2023 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay explained

Event:	Women's 4 × 4000 metres relay
Competition:	2023 European Athletics U23 Championships
Venue:	Leppävaara Stadium, Espoo
Dates:	15–16 July
Competitors:	55
Nations:	12
Win Value:	3:30.60
Gold:	Lea Thery-Demarque Cassandra Delaunay-Belleville Pauline Toriel Louise Maraval Marina Lasserre
Goldnoc:	FRA
Silver:	Michelle Gröbli Lena Wernli Giulia Senn Catia Gubelmann Aline Yuille
Silvernoc:	SUI
Bronze:	Rocio Arroyo Berta Segura Blanca Hervás Carmen Avilés Ana Garitaonandia
Bronzenoc:	ESP
Prev:	2021
Next:	2025

The women's 4 × 400 metres relay event at the 2023 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Espoo, Finland, at Leppävaara Stadium on 15 and 16 July.^[1]

Records

Prior to the competition, the records were as follows:

European U23 record		3:26.58	Debrecen, Hungary	15 July 2007
Championship U23 record

Results

Round 1

Qualification rule: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advance to the Final.^{[2] [3] [4]}

Rank	Heat	Nation	Athletes	Time	Notes
1	2	align=left		align=left		3:34.65	Q,
2	2	align=left		align=left		3:34.68	Q,
3	1	align=left		align=left		3:34.74	Q,
4	1	align=left		align=left		3:35.07	Q,
5	2	align=left		align=left		3:35.09	Q,
6	1	align=left		align=left		3:35.84	Q,
7	2	align=left		align=left		3:36.18	q,
8	1	align=left		align=left		3:36.66	q,
9	1	align=left		align=left		3:36.94
10	2	align=left		align=left		3:39.40
11	2	align=left		align=left		3:40.62
12	1	align=left		align=left		3:42.74

Final

^[5]

Rank	Nation	Athletes	Time	Notes
	align=left		align=left		3:30.60
	align=left		align=left		3:30.62
	align=left		align=left		3:31.11
4	align=left		align=left		3:31.38
5	align=left		align=left		3:31.51
6	align=left		align=left		3:33.57
7	align=left		align=left		3:34.02
8	align=left		align=left		3:36.60

Notes and References

1. https://espoo23results.european-athletics.com/en/results/athletics/event-schedule-4-x-400m-relay-women.htm Event Schedule - 4 x 400m Relay Women
2. Web site: 4 x 400m Relay Women Round 1 Heat 1/2 Results. EAA. 15 July 2023. 23 August 2023 .
3. Web site: 4 x 400m Relay Women Round 1 Heat 2/2 Results. EAA. 23 August 2023. 31 July 2023.
4. Web site: 4 x 400m Relay Women Round 1 Results Summary. EAA. 15 July 2023. 23 August 2023.
5. Web site: 4 x 400m Relay Women Final Results. EAA. 16 July 2023. 23 August 2023 .