Athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 100 metres relay

Women's 4 × 100 metres relay
at the Games of the XX Olympiad
Women's 4 × 100 metres relay; at the Games of the XX Olympiad
Venue	Olympic Stadium
Dates	9 September & 10 September 1972
Competitors	60 from 15 nations
Medalists
	← 1968 1976 →

These are the official results of the women's 4 × 100 metres relay event at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. The event was held on 9 and 10 September 1972. There were a total number of 15 nations competing.^[1]

Records

These were the standing World and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1972 Summer Olympics.

World Record	42.88	Margaret Bailes Barbara Ferrell Mildrette Netter Wyomia Tyus	Mexico City (MEX)	20 October 1968
Olympic Record	42.88	Margaret Bailes Barbara Ferrell Mildrette Netter Wyomia Tyus	Mexico City (MEX)	20 October 1968

RANK	NATION	ATHLETES	TIME
	West Germany (FRG)	• Christiane Krause • Ingrid Mickler-Becker • Annegret Richter • Heide Rosendahl	42.81 (WR)
	East Germany (GDR)	• Evelin Kaufer • Christina Heinich • Bärbel Struppert • Renate Stecher	42.95
	Cuba (CUB)	• Marlene Elejarde • Carmen Valdés • Fulgencia Romay • Silvia Chibás	43.36
4.	United States (USA)	• Martha Watson • Mattline Render • Mildrette Netter • Iris Davis	43.39
5.	Soviet Union (URS)	• Marina Sidorova • Galina Bukharina • Lyudmila Zharkova • Nadezhda Besfamilnaya	43.59
6.	Australia (AUS)	• Maureen Caird • Raelene Boyle • Marion Hoffman • Penny Gillies	43.61
7.	Great Britain (GBR)	• Andrea Lynch • Della Pascoe • Judy Vernon • Anita Neil	43.71
8.	Poland (POL)	• Helena Kerner • Barbara Bakulin • Urszula Jóźwik • Danuta Jedrejek	44.20

RANK	NATION	ATHLETES	TIME
1.	Cuba (CUB)	• Marlene Elejarde • Carmen Valdés • Fulgencia Romay • Silvia Chibás	43.67
2.	Soviet Union (URS)	• Marina Sidorova • Galina Bukharina • Lyudmila Zharkova • Nedezhda Bezfamilnaia	43.77
3.	Australia (AUS)	• Maureen Caird • Pamela Ryan • Marion Hoffman • Raelene Boyle	44.03
4.	Poland (POL)	• Helena Fliśnik • Barbara Bakulin • Urszula Jóźwik • Danuta Jędrejek	44.19
5	Italy (ITA)	• Maddalena Grassano • Alessandra Orselli • Laura Nappi • Cecilia Molinari	44.62
6.	Finland (FIN)	• Tuula Rautanen • Mona-Lisa Strandvall • Pirjo Wilmi • Marika Eklund	44.68
7.	Nigeria (NGR)	• Emilie Edet • Ashanti Obi • Helen Olaye • Modupe Oshikoya	45.15
—	Philippines (PHI)	• Lucila Salao • Carmen Torres • Aida Mantawel • Amelita Alanes	DSQ

RANK	NATION	ATHLETES	TIME
1.	East Germany (GDR)	• Evelin Kaufer • Christina Heinich • Bärbel Struppert • Renate Stecher	42.88
2.	West Germany (FRG)	• Christiane Krause • Ingrid Mickler-Becker • Annegret Richter • Heide Rosendahl	42.97
3.	United States (USA)	• Martha Watson • Mattline Render • Mildrette Netter • Iris Davis	43.07
4.	Great Britain (GBR)	• Andrea Lynch • Della Pascoe • Judy Vernon • Anita Neil	43.76
5.	Bulgaria (BUL)	• Diana Yorgova • Ivanka Valkova • Ivanka Venkova • Yordanka Yankova	43.95
—	Jamaica (JAM)	• Lelieth Hodges • Vilma Charlton • Carol Cummings • Debbie Byfield	DSQ
—	Sweden (SWE)	• Anneli Olsson • Gunhild Olsson • Karin Lundgren • Linda Haglund	DSQ