The women's 4 x 400 metres relay at the 1969 European Athletics Championships was held in Athens, Greece, at Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium on 19 September 1969.[1]
Medalists edit
Results edit
Final edit
The official times were rounded to one-tenth of a second, with both first and second place credited with a new world record of 3:30.8.
19 September
| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
 Great Britain |
Rosemary Stirling Patricia Lowe Janet Simpson Lillian Board |
3:30.82 | WR |
 |
 France |
Bernadette Martin Nicole Duclos Eliane Jacq Colette Besson |
3:30.85 | WR |
 |
 West Germany |
Christa Czekay Antje Gleichfeld Inge Eckhoff Christel Frese |
3:32.7 | NR |
| 4 |  Soviet Union |
Taysiya Kovalevskaya Olga Klein Anna Dundare Raisa Nikanorova |
3:33.7 | NR |
| 5 |  East Germany |
Waltraud Birnbaum Roswitha Becker Ingelore Lohse Hannelore Middecke |
3:35.2 | NR |
| 6 |  Sweden |
Elisabeth Östberg Elisabeth Randerz Ulla Ekblom Karin Lundgren |
3:35.4 | NR |
| 7 |  Hungary |
Antónia Munkácsi Magdolna Kulcsár Rozália Séfer Györgyi Balogh |
3:36.6 | NR |
| 8 |  Finland |
Mona-Lisa Strandvall Riitta Salin Pirjo Häggman Eeva Haimi |
3:40.6 | NR |
Heats edit
19 September
Heat 1 edit
| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France |
Bernadette Martin Eliane Jacq Nicole Duclos Colette Besson |
3:37.9 | Q |
| 2 | East Germany |
Waltraud Birnbaum Roswitha Becker Ingelore Lohse Hannelore Middecke |
3:38.8 | Q |
| 3 | Finland |
Mona-Lisa Strandvall Riitta Salin Pirjo Häggman Eeva Haimi |
3:40.7 | NR Q |
| 4 | Sweden |
Elisabeth Randerz Birgitta Larsson Ulla Ekblom Karin Lundgren |
3:41.1 | Q |
| 5 |  Italy |
Maria Bruni Armida Guzzetti Silvana Zangirolami Donata Govoni |
3:42.3 |
Heat 2 edit
| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Germany |
Christa Czekay Antje Gleichfeld Inge Eckhoff Christel Frese |
3:33.9 | WR Q |
| 2 | Great Britain |
Rosemary Stirling Patricia Lowe Janet Simpson Lillian Board |
3:34.3 | NR Q |
| 3 | Soviet Union |
Taysiya Kovalevskaya Olga Klein Anna Dundare Raisa Nikanorova |
3:34.5 | NR Q |
| 4 | Hungary |
Antónia Munkácsi Magdolna Kulcsár Rozalia Séfer Györgyi Balogh |
3:35.8 | NR Q |
| 5 |  Denmark |
Birgitte Jennes Kirsten Hoiler Pia Lund Annelise Damm Olesen |
3:36.2 | NR |
| 6 |  Poland |
Krystyna Hryniewicka Danuta Piecyk Anna Bełtowska Elżbieta Skowrońska |
3:38.1 | NR |
Participation edit
According to an unofficial count, 45 athletes from 11 countries participated in the event.
Denmark (4)
East Germany (4)
Finland (4)
France (4)
Hungary (4)
Italy (4)
Poland (4)
Soviet Union (4)
Sweden (5)
Great Britain (4)
West Germany (4)
References edit
- ^ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 405–412, retrieved 13 August 2014