| Event: | Women's 4 x 400 metres relay |
| Competition: | European Athletics Championships |
These are the official results of the Women's 4x400 metres event at the 1982 European Championships in Athens, Greece. The final was held at Olympic Stadium "Spiros Louis" on 11 September 1982.
| Gold | Kirsten Emmelmann Sabine Busch Dagmar Rübsam Marita Koch | |
| Silver | Věra Tylová Milena Matějkovičová Taťána Kocembová Jarmila Kratochvílová | |
| Bronze | Yelena Korban Irina Olkhovnikova Olga Mineyeva Irina Baskakova |
11 September
| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | 3:19.05 | WR | ||||
| align=left | 3:22.17 | |||||
| align=left | 3:22.79 | |||||
| 4 | align=left | 3:25.71 | ||||
| 5 | align=left | 3:25.82 | NR | |||
| 6 | align=left |  | 3:29.26 | |||
| 7 | align=left |  | 3:29.32 | |||
| 8 | align=left |  | 3:35.83 |
According to an unofficial count, 32 athletes from 8 countries participated in the event.
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