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

Event:	Women's 4 × 100 metres relay
Games:	1928 Summer
Venue:	Olympic Stadium
Dates:	August 4 (heats) August 5 (final)
Teams:	8
Nations:	8
Win Value:	48.4
Gold:	Myrtle Cook Ethel Smith Bobbie Rosenfeld Jane Bell
Goldnoc:	CAN
Silver:	Jessie Cross Loretta McNeil Betty Robinson Mary Washburn
Silvernoc:	USA
Bronze:	Anni Holdmann Leni Junker Rosa Kellner Leni Schmidt
Bronzenoc:	GER
Next:	1932

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			49.3	Q, WR
2			50.4	Q
3			51.0	Q
4			53.2

Key: Q = Qualified, WR = World record

Heat 2

Rank	Country	Athletes	Time	Notes
1			49.8	Q
2		Anni Holdmann, Leni Junker, Rosa Kellner, Leni Schmidt	49.8	Q
3				Q
4

Key: Q = Qualified

Final

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

Key: WR = World record

Notes and References

Web site: Athletics at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games: Women's 4 × 100 metres Relay . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417174048/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1928/ATH/womens-4-x-100-metres-relay.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . 9 August 2017 . sports-reference.com.