1971 European Athletics Championships – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay
The women's 4 x 400 metres relay at the 1971 European Athletics Championships was held in Helsinki, Finland, at Helsinki Olympic Stadium on 14 and 15 August 1971.[1]
Medalists
Results
Final
15 August
Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
East Germany | Rita Kühne Ingelore Lohse Helga Seidler Monika Zehrt |
3:29.28 | WR | |
West Germany | Anette Rückes Christel Frese Hildegard Falck Inge Bödding |
3:33.04 | ||
Soviet Union | Raisa Nikanorova Vera Popkova Nadezhda Kolesnikova Natalya Chistyakova |
3:34.11 | ||
4 | Great Britain | Patricia Lowe Rosemary Stirling |
3:34.52 | |
5 | Poland | Bożena Zientarska Elżbieta Skowrońska Danuta Piecyk Krystyna Hryniewicka |
3:35.28 | NR |
6 | Sweden | Eva-Charlotte Malmström Ann Larsson Elisabeth Randerz Karin Lundgren |
3:37.09 | |
7 | Finland | Marika Eklund |
3:37.21 | NR |
France | Monique Noirot Nicole Duclos Bernadette Martin Colette Besson |
DNF |
Heats
14 August
Heat 1
Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | West Germany | Anette Rückes Christel Frese Hildegard Falck Inge Bödding |
3:34.7 | Q |
2 | Great Britain | Patricia Lowe Rosemary Stirling |
3:35.0 | Q |
3 | Soviet Union | Vera Popkova Nadezhda Kolesnikova Raisa Nikanorova Natalya Chistyakova |
3:35.6 | Q |
4 | Sweden | Eva-Charlotte Malmström Ann Larsson Elisabeth Randerz Karin Lundgren |
3:37.2 | Q |
5 | Austria | Gerlinde Massing Karoline Käfer Sonja Termoth Maria Sykora |
3:40.8 | NR |
Heat 2
Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | East Germany | Rita Kühne Ingelore Lohse Helga Seidler Monika Zehrt |
3:34.2 | Q |
2 | France | Monique Noirot Nicole Duclos Bernadette Martin Colette Besson |
3:35.6 | Q |
3 | Poland | Bożena Zientarska Elżbieta Skowrońska Danuta Piecyk Krystyna Hryniewicka |
3:37.5 | Q |
4 | Finland | Marika Eklund |
3:41.2 | Q |
5 | Bulgaria | Ivanka Venkova Stefka Yordanova Tonka Petrova Svetla Zlateva |
3:43.3 |
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 40 athletes from 10 countries participated in the event.
- Austria (4)
- Bulgaria (4)
- East Germany (4)
- Finland (4)
- France (4)
- Poland (4)
- Soviet Union (4)
- Sweden (4)
- Great Britain (4)
- West Germany (4)
References
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European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 412–420, retrieved 13 August 2014