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

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 →
Athletics at the
1928 Summer Olympics
Track events
100 mmenwomen
200 mmen
400 mmen
800 mmenwomen
1500 mmen
5000 mmen
10,000 mmen
110 m hurdlesmen
400 m hurdlesmen
3000 m
steeplechase		men
4 × 100 m relaymenwomen
4 × 400 m relaymen
Road events
Marathonmen
Field events
Long jumpmen
Triple jumpmen
High jumpmenwomen
Pole vaultmen
Shot putmen
Discus throwmenwomen
Javelin throwmen
Hammer throwmen
Combined events
Decathlonmen

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

Results

Heats

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

Rank Country Time Notes Competitors
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Canada 48.4 WR Ethel Smith, Bobbie Rosenfeld, Myrtle Cook, Jane Bell
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  United States 48.8 Jessie Cross, Loretta McNeil, Betty Robinson, Mary Washburn
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  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

  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.