Athletics at the 1932 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 100 metres relay explained

Event:	Women's 4 × 100 metres relay
Games:	1932 Summer
Venue:	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Dates:	August 7
Competitors:	24 (individuals) 6 (teams)
Nations:	6
Longnames:	yes
Gold:	Mary Carew Evelyn Furtsch Annette Rogers Billie von Bremen
Goldnoc:	USA
Silver:	Mildred Fizzell Lillian Palmer Mary Frizzell Hilda Strike
Silvernoc:	CAN
Bronze:	Eileen Hiscock Gwen Porter Violet Webb Nellie Halstead
Bronzenoc:	GBR
Prev:	1928
Next:	1936

The women's 4 × 100 metres relay event at the 1932 Summer Olympics took place on August 7.^[1]

Results

Final

As only six teams had entered, the teams requested that they run a straight final, which the officials accepted.

The Americans narrowly defeated the Canadians in a very close and exciting contest: both teams were credited with a new world record.

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
			47.0	WR
			47.0	WR
			47.6
4			47.7
5			48.9
6			50.0

Key: WR = world record

Notes and References

1. Web site: Athletics at the 1932 Los Angeles Summer Games: Women's 4 × 100 metres Relay . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417174049/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1932/ATH/womens-4-x-100-metres-relay.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . 10 August 2017 . sports-reference.com.