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East Germany |
 GDR |
3:14.53 |
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Viola Goretzki / Christiane Knetsch / Ilona Richter / Bianka Schwede / Monika Kallies / Renate Neu / Rosel Nitsche / Doris Mosig / Marina Wilke * |
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United States |
 USA |
3:16.21 |
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Christine Ernst / Carol Brown / Nancy Storrs / Wiki Royden / Claudia Schneider / Anne Warner / Gail Pierson / Carie Graves / Lynn Silliman * |
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Romania |
 ROU |
3:18.50 |
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Elena Avram / Luliana Balaban / Valeria Avram / Aurelia Marinescu / Cristel Wiener / Filigonia Tol / Florica Petcu / Elena Oprea / Aneta Matei * |
GBR