Athletics at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 100 metres relay

Women's 4 x 100 metres relay at the Games of the XI Olympiad
Dates	August 8 (heats), August 9 (final)
Competitors	from 8 nations
Teams	8
Winning time	46.9
Medalists
01 ! Harriet Bland Annette Rogers Betty Robinson Helen Stephens  United States 02 ! Eileen Hiscock Violet Olney Audrey Brown Barbara Burke  Great Britain 03 ! Dorothy Brookshaw Mildred Dolson Hilda Cameron Aileen Meagher  Canada
← 1932 1948 →

01 !		Harriet Bland Annette Rogers Betty Robinson Helen Stephens	United States
02 !		Eileen Hiscock Violet Olney Audrey Brown Barbara Burke	Great Britain
03 !		Dorothy Brookshaw Mildred Dolson Hilda Cameron Aileen Meagher	Canada

The women's 4 x 100 metres relay event at the 1936 Olympic Games took place on August 8 and August 9. The American team won with a time of 46.9 s after the German team, which had been in the lead, dropped the baton on the final leg.

Heat 1

Key: Q = Qualified

Heat 2

Key: Q = Qualified, WR = World record

Key: DSQ = Disqualified

In the heats, the German team set a world record of 46.4 s. In the final, they built a commanding lead, but their fourth runner, Ilse Dörffeldt, dropped the baton. The American team won in 46.9 s.