Athletics at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 100 metres relay

The women's 4 × 100 metres relay event at the 1928 Olympic Games took place between August 4 & August 5.[1]

Women's 4 × 100 metres relay
at the Games of the IX Olympiad
DatesAugust 4 (heats)
August 5 (final)
Competitors from 8 nations
Teams8
Winning time48.4
Medalists
Myrtle Cook
Ethel Smith
Bobbie Rosenfeld
Jane Bell
 Canada
Jessie Cross
Loretta McNeil
Betty Robinson
Mary Washburn
 United States
Anni Holdmann
Leni Junker
Rosa Kellner
Leni Schmidt
 Germany

Results

Heats

Heat 1

RankCountryAthletesTimeNotes
1 CanadaEthel Smith, Bobbie Rosenfeld, Myrtle Cook, Jane Bell49.3Q, WR
2 NetherlandsLies Aengenendt, Rie Briejèr, Jeanette Grooss, Bets ter Horst50.4Q
3 FranceGeorgette Gagneux, Yolande Plancke, Marguerite Radideau, Lucienne Velu51.0Q
4 SwedenMaud Sundberg, Inga Gentzel, Emy Pettersson, Ruth Svedberg53.2

Key: Q = Qualified, WR = World record

Heat 2

RankCountryAthletesTimeNotes
1 United StatesJessie Cross, Loretta McNeil, Betty Robinson, Mary Washburn49.8Q
2 GermanyAnni Holdmann, Leni Junker, Rosa Kellner, Leni Schmidt49.8Q
3 ItalyLuigia Bonfanti, Giannina Marchini, Derna Polazzo, Vittorina VivenzaQ
4 BelgiumElise Van Truyen, Rose Van Crombrugge, Juliette Segers, Léontine Stevens

Key: Q = Qualified

Final

RankCountryTimeNotesCompetitors
 Canada48.4WR Ethel Smith, Bobbie Rosenfeld, Myrtle Cook, Jane Bell
 United States48.8 Jessie Cross, Loretta McNeil, Betty Robinson, Mary Washburn
 Germany49.0 Anni Holdmann, Leni Junker, Rosa Kellner, Leni Schmidt
4 France49.6 Georgette Gagneux, Yolande Plancke, Marguerite Radideau, Lucienne Velu
5 Netherlands49.8 Lies Aengenendt, Rie Briejèr, Jeanette Grooss, Bets ter Horst
6 Italy53.6 Luigia Bonfanti, Giannina Marchini, Derna Polazzo, Vittorina Vivenza

Key: WR = World record

References

  1. "Athletics at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games: Women's 4 × 100 metres Relay". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
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