| | Event type
4 x 100 metres Relay, Women
| Date | 4 – 5 August 1928 |
|---|---|
| Status | Olympic |
| Location | Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam |
| Participants | 32 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.
Round One (4 August 1928 — 14:45)
Top three in each heat advanced to the final.
Heat One
| Pos | Nr | Team | NOC | Time (H) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | Canada |  CAN | 49.3 | |||||||||
| Bobby Rosenfeld • Ethel Smith • Jane Bell • Myrtle Cook | |||||||||||||
| 2 | – | Netherlands |  NED | 50.4 | |||||||||
| Lies Aengenendt • Rie Briejèr • Nettie Grooss • Bets ter Horst | |||||||||||||
| 3 | – | France |  FRA | 51.0 | |||||||||
| Georgette Gagneux • Yolande Plancke • Marguerite Radideau • Lucienne Velu | |||||||||||||
| 4 | – | Sweden |  SWE | 53.2 | |||||||||
| Maud Sundberg • Inga Gentzel • Emy Pettersson • Ruth Svedberg | |||||||||||||
Heat Two
| Pos | Nr | Team | NOC | Time (H) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | United States |  USA | 49.8 | |||||||||
| Mary Washburn • Jessie Cross • Loretta McNeil • Betty Robinson | |||||||||||||
| 2 | – | Germany |  GER | 49.8 | |||||||||
| Rosa Kellner • Leni Schmidt • Anni Holdmann • Leni Junker | |||||||||||||
| 3 | – | Italy |  ITA | – | |||||||||
| Luigia Bonfanti • Giannina Marchini • Derna Polazzo • Vittorina Vivenza | |||||||||||||
| 4 | – | Belgium |  BEL | – | |||||||||
| Elise Van Truÿen • Rose Van Crombrugge • Juliette Segers • Léontine Stevens | |||||||||||||
Final (5 August 1928 — 14:00)
| Pos | Nr | Team | NOC | Time (H) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | Canada | CAN | 48.4 | |||||||||
| Bobby Rosenfeld • Ethel Smith • Jane Bell • Myrtle Cook | |||||||||||||
| 2 | – | United States | USA | 48.8 | |||||||||
| Mary Washburn • Jessie Cross • Loretta McNeil • Betty Robinson | |||||||||||||
| 3 | – | Germany | GER | 49.0 | |||||||||
| Rosa Kellner • Leni Schmidt • Anni Holdmann • Leni Junker | |||||||||||||
| 4 | – | France | FRA | 49.6 | |||||||||
| Georgette Gagneux • Yolande Plancke • Marguerite Radideau • Lucienne Velu | |||||||||||||
| 5 | – | Netherlands | NED | 49.8 | |||||||||
| Lies Aengenendt • Rie Briejèr • Nettie Grooss • Bets ter Horst | |||||||||||||
| 6 | – | Italy | ITA | 53.6 | |||||||||
| Luigia Bonfanti • Giannina Marchini • Derna Polazzo • Vittorina Vivenza | |||||||||||||