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
VenueOlympic Stadium
DatesAugust 4 (heats)
August 5 (final)
Competitors from 8 nations
Teams8
Winning time48.4
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Myrtle Cook
Ethel Smith
Bobbie Rosenfeld
Jane Bell
 Canada
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Jessie Cross
Loretta McNeil
Betty Robinson
Mary Washburn
 United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Anni Holdmann
Leni Junker
Rosa Kellner
Leni Schmidt
 Germany
1932 →

Results

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Heats

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Heat 1

Rank Country Athletes Time Notes
1   Canada Ethel Smith, Bobbie Rosenfeld, Myrtle Cook, Jane Bell 49.3 Q, WR
2   Netherlands Lies Aengenendt, Rie Briejèr, Jeanette Grooss, Bets ter Horst 50.4 Q
3   France Georgette Gagneux, Yolande Plancke, Marguerite Radideau, Lucienne Velu 51.0 Q
4   Sweden Maud Sundberg, Inga Gentzel, Emy Pettersson, Ruth Svedberg 53.2

Key: Q = Qualified, WR = World record

Heat 2

Rank Country Athletes Time Notes
1   United States Jessie Cross, Loretta McNeil, Betty Robinson, Mary Washburn 49.8 Q
2   Germany Anni Holdmann, Leni Junker, Rosa Kellner, Leni Schmidt 49.8 Q
3   Italy Luigia Bonfanti, Giannina Marchini, Derna Polazzo, Vittorina Vivenza Q
4   Belgium Elise Van Truyen, Rose Van Crombrugge, Juliette Segers, Léontine Stevens

Key: Q = Qualified

Final

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Rank Country Time Notes Competitors
    Canada 48.4 WR Ethel Smith, Bobbie Rosenfeld, Myrtle Cook, Jane Bell
    United States 48.8 Jessie Cross, Loretta McNeil, Betty Robinson, Mary Washburn
    Germany 49.0 Anni Holdmann, Leni Junker, Rosa Kellner, Leni Schmidt
4   France 49.6 Georgette Gagneux, Yolande Plancke, Marguerite Radideau, Lucienne Velu
5   Netherlands 49.8 Lies Aengenendt, Rie Briejèr, Jeanette Grooss, Bets ter Horst
6   Italy 53.6 Luigia Bonfanti, Giannina Marchini, Derna Polazzo, Vittorina Vivenza

Key: WR = World record

References

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  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.