| Event: | Women's 4 × 100 m medley relay |
| Games: | 1996 Summer |
| Venue: | Georgia Tech Aquatic Center |
| Date: | 24 July 1996 (heats & final) |
| Competitors: | 103 |
| Nations: | 24 |
| Gold: | Beth Botsford, Amanda Beard, Angel Martino, Amy Van Dyken, Catherine Fox*, Whitney Hedgepeth*, Kristine Quance*, Jenny Thompson* |
| Silver: | Nicole Stevenson, Samantha Riley, Susie O'Neill, Sarah Ryan, Helen Denman*, Angela Kennedy* |
| Bronze: | Chen Yan, Han Xue, Cai Huijue, Shan Ying *Indicates the swimmer only competed in the preliminary heats. |
| Win Value: | 4:02.88 |
| Prev: | 1992 |
| Next: | 2000 |
The women's 4 × 100 metre medley relay event at the 1996 Summer Olympics took place on 24 July at the Georgia Tech Aquatic Center in Atlanta, United States.[1]
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
Rule: The eight fastest teams advance to the final (Q).[2]
| Rank | Lane | Nation | Swimmers | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Beth Botsford (1:01.67) Amanda Beard (1:08.34) Angel Martino (58.70) Amy Van Dyken (54.17) | 4:02.88 | ||||
| 5 | Nicole Stevenson (1:02.65) Samantha Riley (1:08.19) Susie O'Neill (59.03) Sarah Ryan (55.21) | 4:05.08 | ||||
| 6 | Chen Yan (1:02.48) Han Xue (1:09.92) Cai Huijue (59.92) Shan Ying (55.02) | 4:07.34 | ||||
| 4 | 2 | Marianne Kriel (1:02.39) Penny Heyns (1:07.41) Mandy Loots (1:02.33) Helene Muller (56.03) | 4:08.16 | AF | ||
| 5 | 7 | Julie Howard (1:03.54) Guylaine Cloutier (1:08.79) Sarah Evanetz (1:00.85) Shannon Shakespeare (55.11) | 4:08.29 | |||
| 6 | 3 | Antje Buschschulte (1:02.61) Kathrin Dumitru (1:11.68) Franziska van Almsick (1:00.42) Sandra Völker (54.51) | 4:09.22 | |||
| 7 | 8 | Nina Zhivanevskaya (1:02.08) Yelena Makarova (1:11.76) Yelena Nazemnova (1:00.80) Natalya Meshcheryakova (55.92) | 4:10.56 | |||
| 8 | 1 | Lorenza Vigarani (1:03.73) Manuela Dalla Valle (1:09.42) Ilaria Tocchini (1:01.01) Cecilia Vianini (56.43) | 4:10.59 |