1954 European Athletics Championships – Women's 4 × 100 metres relay

The women's 4 × 100 metres relay at the 1954 European Athletics Championships was held in Bern, Switzerland, at Stadion Neufeld on 28 and 29 August 1954.

Medalists Gold Vera KrepkinaRimma UlitkinaMariya ItkinaIrina TurovaSilver Irmgard EgertCharlotte BöhmerIrene BruttingMaria SanderBronze Maria MussoGiuseppina LeoneLetizia BertoniMilena Greppi

Results Final 29 August Rank Nation Competitors Time Notes Vera KrepkinaRimma UlitkinaMariya ItkinaIrina Turova 45.8 CR Irmgard EgertCharlotte BöhmerIrene BruttingMaria Sander 46.3 Maria MussoGiuseppina LeoneLetizia BertoniMilena Greppi 46.6 NR 4 Heather ArmitageJean DesforgesShirley HamptonAnne Pashley 46.7 5 Maria IlwickaBarbara LerczakCelina JesionowskaMaria Kusion 47.1 NR 6 Zlata PtáčkováJana RábováAnna KovaříkováLibuše Strejčková 48.5

Heats 28 August

Heat 1 Rank Nation Competitors Time Notes 1 Maria MussoGiuseppina LeoneLetizia BertoniMilena Greppi 46.8 CR NR Q 2 Irmgard EgertCharlotte BöhmerIrene BruttingMaria Sander 47.1 Q 3 Maria IlwickaBarbara LerczakCelina JesionowskaMaria Kusion 47.3 NR Q 4 Henriette RobertYvette MonginouMonique JacquetDenise Laborie 47.4 NR 5 Olga GyarmatiIda DénesIbolya GremingerVera Neszmélyi 48.5 6 Edith JakobTrudy HänselerGretel BolligerSonja Pretot 48.8 NR

Heat 2 Rank Nation Competitors Time Notes 1 Vera KrepkinaRimma UlitkinaMariya ItkinaIrina Turova 46.1 CR Q 2 Heather ArmitageJean DesforgesShirley HamptonAnne Pashley 46.7 Q 3 Zlata PtáčkováJana RábováAnna KovaříkováLibuše Strejčková 48.3 Q 4 Trude WarekaElfriede SteurerElfriede GeistFriedrike Harasek 48.3 NR 5 Inge EckelHelga HoffmannTrudi SchallerUrsula Finger 48.3 NR

Participation According to an unofficial count, 44 athletes from 11 countries participated in the event.

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