Cross-country skiing at the 1976 Winter Olympics – Women's 4 × 5 kilometre relay

The Women's 4 × 5 kilometre relay cross-country skiing event was part of the cross-country skiing programme at the 1976 Winter Olympics, in Innsbruck, Austria. It was the sixth appearance of the women's relay event and the first to have a team of four skiers, instead of three. The competition was held on 12 February 1976, at the Cross Country Skiing Stadium.[1]

Women's 4 × 5 kilometre relay
at the XII Olympic Winter Games
VenueCross Country Skiing Stadium
Date12 February
Competitors36 from 9 nations
Winning time1:07:49.75
Medalists
Nina Baldycheva
Zinaida Amosova
Raisa Smetanina
Galina Kulakova
 Soviet Union
Liisa Suikhonen
Marjatta Kajosmaa
Hiikka Kuntola
Helena Takalo
 Finland
Monika Debertshäuser
Sigrun Krause
Barbara Petzold
Veronika Hesse
 East Germany

Results

RankNameCountryTime
1Nina Baldycheva
Zinaida Amosova
Raisa Smetanina
Galina Kulakova
 Soviet Union1:07:49.75
2Liisa Suihkonen
Marjatta Kajosmaa
Hiikka Kuntola
Helena Takalo
 Finland1:08:36.57
3Monika Debertshäuser
Sigrun Krause
Barbara Petzold
Veronika Hesse
 East Germany1:09:57.95
4Lena Carlzon-Lundbäck
Görel Partapuoli
Marie Johansson-Risby
Eva Olsson
 Sweden1:10:14.68
5Berit Kvello
Marit Myrmæl
Berit Johannessen
Grete Kummen
 Norway1:11:09.08
6Anna Pasiarová
Gabriela Svobodová-Sekajová
Alena Bartošová
Blanka Paulů
 Czechoslovakia1:11:27.83
7Shirley Firth
Joan Groothuysen
Sue Holloway
Sharon Firth
 Canada1:14:02.72
8Anna Pawlusiak
Anna Gębala-Duraj
Maria Trebunia
Władysława Majerczyk
 Poland1:14:13.40
9Martha Rockwell
Jana Hlavaty
Terry Porter
Twila Hinkle
 United States1:17:58.18

References

  1. "Cross Country Skiing at the 1976 Innsbruck Winter Games: Women's 4 × 5 kilometre relay". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
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