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Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 100 metres relay

Women's 4 x 100 metres relay
at the Games of the XV Olympiad
Dates July 27 (heats, final)
Teams 15
Winning time 45.9
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Mae Faggs
Catherine Hardy
Barbara Jones
Janet Moreau
 United States
2nd, silver medalist(s) Helga Klein
Ursula Knab
Marga Petersen
Maria Sander
 Germany
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Heather Armitage
Sylvia Cheeseman
Jean Desforges
June Foulds
 Great Britain
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1st, gold medalist(s) Mae Faggs
Catherine Hardy
Barbara Jones
Janet Moreau
 United States
2nd, silver medalist(s) Helga Klein
Ursula Knab
Marga Petersen
Maria Sander
 Germany
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Heather Armitage
Sylvia Cheeseman
Jean Desforges
June Foulds
 Great Britain

The Women's 4 x 100 metres relay event at the 1952 Summer Olympics took place on July 27. The United States team won the final.

The first round and the final were held on the same day. On the first round, the two fastest teams from each heat qualified for the final.

Heat 1

Heat 2

Heat 3


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