Medalists
| Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
Russia (RUS)
Evgeniya Polyakova
Aleksandra Fedoriva
Yulia Gushchina
Yuliya Chermoshanskaya |
Belgium (BEL)
Olivia Borlée
Hanna Marien
Elodie Ouedraogo
Kim Gevaert |
Nigeria (NGR)
Franca Idoko
Gloria Kemasuode
Halimat Ismaila
Oludamola Osayomi
Agnes Osazuwa* |
Records
| World Record |
East Germany
Romy Müller
Sabine Günther
Ingrid Auerswald
Marlies Göhr |
41.37 |
Canberra, Australia |
6 October 1985 |
| Olympic Record |
East Germany (GDR)
Bärbel Wöckel
Marlies Göhr
Ingrid Auerswald
Romy Müller |
41.60 |
Moscow, Soviet Union |
1 August 1980 |
Qualification summary
| Pos |
NOC |
2 races |
1 |
2 |
| Total |
Average |
| 1 |
United States |
84.22 |
42.11 |
41.98 |
42.24 |
| 2 |
Jamaica |
84.71 |
42.36 |
42.01 |
42.70 |
| 3 |
Russia |
85.58 |
42.79 |
42.78 |
42.80 |
| 4 |
Belgium |
85.60 |
42.80 |
42.75 |
42.85 |
| 5 |
Great Britain |
85.69 |
42.85 |
42.82 |
42.87 |
| 6 |
Germany |
86.25 |
43.13 |
43.08 |
43.17 |
| 7 |
Ukraine |
86.43 |
43.22 |
43.03 |
43.40 |
| 8 |
Belarus |
86.46 |
43.23 |
43.16 |
43.30 |
| 9 |
Italy |
86.48 |
43.24 |
43.04 |
43.44 |
| 10 |
France |
86.58 |
43.29 |
43.09 |
43.49 |
| 11 |
China |
86.65 |
43.33 |
43.26 |
43.39 |
| 12 |
Poland |
86.78 |
43.39 |
43.25 |
43.53 |
| — |
Finland |
86.89 |
43.45 |
43.41 |
43.48 |
| 13 |
Brazil |
86.90 |
43.45 |
43.36 |
43.54 |
| 14 |
Trinidad and Tobago |
87.19 |
43.60 |
43.43 |
43.76 |
| — |
Cuba |
87.26 |
43.63 |
43.46 |
43.80 |
| 15 |
Thailand |
87.30 |
43.65 |
43.38 |
43.92 |
| 16 |
Nigeria |
87.37 |
43.69 |
43.58 |
43.79 |
| Reserves |
| 17 |
Australia |
87.53 |
43.77 |
43.62 |
43.91 |
| 18 |
Japan |
87.60 |
43.80 |
43.67 |
43.93 |
| 18 |
Ghana |
87.60 |
43.80 |
43.76 |
43.84 |
Results
- Q denotes automatic qualification.
- q denotes fastest losers.
- DNS denotes did not start.
- DNF denotes did not finish.
- DQ denotes disqualified
- AR denotes area record.
- NR denotes national record.
- PB denotes personal best.
- SB denotes season's best.
Round 1
| Heat |
Lane |
Nation |
Competitors |
Results |
Notes |
| 2 |
7 |
Jamaica |
Shelly-Ann Fraser, Sheri-Ann Brooks, Aleen Bailey, Veronica Campbell-Brown |
42.24 |
Q (SB) |
| 2 |
3 |
Russia |
Evgeniya Polyakova, Aleksandra Fedoriva, Yulia Gushchina, Yuliya Chermoshanskaya |
42.87 |
Q |
| 1 |
7 |
Belgium |
Olivia Borlee, Hanna Marien, Elodie Ouedraogo, Kim Gevaert |
42.92 |
Q (SB) |
| 1 |
9 |
Great Britain |
Jeanette Kwakye, Montell Douglas, Emily Freeman, Emma Ania |
43.02 |
Q |
| 1 |
5 |
Brazil |
Rosemar Coelho Neto, Lucimar de Moura, Thaissa Presti, Rosangela Santos |
43.38 |
Q |
| 1 |
8 |
Nigeria |
Franca Idoko, Gloria Kemasuode, Agnes Osazuwa, Oludamola Osayomi |
43.43 |
q (SB) |
| 1 |
6 |
Poland |
Ewelina Klocek, Daria Korczynska, Dorota Jedrusinska, Marta Jeschke |
43.47 |
q |
| 2 |
4 |
Germany |
Annett Mollinger, Verena Sailer, Cathleen Tschirch, Marion Wagner |
43.59 |
Q |
| 1 |
3 |
Belarus |
Yuliya Nestsiarenka, Aksana Drahun, Nastassia Shuliak, Anna Bagdanovich |
43.69 |
(SB) |
| 2 |
5 |
China |
Tao Yujia, Wang Jing, Jiang Lan, Qin Wangping |
43.78 |
|
| 2 |
9 |
Thailand |
Sangwan Jaksunin, Orranut Klomdee, Jutamass Thavoncharoen, Nongnuch Sanrat |
44.38 |
|
| 2 |
2 |
France |
Myriam Soumare, Muriel Hurtis-Houairi, Lina Jacques-Sebastien, Carima Louami |
DNF |
|
| 1 |
4 |
Italy |
Anita Pistone, Vincenza Calì, Giulia Arcioni, Audrey Alloh |
DQ |
|
| 2 |
6 |
Trinidad and Tobago |
Wanda Hutson, Kelly-Ann Baptiste, Ayanna Hutchinson, Semoy Hackett |
DNF |
|
| 2 |
8 |
Ukraine |
Nataliia Pygyda, Natalia Pohrebniak, Iryna Shepetyuk, Oksana Shcherbak |
DQ |
|
| 1 |
2 |
United States |
Angela Williams, Mechelle Lewis, Torri Edwards, Lauryn Williams |
DQ |
|
Final
| Rank |
Lane |
Nation |
Competitors |
Results |
Notes |
| 1 |
4 |
Russia |
Evgeniya Polyakova, Aleksandra Fedoriva, Yulia Gushchina, Yuliya Chermoshanskaya |
42.31 |
(SB) |
| 2 |
5 |
Belgium |
Olivia Borlée, Hanna Marien, Elodie Ouedraogo, Kim Gevaert |
42.54 |
(NR) |
| 3 |
3 |
Nigeria |
Franca Idoko, Gloria Kemasuode, Halimat Ismaila, Oludamola Osayomi |
43.04 |
(SB) |
| 4 |
8 |
Brazil |
Rosemar Coelho Neto, Lucimar de Moura, Thaissa Presti, Rosangela Santos |
43.14 |
(SB) |
| 5 |
9 |
Germany |
Anne Möllinger, Verena Sailer, Cathleen Tschirch, Marion Wagner |
43.28 |
|
|
7 |
Great Britain |
Jeanette Kwakye, Montell Douglas, Emily Freeman, Emma Ania |
DNF |
|
|
6 |
Jamaica |
Shelly-Ann Fraser, Sherone Simpson, Kerron Stewart, Veronica Campbell-Brown |
DNF |
|
|
2 |
Poland |
Ewelina Klocek, Daria Korczynska, Dorota Jedrusinska, Joanna Henryka Kocielnik |
DQ |
|
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