1987 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay

Championship The 4 × 400 metres relay at the 1987 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Stadio Olimpico on September 5 and September 6. Medals Gold: Silver: Bronze:East GermanyDagmar NeubauerKirsten EmmelmannPetra MullerSabine BuschCornelia Ullrich*Soviet UnionAelita YurchenkoOlga NazarovaMariya PiniginaOlga BryzginaUnited StatesDiane DixonDenean HowardValerie Brisco-HooksLillie Leatherwood Note: * Indicates athletes who ran in preliminary rounds. Results All times shown are in minutes. Final RankTeamNameResultNotesImage:Gold medal icon.svgEast GermanyDagmar Neubauer, Kirsten Emmelmann, Petra Muller, Sabine Busch3:18.63CRImage:Silver medal icon.svgSoviet UnionAelita Yurchenko, Olga Nazarova, Mariya Pinigina, Olga Bryzgina 3:19.50Image:Bronze medal icon.svgUnited StatesDiane Dixon, Denean Howard, Valerie Brisco-Hooks, Lillie Leatherwood 3:21.044CanadaCharmaine Crooks, Molly Killingbeck, Marita Payne-Wiggins, Jillian Richardson 3:24.115West GermanyUte Thimm, Helga Arendt, Gudrun Abt, Gisela Kinzel 3:24.946JamaicaCathy Rattray-Williams, Sandra Farmer, Ilrey Oliver, Sandie Richards 3:27.517FranceNathalie Simon, Nadine Debois, Hélène Huart, Fabienne Ficher 3:27.608Bulgaria 1971Tsvetanka Ilieva, Rositsa Stamenova, Pepa Pavlova, Yuliana Marinova3:30.24 Heats Heat 1 RankTeamNameResultNotes1Soviet UnionAelita Yurchenko, Olga Nazarova, Mariya Pinigina, Olga Bryzgina3:20.75 Q2United StatesDiane Dixon, Denean Howard, Valerie Brisco-Hooks, Lillie Leatherwood3:22.32 Q3CanadaCharmaine Crooks, Molly Killingbeck, Marita Payne-Wiggins, Jillian Richardson3:24.50 Q4FranceNathalie Simon, Nadine Debois, Hélène Huart, Fabienne Ficher3:27.76 q5CubaEster Petitón, Odalys Hernandez, Tania Fernández, Ana Fidelia Quirot3:29.786KenyaGeraldine Shitandayi, Florence Wanjiru, Esther Kavaya, Francisca Chepkurui3:30.167Brazil 1968Suzete Montalvão, Maria do Carmo Fialho, Soraya Vieira Telles, Maria Magnólia Souza Figueiredo3:30.91AR8IndiaVandana Shanbag, Vandana Rao, Shiny Wilson, P.T. Usha3:31.55AR Heat 2 RankTeamNameResultNotes1East GermanyKirsten Emmelmann, Dagmar Neubauer, Cornelia Ullrich, Petra Muller3:22.97 Q2Bulgaria 1971Malena Andonova, Rositsa Stamenova, Pepa Pavlova, Yuliana Marinova3:25.85 Q3West GermanyKarin Lix, Helga Arendt, Gudrun Abt, Gisela Kinzel3:26.75 Q4JamaicaCathy Rattray-Williams, Sandie Richards, Sandra Farmer, Ilrey Oliver3:27.13 q5HungaryErzsebet Szabo, Erika Szopori, Noémi Bátori, Judit Forgács3:31.566ItalyRossana Morabito, Cosetta Campana, Nevia Pistrino, Erica Rossi3:31.727SpainRosa Colorado, Cristina Pérez, Montserrat Pujol, Blanca Lacambra3:32.018IrelandMichelle Walsh-Carroll, Barbara Johnson, Patricia Walsh, Patricia Amond3:32.56 References IAAF results, heats IAAF results, final 4 x 400 metres relay women Category:Relays at the World Athletics Championships