Athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay
These are the official results of the women's 4 × 400 metres relay event at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. The event was held on the 9 and 10 September 1972. There were a total number of 14 nations competing.
Records
These were the standing World and Olympic records prior to the 1972 Summer Olympics.| World Record | 3:29.28 |  Monika Zehrt Rita Kühne Ingelore Lohse Helga Seidler | Helsinki | 27 July 1972 |
Results
Final
- Held on 10 September 1972
| RANK | NATION | ATHLETES | TIME |
| • Dagmar Käsling • Rita Kühne • Helga Seidler • Monika Zehrt | 3:22.95 | ||
| • Mable Fergerson • Madeline Manning • Cheryl Toussaint • Kathy Hammond | 3:25.15 | ||
| • Anette Rückes • Inge Bödding • Hildegard Falck • Rita Wilden | 3:26.51 | ||
| 4. | • Martine Duvivier • Colette Besson • Bernadette Martin • Nicole Duclos | 3:27.5 | |
| 5. | • Verona Bernard • Janet Simpson • Jannette Roscoe • Rosemary Stirling | 3:28.7 | |
| 6. | • Allison Ross-Edwards • Raelene Boyle • Cheryl Peasley • Charlene Rendina | 3:28.8 | |
| 7. | • Marika Eklund • Pirjo Wilmi • Tuula Rautanen • Mona-Lisa Strandvall | 3:29.4 | |
| 8. | • Lyubov Runtso • Olga Syrovatskaia • Natalya Chistiakova • Nadezhda Kolesnikova | 3:31.9 |
Semifinals
- Held on 9 September 1972
Heat 1