City (MEX) | October 20, 1968 |
Results
Final
- Held on 10 September 1972
| RANK | NATION | ATHLETES | TIME |
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 West Germany (FRG) |
• Christiane Krause • Ingrid Mickler-Becker • Annegret Richter • Heide Rosendahl |
42.81 (WR) |
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 East Germany (GDR) |
• Evelyn Kaufer • Christina Heinich • Bärbel Struppert • Renate Stecher |
42.95 |
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 Cuba (CUB) |
• Marlene Elejarde • Carmen Valdés • Fulgencia Romay • Silvia Chibás |
43.36 |
| 4. |  United States (USA) |
• Martha Watson • Mattline Render • Mildrette Netter • Iris Davis |
43.39 |
| 5. |  Soviet Union (URS) |
• Marina Sidorova • Galina Bukharina • Lyudmila Zharkova • Nedezhda Bezfamilnaia |
43.59 |
| 6. |  Australia (AUS) |
• Maureen Caird • Raelene Boyle • Marion Hoffman • Pamela Ryan |
43.61 |
| 7. |  Great Britain (GBR) |
• Andrea Lynch • Delia Pascoe • Judith Vernon • Anita Neil |
43.71 |
| 8. |  Poland (POL) |
• Helena Kerner • Barbara Bakulin • Urszula Jozwik • Danuta Jedrejek |
44.20 |
Semifinals
- Held on 9 September 1972
Heat 1
| RANK | NATION | ATHLETES | TIME |
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| 1. | Cuba (CUB) |
• Marlene Elejarde • Carmen Valdés • Fulgencia Romay • Silvia Chibás |
43.67 |
| 2. | Soviet Union (URS) |
• Marina Sidorova • Galina Bukharina • Lyudmila Zharkova • Nedezhda Bezfamilnaia |
43.77 |
| 3. | Australia (AUS) |
• Maureen Caird • Pamela Ryan • Marion Hoffman • Raelene Boyle |
44.03 |
| 4. | Poland (POL) |
• Helena Kerner • Barbara Bakulin • Urszula Jozwik • Danuta Jedrejek |
44.19 |
| 5 |  Italy (ITA) |
• Maddalena Grassano • Alessandra Orselli • Laura Nappi • Cecilia Molinari |
44.62 |
| 6. |  Finland (FIN) |
• Tuula Rautanen • Mona-Lisa Strandvall • Pirjo Wilmio • Marika Eklund |
44.68 |
| 7. |  Nigeria (NGR) |
• Emilie Edet • Ashanti Obi • Helen Olaye • Modupe Oshikoya |
45.15 |
| — | Philippines Philippines (PHI) | • Lucila Salao • Carmen Torres • Aida Mantawel • Amelita Alanes |
DSQ |
Heat 2
| RANK | NATION | ATHLETES | TIME |
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| 1. | East Germany (GDR) |
• Evelyn Kaufer • Christina Heinich • Bärbel Struppert • Renate Stecher |
42.88 |
| 2. | West Germany (FRG) |
• Christiane Krause • Ingrid Mickler-Becker • Annegret Richter • Heide Rosendahl |
42.97 |
| 3. | United States (USA) |
• Martha Watson • Mattline Render • Mildrette Netter • Iris Davis |
43.07 |
| 4. | Great Britain (GBR) |
• Andrea Lynch • Delia Pascoe • Judith Vernon • Anita Neil |
43.76 |
| 5. |  Bulgaria (BUL) |
• Diana Yorgova • Ivanka Valkova • Ivanka Venkova • Yordanka Yankova |
43.95 |
| — |  Jamaica (JAM) |
• Lelieth Hodges • Vilma Charlton • Carol Cummings • Debra Byfield |
DSQ |
| — |  Sweden (SWE) |
• Anneli Olsson • Gunhild Olsson • Karin Lundgren • Linda Haglund |
DSQ |
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