Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 100 metres relay

The women's 4 × 100 metres relay event at the 1952 Summer Olympics took place on July 27. The United States team won the final.[1]

Women's 4 × 100 metres relay
at the Games of the XV Olympiad
DatesJuly 27 (heats, final)
Teams15
Winning time45.9
Medalists
Mae Faggs
Catherine Hardy
Barbara Jones
Janet Moreau		  United States
Helga Klein
Ursula Knab
Marga Petersen
Maria Sander		  Germany
Heather Armitage
Sylvia Cheeseman
Jean Desforges
June Foulds		  Great Britain
Athletics at the
1952 Summer Olympics
Track events
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmen
800 mmen
1500 mmen
5000 mmen
10,000 mmen
80 m hurdleswomen
110 m hurdlesmen
400 m hurdlesmen
3000 m
steeplechase		men
4×100 m relaymenwomen
4×400 m relaymen
Road events
Marathonmen
10 km walkmen
50 km walkmen
Field events
Long jumpmenwomen
Triple jumpmen
High jumpmenwomen
Pole vaultmen
Shot putmenwomen
Discus throwmenwomen
Javelin throwmenwomen
Hammer throwmen
Combined events
Decathlonmen

Results

The first round and the final were held on the same day. On the first round, the two fastest teams from each heat qualified for the final.

Heats

Heat 1

Rank Nation Competitors Time Notes
1  Australia Winsome Cripps, Marjorie Jackson, Verna Johnston, Shirley Strickland de la Hunty 46.1 WR
2  Netherlands Bertha Brouwer, Nel Büch, Gré de Jongh, Wilhelmina Lust 47.1
3  Argentina Lilian Buglia, Gladys Erbetta, Ana María Fontán, Lilian Heinz 47.9
4  Poland Maria Arndt, Maria Ilwicka, Genowefa Minicka, Eulalia Szwajkowska 48.1
5  Saar Hilda Antes, Inge Eckel, Ursel Finger, Inge Glashörster 49.0

Heat 2

Rank Nation Competitors Time Notes
1  United States Mae Faggs, Catherine Hardy, Barbara Jones, Janet Moreau 46.5
2  Great Britain Heather Armitage, Sylvia Cheeseman, Jean Desforges, June Foulds 46.6
3  Italy Vittoria Cesarini, Milena Greppi, Giuseppina Leone, Liliana Tagliaferri 47.4
4  Sweden Anna-Lisa Augustsson, Agneta Hannerz, Greta Magnusson, Nell Sjöström 47.8
5  Hungary Olga Gyarmati, Aranka Szabó-Bartha, Ibolya Tilkovszky, Ilona Tolnai-Rákhely DSQ

Heat 3

Rank Nation Competitors Time Notes
1  Germany Helga Klein, Ursula Knab, Marga Petersen, Maria Sander 46.3
2  Soviet Union Nadezhda Khnykina, Vira Kalashnikova, Irina Turova, Yevgeniya Sechenova 46.7
3  Canada Luella Law, Eleanor McKenzie, Frances O'Halloran, Rosella Thorne 47.3
4  France Alberte de Campou, Marcelle Gabarrus, Denise Laborie, Yvette Monginou 47.3
5  Finland Aino Autio, Maire Österdahl, Ulla Pokki, Leena Sipilä 50.2

Final
Rank Nation Time Notes
 United States 45.9 WR
 Germany 45.9
 Great Britain 46.2
4  Soviet Union 46.3
5  Australia 46.6
6  Netherlands 47.8

References
  1. "Athletics at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games: Women's 4 × 100 metres Relay". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
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