Swimming at the 1980 Summer Olympics - Women's 4 x 100 metre medley relay
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The final of the Women's 4x100 metres Medley Relay
event at the 1980 Summer Olympics
was held in Moscow
, Soviet Union
, on Sunday July 20, 1980.
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 20, 1980.
Final
RANK | FINAL | TIME |
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'Rica Reinisch Rica Reinisch Rica Reinisch is a retired swimmer from East Germany. She is 5'9" tall and weighs 132 lbs., and is a specialist in backstroke, setting four world records in the Moscow Games , at the age of fifteen... Ute Geweniger Ute Geweniger Ute Geweniger was a breaststroke and medley swimmer of the 1980s who was a leading member of the East German swimming team. She won two Olympic gold medals, in the 100 m breaststroke and 4×100 m medley relay at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, and set seven individual and two relay... Andrea Pollack Andrea Pollack Andrea Pollack is a former butterfly swimmer from East Germany, who won two gold medals at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada at age fifteen. She won individual 200 m butterfly and with the women's relay team in the 4×100 m medley... 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... |
4:06.67 | |
'Helen Jameson Helen Jameson Helen Jameson is a former British swimmer.She was a member of the silver medal winning British women's 4×100 m medley relay team at the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow. She swam the backstroke leg alongside Margaret Kelly, Ann Osgerby and June Croft... Margaret Kelly Margaret Kelly (swimmer) Margaret Mary Kelly MBE is a former British Olympic swimmer.Kelly represented Great Britain at the 1976 and 1980 Olympic Games, winning silver in 1980 in the women's 4×100 m medley relay alongside Helen Jameson, Ann Osgerby and June Croft... Ann Osgerby Ann Osgerby Ann Osgerby is a retired butterfly swimmer from the United Kingdom, who represented her native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1980.... 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... |
4:12.24 | |
'Elena KruglovaElvira VasilkovaAlla GrishchenkovaNatalya 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:... |
4:13.61 | |
4. | 'Annika Uvehall Annika Uvehall Annika Uvehall is a former Swedish Olympic swimmer. She competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics where she swum the 100 m backstroke and the 4×100 m medley relay.-References:... Eva-Marie Håkansson Eva-Marie Håkansson Eva-Marie Gunilla Håkansson is a former Swedish Olympic swimmer. She competed in relay and breaststroke events in the 1980 Summer Olympics and in the 1984 Summer Olympics.-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... 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:*... |
4:16.91 |
5. | 'Laura ForalossoSabrina SeminatoreCinzia Savi ScarponiMonica Vallarin | 4:19.05 |
6. | 'Lisa Forrest Lisa Forrest Elizabeth Marie "Lisa" Forrest is a former Australian swimmer and current media personality. Forrest was the captain of the Australian swimming team at the 1980 Summer Olympics-References:... Lisa CurryKaren van de GraafRosemary Brown |
4:19.90 |
7. | 'Carmen BunaciuBrigitte PrassMariana ParaschivIrinel Panulescu | 4:21.27 |
8. | 'Stoianka DyngalakovaTanya BogomilovaAni MonevaDobrinka Mincheva | 4:22.38 |
Qualifying heats
- Held on Sunday July 20, 1980
RANK HEAT 1 TIME 1. 'Helen Jameson Helen JamesonHelen Jameson is a former British swimmer.She was a member of the silver medal winning British women's 4×100 m medley relay team at the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow. She swam the backstroke leg alongside Margaret Kelly, Ann Osgerby and June Croft...
Margaret KellyMargaret Kelly (swimmer)Margaret Mary Kelly MBE is a former British Olympic swimmer.Kelly represented Great Britain at the 1976 and 1980 Olympic Games, winning silver in 1980 in the women's 4×100 m medley relay alongside Helen Jameson, Ann Osgerby and June Croft...
Ann OsgerbyAnn OsgerbyAnn Osgerby is a retired butterfly swimmer from the United Kingdom, who represented her native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1980....
June CroftJune CroftJune Alexandra Croft is a retired freestyle swimmer from the United Kingdom, who represented her native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1980...4:16.29 2. 'Lisa Forrest Lisa ForrestElizabeth Marie "Lisa" Forrest is a former Australian swimmer and current media personality. Forrest was the captain of the Australian swimming team at the 1980 Summer Olympics-References:...
Lisa CurryKaren van de GraafRosemary Brown4:23.33 3. 'Stoianka DyngalakovaTanya BogomilovaAni MonevaDobrinka Mincheva 4:24.69 4. 'Carmen BunaciuBrigitte PrassMariana ParaschivIrinel Panulescu 4:24.08
RANK | HEAT 2 | TIME |
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1. | 'Rica Reinisch Rica Reinisch Rica Reinisch is a retired swimmer from East Germany. She is 5'9" tall and weighs 132 lbs., and is a specialist in backstroke, setting four world records in the Moscow Games , at the age of fifteen... Ute Geweniger Ute Geweniger Ute Geweniger was a breaststroke and medley swimmer of the 1980s who was a leading member of the East German swimming team. She won two Olympic gold medals, in the 100 m breaststroke and 4×100 m medley relay at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, and set seven individual and two relay... Andrea Pollack Andrea Pollack Andrea Pollack is a former butterfly swimmer from East Germany, who won two gold medals at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada at age fifteen. She won individual 200 m butterfly and with the women's relay team in the 4×100 m medley... 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... |
4:08.89 |
2. | 'Elena KruglovaElvira VasilkovaIrina AkseonovaOlga Klevakina | 4:16.46 |
3. | 'Annika Uvehall Annika Uvehall Annika Uvehall is a former Swedish Olympic swimmer. She competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics where she swum the 100 m backstroke and the 4×100 m medley relay.-References:... Eva-Marie Håkansson Eva-Marie Håkansson Eva-Marie Gunilla Håkansson is a former Swedish Olympic swimmer. She competed in relay and breaststroke events in the 1980 Summer Olympics and in the 1984 Summer Olympics.-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... 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:*... |
4:19.94 |
4. | 'Laura ForalossoSabrina SeminatoreCinzia Savi ScarponiMonica Vallarin | 4:21.69 |
5. | '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... Elke HoltzDagmar ErdmanHellen Plaschinski |
4:25.95 |
6. | 'Yolande van der StraetenBrigitte BosmansCarine VerbauwenPascale Verbauwen | 4:26.33 |