Swimming at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 100 metre medley relay

The women's 4 × 100 metre medley relay event at the 1980 Summer Olympics was held on 20 July at the Swimming Pool at the Olimpiysky Sports Complex.[1]

Women's 4 × 100 metre medley relay
at the Games of the XXII Olympiad
VenueSwimming Pool at the Olimpiysky Sports Complex
Dates20 July
Competitors43 from 10 nations
Teams10
Winning time4:06.67 WR
Medalists
 East Germany
Rica Reinisch
Ute Geweniger
Andrea Pollack
Caren Metschuck
Sarina Hülsenbeck*
 Great Britain
Helen Jameson
Margaret Kelly
Ann Osgerby
June Croft
 Soviet Union
Yelena Kruglova
Elvira Vasilkova
Alla Grishchenkova
Natalya Strunnikova
Irina Aksyonova*
Olga Klevakina*
*Indicates the swimmer only competed in the preliminary heats.
Swimming at the
1980 Summer Olympics
Freestyle
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mwomen
1500 mmen
Backstroke
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Breaststroke
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Butterfly
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Individual medley
400 mmenwomen
Freestyle relay
4×100 mwomen
4×200 mmen
Medley relay
4×100 mmenwomen

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.

World record East Germany (GDR)
Ulrike Richter (1:02.23)
Hannelore Anke (1:10.15)
Andrea Pollack (59.53)
Kornelia Ender (56.04)		4:07.95Montreal, Canada18 July 1976
Olympic record East Germany (GDR)
Ulrike Richter (1:02.23)
Hannelore Anke (1:10.15)
Andrea Pollack (59.53)
Kornelia Ender (56.04)		4:07.95Montreal, Canada18 July 1976

The following records were established during the competition:

DateEventNameNationalityTimeRecord
20 JulyFinalRica Reinisch (1:01.51)
Ute Geweniger (1:09.46)
Andrea Pollack (1:00.14)
Caren Metschuck (55.56)		 East Germany4:06.67WR, OR

Results

Heats
RankHeatNationSwimmersTimeNotes
12 East GermanyRica Reinisch (1:01.95)
Ute Geweniger (1:09.66)
Andrea Pollack (1:01.04)
Sarina Hülsenbeck (56.24)		4:08.89Q
21 Great BritainHelen Jameson (1:05.59)
Margaret Kelly (1:11.10)
Ann Osgerby (1:01.91)
June Croft (57.69)		4:16.29Q
32 Soviet UnionElena Kruglova (1:05.21)
Elvira Vasilkova (1:10.02)
Irina Aksyonova (1:03.11)
Olga Klevakina (58.12)		4:16.46Q
42 SwedenAnnika Uvehall (1:07.18)
Eva-Marie Håkansson (1:11.80)
Agneta Mårtensson (1:02.79)
Tina Gustafsson (58.17)		4:19.94Q
52 ItalyLaura Foralosso (1:06.09)
Sabrina Seminatore (1:13.05)
Cinzia Savi Scarponi (1:03.57)
Monica Vallarin (58.98)		4:21.69Q
61 AustraliaLisa Forrest (1:04.89)
Lisa Curry (1:15.13)
Karen Van de Graaf (1:03.54)
Rosemary Brown (59.77)		4:23.33Q
71 BulgariaStoianka Dyngalakova (1:06.50)
Tanya Bogomilova (1:13.51)
Ani Moneva (1:04.95)
Dobrinka Mincheva (58.73)		4:23.69Q
81 RomaniaCarmen Bunaciu (1:03.85)
Brigitte Prass (1:14.31)
Mariana Paraschiv (1:12.00)
Irinel Pănulescu (53.92)		4:24.08Q
92 MexicoTeresa Rivera (1:04.54)
Elke Holtz (1:14.58)
Dagmar Erdman (1:08.33)
Helen Plaschinski (58.50)		4:25.95
102 BelgiumYolande Van Der Straeten (1:05.61)
Brigitte Bosmans (1:16.89)
Carine Verbauwen (1:04.38)
Pascale Verbauwen (59.45)		4:26.33

Final
RankNationSwimmersTimeNotes
 East GermanyRica Reinisch (1:01.51) =WR
Ute Geweniger (1:09.46)
Andrea Pollack (1:00.14)
Caren Metschuck (55.56)		4:06.67WR
 Great BritainHelen Jameson (1:04.60)
Margaret Kelly (1:09.95)
Ann Osgerby (1:01.77)
June Croft (55.92)		4:12.24
 Soviet UnionElena Kruglova (1:04.60)
Elvira Vasilkova (1:10.10)
Alla Grishchenkova (1:02.72)
Natalya Strunnikova (56.19)		4:13.61
4 SwedenAnnika Uvehall (1:06.45)
Eva-Marie Håkansson (1:11.25)
Agneta Mårtensson (1:02.06)
Tina Gustafsson (57.15)		4:16.91
5 ItalyLaura Foralosso (1:04.20)
Sabrina Seminatore (1:12.91)
Cinzia Savi Scarponi (1:02.61)
Monica Vallarin (59.33)		4:19.05
6 AustraliaLisa Forrest (1:04.59)
Lisa Curry (1:13.61)
Karen Van de Graaf (1:03.07)
Rosemary Brown (58.63)		4:19.90
7 RomaniaCarmen Bunaciu (1:03.37)
Brigitte Prass (1:14.23)
Mariana Paraschiv (1:04.46)
Irinel Pănulescu (59.21)		4:21.27
8 BulgariaStoianka Dyngalakova (1:06.23)
Tanya Bogomilova (1:12.39)
Ani Moneva (1:04.91)
Dobrinka Mincheva (58.85)		4:22.38

References
  1. "Games of the XXII Olympiad Moscow 1980 – Volume 3: Participants and Results". Fizkultura i sport. pp. 451, 486. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
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