| Women's 4 × 100 metre medley relay at the Games of the XXII Olympiad | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Swimming Pool at the Olimpiysky Sports Complex | |||||||||
| Dates | 20 July | |||||||||
| Competitors | 43 from 10 nations | |||||||||
| Teams | 10 | |||||||||
| Winning time | 4:06.67 WR | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| ← 19761984 → | ||||||||||
| Swimming at the 1980 Summer Olympics | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Freestyle | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | women | |
| 1500 m | men | |
| Backstroke | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Breaststroke | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Butterfly | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Individual medley | ||
| 400 m | men | women |
| Freestyle relay | ||
| 4 × 100 m | women | |
| 4 × 200 m | men | |
| Medley relay | ||
| 4 × 100 m | men | women |
The women's 4 × 100 metre medley relay event at the 1980 Summer Olympics was held on 20 July at the Swimming Pool at the Olimpiysky Sports Complex.
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
| World record |  East Germany (GDR)Ulrike Richter (1:02.23) Hannelore Anke (1:10.15) Andrea Pollack (59.53) Kornelia Ender (56.04) |
4:07.95 | Montreal, Canada | 18 July 1976 |
| Olympic record |  East Germany (GDR)Ulrike Richter (1:02.23) Hannelore Anke (1:10.15) Andrea Pollack (59.53) Kornelia Ender (56.04) |
4:07.95 | Montreal, Canada | 18 July 1976 |
The following records were established during the competition:
| Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 July | Final | Rica Reinisch (1:01.51) Ute Geweniger (1:09.46) Andrea Pollack (1:00.14) Caren Metschuck (55.56) |
East Germany |
4:06.67 | WR, OR |
Results
Heats
Final
| Rank | Nation | Swimmers | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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East Germany |
Rica Reinisch (1:01.51) =WR Ute Geweniger (1:09.46) Andrea Pollack (1:00.14) Caren Metschuck (55.56) |
4:06.67 | WR |
 |
 Great Britain |
Helen Jameson (1:04.60) Margaret Kelly (1:09.95) Ann Osgerby (1:01.77) June Croft (55.92) |
4:12.24 | |
 |
 Soviet Union |
Elena Kruglova (1:04.60) Elvira Vasilkova (1:10.10) Alla Grishchenkova (1:02.72) Natalya Strunnikova (56.19) |
4:13.61 | |
| 4 |  Sweden |
Annika Uvehall (1:06.45) Eva-Marie Håkansson (1:11.25) Agneta Mårtensson (1:02.06) Tina Gustafsson (57.15) |
4:16.91 | |
| 5 | Italy |
Laura Foralosso (1:04.20) Sabrina Seminatore (1:12.91) Cinzia Savi Scarponi (1:02.61) Monica Vallarin (59.33) |
4:19.05 | |
| 6 | Australia |
Lisa Forrest (1:04.59) Lisa Curry (1:13.61) Karen Van de Graaf (1:03.07) Rosemary Brown (58.63) |
4:19.90 | |
| 7 |  Romania |
Carmen Bunaciu (1:03.37) Brigitte Prass (1:14.23) Mariana Paraschiv (1:04.46) Irinel Pănulescu (59.21) |
4:21.27 | |
| 8 |  Bulgaria |
Stoianka Dyngalakova (1:06.23) Tanya Bogomilova (1:12.39) Ani Moneva (1:04.91) Dobrinka Mincheva (58.85) |
4:22.38 |
References
- "Games of the XXII Olympiad Moscow 1980 – Volume 3: Participants and Results". Fizkultura i sport. pp. 451, 486. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
