1966 European Athletics Championships – Women's 4 × 100 metres relay
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The women's 4 × 100 metres relay at the 1966 European Athletics Championships was held in Budapest, Hungary, at Népstadion on 3 and 4 September 1966.[1]
| Women's 4 × 100 metres relay at the European Athletics Championships |
|---|
Medalists
Results
Final
4 September
| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |  Poland | Elżbieta Bednarek Danuta Straszyńska Irena Kirszenstein Ewa Kłobukowska | 44.49 | CR |
 |  West Germany | Renate Meyer Hannelore Trabert Karin Frisch Jutta Stöck | 44.60 | NR |
 |  Soviet Union | Vera Popkova Valentyna Bolshova Lyudmila Samotyosova Renāte Lāce | 44.70 | |
| 4 |  Hungary | Margit Nemesházi Erzsébet Bartos Annamária Tóth Ida Such | 45.1 | |
| 5 |  East Germany | Renate Heldt Ingrid Tiedtke Ursula Böhm Christina Heinich | 45.3 | |
| 6 |  Great Britain | Maureen Tranter Janet Simpson Daphne Slater Jill Hall | 45.4 | |
| 7 |  Netherlands | Truus Hennipman Martha Klaasen Bos Wilma van den Berg Lidy Vonk | 45.6 | |
| 8 |  France | Danièle Guéneau Sylviane Telliez Gabrielle Meyer Nicole Montandon | 45.7 | NR |
Heats
3 September
Heat 1
| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Poland | Elżbieta Bednarek Danuta Straszyńska Irena Kirszenstein Ewa Kłobukowska | 44.7 | Q |
| 2 | East Germany | Christina Heinich Renate Heldt Ingrid Tiedtke Ursula Böhm | 45.3 | Q |
| 3 | Hungary | Margit Nemesházi Erzsébet Bartos Annamária Tóth Ida Such | 45.3 | Q |
| 4 | Great Britain | Maureen Tranter Janet Simpson Daphne Slater Jill Hall | 45.6 | Q |
| 5 |  Norway | Maj Lena Andersen Tove Bakkejord Berit Berthelsen Kirsten Rothe | 45.9 | NR |
Heat 2
| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Germany | Hannelore Trabert Jutta Stöck Renate Meyer Karin Frisch | 44.9 | Q |
| 2 | Soviet Union | Renāte Lāce Valentyna Bolshova Lyudmila Samotyosova Vera Popkova | 45.0 | Q |
| 3 | France | Danièle Guéneau Sylviane Telliez Gabrielle Meyer Nicole Montandon | 45.8 | NR Q |
| 4 | Netherlands | Truus Hennipman Martha Klaasen Bos Wilma van den Berg Lidy Vonk | 45.9 | Q |
| 5 |  Czechoslovakia | Eva Lehocká Eva Kucmanová Vlasta Přikrylová Alena Hiltscherova | 46.0 |
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 40 athletes from 10 countries participated in the event.
Czechoslovakia (4)
East Germany (4)
France (4)
Hungary (4)
Netherlands (4)
Norway (4)
Poland (4)
Soviet Union (4)
Great Britain (4)
West Germany (4)