1971 European Athletics Championships – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay
The women's 4 x 400 metres relay at the 1971 European Athletics Championships was held in Helsinki, Finland, at Helsinki Olympic Stadium on 14 and 15 August 1971.[1]
Medalists
| Gold | Rita Kühne Ingelore Lohse Helga Seidler Monika Zehrt  East Germany |
| Silver | Anette Rückes Christel Frese Hildegard Falck Inge Bödding  West Germany |
| Bronze | Raisa Nikanorova Vera Popkova Nadezhda Kolesnikova Natalya Chistyakova  Soviet Union |
Results
Final
15 August
| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | East Germany | Rita Kühne Ingelore Lohse Helga Seidler Monika Zehrt | 3:29.28 | WR |
 | West Germany | Anette Rückes Christel Frese Hildegard Falck Inge Bödding | 3:33.04 | |
 | Soviet Union | Raisa Nikanorova Vera Popkova Nadezhda Kolesnikova Natalya Chistyakova | 3:34.11 | |
| 4 |  Great Britain | Verona Bernard Jannette Roscoe Patricia Lowe Rosemary Stirling | 3:34.52 | |
| 5 |  Poland | Bożena Zientarska Elżbieta Skowrońska Danuta Piecyk Krystyna Hryniewicka | 3:35.28 | NR |
| 6 |  Sweden | Eva-Charlotte Malmström Ann Larsson Elisabeth Randerz Karin Lundgren | 3:37.09 | |
| 7 |  Finland | Mona-Lisa Strandvall Riitta Salin Ruth Lindfors Marika Eklund | 3:37.21 | NR |
 France | Monique Noirot Nicole Duclos Bernadette Martin Colette Besson | DNF |
Heats
14 August
Heat 1
| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Germany | Anette Rückes Christel Frese Hildegard Falck Inge Bödding | 3:34.7 | Q |
| 2 | Great Britain | Verona Bernard Jannette Roscoe Patricia Lowe Rosemary Stirling | 3:35.0 | Q |
| 3 | Soviet Union | Vera Popkova Nadezhda Kolesnikova Raisa Nikanorova Natalya Chistyakova | 3:35.6 | Q |
| 4 | Sweden | Eva-Charlotte Malmström Ann Larsson Elisabeth Randerz Karin Lundgren | 3:37.2 | Q |
| 5 |  Austria | Gerlinde Massing Karoline Käfer Sonja Termoth Maria Sykora | 3:40.8 | NR |
Heat 2
| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Germany | Rita Kühne Ingelore Lohse Helga Seidler Monika Zehrt | 3:34.2 | Q |
| 2 | France | Monique Noirot Nicole Duclos Bernadette Martin Colette Besson | 3:35.6 | Q |
| 3 | Poland | Bożena Zientarska Elżbieta Skowrońska Danuta Piecyk Krystyna Hryniewicka | 3:37.5 | Q |
| 4 | Finland | Mona-Lisa Strandvall Riitta Salin Ruth Lindfors Marika Eklund | 3:41.2 | Q |
| 5 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Bulgaria | Ivanka Venkova Stefka Yordanova Tonka Petrova Svetla Zlateva | 3:43.3 |
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 40 athletes from 10 countries participated in the event.
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References
- European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 412–420, retrieved 13 August 2014
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