The women's 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2026 World Athletics Indoor Championships took place on the short track of the Kujawsko-Pomorska Arena Toruń in Toruń, Poland, on 22 March 2026. This was the 19th time the event was contested at the World Athletics Indoor Championships.
Background The women's 4 × 400 metres relay was contested 18 times before 2025, at every edition of the World Athletics Indoor Championships since 1991. +Records before the 2026 World Athletics Indoor ChampionshipsRecordTeamTime (s)LocationDateWorld record Arkansas3:21.75 Albuquerque, United States 11 March 20232026 World Lead3:23.63 Fayetteville, United States 13 February 2026Championship record3:23.85Birmingham, United Kingdom4 March 2018
Qualification For the women's 4 × 400 metres relay, there is no entry standard, and every Member Federation will be able to enter one team up to eight athletes in each event.
Results
Round 1 Round 1 was held on 22 March, starting at 12:05 (UTC+1) in the morning.
The first two teams in each heat () and the next two fastest teams () advanced to the final.
+ Rank Heat Lane Nation Athletes Notes 1 1 5 Marika Popowicz-Drapała, Anna Gryc, Anastazja Kuś, Justyna Święty-Ersetic 3:28.06 Q, 2 1 6 Lieke Klaver, Madelief van Leur, Elisabeth Paulina, Eveline Saalberg 3:28.11 Q, 3 2 6 Paris Peoples, Brianna White, Abbey Glynn, Shamier Little 3:28.36 Q 4 2 5 Louisa Stoney, Jazmine Moss, Poppy Malik, Tess McHugh 3:29.31 Q, 5 1 4 Daniela Ledecká, Viktoria Korbová, Martina Segečová, Emma Zapletalová 3:29.87 q, 6 2 4 Ana Prieto, Carmen Avilés, Rocío Arroyo, Daniela Fra 3:29.98 q, 7 2 3 Sofia Lavreshina, Fatoumata Binta Diallo, Clara Martinha, Carina Vanessa 3:31.37 1 3 Kateřina Emilly Šmilauerová, Lurdes Gloria Manuel, Nikola Bisová, Lada Vondrová
Final The final was held on 22 March, starting at 20:47 (UTC+1) in the evening.
+ Rank Lane Nation Athletes Notes 5 Bailey Lear, Rosey Effiong, Paris Peoples, Shamier Little 3:25.81 4 Lieke Klaver, Myrte van der Schoot, Nina Franke, Eveline Saalberg 3:26.00 2 Paula Sevilla, Ana Prieto, Rocio Arroyo, Blanca Hervas 3:26.04 4 6 Natalia Bukowiecka, Anna Gryc, Anastazja Kuś, Justyna Święty-Ersetic 3:26.17 5 3 Tess McHugh, Dina Asher-Smith, Louisa Stoney, Keely Hodgkinson 3:28.09 6 1 Daniela Ledecká, Viktoria Korbová, Martina Segečová, Emma Zapletalová 3:32.77
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