1954 European Athletics Championships – Women's 4 × 100 metres relay
The women's 4 x 100 metres relay at the 1954 European Athletics Championships was held in Bern, Switzerland, at Stadion Neufeld on 28 and 29 August 1954.[1]
Medalists[]
| Gold | Vera Krepkina Mariya Itkina Irina Turova  Soviet Union
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| Silver | Maria Sander  West Germany
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| Bronze | Maria Musso Giuseppina Leone Letizia Bertoni Milena Greppi  Italy
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Results[]
Final[]
29 August
| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Soviet Union |
Vera Krepkina Mariya Itkina Irina Turova |
45.8 | CR |
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West Germany |
Maria Sander |
46.3 | |
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Italy |
Maria Musso Giuseppina Leone Letizia Bertoni Milena Greppi |
46.6 | NR |
| 4 |  Great Britain |
Heather Armitage Jean Desforges Shirley Hampton Anne Pashley |
46.7 | |
| 5 |  Poland |
Maria Ilwicka Barbara Lerczak Celina Jesionowska Maria Kusion |
47.1 | NR |
| 6 |  Czechoslovakia |
48.5 |
Heats[]
28 August
Heat 1[]
| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy |
Maria Musso Giuseppina Leone Letizia Bertoni Milena Greppi |
46.8 | CR NR Q |
| 2 | West Germany |
Maria Sander |
47.1 | Q |
| 3 | Poland |
Maria Ilwicka Barbara Lerczak Celina Jesionowska Maria Kusion |
47.3 | NR Q |
| 4 |  France |
Yvette Monginou Denise Laborie |
47.4 | NR |
| 5 |  Hungary |
Olga Gyarmati |
48.5 | |
| 6 |  Switzerland |
Gretel Bolliger Sonja Pretot |
48.8 | NR |
Heat 2[]
| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union |
Vera Krepkina Mariya Itkina Irina Turova |
46.1 | CR Q |
| 2 | Great Britain |
Heather Armitage Jean Desforges Shirley Hampton Anne Pashley |
46.7 | Q |
| 3 | Czechoslovakia |
48.3 | Q | |
| 4 |  Austria |
Elfriede Steurer |
48.3 | NR |
| 5 |  Saar |
Inge Eckel Helga Hoffmann Ursula Finger |
48.3 | NR |
Participation[]
According to an unofficial count, 44 athletes from 11 countries participated in the event.
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References[]
- ^ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 377–384, retrieved 13 August 2014
Categories:
- Events at the 1954 European Athletics Championships
- Relays at the European Athletics Championships
- 1954 in women's athletics