The women's 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2021 European Athletics Indoor Championships took place over one round at the Arena Toruń in Toruń, Poland, on 7 March 2021. It was the eleventh time this relay was contested at the European Athletics Indoor Championships. Nations could qualify by their team's ranking or by the combined individual results of the team members.

Six nations competed in the final, which was won by the team of the Netherlands in a championship record and national record of 3:27.15 minutes, followed by the teams of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 3:28.20 min and Poland in 3:29.94 min. Outside the medals, the Italian and Ukrainian team set national records of 3:30.32 min and 3:30.38 min respectively.

Background In the women's 4 × 400 metres relay, each team consists of four female athletes, who successively run two laps on a 200-metre track and pass on a baton between them."4x400 Metres Relay", World Athletics. Retrieved 3 July 2025. At the European Athletics Indoor Championships, the event was introduced in 2000 and had been contested ten times before 2021.Szabó, András. "Statistics Handbook", pp. 6, 330, European Athletics. Retrieved 3 July 2025.

At the start of the 2021 championship, the world and European record was 3:23.37 min set by the team of Russia in 2006, the championship record was 3:27.56 min set by the team of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 2013, and the world leading performance of the 2021 season was 3:26.27 min ran by the team of the Texas A&M University on 13 February 2021."Toplists – All time Top lists – Senior – 4x400 Metres Relay Short Track women – World", World Athletics. Retrieved 11 June 2025."4 x 400m Relay Women − Final − Results", European Athletics, 7 March 2021. Archived 7 March 2021. Retrieved 7 March 2021."Toplists – All time Top lists – Senior – 4x400 Metres Relay Short Track women – World 2021", World Athletics. Retrieved 11 June 2025. The home team of Poland had won the title in 2019 and was the defending champion."European Athletics Indoor Championships – 4 x 400m Relay Women – Final – Results", European Athletics, 3 March 2019. Archived 23 March 2019. Retrieved 3 July 2025.Steve Smythe, "Euro Indoors preview – women's track events", Athletics Weekly, 10 February 2025. Retrieved 8 July 2025.

The 2021 championship was held at the Arena Toruń in Toruń, Poland."Final entries for Torun 2021 published", European Athletics, 26 February 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2025."Athletics - 2021 European Indoor Athletics Championships", Reuters Connect, 7 March 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2025. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there was a medical and sanitary protocol to prevent and contain infections."European Athletics statement on positive COVID-19 cases following Torun 2021", European Athletics, 19 March 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2025.Jason Henderson, "Coronavirus positives from Toruń escalate", Athletics Weekly, 12 March 2025. Retrieved 8 July 2025.

+ Records before the 2021 European Athletics Indoor Championships Record Team Location Date World record 3:23.37 Glasgow, United Kingdom 28 January 2006 European record Championship record Great Britain and Northern Ireland (GBR) 3:27.56 Gothenburg, Sweden 3 March 2013 World leading Texas A&M University 3:26.27 Fayetteville, Arkansas, United States 13 February 2021 European leading"Toplists – All time Top lists – Senior – 4x400 Metres Relay Short Track women – Europe 2021", World Athletics. Retrieved 11 June 2025. N/A

Qualification Six teams could participate in this relay. One place was for the host nation, which was Poland. Three places were for the highest ranking nations based on their outdoor results from 2019 and 2020. The remaining two places were for the nations with the fastest accumulated times of the individual athletes from the 2021 indoor season until 22 February 2021."European Athletics Indoor Championships 2021 – Entry Standards & Procedures", European Athletics/Turkish Athletic Federation, 2020. Archived 28 May 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2025. A final entry list with thirty-five athletes of six nations was published on 26 February 2021."Final Entries - Athletes List by event", European Athletics, 26 February 2021. Retrieved 7 July 2025.

Final Six national teams competed in the final on 7 March 2021 at 19:10 (UTC+1). At the end of the first leg, Lieke Klaver of the Netherlands was the first to hand over the baton, followed by Zoey Clark of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Corinna Schwab of Germany; Natalia Kaczmarek of Poland was fourth at the hand-over. At the end of the second leg, individual 400 m bronze medalist Jodie Williams of Great Britain had moved into the first position, followed by Malgorzata Holub-Kowalik of Poland and Laura Müller of Germany; Marit Dopheide of the Netherlands handed over in fourth place. During the third leg, Amarachi Pipi of Great Britain maintained her team's leading position, Lisanne de Witte of the Netherlands had moved up to the second position and Kornelia Lesiewicz of Poland had moved down to the third position. In the anchor leg, individual 400 m gold medalist Femke Bol of the Netherlands took over the lead, and she was followed by Jessie Knight of Great Britain and Aleksandra Gaworska of Poland."European Athletics Indoor Championships – 400m Women – Final – Results", European Athletics, 6 March 2021. Archived 6 March 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2025.

The race was won by the team of the Netherlands in a championship record (), a European leading time (), and a Dutch record () of 3:27.15 min, followed by the team of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in second place in 3:28.20 min and the team of Poland in third place in 3:29.94 min. Outside the medals, the Italian team set a national record () of 3:30.32 min and the Ukrainian team set a national record () of 3:30.38 min. Bol had the fastest split time of 49.99 s, 1.41 seconds faster than the next-fastest runner.

Several runners were interviewed after the race. Klaver said: "We all have good times individually. Then you know that you could get gold.""Unieke dubbelslag: goud Nederlandse mannen en vrouwen op 4x400 m EK indoor" (in Dutch), NOS, 7 March 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2025. To which Bol responded: "But you still need to do it." Clark said: "It was so exciting. Seeing everyone compete throughout the championships has really given me the buzz to get going. It was a really nice atmosphere and it was nice to be back running at a championship again.""Zoey lands silver in 4x400m relay as Andy finishes seventh in 3000m", Scottish Athletics, 7 March 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2025. And about her opening leg, Clark said: "I knew it was going to be fast with Lieke Klaver on the outside. I knew she was going to go quick, so I just wanted to keep pace with her and make sure she didn't get away from me, so I could set the girls up well." Hołub-Kowalik said: "This bronze tastes like gold, after what happened to us a few minutes before the final," referring to individual 400 m silver medalist Justyna Święty-Ersetic, who had been replaced after being injured."Sztafeta kobiet 4x400 m na trzecim miejscu. Biało-czerwoni wywalczyli w Toruniu 10 medali" (in Polish), Fakt, 7 March 2025. Archived 3 July 2025. Retrieved 3 July 2025.

+Results of the final Rank Nation Athletes Notes Lieke KlaverMarit DopheideLisanne de WitteFemke Bol 3:27.15 , ,  Great Britain & N.I. Zoey ClarkJodie WilliamsAma PipiJessie Knight 3:28.20 Natalia KaczmarekMałgorzata Hołub-KowalikKornelia LesiewiczAleksandra Gaworska 3:29.94 4 Rebecca BorgaAlice MangioneEleonora MarchiandoEloisa Coiro 3:30.32 5 Viktoriya TkachukAnastasiia BryzginaKateryna KlymyukAnna Ryzhykova 3:30.38 6 Corinna SchwabLaura MüllerBrenda Cataria-ByllRuth Spelmeyer-Preuß 3:31.47

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