Athletics at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 100 metres relay
The women's 4 × 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.
Results
Heats
Heat 1| Rank | Country | Competitors | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Harriet Bland, Annette Rogers, Betty Robinson, Helen Stephens | 47.1 | Q | |
| 2 | Dorothy Brookshaw, Jeanette Dolson, Hilda Cameron, Aileen Meagher | 48.0 | Q | |
| 3 | Kitty ter Braake, Fanny Blankers-Koen, Alida de Vries, Elisabeth Koning | 48.4 | Q | |
| 4 | Charlotte Machmer, Johanna Vancura, Grete Neumann, Veronika Kohlbach | 49.9 |
Key: Q = Qualified
Heat 2
| Rank | Country | Competitors | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Emmy Albus, Käthe Krauß, Marie Dollinger, Ilse Dörffeldt | 46.4 | Q, WR | |
| 2 | Eileen Hiscock, Violet Olney, Audrey Brown, Barbara Burke | 47.5 | Q | |
| 3 | Lidia Bongiovanni, Ondina Valla, Fernanda Bullano, Claudia Testoni | 48.6 | Q | |
| 4 | Irja Lipasti, Ebba From, Raili Halttu, Rauni Essman | 49.5 |
Key: Q = Qualified, WR = World record
Final
| Rank | Country | Competitors | Time | Notes |
| Harriet Bland, Annette Rogers, Betty Robinson, Helen Stephens | 46.9 | |||
| Eileen Hiscock, Violet Olney, Audrey Brown, Barbara Burke | 47.6 | |||
| Dorothy Brookshaw, Jeanette Dolson, Hilda Cameron, Aileen Meagher | 47.8 | |||
| 4 | Lidia Bongiovanni, Ondina Valla, Fernanda Bullano, Claudia Testoni | 48.7 | ||
| 5 | Kitty ter Braake, Fanny Blankers-Koen, Alida de Vries, Elisabeth Koning | 48.8 | ||
| Emmy Albus, Käthe Krauß, Marie Dollinger, Ilse Dörffeldt | DSQ |
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.