These are the results of the Women's 4 × 400 metres relay event at the 1997 World Championships in Athletics in Athens, Greece.
Medalists Anke FellerUta RohländerAnja RückerGrit BreuerMaicel Malone-WallaceKim GrahamKim BattenJearl Miles ClarkMichele Collins*Natasha Kaiser-Brown*Inez TurnerLorraine GrahamDeon HemmingsSandie RichardsNadia Graham-Hutchinson*
* Runners who participated in the heats only and received medals.
Results
Heats
Qualification: First 3 of each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest times (q) advance to the final.
Rank Heat Nation Athletes Time Notes 1 Anke Feller, Uta Rohländer, Anja Rücker, Grit Breuer 3:24.70 Q, SB 1 Naděžda Koštovalová, Hana Benešová, Ludmila Formanová, Helena Dziurova-Fuchsová 3:25.11 Q 2 Michele Collins, Kim Graham, Natasha Kaiser-Brown, Maicel Malone-Wallace 3:25.37 Q, SB 2 Nadia Graham-Hutchinson, Lorraine Graham, Inez Turner, Sandie Richards 3:25.53 Q, SB 1 Allison Curbishley, Michelle Pierre, Michelle Thomas, Donna Fraser 3:25.78 Q 2 Tatyana Chebykina, Yuliya Tarasenko, Yekaterina Kulikova, Olga Kotlyarova 3:25.83 Q 1 Doris Jacob, Olabisi Afolabi, Saidat Onanuga, Falilat Ogunkoya 3:27.94 q 2 Danielle Perpoli, Patrizia Spuri, Francesca Carbone, Virna De Angeli 3:30.34 q 1 Annamária Bori, Barbara Petráhn, Alice Kun, Judit Szekeres 3:35.56 10 2 Chrysoula Goudenoudi, Maria Pachatouridou, Christina Panagou, Marina Vasarmidou 3:37.14
Final Rank Nation Athletes Time Notes Anke Feller, Uta Rohländer, Anja Rücker, Grit Breuer 3:20.92 WL Maicel Malone-Wallace, Kim Graham, Kim Batten, Jearl Miles Clark 3:21.03 SB Inez Turner, Lorraine Graham, Deon Hemmings, Sandie Richards 3:21.30 NR 4 Tatyana Chebykina, Olga Kotlyarova, Yekaterina Kulikova, Tatyana Alekseyeva 3:21.57 SB 5 Naděžda Koštovalová, Ludmila Formanová, Hana Benešová, Helena Dziurova-Fuchsová 3:23.73 6 Allison Curbishley, Michelle Pierre, Michelle Thomas, Donna Fraser 3:26.27 7 Olabisi Afolabi, Fatima Yusuf, Doris Jacob, Falilat Ogunkoya 3:30.04 8 Patrizia Spuri, Francesca Carbone, Carla Barbarino, Virna De Angeli 3:30.63
References Results IAAF