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

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Women's 4 × 100 metres relay
at the Games of the XV Olympiad
DatesJuly 27 (heats, final)
Teams15
Winning time45.9
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Mae Faggs
Catherine Hardy
Barbara Jones
Janet Moreau
 United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Helga Klein
Ursula Knab
Marga Petersen
Maria Sander
 Germany
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Heather Armitage
Sylvia Cheeseman
Jean Desforges
June Foulds
 Great Britain
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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]

Results

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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

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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 47.6
5  Finland Aino Autio, Maire Österdahl, Ulla Pokki, Leena Sipilä 50.2

Final

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Rank Nation Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s)  United States 45.9 WR
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Germany 45.9
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Great Britain 46.2
4  Soviet Union 46.3
5  Australia 46.6
6  Netherlands 47.8

References

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  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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