1974 European Athletics Championships – Women's 4 × 100 metres relay

Events at the 1974 European Athletics Championships
Track events
100 m		men		women
200 m		men		women
400 m		men		women
800 m		men		women
1500 m		men		women
3000 m				women
5000 m		men
10,000 m		men
100 m hurdles				women
110 m hurdles		men
400 m hurdles		men
3000 m steeplechase		men
4×100 m relay		men		women
4×400 m relay		men		women
Road events
Marathon		men
20 km walk		men
50 km walk		men
Field events
High jump		men		women
Pole vault		men
Long jump		men		women
Triple jump		men
Shot put		men		women
Discus throw		men		women
Hammer throw		men
Javelin throw		men		women
Combined events
Pentathlon				women
Decathlon		men

The women's 4 x 100 metres relay at the 1974 European Athletics Championships was held in Roma, Italy, at Stadio Olimpico on 8 September 1974.^[1]

Medalists

Gold	Doris Maletzki Renate Stecher Christina Heinich Bärbel Eckert  East Germany
Silver	Elfgard Schittenhelm Annegret Kroniger Annegret Richter Inge Helten  West Germany
Bronze	Ewa Długołęcka Danuta Jędrejek Barbara Bakulin Irena Szewińska  Poland

Results

Final

8 September

Rank	Nation	Competitors	Time	Notes
01 !	East Germany	Doris Maletzki Renate Stecher Christina Heinich Bärbel Eckert	42.51	WR
02 !	West Germany	Elfgard Schittenhelm Annegret Kroniger Annegret Richter Inge Helten	42.75	NR
03 !	Poland	Ewa Długołęcka Danuta Jędrejek Barbara Bakulin Irena Szewińska	43.48
4	United Kingdom	Linda Barratt Denise Ramsden Helen Golden Andrea Lynch	43.94
5	France	Nadine Goletto Catherine Delachanal Nicole Pani Sylviane Telliez	44.18	NR
6	Hungary	Judit Szabó Ildiko Erdelyi Zsuzsa Karoly Iren Orosz	44.51	NR
7	Italy	Maura Gnecchi Adriana Carli Laura Nappi Cecilia Molinari	44.56	NR

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 28 athletes from 7 countries participated in the event.

References