Athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 x 100 metres relay

The Women's 4 x 100 metres relay
Relay
A relay is an electrically operated switch. Many relays use an electromagnet to operate a switching mechanism mechanically, but other operating principles are also used. Relays are used where it is necessary to control a circuit by a low-power signal , or where several circuits must be controlled...

event at the 1960 Olympic Games
1960 Summer Olympics
The 1960 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held from August 25 to September 11, 1960 in Rome, Italy...

took place between September 7 and September 8.

Heats

The fastest three teams in each of the two heats advanced to the final round.

Heat one

Rank	Name	Time
1	Carole Quinton Carole Quinton Carole Louise Quinton is a former English athlete, who competed in the sprint and short hurdles events.She competed for Great Britain in the 1960 Summer Olympics held in Rome, Italy, where she won the silver medal in the 100m Hurdles.-References:... Dorothy Hyman Dorothy Hyman Dorothy Hyman is a British athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres.... Jenny Smart Mary Bignal-Rand	45.92
2	Martha Langbein Martha Langbein Martha Langbein is a West German athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres.She competed for the United Team of Germany in the 1960 Summer Olympics held in Rome, Italy in the 4 x 100 metres where she won the Silver medal with her team mates Anni Biechl, Brunhilde Hendrix and Jutta... Anni Biechl Brunhilde Hendrix Brunhilde Hendrix Brunhilde Hendrix is a West German athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres.... Jutta Heine Jutta Heine Judith Heine is a West German athlete who mainly competed in the sprint events.She competed for the United Team of Germany at the 1960 Summer Olympics held in Rome, Italy where she won a silver medal in the women's 200 metres...	45.96
3	Letizia Bertoni Sandra Valenti Piera Tizzoni Giuseppina Leone Giuseppina Leone Giuseppina "Giusy" Leone is an Italian athlete, who mainly competed in the 100 metres.She competed for Italy in the 100 metres at the 1960 Summer Olympics held in Rome, Italy, where she won the bronze medal, .06 seconds ahead of Maria Leontyavna Itkina of the Soviet Union.In 1954 in the European...	46.76
4	Erzsébet Heldtné Bartos Mária Bácskai Antónia Munkácsi Ildikó Jónás	47.54
5	Nancy Lewington Sally McCallum Sally McCallum Sally McCallum is a retired female track and field athlete from Canada, who represented her native country in three events at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. She claimed the bronze medal in the women’s 200 meters event at the 1959 Pan American Games.-References:*... Valerie Jerome Eleanor Haslam	48.05

Heat two

Rank	Name	Time	Notes
1	Martha Hudson Martha Hudson Martha B. Hudson Pennyman is a former American athlete, who mainly competed in the 100 meters. She was born in Eastman, Georgia and attended Tennessee State University.... Lucinda Williams Lucinda Williams Lucinda Williams is an American rock, folk, blues and country music singer and songwriter. She recorded her first albums in 1978 and 1980 in a traditional country and blues style and received very little attention from radio, the media, or the public. In 1988, she released her self-titled album,... Barbara Jones Wilma Rudolph Wilma Rudolph Wilma Glodean Rudolph was an American athlete. Rudolph was considered the fastest woman in the world in the 1960s and competed in two Olympic Games, in 1956 and in 1960....	44.50	WR
2	Vera Kalashnikova-Krepkina Valentina Maslovskaya Mariya Itkina Irina Press Irina Press Irina Natanovna Press was a Ukrainian athlete.-Career:Press was Jewish. She won two Olympic gold medals for the USSR team, in 80 m hurdles and pentathlon...	45.15
3	Teresa Ciepły Barbara Janiszewska Barbara Janiszewska Barbara Janiszewska was a Polish athlete who mainly competed in the women's sprint events during her career.... Celina Jesionowska Celina Jesionowska Celina Jesionowska is a Polish athlete who competed mainly in the 100 and 200 metres, during the last part of her career in 400 metres... Halina Richter	45.40
4	Silvia Hunte Carlota Gooden Lorraine Dunn Jean Holmes-Mitchell	46.66
-	Marlene Mathews-Willard Norma Thrower Norma Thrower Norma Claire Thrower is a retired Australian hurdler. Born as Norma Austin, the South Australian hurdler ran for the Western Districts club in Adelaide.... Norma Croker-Fleming Pat Duggan	[47.59]	DQ

Final

Rank	Name	Time	Notes
	Martha Hudson Martha Hudson Martha B. Hudson Pennyman is a former American athlete, who mainly competed in the 100 meters. She was born in Eastman, Georgia and attended Tennessee State University.... Lucinda Williams Lucinda Williams Lucinda Williams is an American rock, folk, blues and country music singer and songwriter. She recorded her first albums in 1978 and 1980 in a traditional country and blues style and received very little attention from radio, the media, or the public. In 1988, she released her self-titled album,... Barbara Jones Wilma Rudolph Wilma Rudolph Wilma Glodean Rudolph was an American athlete. Rudolph was considered the fastest woman in the world in the 1960s and competed in two Olympic Games, in 1956 and in 1960....	44.72
	Martha Langbein Martha Langbein Martha Langbein is a West German athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres.She competed for the United Team of Germany in the 1960 Summer Olympics held in Rome, Italy in the 4 x 100 metres where she won the Silver medal with her team mates Anni Biechl, Brunhilde Hendrix and Jutta... Anni Biechl Brunhilde Hendrix Brunhilde Hendrix Brunhilde Hendrix is a West German athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres.... Jutta Heine Jutta Heine Judith Heine is a West German athlete who mainly competed in the sprint events.She competed for the United Team of Germany at the 1960 Summer Olympics held in Rome, Italy where she won a silver medal in the women's 200 metres...	45.00
	Teresa Ciepły Barbara Janiszewska Barbara Janiszewska Barbara Janiszewska was a Polish athlete who mainly competed in the women's sprint events during her career.... Celina Jesionowska Celina Jesionowska Celina Jesionowska is a Polish athlete who competed mainly in the 100 and 200 metres, during the last part of her career in 400 metres... Halina Richter	45.19
4	Vera Kalashnikova-Krepkina Valentina Maslovskaya Mariya Itkina Irina Press Irina Press Irina Natanovna Press was a Ukrainian athlete.-Career:Press was Jewish. She won two Olympic gold medals for the USSR team, in 80 m hurdles and pentathlon...	45.39
5	Letizia Bertoni Sandra Valenti Piera Tizzoni Giuseppina Leone Giuseppina Leone Giuseppina "Giusy" Leone is an Italian athlete, who mainly competed in the 100 metres.She competed for Italy in the 100 metres at the 1960 Summer Olympics held in Rome, Italy, where she won the bronze medal, .06 seconds ahead of Maria Leontyavna Itkina of the Soviet Union.In 1954 in the European...	45.80
-	Carole Quinton Carole Quinton Carole Louise Quinton is a former English athlete, who competed in the sprint and short hurdles events.She competed for Great Britain in the 1960 Summer Olympics held in Rome, Italy, where she won the silver medal in the 100m Hurdles.-References:... Dorothy Hyman Dorothy Hyman Dorothy Hyman is a British athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres.... Jenny Smart Mary Bignal-Rand		DNF

Key: WR = world record; DQ = disqualified; DNF = did not finish

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