| Event: | Women's 4 × 400 metres relay |
| Competition: | 2018 European Athletics Championships |
| Venue: | Olympic Stadium |
| Location: | Berlin |
| Competitors: | 71 |
| Nations: | 16 |
| Win Value: | 3:26.59 |
| Gold: | Małgorzata Hołub-Kowalik Iga Baumgart-Witan Patrycja Wyciszkiewicz Justyna Święty-Ersetic Natalia Kaczmarek |
| Gold Nation: | POL |
| Silver: | Elea-Mariama Diarra Déborah Sananes Agnès Raharolahy Floria Gueï Estelle Perrossier |
| Silver Nation: | FRA |
| Bronze: | Zoey Clark Anyika Onuora Amy Allcock Eilidh Doyle Finette Agyapong |
| Bronze Nation: | GBR |
| Previous: | 2016 |
| Next: | 2022 |
The women's 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2018 European Athletics Championships took place at the Olympic Stadium on 10 and 11 August.[1]
| Standing records prior to the 2018 European Athletics Championships | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | Tatyana Ledovskaya, Olga Nazarova Mariya Pinigina, Olga Bryzgina | 3:15.17 | Seoul, South Korea | 1 October 1988 | |
| European record | Tatyana Ledovskaya, Olga Nazarova Mariya Pinigina, Olga Bryzgina | 3:15.17 | Seoul, South Korea | 1 October 1988 | |
| Championship record | Kirsten Emmelmann, Sabine Busch Petra Müller, Marita Koch | 3:16.87 | Stuttgart, West Germany | 31 August 1986 | |
| World Leading | Christine Day, Anastasia Le-Roy Janieve Russell, Stephenie Ann McPherson | 3:24.00 | Gold Coast, Australia | 14 April 2018 | |
| European Leading | Elea-Mariama Diarra, Cinthia Anaís Déborah Sananes, Floria Gueï | 3:25.91 | London, Great Britain | 14 July 2018 | |
| Date | Time | Round | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 August 2018 | 13:40 | Round 1 | |
| 11 August 2018 | 21:50 | Final |
First 3 in each heat (Q) and 2 best performers (q) advance to the Final.[2]
| Rank | Heat | Nation | Athletes | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 3:27.63 | , | ||
| 2 | 1 | 3:28.12 | |||
| 3 | 2 | 3:28.52 | |||
| 4 | 2 | 3:28.61 | |||
| 5 | 2 | 3:30.62 | |||
| 6 | 1 | 3:31.77 | , | ||
| 7 | 2 | 3:31.95 | , | ||
| 8 | 1 | 3:32.11 | , | ||
| 9 | 2 | 3:32.61 | |||
| 10 | 1 | 3:32.86 | |||
| 11 | 1 | 3:33.18 | |||
| 12 | 1 | 3:33.35 | |||
| 13 | 2 | 3:34.69 | |||
| 14 | 1 | 3:35.96 | |||
| 15 | 2 | 3:37.73 | |||
| 2 | |||||
| Rank | Lane | Nation | Athletes | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 3:26.59 | ||||
| 4 | 3:27.17 | ||||
| 6 | 3:27.40 | ||||
| 4 | 8 | Cynthia Bolingo, Hanne Claes, Justien Grillet, Camille Laus | 3:27.69 | ||
| 5 | 3 | 3:28.62 | |||
| 6 | 7 | 3:30.33 | |||
| 7 | 1 | 3:32.15 | |||
| 8 | 2 | 3:32.22 | |||