| Event: | Women's 4 x 100 metres relay |
The women's 4 × 100 metres relay event at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games was held on 31 January and 2 February at the Queen Elizabeth II Park in Christchurch, New Zealand.[1]
| width=200 valign=top | Denise Robertson Jennifer Lamy Raelene Boyle Robyn Boak | width=200 valign=top | Barbara Martin Andrea Lynch Judy Vernon Sonia Lannaman | width=200 valign=top | Alice Annum Hannah Afriyie Josephine Ocran Rose Asiedua |
Qualification: First 3 teams of each heat (Q) plus the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.
| Rank | Heat | Nation | Athletes | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 44.6 | Q | |||
| 2 | 1 | 44.9 | Q | |||
| 3 | 1 | 44.9 | Q | |||
| 4 | 1 | 46.5 | q | |||
| 5 | 1 | 47.1 | q | |||
| 1 | 2 | 45.2 | Q | |||
| 2 | 2 | 45.3 | Q | |||
| 3 | 2 | 45.8 | Q | |||
| 4 | 2 | 48.2 |
| Rank | Nation | Athletes | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43.51 | GR | ||||
| 44.30 | |||||
| 44.35 | |||||
| 4 | 44.51 | ||||
| 5 | 44.68 | ||||
| 6 | 45.22 | ||||
| 7 | 46.22 | ||||
| 8 | 46.43 |