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Track and field Almanac
Women's 4-by-100 meter relay
| Olympics |
Medal |
Country |
Time |
Team |
| Atlanta 1996 |
Gold | United States | 41.95 | Gail Devers, Chryste Gaines, Gwen Torrence, Inger Miller |
| | Silver | Bahamas | 42.14 | Chandra Sturrup, Eldece Clarke, Sevatheda Fynes, Pauline Davis |
| | Bronze | Jamaica | 42.24 | Michelle Freeman, Juliet Cuthbert, Nikole Mitchell, Merlene Ottey |
| Barcelona 1992 |
Gold | United States | 42.11 | Evelyn Ashford, Esther Jones, Carlette Guidry, Gwen Torrence |
| | Silver | Unified team | 42.16 | Olga Bogoslovskaya, Galina Malchugina, Marina Trandenkova, Irina Privalova |
| | Bronze | Nigeria | 42.81 | Beatrice Utondu, Faith Idehen, Christy Opara Thompson, Mary Onyali |
| Seoul 1988
| Gold | United States | 41.98 | Alice Brown, Sheila Echols, Florence Griffith Joyner, Evelyn Ashford |
| | Silver | East Germany | 42.09 | Silke Moller, Kerstin Behrendt, Ingrid Lange, Marlies Goehr |
| | Bronze | Soviet Union | 42.75 | Lyudmila Konratyeva, Galina Malchugina, Marina Zhirova, Natalya Pomoschnikova |
| Los Angeles 1984
| Gold | United States | 41.65 | Alice Brown, Jeanette Bolden, Chandra Cheeseborough, Evelyn Ashford |
| | Silver | Canada | 42.77 | Angela Bailey, Marita Payne, Angella Taylor, France Gareau |
| | Bronze | Great Britain | 43.11 | Simone Jacobs, Kathryn Cook, Beverley Callender, Heather Oakes |
| Moscow 1980
| Gold | East Germany | 41.60 | Romy Muller, Barbel Wockel Eckert, Ingrid Auerswald, Marlies Goehr |
| | Silver | Soviet Union | 42.10 | Vera Komisova, Lyudmila Maslakova-Zharkova, Vera Anisimova, Natalya Bochina |
| | Bronze | Great Britain | 42.43 | Heather Hunte, Kathryn Smallwood, Beverley Goddard, Sonia Lannaman |
| Montreal 1976
| Gold | East Germany | 42.55 | Marlies Oelsner, Renate Stecher, Carla Bodendorf, Barbel Eckert |
| | Silver | West Germany | 42.59 | Elvira Possekel, Inge Helten, Annegret Richter, Annegret Kroniger |
| | Bronze | Soviet Union | 43.09 | Tatyana Prorochenko, Lyudmila Maslakova-Zharkova, Nadezhda Besfamilnaya, Vera Anisimova |
| Munich 1972
| Gold | West Germany | 42.81 | Christiane Krause, Ingrid Mickler, Annegret Richter, Heidemarie Rosendahl |
| | Silver | East Germany | 42.95 | Evelyn Kaufer, Christina Heinich, Barbel Struppert, Renate Stecher |
| | Bronze | Cuba | 43.36 | Marlene Elejarde, Carmen Valdes, Fulgencia Romay, Silvia Chibas |
| Mexico City 1968
| Gold | United States | 42.8 | Barbara Ferrell, Margaret Bailes, Mildrette Netter, Wyomia Tyus |
| | Silver | Cuba | 43.3 | Marlene Elejarde, Fulgencia Romay, Violetta Quesada, Miguelina Cobian |
| | Bronze | Soviet Union | 43.4 | Lyudmila Zharkova, Galina Bukharina, Vyera Popkova, Lyudmila Samotysova |
| Tokyo 1964
| Gold | Poland | 43.6 | Teresa Ciepla-Wieczorek, Irena Kirszenstein, Halina Gorecka-Richter, Ewa Klobukowska |
| | Silver | United States | 43.9 | Willye White, Wyomia Tyus, Marilyn White, Edith McGuire |
| | Bronze | Great Britain | 44.0 | Janet Simpson, Mary Rand [Bignal], Daphne Arden, Dorothy Hyman |
| Rome 1960
| Gold | United States | 44.5 | Martha Hudson, Lucinda Williams, Barbara Jones, Wilma Rudolph |
| | Silver | West Germany | 44.8 | Martha Langbein, Annie Biechl, Brunhilde Hendrix, Jutta Heine |
| | Bronze | Poland | 45.0 | Teresa Wieczorek, Barbara Janiszewska, Celina Jesionowska, Halina Richter |
| Melbourne 1956
| Gold | Australia | 44.5 | Shirley Strickland, Norma Croker, Fleur Mellor, Betty Cuthbert |
| | Silver | Great Britain | 44.7 | Anne Pashley, Jean Scrivens, June Paul-Foulds, Heather Armitage |
| | Bronze | United States | 44.9 | Mae Faggs, Margaret Matthews, Wilma Rudolph, Isabelle Daniels |
| Helsinki 1952
| Gold | United States | 45.9 | Mae Faggs, Barbara Jones, Janet Moreau, Catherine Hardy |
| | Silver | West Germany | 45.9 | Ursula Knab, Maria Sander, Helga Klein, Marga Petersen |
| | Bronze | Great Britain | 46.2 | Sylvia Cheeseman, June Foulds, Jean Desforges, Heather Armitage |
| London 1948
| Gold | Netherlands | 47.5 | Xenia Stad-de Jong, Jeanette Witziers-Timmer, Gerda van der Kade-Koudijs, Francina Blankers-Koen |
| | Silver | Australia | 47.6 | Shirley Strickland, June Maston, Elizabeth McKinnon, Joyce King |
| | Bronze | Canada | 47.8 | Viola Myers, Nancy MacKay, Diane Foster, Patricia Jones |
| Berlin 1936
| Gold | United States | 46.9 | Harriet Bland, Annette Rogers, Elizabeth Robinson, Helen Stephens |
| | Silver | Great Britain | 47.6 | Eileen Hiscock, Violet Olney, Audrey Brown, Barbara Burke |
| | Bronze | Canada | 47.8 | Dorothy Brookshaw, Mildred Dolson, Hilda Cameron, Aileen Meagher |
| Los Angeles 1932
| Gold | United States | 46.9 | Mary Carew, Evelyn Furtsch, Annette Rogers, Wilhelmina Von Bremen |
| | Silver | Canada | 47.0 | Mildred Frizzel, Lilian Palmer, Mary Frizzel, Hilda Strike |
| | Bronze | Great Britain | 47.6 | Eileen Hiscock, Gwendoline Porter, Violet Webb, Nellie Halstead |
| Amsterdam 1928
| Gold | Canada | 48.4 | Fanny Rosenfeld, Ethel Smith, Florence Bell, Myrtle Cook |
| | Silver | United States | 48.8 | Mary Washburn, Jessie Cross, Loretta McNeil, Elizabeth Robinson |
| | Bronze | Germany | 49.0 | Rosa Kellner, Helene Schmidt, Anni Holdmann, Helene Junker |
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