| Event: | Women's 4 x 400 metres relay |
| Competition: | European Athletics Championships |
The women's 4 x 400 metres relay at the 1969 European Athletics Championships was held in Athens, Greece, at Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium on 19 September 1969.
| Gold | Rosemary Stirling Patricia Lowe Janet Simpson Lillian Board  | |
| Silver | Bernadette Martin Nicole Duclos Eliane Jacq Colette Besson  | |
| Bronze | Christa Czekay Antje Gleichfeld Inge Eckhoff Christel Frese |
The official times were rounded to one-tenth of a second, with both first and second place credited with a new world record of 3:30.8.
19 September
| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | | 3:30.82 | WR | |||
| align=left | | 3:30.85 | WR | |||
| align=left | 3:32.7 | NR | ||||
| 4 | align=left | 3:33.7 | NR | |||
| 5 | align=left | 3:35.2 | NR | |||
| 6 | align=left |  | 3:35.4 | NR | ||
| 7 | align=left |  | 3:36.6 | NR | ||
| 8 | align=left |  | 3:40.6 | NR |
19 September
| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | | 3:37.9 | Q | ||
| 2 | align=left | 3:38.8 | Q | |||
| 3 | align=left | | 3:40.7 | NR Q | ||
| 4 | align=left | | 3:41.1 | Q | ||
| 5 | align=left |  | 3:42.3 |
| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | 3:33.9 | WR Q | |||
| 2 | align=left | | 3:34.3 | NR Q | ||
| 3 | align=left | 3:34.5 | NR Q | |||
| 4 | align=left | | 3:35.8 | NR Q | ||
| 5 | align=left | 3:36.2 | NR | |||
| 6 | align=left |  | 3:38.1 | NR |
According to an unofficial count, 45 athletes from 11 countries participated in the event.
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