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[edit]
Results[edit]
Final[edit]
15 August
Heats[edit]
14 August
Heat 1[edit]
| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  West Germany |
Anette Rückes Christel Frese Hildegard Falck Inge Bödding |
3:34.7 | Q |
| 2 |  Great Britain |
Verona Bernard Jannette Roscoe 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[edit]
| 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 |
Mona-Lisa Strandvall Riitta Salin Ruth Lindfors Marika Eklund |
3:41.2 | Q |
| 5 |  Bulgaria |
Ivanka Venkova Stefka Yordanova Tonka Petrova Svetla Zlateva |
3:43.3 |
Participation[edit]
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[edit]
- ^ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 412–420, retrieved 13 August 2014
European Athletics Championships champions in women's 4 × 400 metres relay | |
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