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 edit
Results edit
Final edit
3 September
Heats edit
2 September
Heat 1 edit
| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 edit
| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 edit
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 edit
- ^ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 427–435, retrieved 13 August 2014