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

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

Results

Heats

Heat 1

Rank Country Athletes Time Notes 1 Ethel Smith, Bobbie Rosenfeld, Myrtle Cook, Jane Bell 49.3 Q, WR 2 Lies Aengenendt, Rie Briejèr, Jeanette Grooss, Bets ter Horst 50.4 Q 3 Georgette Gagneux, Yolande Plancke, Marguerite Radideau, Lucienne Velu 51.0 Q 4 Maud Sundberg, Inga Gentzel, Emy Pettersson, Ruth Svedberg 53.2

Key: Q = Qualified, WR = World record

Heat 2

Rank Country Athletes Time Notes 1 Jessie Cross, Loretta McNeil, Betty Robinson, Mary Washburn 49.8 Q 2 Anni Holdmann, Leni Junker, Rosa Kellner, Leni Schmidt 49.8 Q 3 Luigia Bonfanti, Giannina Marchini, Derna Polazzo, Vittorina Vivenza Q 4 Elise Van Truyen, Rose Van Crombrugge, Juliette Segers, Léontine Stevens

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

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