1938 European Athletics Championships – Women's 4 × 100 metres relay

Events at the 1938 European Athletics Championships
Track events
100 m		men		women
200 m		men		women
400 m		men
800 m		men
1500 m		men
5000 m		men
10,000 m		men
80 m hurdles				women
110 m hurdles		men
400 m hurdles		men
3000 m steeplechase		men
4×100 m relay		men		women
4×400 m relay		men
Road events
Marathon		men
50 km walk		men
Field events
Long jump		men		women
Triple jump		men
High jump		men		women
Pole vault		men
Shot put		men		women
Discus throw		men		women
Javelin throw		men		women
Hammer throw		men
Combined events
Decathlon		men

The women's 4 x 100 metres relay at the 1938 European Athletics Championships was held in Vienna, at the time part of German Reich, at Praterstadion on 18 September 1938.^[1]

Medalists

Gold	Josefine Kohl Käthe Krauß Emmy Albus Ida Kühnel  Germany
Silver	Barbara Książkiewicz Otylia Kałuża Jadwiga Gawrońska Stanisława Walasiewicz  Poland
Bronze	Maria Alfero Maria Apollonio Rosetta Cattaneo Italia Lucchini  Italy

Results

Final

18 September

Rank	Nation	Competitors	Time	Notes
01 !	Germany	Josefine Kohl Käthe Krauß Emmy Albus Ida Kühnel	46.8	CR
02 !	Poland	Barbara Książkiewicz Otylia Kałuża Jadwiga Gawrońska Stanisława Walasiewicz	48.2
03 !	Italy	Maria Alfero Maria Apollonio Rosetta Cattaneo Italia Lucchini	49.4
4	Hungary	Ilona Balla Anna Lörinczi Sarolta Fehér Rózalia Nagy	50.8
5	Norway	Ella Undli Aashild Brandvold Solveig Wennewold	51.1
6	United Kingdom	Lillian Chalmers Audrey Brown Dorothy Saunders Betty Lock	DQ

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 24 athletes from 6 countries participated in the event. The fourth member of the Norwegian relay team is unknown.

References