Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 100 metres relay
The women's 4 × 100 metres relay event at the 1952 Summer Olympics took place on July 27. The United States team won the final.[1]
Women's 4 × 100 metres relay at the Games of the XV Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Dates | July 27 (heats, final) | ||||||||||||
Teams | 15 | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 45.9 | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics | ||
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Track events | ||
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
400 m | men | |
800 m | men | |
1500 m | men | |
5000 m | men | |
10,000 m | men | |
80 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 | |
Road events | ||
Marathon | men | |
10 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 | ||
Decathlon | men | |
Results
The first round and the final were held on the same day. On the first round, the two fastest teams from each heat qualified for the final.
Heats
Heat 1
Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
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1 | Australia | Winsome Cripps, Marjorie Jackson, Verna Johnston, Shirley Strickland de la Hunty | 46.1 | WR |
2 | Netherlands | Bertha Brouwer, Nel Büch, Gré de Jongh, Wilhelmina Lust | 47.1 | |
3 | Argentina | Lilian Buglia, Gladys Erbetta, Ana María Fontán, Lilian Heinz | 47.9 | |
4 | Poland | Maria Arndt, Maria Ilwicka, Genowefa Minicka, Eulalia Szwajkowska | 48.1 | |
5 | Saar | Hilda Antes, Inge Eckel, Ursel Finger, Inge Glashörster | 49.0 |
Heat 2
Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
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1 | United States | Mae Faggs, Catherine Hardy, Barbara Jones, Janet Moreau | 46.5 | |
2 | Great Britain | Heather Armitage, Sylvia Cheeseman, Jean Desforges, June Foulds | 46.6 | |
3 | Italy | Vittoria Cesarini, Milena Greppi, Giuseppina Leone, Liliana Tagliaferri | 47.4 | |
4 | Sweden | Anna-Lisa Augustsson, Agneta Hannerz, Greta Magnusson, Nell Sjöström | 47.8 | |
5 | Hungary | Olga Gyarmati, Aranka Szabó-Bartha, Ibolya Tilkovszky, Ilona Tolnai-Rákhely | DSQ |
Heat 3
Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
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1 | Germany | Helga Klein, Ursula Knab, Marga Petersen, Maria Sander | 46.3 | |
2 | Soviet Union | Nadezhda Khnykina, Vira Kalashnikova, Irina Turova, Yevgeniya Sechenova | 46.7 | |
3 | Canada | Luella Law, Eleanor McKenzie, Frances O'Halloran, Rosella Thorne | 47.3 | |
4 | France | Alberte de Campou, Marcelle Gabarrus, Denise Laborie, Yvette Monginou | 47.3 | |
5 | Finland | Aino Autio, Maire Österdahl, Ulla Pokki, Leena Sipilä | 50.2 |
Final
Rank | Nation | Time | Notes |
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United States | 45.9 | WR | |
Germany | 45.9 | ||
Great Britain | 46.2 | ||
4 | Soviet Union | 46.3 | |
5 | Australia | 46.6 | |
6 | Netherlands | 47.8 |
References
- "Athletics at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games: Women's 4 × 100 metres Relay". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
External links
- Official Olympic Report, la84.org.
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