Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 100 metres relay explained

These are the official results of the women's 4 × 100 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 10 nations competing.^[1]

Medalists

These were the standing World and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1976 Summer Olympics.

World Record	42.50	Marlies Oelsner Renate Stecher Carla Bodendorf Martina Blos	Karl-Marx-Stadt (GDR)	June 29, 1974
Olympic Record	42.88	Margaret Bailes Barbara Ferrell Mildrette Netter Wyomia Tyus	Mexico City (MEX)	October 20, 1968

RANK	ATHLETES	TIME
	• Marlies Oelsner • Renate Stecher • Carla Bodendorf • Bärbel Eckert	42.55 (OR)
	• Elvira Possekel • Inge Helten • Annegret Richter • Annegret Kroniger	42.59
	• Tatyana Prorochenko • Lyudmila Maslakova • Nadezhda Besfamilnaya • Vera Anisimova	43.09
4.	• Margaret Howe • Patty Loverock • Joanne McTaggart • Marjorie Bailey	43.17 CWR,
5.		43.18
6.		43.24
7.		43.35
8.		43.79

RANK	ATHLETES	TIME
1.	• Elvira Possekel • Inge Helten • Annegret Richter • Annegret Kroniger	42.61 (OR)
2.		43.33
3.		43.44
4.		43.67
5.		43.95

RANK	ATHLETES	TIME
1.	• Marlies Oelsner • Renate Stecher • Carla Bodendorf • Bärbel Eckert	43.00
2.		43.46
3.	• Margaret Howe • Patty Loverock • Joanne McTaggart • Marjorie Bailey	43.53
4.		43.88
5.		44.29

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