1978 European Athletics Championships – Women's 4 × 100 metres relay
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The women's 4 x 100 metres relay at the 1978 European Athletics Championships was held in Prague, then Czechoslovakia, at Stadion Evžena Rošického on 2 and 3 September 1978.[1]
Medalists
Gold | Vera Anisimova Lyudmila Maslakova Lyudmila Kondratyeva Lyudmila Storozhkova Soviet Union |
Silver | Bev Goddard Kathy Smallwood Sharon Colyear Sonia Lannaman Great Britain |
Bronze | Johanna Klier Monika Hamann Carla Bodendorf Marlies Göhr East Germany |
Results
Final
3 September
Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
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Soviet Union | Vera Anisimova Lyudmila Maslakova Lyudmila Kondratyeva Lyudmila Storozhkova | 42.54 | ||
Great Britain | Bev Goddard Kathy Smallwood Sharon Colyear Sonia Lannaman | 42.72 | ||
East Germany | Johanna Klier Monika Hamann Carla Bodendorf Marlies Göhr | 43.07 | ||
4 | Bulgaria | Sofka Popova Liliyana Ivanova Zdravka Shipokliyeva Ivanka Valkova | 43.47 | |
5 | Poland | Grażyna Rabsztyn Zofia Bielczyk Jolanta Stalmach Irena Szewińska | 43.83 | |
6 | West Germany | Elvira Possekel Dagmar Schenten Claudia Steger Petra Sharp | 44.34 | |
7 | Sweden | Linda Haglund Helena Pihl Jeanette Rangeby Lena Möller | 44.37 | |
France | Véronique Rosset Annie Alizé Chantal Réga Raymonde Naigre | DNF |
Heats
2 September
Heat 1
Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
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1 | East Germany | Johanna Klier Monika Hamann Carla Bodendorf Marlies Göhr | 43.05 | Q |
2 | France | Véronique Rosset Annie Alizé Chantal Réga Raymonde Naigre | 43.78 | Q |
3 | Bulgaria | Sofka Popova Liliyana Ivanova Zdravka Shipokliyeva Ivanka Valkova | 43.97 | Q |
4 | Poland | Grażyna Rabsztyn Zofia Bielczyk Jolanta Stalmach Irena Szewińska | 44.20 | Q |
5 | Italy | Andriana Cari Paola Bolognesi Marisa Masullo Laura Miano | 44.95 |
Heat 2
Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
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1 | Soviet Union | Vera Anisimova Lyudmila Maslakova Lyudmila Kondratyeva Lyudmila Storozhkova | 43.35 | Q |
2 | Great Britain | Bev Goddard Kathy Smallwood Sharon Colyear Sonia Lannaman | 43.90 | Q |
3 | Sweden | Linda Haglund Helena Pihl Jeanette Rangeby Lena Möller | 44.31 | Q |
4 | West Germany | Elvira Possekel Dagmar Schenten Claudia Steger Petra Sharp | 44.58 | Q |
5 | Czechoslovakia | Daniela Drinková Dana Široká Zdena Holánová Ludmila Jimramovská | 45.03 |
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 40 athletes from 10 countries participated in the event.
- Bulgaria (4)
- Czechoslovakia (4)
- East Germany (4)
- France (4)
- Italy (4)
- Poland (4)
- Soviet Union (4)
- Sweden (4)
- Great Britain (4)
- West Germany (4)
References
- ^ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 427–435, retrieved 13 August 2014