Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 100 metres relay

These are the official results of the women's 4 × 100 metres relay event at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. The event was held on the 19th and 20 October 1968. There were a total number of 15 nations competing.[1]

Women's 4 × 100 metres relay
at the Games of the XIX Olympiad
VenueOlympic Stadium
Dates19 October & 20 October
Competitors60 from 15 nations
Medalists
Margaret Bailes, Barbara Ferrell, Mildrette Netter, Wyomia Tyus  United States
Violetta Quesada, Miguelina Cobián, Marlene Elejarde, Fulgencia Romay  Cuba
Galina Bukharina, Lyudmila Samotyosova, Vera Popkova, Lyudmila Zharkova  Soviet Union
Athletics at the
1968 Summer Olympics
Track events
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mmenwomen
1500 mmen
5000 mmen
10,000 mmen
80 m hurdleswomen
110 m hurdlesmen
400 m hurdlesmen
3000 m
steeplechase		men
4×100 m relaymenwomen
4×400 m relaymen
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

Results

Final
  • Held on 20 October 1968
RANK NATION ATHLETES TIME
 United States (USA) • Margaret Bailes
• Barbara Ferrell
• Mildrette Netter
• Wyomia Tyus		 42.88
(WR)
 Cuba (CUB) • Violetta Quesada
• Miguelina Cobián
• Marlene Elejarde
• Fulgencia Romay		 43.36
 Soviet Union (URS) • Galina Bukharina
• Lyudmila Samotyosova
• Vera Popkova
• Lyudmila Zharkova		 43.41
4.  Netherlands (NED) • Wilma van den Berg
• Mieke Sterk
• Truus Hennipman
• Corrie Bakker		 43.4
5.  Australia (AUS) • Jennifer Lamy
• Joyce Bennett
• Raelene Boyle
• Dianne Burge		 43.4
6.  West Germany (FRG) • Renate Meyer
• Jutta Stock
• Rita Jahn
• Ingrid Becker		 43.7
7.  Great Britain (GBR) • Anita Neil
• Maureen Tranter
• Janet Simpson
• Lillian Board		 43.8
8.  France (FRA) • Michele Alayrangues
• Gabrielle Meyer
• Nicole Montandon
• Silviane Telliez		 44.2

Semifinals
  • Held on 19 October 1968

Heat 1
RANK NATION ATHLETES TIME
1.  United States (USA) • Margaret Bailes
• Barbara Ferrell
• Mildrette Netter
• Wyomia Tyus		 43.4
2.  Australia (AUS) • Jennifer Lamy
• Joyce Bennett
• Raelene Boyle
• Dianne Burge		 43.7
3.  West Germany (FRG) • Renate Meyer
• Jutta Stock
• Rita Jahn
• Ingrid Becker		 44.1
4.  France (FRA) • Michèle Alayrangues
• Gabrielle Meyer
• Nicole Montandon
• Sylviane Telliez		 44.3
5.  Canada (CAN) • Deborah Miller
• Stephanie Berto
• Joan Hendry
• Irene Piotrowski		 44.7
6.  Nigeria (NGR) • Olajumoke Bodunrin
• Janet Omorogbe
• Mairo Jinadu
• Oyeronke Akindele		 45.2
7.  Mexico (MEX) • Alma Rosa Martínez
• Mercedes Román
• Enriqueta Basilio
• Esperanza Girón		 47.0

Heat 2
RANK NATION ATHLETES TIME
1.  Netherlands (NED) • Wilma van den Berg
• Mieke Sterk
• Truus Hennipman
• Corrie Bakker		 43.4
2.  Soviet Union (URS) • Lyudmila Zharkova
• Galina Bukharina
• Vera Popkova
• Lyudmila Samotyosova		 43.6
3.  Great Britain (GBR) • Anita Neil
• Maureen Tranter
• Janet Simpson
• Lillian Board		 43.9
4.  Cuba (CUB) • Marlene Elejarde
• Fulgencia Romay
• Violetta Quesada
• Miguelina Cobián		 44.1
5  Hungary (HUN) • Etelka Kispál
• Margit Nemesházi
• Györgyi Balogh
• Annamária Tóth		 44.6
6.  Republic of China (ROC) • Chi Cheng
• Chui-Mei Yeh
• Lin Chun-yu
• A-Mei Tien		 47.2
7.  Poland (POL) • Danuta Straszyńska
• Mirosława Sarna
• Urszula Jóźwik
• Irena Kirszenstein		 53.0
8.  Jamaica (JAM) • Adlin Mair-Clarke
• Carmen Smith
• Una Morris
• Vilma Charlton		 DQ

References
  1. "Athletics at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games: Women's 4 × 100 metres Relay". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
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