Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 100 metres relay
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The women's 4 × 100 metres relay event at the 1948 Olympic Games took place on August 7. The Dutch team won with a time of 47.5.[1]
| Women's 4 × 100 metres relay at the Games of the XIV Olympiad | |
|---|---|
| Dates | August 7 (heats & final) |
| Competitors | from 11 nations |
| Teams | 11 |
| Winning time | 47.5 |
| Medalists | |
@ 48:25
Records edit
Prior to the competition, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows.
| World record Olympic record |
 Germany(Emmy Albus, Marie Dollinger, Ilse Dörffeldt, Käthe Krauß) |
46.4 | Berlin, Germany | 8 August 1936 |
Schedule edit
All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 7 August 1948 | 15:15 | Round 1 |
| Saturday, 7 August 1948 | 16:40 | Final |
Results edit
Round 1 edit
Round 1 took place on 7 August. The first two teams from each heat advanced to the final.
Heat 1
| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Canada |
Diane Foster, Patricia Jones, Nancy Mackay, Viola Myers | 47.9 | Q |
| 2 |  Australia |
Joyce King, June Maston, Betty McKinnon, Shirley Strickland | 48.0 | Q |
| 3 |  France |
Rosine Faugouin, Jeanine Moussier, Liliane Sprécher, Jeanine Toulouse | 48.1 | |
| 4 |  Brazil |
Benedicta de Oliveira, Melânia Luz, Gertrudes Morg, Lucila Pini | 49.0 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Great Britain |
Maureen Gardner, Dorothy Manley, Muriel Pletts, Margaret Walker | 48.4 | Q |
| 2 |  Austria |
Grete Jenny, Maria Oberbreyer, Grete Pavlousek, Elfriede Steurer | 50.0 | Q |
| 3 |  Chile |
Marion Huber, Betty Kretschmer, Adriana Millard, Annegret Weller-Schneider | 51.5 | |
| 4 |  Italy |
Mirella Avalle, Anna Maria Cantù, Marcella Jeandeau, Liliana Tagliaferri | DNF |
Heat 3
| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Netherlands |
Fanny Blankers-Koen, Xenia Stad-de Jong, Gerda van der Kade-Koudijs, Netti Witziers-Timmer | 47.6 | Q |
| 2 |  Denmark |
Bente Bergendorff, Grethe Lovsø Nielsen, Birthe Nielsen, Hilde Nissen | 48.1 | Q |
| 3 |  United States |
Nell Jackson, Theresa Manuel, Mickey Patterson, Mabel Walker | 48.5 |
Final edit
| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Netherlands |
Fanny Blankers-Koen, Xenia Stad-de Jong, Gerda van der Kade-Koudijs, Netti Witziers-Timmer | 47.5 | |
 |
Australia |
Joyce King, June Maston, Betty McKinnon, Shirley Strickland | 47.6 | |
 |
Canada |
Diane Foster, Patricia Jones, Nancy Mackay, Viola Myers | 47.8 | |
| 4 | Great Britain |
Maureen Gardner, Dorothy Manley, Muriel Pletts, Margaret Walker | 48.0 | |
| 5 | Denmark |
Bente Bergendorff, Grethe Lovsø Nielsen, Birthe Nielsen, Hilde Nissen | 48.2 | |
| 6 | Austria |
Grete Jenny, Maria Oberbreyer, Grete Pavlousek, Elfriede Steurer | 49.2 |
Wind: 0.2 m/s
References edit
- ^ "Athletics at the 1948 London Summer Games: Women's 4 × 100 metres Relay". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
External links edit
- Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad, The (1948). The Official Report of the Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad. LA84 Foundation. Retrieved 4 September 2016.