Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 100 metres relay explained

These are the official results of the women's 4 × 100 m relay event at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Union. Only 8 teams competed, thus there were no heats. The final was held on August 1, 1980.^[1]

Medalists

Romy Müller Bärbel Wöckel Ingrid Auerswald Marlies Göhr

Vera Komisova Lyudmila Maslakova Vera Anisimova Natalya Bochina

Heather Hunte Kathy Smallwood Beverley Goddard Sonia Lannaman

Records

These were the standing World and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1980 Summer Olympics.

World Record	41.85	Romy Müller Bärbel Wöckel Ingrid Auerswald Marlies Göhr	Potsdam (GDR)	July 13, 1980
Olympic Record	42.55	Marlies Oelsner Renate Stecher Carla Bodendorf Bärbel Eckert	Montreal (CAN)	July 31, 1976

Final

• Held on Friday August 1, 1980

RANK	NATION	ATHLETES	TIME
			41.60
			42.10
			42.43
4.			42.67
5.			42.84
6.			43.19
7.			44.49
-			DNF

See also

• 1982 Women's European Championships 4 × 100 m Relay (Athens)

External links

• Final Results
• Official Report
• Official Report Volume III, Page 81

Notes and References

1. Web site: Athletics at the 1980 Moscow Summer Games: Women's 4 × 100 metres Relay . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417174049/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1980/ATH/womens-4-x-100-metres-relay.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . 19 August 2017 . sports-reference.com.