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.

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.

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. One of her teammates, Yulia Guschina, was also later sanctioned for doping.

Records Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:

No new world or Olympic records were set for this event.

Qualification summary

PosNOC2 races12 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 43.79Reserves 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

Results All times shown are in seconds: Q denotes automatic qualification q denotes fastest losers DNS denotes did not start DNF denotes did not finish DSQ denotes disqualified AR denotes area record NR denotes national record PB denotes personal best SB denotes season's best

Round 1 First 3 in each heat(Q) and the next 2 fastest(q) advance to the Final.

Heat Lane Nation Competitors Results Notes 2 7Shelly-Ann Fraser, Sheri-Ann Brooks, Aleen Bailey, Veronica Campbell-Brown 42.24Q, SB 2 3Evgeniya Polyakova, Aleksandra Fedoriva, Yulia Gushchina, Yuliya Chermoshanskaya 42.87DSQ (Q) 1 7Olivia Borlée, Hanna Mariën, Élodie Ouédraogo, Kim Gevaert 42.92Q, SB 1 9Jeanette Kwakye, Montell Douglas, Emily Freeman, Emma Ania 43.02Q 1 5Rosemar Coelho Neto, Lucimar de Moura, Thaissa Presti, Rosângela Santos 43.38Q 1 8Franca Idoko, Gloria Kemasuode, Agnes Osazuwa, Oludamola Osayomi 43.43q, SB 1 6Ewelina Klocek, Daria Korczyńska, Dorota Jędrusińska, Marta Jeschke 43.47q 2 4Anne Möllinger, Verena Sailer, Cathleen Tschirch, Marion Wagner 43.59Q 1 3Yuliya Nestsiarenka, Aksana Drahun, Nastassia Shuliak, Anna Bagdanovich 43.69SB 2 5Tao Yujia, Wang Jing, Jiang Lan, Qin Wangping 43.78 2 9Sangwan Jaksunin, Orranut Klomdee, Jutamass Thavoncharoen, Nongnuch Sanrat 44.38 2 2Myriam Soumare, Muriel Hurtis-Houairi, Lina Jacques-Sebastien, Carima Louami 1 4Anita Pistone, Vincenza Calì, Giulia Arcioni, Audrey Alloh 2 6Wanda Hutson, Kelly-Ann Baptiste, Ayanna Hutchinson, Semoy Hackett 2 8Nataliya Pyhyda, Nataliya Pohrebnyak, Iryna Shepetyuk, Oksana Shcherbak 1 2Angela Williams, Mechelle Lewis, Torri Edwards, Lauryn Williams

Final

Rank Lane Nation Competitors Results Notes 5Olivia Borlée, Hanna Mariën, Élodie Ouédraogo, Kim Gevaert 42.54 NR 3Franca Idoko, Gloria Kemasuode, Halimat Ismaila, Oludamola Osayomi 43.04 SB 8Rosemar Coelho Neto, Lucimar de Moura, Thaissa Presti, Rosângela Santos 43.14 SB 4 9Anne Möllinger, Verena Sailer, Cathleen Tschirch, Marion Wagner 43.28 DNF 7Jeanette Kwakye, Montell Douglas, Emily Freeman, Emma Ania DNF 6Shelly-Ann Fraser, Sherone Simpson, Kerron Stewart, Veronica Campbell-Brown DSQ 2Ewelina Klocek, Daria Korczyńska, Dorota Jędrusińska, Joanna Kocielnik DSQ (1st) 4Evgeniya Polyakova, Aleksandra Fedoriva, Yulia Gushchina, Yuliya Chermoshanskaya DSQ (42.31) Doping case

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