Athletics_at_the_1968_Summer_Olympics_–_Women's_4_×_100_metres_relay

Women's 4 × 100 metres relay
at the Games of the XIX Olympiad
Women's 4 × 100 metres relay; at the Games of the XIX Olympiad
Venue	Olympic Stadium
Dates	19 October & 20 October
Competitors	60 from 15 nations
Medalists
	← 1964 1972 →

Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 100 metres relay

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These are the official results of the women's 4 × 100 metres relay event at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. The event was held on the 19th and 20 October 1968. There were a total number of 15 nations competing.^[1]

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RANK	NATION	ATHLETES	TIME
	United States (USA)	• Margaret Bailes • Barbara Ferrell • Mildrette Netter • Wyomia Tyus	42.88 (WR)
	Cuba (CUB)	• Violetta Quesada • Miguelina Cobián • Marlene Elejarde • Fulgencia Romay	43.36
	Soviet Union (URS)	• Galina Bukharina • Lyudmila Samotyosova • Vera Popkova • Lyudmila Zharkova	43.41
4.	Netherlands (NED)	• Wilma van den Berg • Mieke Sterk • Truus Hennipman • Corrie Bakker	43.4
5.	Australia (AUS)	• Jennifer Lamy • Joyce Bennett • Raelene Boyle • Dianne Burge	43.4
6.	West Germany (FRG)	• Renate Meyer • Jutta Stock • Rita Jahn • Ingrid Becker	43.7
7.	Great Britain (GBR)	• Anita Neil • Maureen Tranter • Janet Simpson • Lillian Board	43.8
8.	France (FRA)	• Michele Alayrangues • Gabrielle Meyer • Nicole Montandon • Silviane Telliez	44.2

RANK	NATION	ATHLETES	TIME
1.	United States (USA)	• Margaret Bailes • Barbara Ferrell • Mildrette Netter • Wyomia Tyus	43.4
2.	Australia (AUS)	• Jennifer Lamy • Joyce Bennett • Raelene Boyle • Dianne Burge	43.7
3.	West Germany (FRG)	• Renate Meyer • Jutta Stock • Rita Jahn • Ingrid Becker	44.1
4.	France (FRA)	• Michèle Alayrangues • Gabrielle Meyer • Nicole Montandon • Sylviane Telliez	44.3
5.	Canada (CAN)	• Deborah Miller • Stephanie Berto • Joan Hendry • Irene Piotrowski	44.7
6.	Nigeria (NGR)	• Olajumoke Bodunrin • Janet Omorogbe • Mairo Jinadu • Oyeronke Akindele	45.2
7.	Mexico (MEX)	• Alma Rosa Martínez • Mercedes Román • Enriqueta Basilio • Esperanza Girón	47.0

RANK	NATION	ATHLETES	TIME
1.	Netherlands (NED)	• Wilma van den Berg • Mieke Sterk • Truus Hennipman • Corrie Bakker	43.4
2.	Soviet Union (URS)	• Lyudmila Zharkova • Galina Bukharina • Vera Popkova • Lyudmila Samotyosova	43.6
3.	Great Britain (GBR)	• Anita Neil • Maureen Tranter • Janet Simpson • Lillian Board	43.9
4.	Cuba (CUB)	• Marlene Elejarde • Fulgencia Romay • Violetta Quesada • Miguelina Cobián	44.1
5	Hungary (HUN)	• Etelka Kispál • Margit Nemesházi • Györgyi Balogh • Annamária Tóth	44.6
6.	Taiwan (ROC)	• Chi Cheng • Chui-Mei Yeh • Lin Chun-yu • A-Mei Tien	47.2
7.	Poland (POL)	• Danuta Straszyńska • Mirosława Sarna • Urszula Jóźwik • Irena Kirszenstein	53.0
8.	Jamaica (JAM)	• Adlin Mair-Clarke • Carmen Smith • Una Morris • Vilma Charlton	DQ

Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 100 metres relay