Swimming at the 1980 Summer Olympics - Women's 4 x 100 metre freestyle relay
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The final of the Women's 4x100 metres Freestyle Relay
Relay race
During a relay race, members of a team take turns running, orienteering, swimming, cross-country skiing, biathlon, or ice skating parts of a circuit or performing a certain action. Relay races take the form of professional races and amateur games...

event at the 1980 Summer Olympics
1980 Summer Olympics
The 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event celebrated in Moscow in the Soviet Union. In addition, the yachting events were held in Tallinn, and some of the preliminary matches and the quarter-finals of the football tournament...

 was held in Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...

, Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....

, on Sunday July 27, 1980.

Final

RANK FINAL TIME
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Barbara Krause
Barbara Krause
Barbara Krause is a former freestyle swimmer from East Germany. Krause was a three times Olympic gold medalist and eight-time world record holder....


Caren Metschuck
Caren Metschuck
Caren Metschuck is a German former swimmer and a multiple Olympic gold medalist.-Career:With the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Metschuck won Olympic gold in the 100 m butterfly. She also won gold in the 4×100 m freestyle relay team and the 4×100 m backstroke relay...


Ines Diers
Ines Diers
Ines Diers is a former freestyle swimmer from East Germany. At age sixteen she won a total number of five medals at the boycotted 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR.-References:*...


Sarina Hülsenbeck
Sarina Hülsenbeck
Sarina Hülsenbeck is an East German swimmer who competed in the late 1970s and early 1980s. She won a gold medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow in the women's 4 x 100 m freestyle and competed in the 4 x 100 m medley relay qualifying round, but not in the final.-Personal life:Hülsenbeck...

3:42.71
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Carina Ljungdahl
Carina Ljungdahl
Anita Carina Ljungdahl was a Swedish freestyle swimmer. She won a silver medal in 4 x 100 m freestyle relay at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow along with Tina Gustafsson, Agneta Mårtensson, Agneta Eriksson....


Tina Gustafsson
Tina Gustafsson
Tina Isabel Gustafsson is a former Swedish freestyle swimmer. She won a silver medal in 4 x 100 m freestyle relay at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow along with Carina Ljungdahl, Agneta Mårtensson and Agneta Eriksson.-Long course :-References:*...


Agneta Mårtensson
Agneta Mårtensson
Ulla Agneta Linnéa Mårtensson was a Swedish freestyle swimmer. She won a silver medal in 4 × 100 m freestyle relay at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow along with Carina Ljungdahl, Tina Gustafsson and Agneta Eriksson. She also competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics...


Agneta Eriksson
Agneta Eriksson
Berith Agneta Eriksson was a Swedish freestyle swimmer. Aged fifteen she won a silver medal in 4 × 100 m freestyle relay at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow along with Carina Ljungdahl, Tina Gustafsson and Agneta Mårtensson. She also competed in the 1984 and 1988 Summer Olympics.-Long course...

3:48.93
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Conny van Bentum
Conny van Bentum
Cornelia van Bentum is a former butterfly and freestyle swimmer from The Netherlands, who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in 1980...


Wilma van Velsen
Wilma van Velsen
Margot Wilhelmina Teunisje van Velsen is a former butterfly and freestyle swimmer from The Netherlands, who twice competed for her native country at the Summer Olympics, starting in 1980 in Moscow, Soviet Union.There she won the bronze medal in the 4×100 m freestyle relay, alongside Conny...


Reggie de Jong
Reggie de Jong
Regina Constance de Jong is a former freestyle swimmer from The Netherlands, who competed for her native country at the in 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Union....


Annelies Maas
Annelies Maas
Annelies Maas is a former freestyle swimmer from The Netherlands, who competed in two consequentive Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in 1976....

3:49.51
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Sharron Davies
Sharron Davies
Sharron Elizabeth Davies MBE is a retired swimmer from the United Kingdom. She won a silver medal in the 400 metre individual medley at the 1980 Olympics in Moscow, and two gold medals at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton...


Kaye Lovatt
Jacquelene Willmott
June Croft
June Croft
June Alexandra Croft is a retired freestyle swimmer from the United Kingdom, who represented her native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1980...

3:51.71
5. '
Lisa Curry
Karen van de Graaf
Rosemary Brown
Michelle Pearson
Michelle Pearson
Michelle Robyn Pearson , was an Australian medley and freestyle swimmer of the 1980s, who won a bronze medal in the 200m individual medley at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics...

3:54.16
6. '
Isabel Reuss
Isabel Reuss
Isabel Reuss Gerding is an Olympic freestyle swimmer from Mexico, who participated in the 1980 Summer Olympics for her native country.Her best result in Moscow, Soviet Union was a sixth place in the Women's 4x100m Freestyle Relay....


Dagmar Erdman
Teresa Rivera
Teresa Rivera
Teresa Rivera Pastrana is a former female backstroke and freestyle swimmer from Mexico. She participated in two consecutive Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in 1980. Her best result was a 6th place in the Women's 4x100m Freestyle Relay at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet...


Hellen Plaschinski
3:55.41
7. '
Dobrinka Mincheva
Rumiana Dobreva
Ani Kostova
Stoianka Dyngalakova
3:56.34
8. '
Natalia Mas
Margarita Armengol
Laura Flaque
Gloria Casado
3:58.71



Qualifying heats

  • Held on Sunday July 27, 1980
    RANK HEAT 1 TIME
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    Conny van Bentum
    Conny van Bentum
    Cornelia van Bentum is a former butterfly and freestyle swimmer from The Netherlands, who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in 1980...


    Wilma van Velsen
    Wilma van Velsen
    Margot Wilhelmina Teunisje van Velsen is a former butterfly and freestyle swimmer from The Netherlands, who twice competed for her native country at the Summer Olympics, starting in 1980 in Moscow, Soviet Union.There she won the bronze medal in the 4×100 m freestyle relay, alongside Conny...


    Reggie de Jong
    Reggie de Jong
    Regina Constance de Jong is a former freestyle swimmer from The Netherlands, who competed for her native country at the in 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Union....


    Annelies Maas
    Annelies Maas
    Annelies Maas is a former freestyle swimmer from The Netherlands, who competed in two consequentive Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in 1976....

    3:51.30
    2. '
    Carina Ljungdahl
    Carina Ljungdahl
    Anita Carina Ljungdahl was a Swedish freestyle swimmer. She won a silver medal in 4 x 100 m freestyle relay at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow along with Tina Gustafsson, Agneta Mårtensson, Agneta Eriksson....


    Birgitta Jonsson
    Birgitta Jönsson
    Birgitta Jönsson is a former Swedish Olympic swimmer. She was a part of the silver medal winning 4×200 m freestyle team in the 1980 Summer Olympics, swimming a leg in the prelims.-References:...


    Helena Peterson
    Helena Peterson
    Helena Peterson is a former Swedish Olympic swimmer. She competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics, where she swum the prelims for the silver medal winning Swedish 4×100 m freestyle relay team.-References:...


    Tina Gustafsson
    Tina Gustafsson
    Tina Isabel Gustafsson is a former Swedish freestyle swimmer. She won a silver medal in 4 x 100 m freestyle relay at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow along with Carina Ljungdahl, Agneta Mårtensson and Agneta Eriksson.-Long course :-References:*...

    3:52.22
    3. '
    June Croft
    June Croft
    June Alexandra Croft is a retired freestyle swimmer from the United Kingdom, who represented her native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1980...


    Kaye Lovatt
    Jacquelene Willmott
    Sharron Davies
    Sharron Davies
    Sharron Elizabeth Davies MBE is a retired swimmer from the United Kingdom. She won a silver medal in the 400 metre individual medley at the 1980 Olympics in Moscow, and two gold medals at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton...

    3:53.08
    4. '
    Isabel Reuss
    Isabel Reuss
    Isabel Reuss Gerding is an Olympic freestyle swimmer from Mexico, who participated in the 1980 Summer Olympics for her native country.Her best result in Moscow, Soviet Union was a sixth place in the Women's 4x100m Freestyle Relay....


    Dagmar Erdman
    Teresa Rivera
    Teresa Rivera
    Teresa Rivera Pastrana is a former female backstroke and freestyle swimmer from Mexico. She participated in two consecutive Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in 1980. Her best result was a 6th place in the Women's 4x100m Freestyle Relay at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet...


    Hellen Plaschinski
    3:56.87
    5. '
    Stoianka Dyngalakova
    Rumiana Dobreva
    Ani Kostova
    Dobrinka Mincheva
    3:59.65


RANK HEAT 2 TIME
1. '
Barbara Krause
Barbara Krause
Barbara Krause is a former freestyle swimmer from East Germany. Krause was a three times Olympic gold medalist and eight-time world record holder....


Sarina Hülsenbeck
Sarina Hülsenbeck
Sarina Hülsenbeck is an East German swimmer who competed in the late 1970s and early 1980s. She won a gold medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow in the women's 4 x 100 m freestyle and competed in the 4 x 100 m medley relay qualifying round, but not in the final.-Personal life:Hülsenbeck...


Caren Metschuck
Caren Metschuck
Caren Metschuck is a German former swimmer and a multiple Olympic gold medalist.-Career:With the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Metschuck won Olympic gold in the 100 m butterfly. She also won gold in the 4×100 m freestyle relay team and the 4×100 m backstroke relay...


Carmela Schmidt
Carmela Schmidt
Carmela Schmidt is a former freestyle swimmer from East Germany.She won two bronze medals at the boycotted 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR. Schmidt also won the world title in the 1982 World Aquatics Championships, in the 400 m freestyle.-References:*...

3:45.19
2. '
Lisa Curry
Karen van de Graaf
Rosemary Brown
Michelle Pearson
Michelle Pearson
Michelle Robyn Pearson , was an Australian medley and freestyle swimmer of the 1980s, who won a bronze medal in the 200m individual medley at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics...

3:56.24
3. '
Natalia Mas
Margarita Armengol
Laura Flaque
Gloria Casado
3:58.33
4. '
Irina Gerasimova
Natalya Strunnikova
Natalya Strunnikova
Natalya Strunnikova is a bronze medalist in the 1980 Summer Olympics in the women's 4 x 100 meter medley relay. Natalya was born on March 14, 1964, in Sverdlovsk, Russia.-References:...


Larisa Tsareva
Olga Klevakina
DSQ


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