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

Women's 4 × 100 metres relay
at the Games of the X Olympiad
VenueLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum
DatesAugust 7
Competitors24 (individuals) 6 (teams) from 6 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Mary Carew
Evelyn Furtsch
Annette Rogers
Billie von Bremen
 United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Mildred Fizzell
Lillian Palmer
Mary Frizzell
Hilda Strike
 Canada
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Eileen Hiscock
Gwen Porter
Violet Webb
Nellie Halstead
 Great Britain
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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
1st place, gold medalist(s) Mary Carew
Evelyn Furtsch
Annette Rogers
Billie von Bremen
 United States 47.0 WR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Mildred Fizzell
Lillian Palmer
Mary Frizzell
Hilda Strike
 Canada 47.0 WR
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Eileen Hiscock
Gwen Porter
Violet Webb
Nellie Halstead
 Great Britain 47.6
4 Jo Dalmolen
Cor Aalten
Bep du Mée
Tollien Schuurman
 Netherlands 47.7
5 Mie Muraoka
Michi Nakanishi
Asa Dogura
Sumiko Watanabe
 Japan 48.9
6 Grete Heublein
Ellen Braumüller
Tilly Fleischer
Marie Dollinger
 Germany 50.0

Key: WR = world record

References

  1. ^ "Athletics at the 1932 Los Angeles Summer Games: Women's 4 × 100 metres Relay". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 10 August 2017.