1987_World_Championships_in_Athletics_–_Women's_4_×_100_metres_relay
The 4 × 100 metres relay at the 1987 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Stadio Olimpico on September 5 and September 6.
All times shown are in seconds.
| AR area record | CR championship record | GR games record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB personal best | SB season best | WL world leading (in a given season) |
| DNS = did not start | DQ = disqualification | NM = no mark (i.e. no valid result) | Q = qualification by place in heat | q = qualification by overall place |
Final
More information Rank, Team ...
| Rank | Team | Athletes | Results | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 United States |
Alice Brown, Diane Williams, Florence Griffith, Pam Marshall | 41.58 | CR |
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 East Germany |
Silke Gladisch, Cornelia Oschkenat, Kerstin Behrendt, Marlies Göhr | 41.95 | |
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 Soviet Union |
Irina Slyusar, Natalya Pomoshchnikova, Natalya German, Olga Antonova | 42.33 | |
| 4 |  Bulgaria |
Ginka Zagorcheva, Anelia Nuneva, Nadezhda Georgieva, Valya Demireva | 42.71 | |
| 5 |  West Germany |
Silke-Beate Knoll, Ulrike Sarvari, Andrea Thomas, Ute Thimm | 43.20 | |
| 6 |  Canada |
Angela Bailey, Angela Phipps, Angella Issajenko, Keturah Anderson | 43.26 | |
| 7 |  Cuba |
Eusebia Riquelme, Aliuska López, Susana Armenteros, Liliana Allen | 43.66 | |
| 8 |  France |
Françoise Leroux, Marie-Christine Cazier, Laurence Bily, Muriel Leroy | 43.75 |
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Heats
Heat 1
More information Rank, Team ...
| Rank | Team | Name | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Germany |
Silke Gladisch, Cornelia Oschkenat, Kerstin Behrendt, Marlies Göhr | 42.96 | Q |
| 2 | Canada |
Angela Bailey, Angela Phipps, Angella Issajenko, Keturah Anderson | 43.30 | Q |
| 3 | West Germany |
Silke-Beate Knoll, Ulrike Sarvari, Andrea Thomas, Ute Thimm | 43.32 | Q |
| 4 | Bulgaria |
Ginka Zagorcheva, Anelia Nuneva, Nadezhda Georgieva, Valya Demireva | 43.50 | q |
| 5 |  Nigeria |
Beatrice Utondu, Tina Iheagwam, Mary Onyali, Falilat Ogunkoya | 43.95 | |
| 6 |  Ghana |
Mercy Addy, Diana Yankey, Cynthia Quartey, Martha Appiah | 44.28 | |
| — |  Brazil |
Ines Ribeiro, Claudilea Dos Santos, Sheila De Oliveira, Cleide Amaral | DNS |
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Heat 2
More information Rank, Team ...
| Rank | Team | Name | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States |
Alice Brown, Diane Williams, Florence Griffith, Pam Marshall | 41.96 | Q |
| 2 | Soviet Union |
Irina Slyusar, Natalya Pomoshchnikova, Natalya German, Olga Antonova | 42.47 | Q |
| 3 | Cuba |
Eusebia Riquelme, Aliuska López, Susana Armenteros, Liliana Allen | 43.53 | Q |
| 4 | France |
Françoise Leroux, Marie-Christine Cazier, Laurence Bily, Muriel Leroy | 43.59 | q |
| 5 |  Great Britain |
Eleanor Cohen, Joan Baptiste, Wendy Hoyte, Paula Dunn | 44.21 | |
| 6 |  Italy |
Rita Angotzi, Patrizia Lombardo, Annarita Balzani, Marisa Masullo | 44.49 | |
| 7 |  India |
Ashwini Nachappa, Vandana Shanbag, Sany Joseph, Vandana Rao | 46.32 |
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