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 | ||||||||||
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Venue | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | |||||||||
Dates | August 7 | |||||||||
Competitors | 24 (individuals) 6 (teams) from 6 nations | |||||||||
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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 |
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Mary Carew Evelyn Furtsch Annette Rogers Billie von Bremen | United States | 47.0 | WR | |
Mildred Fizzell Lillian Palmer Mary Frizzell Hilda Strike | Canada | 47.0 | WR | |
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
- ^ "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.