| Event: | Women's 4 × 100 metres relay |
| Games: | 2008 Summer |
| Venue: | Beijing National Stadium |
| Dates: | 21 August 2008 (heats) 22 August 2008 (final) |
| Teams: | 16 |
| Win Value: | 42.54 |
| Gold: | Olivia Borlée Kim Gevaert Hanna Mariën Élodie Ouédraogo |
| Goldnoc: | BEL |
| Silver: | Franca Idoko Halimat Ismaila Gloria Kemasuode Oludamola Osayomi Agnes Osazuwa |
| Silvernoc: | NGR |
| Bronze: | Rosemar Coelho Neto Lucimar de Moura Thaissa Presti Rosângela Santos |
| Bronzenoc: | BRA |
| Prev: | 2004 |
| Next: | 2012 |
The women's 4 × 100 metres relay event at the 2008 Olympic Games took place on 21 and 22 August at the Beijing Olympic Stadium.[1]
There were 16 NOCs competing at this event, selected by the average of the two best marks in the qualifying period. Finland and Cuba qualified but withdrew, and were replaced by Thailand and Nigeria.[2]
Originally, the Russian team won the gold medal but was disqualified in 2016 after Yuliya Chermoshanskaya had her blood and urine samples re-analyzed, and tested positive for two prohibited substances.[3] One of her teammates, Yulia Guschina, was also later sanctioned for doping.[4]
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:
No new world or Olympic records were set for this event.
| Pos | NOC | 2 races | 1 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Average | ||||
| 1 | 84.22 | 42.11 | 41.98 | 42.24 | |
| 2 | 84.71 | 42.36 | 42.01 | 42.70 | |
| 3 | 85.58 | 42.79 | 42.78 | 42.80 | |
| 4 | 85.60 | 42.80 | 42.75 | 42.85 | |
| 5 | 85.69 | 42.85 | 42.82 | 42.87 | |
| 6 | 86.25 | 43.13 | 43.08 | 43.17 | |
| 7 | 86.43 | 43.22 | 43.03 | 43.40 | |
| 8 | 86.46 | 43.23 | 43.16 | 43.30 | |
| 9 | 86.48 | 43.24 | 43.04 | 43.44 | |
| 10 | 86.58 | 43.29 | 43.09 | 43.49 | |
| 11 | 86.65 | 43.33 | 43.26 | 43.39 | |
| 12 | 86.78 | 43.39 | 43.25 | 43.53 | |
| — | 86.89 | 43.45 | 43.41 | 43.48 | |
| 13 | 86.90 | 43.45 | 43.36 | 43.54 | |
| 14 | 87.19 | 43.60 | 43.43 | 43.76 | |
| — | 87.26 | 43.63 | 43.46 | 43.80 | |
| 15 | 87.30 | 43.65 | 43.38 | 43.92 | |
| 16 | 87.37 | 43.69 | 43.58 | 43.79 | |
| Reserves | |||||
| 17 | 87.53 | 43.77 | 43.62 | 43.91 | |
| 18 | 87.60 | 43.80 | 43.67 | 43.93 | |
| 18 | 87.60 | 43.80 | 43.76 | 43.84 | |
All times shown are in seconds:
First 3 in each heat(Q) and the next 2 fastest(q) advance to the Final.
| width=50 | Rank | width=15 | Lane | width=150 | Nation | width=700 | Competitors | width=100 | Results | width=100 | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Olivia Borlée, Hanna Mariën, Élodie Ouédraogo, Kim Gevaert | 42.54 | NR | ||||||||
| 3 | Franca Idoko, Gloria Kemasuode, Halimat Ismaila, Oludamola Osayomi | 43.04 | SB | ||||||||
| 8 | Rosemar Coelho Neto, Lucimar de Moura, Thaissa Presti, Rosângela Santos | 43.14 | SB | ||||||||
| 4 | 9 | Anne Möllinger, Verena Sailer, Cathleen Tschirch, Marion Wagner | 43.28 | ||||||||
| DNF | 7 | Jeanette Kwakye, Montell Douglas, Emily Freeman, Emma Ania | |||||||||
| DNF | 6 | Shelly-Ann Fraser, Sherone Simpson, Kerron Stewart, Veronica Campbell-Brown | |||||||||
| DSQ | 2 | Ewelina Klocek, Daria Korczyńska, Dorota Jędrusińska, Joanna Kocielnik | |||||||||
| DSQ (1st) | 4 | Evgeniya Polyakova, Aleksandra Fedoriva, Yulia Gushchina, Yuliya Chermoshanskaya | DSQ (42.31) | Doping case |