1971 European Athletics Championships – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay
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{{1971 European Athletics Championships}}
The women's 4 x 400 metres relay at the 1971 European Athletics Championships was held in Helsinki, Finland, at Helsinki Olympic Stadium on 14 and 15 August 1971.
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| title = European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK
| url = http://www.european-athletics.org/mm/Document/EventsMeetings/General/01/27/31/44/StatisticsHandbookZ%C3%BCrich2014_Neutral.pdf
| pages = 412–420
| publisher = European Athletics Association
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| accessdate = 13 August 2014
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Medalists
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| bgcolor="gold"|Gold | Rita Kühne Ingelore Lohse Helga Seidler Monika Zehrt {{flagcountry|GDR}} |
| bgcolor="silver"|Silver | Anette Rückes Christel Frese Hildegard Falck Inge Bödding {{flagcountry|FRG}} |
| bgcolor="CC9966"|Bronze | Raisa Nikanorova Vera Popkova Nadezhda Kolesnikova Natalya Chistyakova {{flagcountry|URS|1955}} |
Results
=Final=
15 August
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| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
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| {{Gold1}} | align=left | {{flagcountry|GDR}} | align=left| Rita Kühne Ingelore Lohse Helga Seidler Monika Zehrt | 3:29.28 | WR |
| {{Silver2}} | align=left | {{flagcountry|FRG}} | align=left| Anette Rückes Christel Frese Hildegard Falck Inge Bödding | 3:33.04 | |
| {{Bronze3}} | align=left | {{flagcountry|URS|1955}} | align=left| Raisa Nikanorova Vera Popkova Nadezhda Kolesnikova Natalya Chistyakova | 3:34.11 | |
| 4 | align=left | {{flagcountry|GBR}} | align=left| Verona Bernard Jannette Roscoe Patricia Lowe Rosemary Stirling | 3:34.52 | |
| 5 | align=left | {{flagcountry|POL}} | align=left| Bożena Zientarska Elżbieta Skowrońska Danuta Piecyk Krystyna Hryniewicka | 3:35.28 | NR |
| 6 | align=left | {{flagcountry|SWE}} | align=left| Eva-Charlotte Malmström Ann Larsson Elisabeth Randerz Karin Lundgren | 3:37.09 | |
| 7 | align=left | {{flagcountry|FIN}} | align=left| Mona-Lisa Strandvall Riitta Salin Ruth Lindfors Marika Eklund | 3:37.21 | NR |
| {{hs|8}} | align=left | {{flagcountry|FRA}} | align=left| Monique Noirot Nicole Duclos Bernadette Martin Colette Besson | DNF |
=Heats=
14 August
==Heat 1==
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| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
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| 1 | align=left | {{flagcountry|FRG}} | align=left| Anette Rückes Christel Frese Hildegard Falck Inge Bödding | 3:34.7 | Q |
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| 2 | align=left | {{flagcountry|GBR}} | align=left| Verona Bernard Jannette Roscoe Patricia Lowe Rosemary Stirling | 3:35.0 | Q |
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| 3 | align=left | {{flagcountry|URS|1955}} | align=left| Vera Popkova Nadezhda Kolesnikova Raisa Nikanorova Natalya Chistyakova | 3:35.6 | Q |
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| 4 | align=left | {{flagcountry|SWE}} | align=left| Eva-Charlotte Malmström Ann Larsson Elisabeth Randerz Karin Lundgren | 3:37.2 | Q |
| 5 | align=left | {{flagcountry|AUT}} | align=left| Gerlinde Massing Karoline Käfer Sonja Termoth Maria Sykora | 3:40.8 | NR |
==Heat 2==
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| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
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| 1 | align=left | {{flagcountry|GDR}} | align=left| Rita Kühne Ingelore Lohse Helga Seidler Monika Zehrt | 3:34.2 | Q |
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| 2 | align=left | {{flagcountry|FRA}} | align=left| Monique Noirot Nicole Duclos Bernadette Martin Colette Besson | 3:35.6 | Q |
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| 3 | align=left | {{flagcountry|POL}} | align=left| Bożena Zientarska Elżbieta Skowrońska Danuta Piecyk Krystyna Hryniewicka | 3:37.5 | Q |
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| 4 | align=left | {{flagcountry|FIN}} | align=left| Mona-Lisa Strandvall Riitta Salin Ruth Lindfors Marika Eklund | 3:41.2 | Q |
| 5 | align=left | {{flagcountry|BUL|1971}} | align=left| Ivanka Venkova Stefka Yordanova Tonka Petrova Svetla Zlateva | 3:43.3 |
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 40 athletes from 10 countries participated in the event.
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- {{flagcountry|AUT}} (4)
- {{flagcountry|BUL|1971}} (4)
- {{flagcountry|GDR}} (4)
- {{flagcountry|FIN}} (4)
- {{flagcountry|FRA}} (4)
- {{flagcountry|POL}} (4)
- {{flagcountry|URS|1955}} (4)
- {{flagcountry|SWE}} (4)
- {{flagcountry|GBR}} (4)
- {{flagcountry|FRG}} (4)
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References
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{{EC4x400metres}}
{{European champions 4 × 400 metres women}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:1971 European Athletics Championships, Womens 4 x 400 metres relay}}
Category:4 x 400 metres relay at the European Athletics Championships