Swimming at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay
The women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay event at the 1980 Summer Olympics was held on 27 July at the Swimming Pool at the Olimpiysky Sports Complex.[1]
| Women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay at the Games of the XXII Olympiad | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Swimming Pool at the Olimpiysky Sports Complex | |||||||||
| Dates | 27 July | |||||||||
| Competitors | 39 from 9 nations | |||||||||
| Teams | 9 | |||||||||
| Winning time | 3:42.71 WR | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Swimming at the 1980 Summer Olympics | ||
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| Freestyle | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | women | |
| 1500 m | men | |
| Backstroke | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Breaststroke | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Butterfly | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Individual medley | ||
| 400 m | men | women |
| Freestyle relay | ||
| 4×100 m | women | |
| 4×200 m | men | |
| Medley relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
| World record |  Tracy Caulkins (56.57) Stephanie Elkins (55.92) Jill Sterkel (55.70) Cynthia Woodhead (55.24) | 3:43.43 | West Berlin, West Germany | 26 August 1978 |
| Olympic record | Kim Peyton (56.95) Wendy Boglioli (55.81) Jill Sterkel (55.78) Shirley Babashoff (56.28) | 3:44.82 | Montreal, Canada | 25 July 1976 |
The following records were established during the competition:
| Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 July | Final | Barbara Krause (54.90) Caren Metschuck (55.61) Ines Diers (55.90) Sarina Hülsenbeck (56.30) |  | 3:42.71 | WR, OR |
Results
Heats
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- The Soviet Union was disqualified in the heats for an improper changeover.
Final
| Rank | Nation | Swimmers | Time | Notes |
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 | | Barbara Krause (54.90) Caren Metschuck (55.61) Ines Diers (55.90) Sarina Hülsenbeck (56.30) | 3:42.71 | WR |
 |  | Carina Ljungdahl (57.61) Tina Gustafsson (56.82) Agneta Mårtensson (57.93) Agneta Eriksson (56.57) | 3:48.93 | |
 |  | Conny van Bentum (57.50) Wilma van Velsen (57.38) Reggie de Jong (57.17) Annelies Maas (57.46) | 3:49.51 | |
| 4 | | Sharron Davies (58.74) Kaye Lovatt (58.44) Jacquelene Willmott (57.68) June Croft (56.85) | 3:51.71 | |
| 5 | | Lisa Curry (59.13) Karen Van de Graaf (57.79) Rosemary Brown (59.38) Michelle Pearson (57.86) | 3:54.16 | |
| 6 |  | Isabel Reuss (57.99) Dagmar Erdman (1:01.17) Teresa Rivera (58.60) Hellen Plaschinski (57.65) | 3:55.41 | |
| 7 | .svg.png){kind=small} | Dobrinka Mincheva (58.90) Rumiana Dobreva (59.79) Ani Kostova (59.72) Stoianka Dyngalakova (57.93) | 3:56.34 | |
| 8 | | Natalia Mas (58.88) Margarita Armengol (1:00.08) Laura Flaque (1:00.05) Gloria Casado (59.72) | 3:58.73 |
References
- "Games of the XXII Olympiad Moscow 1980 – Volume 3: Participants and Results". Fizkultura i sport. pp. 450, 485. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
- Swimming at the 1980 Moskva Summer Games: Women's 4 x 100 metres Freestyle Relay. Sports Reference. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
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