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4 × 100 metres Relay, Women

Date4 – 5 August 1928
StatusOlympic
LocationOlympisch Stadion, Amsterdam
Participants32 from 8 countries

The Canadian team ran an unratified world record of 49.3 in the heats. In the final, the US team took the early lead, but Canada pulled even at the first exchange. With the US having Betty Robinson, the 100 metre gold medalist, on the anchor leg, the Americans had some hope, but Myrtle Cook took the baton with a three-metre lead and she held on comfortably to give Canada a gold medal in world record time.

PosNumberCompetitorsNOCR1Final
1–CanadaCAN49.3 (1 h1)48.4 (1)GoldWR
Bobby Rosenfeld • Ethel Smith • Jane Bell • Myrtle Cook • Jenny Thompson (DNS)
2–United StatesUSA49.8 (1 h2)48.8 (2)Silver
Mary Washburn • Jessie Cross • Loretta McNeil • Betty Robinson • Anne Vrana (DNS) • Olive Hasenfus (DNS) • Elta Cartwright (DNS) • Edna Sayer (DNS)
3–GermanyGER49.8 (2 h2)49.0 (3)Bronze
Rosa Kellner • Leni Schmidt • Anni Holdmann • Leni Junker • Lisa Gelius (DNS) • Annelise Gerhardt (DNS) • Grete Gericke (DNS) • Erna Steinberg (DNS)
4–FranceFRA51.0 (3 h1)49.6 (4)
Georgette Gagneux • Yolande Plancke • Marguerite Radideau • Lucienne Velu • Madeleine Martin (DNS) • Yvonne Carme (DNS) • Lucienne Laudré (DNS)
5–NetherlandsNED50.4 (2 h1)49.8 (5)
Lies Aengenendt • Rie Briejèr • Nettie Grooss • Bets ter Horst • Susanna Dedert (DNS) • Geertje Hoogendoorn (DNS) • Nici Mür (DNS)
6–ItalyITA– (3 h2)53.6 (6)
Luigia Bonfanti • Giannina Marchini • Derna Polazzo • Vittorina Vivenza • Matilde Moraschi (DNS)
4 h1 r1/2–SwedenSWE53.2 (4 h1)–
Maud Sundberg • Inga Gentzel • Emy Pettersson • Ruth Svedberg
4 h2 r1/2–BelgiumBEL– (4 h2)–
Elise Van Truÿen • Rose Van Crombrugge • Juliette Segers • Léontine Stevens • Antoinette Gallemaers (DNS) • Rose Mayer (DNS) • Sidonia Verschueren (DNS) • Lucie Petit-Diagre (DNS) • Marie Stevens (DNS)

Round One

Date4 August 1928 — 14:45
FormatTop three in each heat advanced to the final.

Heat #1

PosLaneCompetitorsNOCTime (Hand)
1–CanadaCAN49.3QWR
Lead-Off677Bobby Rosenfeld –
2nd Leg678Ethel Smith –
3rd Leg674Jane Bell –
Anchor675Myrtle Cook –
2–NetherlandsNED50.4Q
Lead-Off339Lies Aengenendt –
2nd Leg340Rie Briejèr –
3rd Leg346Nettie Grooss –
Anchor348Bets ter Horst –
3–FranceFRA51.0Q
Lead-Off118Georgette Gagneux –
2nd Leg124Yolande Plancke –
3rd Leg125Marguerite Radideau –
Anchor126Lucienne Velu –
4–SwedenSWE53.2
Lead-Off872Maud Sundberg –
2nd Leg870Inga Gentzel –
3rd Leg871Emy Pettersson –
Anchor873Ruth Svedberg –

Heat #2

PosLaneCompetitorsNOCTime (Hand)
1–United StatesUSA49.8Q
Lead-Off588Mary Washburn –
2nd Leg573Jessie Cross –
3rd Leg578Loretta McNeil –
Anchor879Betty Robinson –
2–GermanyGER49.8Q
Lead-Off757Rosa Kellner –
2nd Leg764Leni Schmidt –
3rd Leg755Anni Holdmann –
Anchor756Leni Junker –
3–ItalyITA–Q
Lead-Off243Luigia Bonfanti –
2nd Leg246Giannina Marchini –
3rd Leg247Derna Polazzo –
Anchor248Vittorina Vivenza –
4–BelgiumBEL–
Lead-Off640Elise Van Truÿen –
2nd Leg632Rose Van Crombrugge –
3rd Leg637Juliette Segers –
Anchor638Léontine Stevens –

Final Round

Date5 August 1928 — 14:00
PosLaneCompetitorsNOCTime (Hand)
1–CanadaCAN48.4WR
Lead-Off677Bobby Rosenfeld –
2nd Leg678Ethel Smith –
3rd Leg674Jane Bell –
Anchor675Myrtle Cook –
2–United StatesUSA48.8
Lead-Off588Mary Washburn –
2nd Leg573Jessie Cross –
3rd Leg578Loretta McNeil –
Anchor879Betty Robinson –
3–GermanyGER49.0
Lead-Off757Rosa Kellner –
2nd Leg764Leni Schmidt –
3rd Leg755Anni Holdmann –
Anchor756Leni Junker –
4–FranceFRA49.6
Lead-Off118Georgette Gagneux –
2nd Leg124Yolande Plancke –
3rd Leg125Marguerite Radideau –
Anchor126Lucienne Velu –
5–NetherlandsNED49.8
Lead-Off339Lies Aengenendt –
2nd Leg340Rie Briejèr –
3rd Leg346Nettie Grooss –
Anchor348Bets ter Horst –
6–ItalyITA53.6
Lead-Off243Luigia Bonfanti –
2nd Leg246Giannina Marchini –
3rd Leg247Derna Polazzo –
Anchor248Vittorina Vivenza –