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.
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) 4:06.67 ,
Results Heats Rank Heat Nation Swimmers Time Notes 1 2 Rica Reinisch (1:01.95)Ute Geweniger (1:09.66)Andrea Pollack (1:01.04)Sarina Hülsenbeck (56.24) 4:08.89 Q 2 1 Helen Jameson (1:05.59)Margaret Kelly (1:11.10)Ann Osgerby (1:01.91)June Croft (57.69) 4:16.29 Q 3 2 Elena Kruglova (1:05.21)Elvira Vasilkova (1:10.02)Irina Aksyonova (1:03.11)Olga Klevakina (58.12) 4:16.46 Q 4 2 Annika Uvehall (1:07.18)Eva-Marie Håkansson (1:11.80)Agneta Mårtensson (1:02.79)Tina Gustafsson (58.17) 4:19.94 Q 5 2 Laura Foralosso (1:06.09)Sabrina Seminatore (1:13.05)Cinzia Savi Scarponi (1:03.57)Monica Vallarin (58.98) 4:21.69 Q 6 1 Lisa Forrest (1:04.89)Lisa Curry (1:15.13)Karen Van de Graaf (1:03.54)Rosemary Brown (59.77) 4:23.33 Q 7 1 Stoianka Dyngalakova (1:06.50)Tanya Bogomilova (1:13.51)Ani Moneva (1:04.95)Dobrinka Mincheva (58.73) 4:23.69 Q 8 1 Carmen Bunaciu (1:03.85)Brigitte Prass (1:14.31)Mariana Paraschiv (1:12.00)Irinel Pănulescu (53.92) 4:24.08 Q 9 2 Teresa Rivera (1:04.54)Elke Holtz (1:14.58)Dagmar Erdman (1:08.33)Helen Plaschinski (58.50) 4:25.95 10 2 Yolande Van Der Straeten (1:05.61)Brigitte Bosmans (1:16.89)Carine Verbauwen (1:04.38)Pascale Verbauwen (59.45) 4:26.33
Final Rank Nation Swimmers Time Notes Rica Reinisch (1:01.51) =WRUte Geweniger (1:09.46)Andrea Pollack (1:00.14)Caren Metschuck (55.56) 4:06.67 WR Helen Jameson (1:04.60)Margaret Kelly (1:09.95)Ann Osgerby (1:01.77)June Croft (55.92) 4:12.24 Elena Kruglova (1:04.60)Elvira Vasilkova (1:10.10)Alla Grishchenkova (1:02.72)Natalya Strunnikova (56.19) 4:13.61 4 Annika Uvehall (1:06.45)Eva-Marie Håkansson (1:11.25)Agneta Mårtensson (1:02.06)Tina Gustafsson (57.15) 4:16.91 5 Laura Foralosso (1:04.20)Sabrina Seminatore (1:12.91)Cinzia Savi Scarponi (1:02.61)Monica Vallarin (59.33) 4:19.05 6 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 Carmen Bunaciu (1:03.37)Brigitte Prass (1:14.23)Mariana Paraschiv (1:04.46)Irinel Pănulescu (59.21) 4:21.27 8 Stoianka Dyngalakova (1:06.23)Tanya Bogomilova (1:12.39)Ani Moneva (1:04.91)Dobrinka Mincheva (58.85) 4:22.38
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