Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 100 metres relay
These are the official results of the women's 4 × 100 metres relay event at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The event was held on 30 and 31 July 1976. There were a total number of 10 nations competing.
Medalists
Records
These were the standing World and Olympic records prior to the 1976 Summer Olympics.| World Record | 42.50 |  Marlies Göhr Renate Stecher Carla Bodendorf Martina Blos | Karl-Marx-Stadt | June 29, 1974 |
| Olympic Record | 42.88 |  Margaret Bailes Barbara Ferrell Mildrette Netter Wyomia Tyus | Mexico City | October 20, 1968 |
Results
Final
| RANK | NATION | ATHLETES | TIME |
| • Marlies Oelsner • Renate Stecher • Carla Bodendorf • Bärbel Eckert | 42.55 | ||
| • Elvira Possekel • Inge Helten • Annegret Richter • Annegret Kroniger | 42.59 | ||
| • Tetyana Prorochenko • Lyudmila Maslakova • Nadezhda Besfamilnaya • Vera Anisimova | 43.09 | ||
| 4. | • Margaret Howe • Patty Loverock • Joanne McTaggart • Marjorie Bailey | 43.17 CWR, | |
| 5. | • Barbara Wilson • Debbie Wells • Denise Robertson • Raelene Boyle | 43.18 | |
| 6. | • Leleith Hodges • Rose Allwood • Carol Cummings • Jacqueline Pusey | 43.24 | |
| 7. | • Martha Watson • Evelyn Ashford • Debra Armstrong • Chandra Cheeseborough | 43.35 | |
| 8. | • Wendy Clarke • Denise Ramsden • Sharon Colyear • Andrea Lynch | 43.79 |