Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics - Women's 4x100 metre relay

The women's 4x100 metre relay was the only women's relay on the Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics program in Tokyo. It was held on 20 October and 21 October 1964. 15 teams, for a total of 60 athletes, from 15 nations competed. The first round was held on 20 October with the final on 21 October.

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Poland Teresa Ciepły Irena Kirszenstein Halina Górecka Ewa Kłobukowska	United States Willye White Wyomia Tyus Marilyn Elaine White Edith McGuire	Great Britain and Northern Ireland Janet Simpson Mary Rand Daphne Arden Dorothy Hyman

The top four teams in each of the 2 heats advanced.

Place	Nation	Athletes	Time
1	Poland	Teresa Ciepły, Irena Kirszenstein, Halina Górecka, Ewa Kłobukowska	44.6 seconds
2	Great Britain and Northern Ireland	Janet Simpson, Mary Rand, Daphne Arden, Dorothy Hyman	44.9 seconds
3	Soviet Union	Galina Gaida, Renata Latse, Ludmila Samotesova, Galina Popova	44.9 seconds
4	Australia	Dianne Bowering, Marilyn Black, Margaret Burvill, Joyce Elaine Bennett	45.2 seconds
5	Jamaica	Adlin Mair, Una Morris, Vilma Charlton, Carmen Smith	46.0 seconds
6	Panama	Delceita Oakley, Lorraine Dunn, Jean Mitchell, Marcella Daniel	47.6 seconds
7	Korea	Park Hi Sook, Han Myung Hee, Lee Hak Ja, Song Yang Ja	50.1 seconds

Place	Nation	Athletes	Time
1	United States	Willye White, Wyomia Tyus, Marilyn Elaine White, Edith McGuire	44.8 seconds
2	Unified Team of Germany	Karin Frisch, Erika Pollmann, Martha Pensberger, Jutta Heine	45.0 seconds
3	Hungary	Heldt Bartoss, Marko Nemeshazi, Antonia Munkacsi, Ida Such	45.9 seconds
4	France	Marlene Canguio, Daniele Gueneau, Michele Lurot, Denise Guenard	46.0 seconds
5	Argentina	Maria Formeiro, Susana Ritchie, Evelia Farina, Alicia Kaufmanas	46.7 seconds
6	Japan	Ezoe Reiko, Yoda Ikuko, Miyamoto Etsuko, Inoguchi Takako	47.0 seconds
7	Philippines	Aida Molinos, Loretta Barcenas, Nelly Restar, Mona Sulaiman	48.8 seconds
8	Thailand	Preya Dechdumrong, Kusolwan Soraja, Busbong Yimploy, Samroey Charanggool	50.3 seconds

All three medallist teams broke the world record in the final.

Place	Nation	Athletes	Time
1	Poland	Teresa Ciepły, Irena Kirszenstein, Halina Górecka, Ewa Kłobukowska	43.6 seconds WR
2	United States	Willye White, Wyomia Tyus, Marilyn Elaine White, Edith McGuire	43.9 seconds
3	Great Britain and Northern Ireland	Janet Simpson, Mary Rand, Daphne Arden, Dorothy Hyman	44.0 seconds
4	Soviet Union	Galina Gaida, Renata Latse, Ludmila Samotesova, Galina Popova	44.4 seconds
5	Unified Team of Germany	Karin Frisch, Erika Pollmann, Martha Pensberger, Jutta Heine	44.7 seconds
6	Australia	Dianne Bowering, Marilyn Black, Margaret Burvill, Joyce Elaine Bennett	45.0 seconds
7	Hungary	Heldt Bartoss, Marko Nemeshazi, Antonia Munkacsi, Ida Such	45.2 seconds
8	France	Marlene Canguio, Daniele Gueneau, Michele Lurot, Denise Guenard	46.1 seconds

The 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo
Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics
Men's	100 m \| 200 m \| 400 m \| 800 m \| 1500 m \| 5000 m \| 10000 m \| 110 m hurdles \| 400 m hurdles \| 3000 m steeplechase \| 4x100 m \| 4x400 m \| marathon \| 20 km walk \| 50 km walk \| decathlon \| long jump \| triple jump \| high jump \| pole vault \| shot put \| discus \| javelin \| hammer
Women's	100 m \| 200 m \| 400 m \| 800 m \| 80 m hurdles \| 4x100 m \| pentathlon \| long jump \| high jump \| shot put \| discus \| javelin

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