2016 European Athletics Championships – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay

Women's 4 x 400 metres relay
at the European Athletics Championships
Women's 4 x 400 metres relay ; at the European Athletics Championships
Venue	Olympic Stadium
Location	Amsterdam
Dates	9 July (round 1); 10 July (final)
Competitors	71 from 16 nations
Winning time	3:25.05 WL
Medalists
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The women's 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2016 European Athletics Championships took place at the Olympic Stadium on 9 and 10 July. Prior to the event, Great Britain had the 2016 leading European time of 3:28.62,^[1] and they kept their form throughout the competition, setting a new leading European time in the heats and the new 2016 world leading time of 3:25.05 in the final.^[2] The team that won gold consisted of Emily Diamond, Anyika Onuora, Eilidh Doyle and Seren Bundy-Davies. The silver medal was won by France, and the bronze by Italy, both setting their season's best times.

Records

Standing records prior to the 2016 European Athletics Championships
World record	Soviet Union Tatyana Ledovskaya Olga Nazarova Mariya Pinigina Olga Bryzgina	3:15.17	Seoul, South Korea	1 October 1988
European record	Soviet Union Tatyana Ledovskaya Olga Nazarova Mariya Pinigina Olga Bryzgina	3:15.17	Seoul, South Korea	1 October 1988
Championship record	East Germany Kirsten Emmelmann Sabine Busch Petra Müller Marita Koch	3:16.87	Stuttgart, West Germany	31 August 1986
World Leading	United States Damajahnee Birch Daina Harper Monisa Dobbins Ceara Watson	3:25.48	Lawrence, Kansas, United States	28 May 2016
European Leading	United Kingdom Kelly Massey Laviai Nielsen Perri Shakes-Drayton Emily Diamond	3:28.62	Regensburg, Germany	5 June 2016

Date	Time	Round
9 July 2016	13:55	Heats
10 July 2016	18:40	Final

All times are local times (UTC+2)

First 3 in each heat (Q) and 2 best performers (q) advance to the Final.^[3]^[4]

Rank	Heat	Nation	Athletes	Time	Notes
1	1	Great Britain	Eilidh Doyle, Margaret Adeoye, Kelly Massey, Seren Bundy-Davies	3:26.42	Q, EL
2	1	Poland	Ewelina Ptak, Martyna Dąbrowska, Iga Baumgart, Patrycja Wyciszkiewicz	3:27.72	Q, SB
3	2	Ukraine	Yuliya Olishevska, Olha Bibik, Tetyana Melnyk, Olha Zemlyak	3:27.75	Q
4	2	Germany	Laura Müller, Friederike Möhlenkamp, Lara Hoffmann, Ruth Spelmeyer	3:28.03	Q, SB
5	2	France	Marie Gayot, Brigitte Ntiamoah, Agnès Raharolahy, Elea-Mariama Diarra	3:28.38	Q, SB
6	2	Romania	Adelina Pastor, Anamaria Ioniță, Sanda Belgyan, Andrea Miklós	3:29.08	q, SB
7	2	Netherlands	Nicky van Leuveren, Lisanne de Witte, Eva Hovenkamp, Laura de Witte	3:29.18	q, NR
8	1	Italy	Maria Benedicta Chigbolu, Maria Enrica Spacca, Chiara Bazzoni, Elena Bonfanti	3:29.57	Q, SB
9	1	Belarus	Alena Kievich, Yulia Yurenia, Katsiaryna Khairullina, Ilona Usovich	3:31.23	SB
10	1	Slovakia	Silvia Šalgovičová, Alexandra Štuková, Alexandra Bezeková, Iveta Putálová	3:31.66	NR
10	2	Greece	Ekaterini Dalaka, Anna Vasiliou, Despina Mourta, Irini Vasiliou	3:31.66	SB
12	1	Norway	Benedicte Hauge, Sara Dorothea Jensen, Ida Bakke Hansen, Line Kloster	3:31.73	NR
13	1	Portugal	Rivinilda Mentai, Filipa Martins, Catia Azevedo, Dorothé Évora	3:32.48	SB
14	2	Spain	Laura Bueno, Aauri Lorena Bokesa, Bárbara Camblor, Geraxane Ussia	3:33.57	SB
15	2	Ireland	Sinead Denny, Phil Healy, Jenna Bromell, Ciara McCallion	3:34.02	SB
16	1	Turkey	Berfe Sancak, Meryem Kasap, Emel Şanlı, Elif Yıldırım	3:38.47

Rank	Lane	Nation	Athletes	Time	Notes
	5	Great Britain	Emily Diamond, Anyika Onuora, Eilidh Doyle, Seren Bundy-Davies	3:25.05	WL
	8	France	Phara Anacharsis, Brigitte Ntiamoah, Marie Gayot, Floria Gueï	3:25.96	SB
	7	Italy	Maria Benedicta Chigbolu, Maria Enrica Spacca, Chiara Bazzoni, Libania Grenot	3:27.49	SB
4	3	Poland	Ewelina Ptak, Małgorzata Hołub, Patrycja Wyciszkiewicz, Justyna Święty	3:27.60	SB
5	4	Germany	Laura Müller, Friederike Möhlenkamp, Lara Hoffmann, Ruth Spelmeyer	3:27.60	SB
6	6	Ukraine	Yuliya Olishevska, Olha Bibik, Tetyana Melnyk, Olha Zemlyak	3:27.64	SB
7	2	Netherlands	Laura de Witte, Lisanne de Witte, Eva Hovenkamp, Nicky van Leuveren	3:29.23
8	1	Romania	Adelina Pastor, Anamaria Ioniță, Sanda Belgyan, Andrea Miklós	3:30.63

^ "SENIOR OUTDOOR 2016 4X400 METRES RELAY WOMEN". IAAF. Archived from the original on 2016-06-07. Retrieved 2018-09-19.
^ ^a ^b "Final results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-09-10. Retrieved 2016-07-12.
^ "Heat 1 results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 September 2016.
^ "Heat 2 results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 September 2016.