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

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.

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
	Germany	Josefine Kohl Käthe Krauß Emmy Albus Ida Kühnel	46.8	CR
	Poland	Barbara Książkiewicz Otylia Kałuża Jadwiga Gawrońska Stanisława Walasiewicz	48.2
	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 Sigrid Sivertsen	51.1
	Great Britain	Leonard 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.

• Germany (4)
• Hungary (4)
• Italy (4)
• Norway (4)
• Poland (4)
• Great Britain (4)