The women's 4 × 100 metres relay at the 2026 European Athletics Championships took place over two rounds at the Alexander Stadium in Birmingham, United Kingdom, on 15 August 2026."European Athletics Championships Birmingham 2026", European Athletics, 21 April 2026. Retrieved 5 August 2026.
Background
+ Records before the 2026 European Athletics Championships Record Athlete (nation) Location Date World record"All time Top lists – Senior 4 × 100 Metres Relay Women – World", World Athletics. Retrieved 5 August 2026. (Tianna Madison, Allyson Felix, Bianca Knight, Carmelita Jeter) 40.82 London, United Kingdom 10 August 2012 European record"All time Top lists – Senior 4 × 100 Metres Relay Women – Europe", World Athletics. Retrieved 5 August 2026.(Silke Gladisch, Sabine Rieger, Ingrid Auerswald, Marlies Göhr)41.37Canberra, Australia6 October 1985 Championship record"European Athletics Championships Best Performances", European Athletics. Retrieved 5 August 2026.(Silke Möller, Katrin Krabbe, Kerstin Behrendt, Sabine Günther) 41.68 Split, Yugoslavia 1 September 1990 World leading"Season Top Lists – Senior 2026 4 × 100 Metres Relay Women – World", World Athletics. Retrieved 5 August 2026. USC Trojans (Dajaz Defrand, Mia Brahe-Pedersen, Madison Whyte, Brianna Selby)41.58Eugene, United States13 June 2026 European leading"Season Top Lists – Senior 2026 4 × 100 m Relay Women – Europe", World Athletics. Retrieved 4 August 2026.(Dina Asher-Smith, Amy Hunt, Success Eduan, Imani Lansiquot) 42.06London, United Kingdom 18 July 2026
Qualification For the women's 4 × 100 metres relay, the qualification period is from 1 January 2025 to 26 July 2026. The qualification procedure will be based on the aggregate of the two fastest times achieved by national teams in the qualification period. For being ranked, the results of relay races shall be valid only on condition that they are part of a competition staged in compliance with World Athletics Rules (and included into World Athletics Global Calendar) and that at least 2 international teams, representing at least 2 countries compete in the race. A total of 16 national teams can compete in the event. Host nation Great Britain has the right to be represented with one national team in the event. If they wish to participate and are not qualified as indicated above, the number of national teams to qualify will be reduced to 15."Qualification System and Entry Standards", European Athletics, 14 November 2025. Retrieved 2 August 2026.
+ Qualification standings per 31 July 2026 QP Country Athletes Status Accumulated timesResult 1Result 2 1 Allocated to Host Country 2 Qualified by European Ranking 83.7341.8641.87 3 Qualified by European Ranking 84.2942.1142.18 4 Qualified by European Ranking 84.6242.0242.60 5 Qualified by European Ranking 85.1942.5842.61 6 Qualified by European Ranking 85.6542.8042.85 7 Qualified by European Ranking 85.6742.8342.84 8 Qualified by European Ranking 85.6842.8142.87 9 Qualified by European Ranking 86.5543.1143.44 10 Qualified by European Ranking 86.6543.3243.33 11 Qualified by European Ranking 86.8843.1143.77 12 Qualified by European Ranking 87.0343.2643.77 13 Qualified by European Ranking 87.6243.7343.89 14 Qualified by European Ranking 87.9843.9544.03 15 Qualified by European Ranking 88.0043.9944.01 16 Qualified by European Ranking 88.4943.9444.55
Schedule Date Time Round15 August 2026 12:40 Round 115 August 2026 21:48 Final
Results Round 1 Round 1 was held on 15 August 2026, at 12:40 in the afternoon. First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advanced to the final.
Heat 1 Place Lane Nation Athletes Time Notes 1 2 Alice Pagliarini, Gloria Hooper, Dalia Kaddari, Alessia Pavese 42.22 , 2 3 Kristal Awuah, Amy Hunt, Success Eduan, Imani Lansiquot 42.37 3 5 Lorène Dorcas Bazolo, Tatjana Pinto, Beatriz Castelhano, Arialis Gandulla 43.06 , 4 9 Lucy-May Sleeman, Ciara Neville, Sarah Leahy, Lauren Roy 43.13 , 5 7 Karin Strametz, Magdalena Lindner, Christania Williams, Isabel Posch 43.37 6 8 Mette Graversgaard, Amaya Kruse Jørgensen, Ronja Christophersen, Annika Baun Haldbo 43.49 7 6 Saara Keskitalo, Lotta Kemppinen, Tessa Moisio, Nooralotta Neziri 43.78 8 4 Isabel van den Berg, Britt de Blaauw, Fenna Achterberg, Anna Roelofs 43.95
Heat 2 Place Lane Nation Athletes Time Notes 1 5 Géraldine Di Tizio-Frey, Ajla Del Ponte, Léonie Pointet, Salomé Kora 42.38 , 2 8 Krystsina Tsimanouskaya, Wiktoria Gajosz, Magdalena Stefanowicz, Ewa Swoboda 42.37 , 3 4 Zita Szentgyörgyi, Boglárka Takács, Luca Kozák, Lili Hanna Brucker 42.84 , 4 3 Rani Vincke, Rani Rosius, Janie De Naeyer, Delphine Nkansa 42.98 , 5 2 Delia Farajpour, Viktória Korbová, Lenka Kovacovicová, Viktória Forster 44.20 — 6 Jolina Ernst, Rebekka Haase, Sophia Junk, Gina Lückenkemper — 7 Apostolia Antonatou, Rafaéla Spanoudaki-Hatziriga, Dimitra Tsoukala, Polyniki Emmanouilidou — 9 Ericka Badeau Maseras, Jaël Bestué, Lucía Carrillo, María Isabel Pérez
Final The final was held on 15 August 2026, at 21:48 in the evening.
Place Lane Nation Athletes Time Notes 7 Dina Asher-Smith, Amy Hunt, Success Eduan, Imani Lansiquot 42.05 8 Géraldine Di Tizio-Frey, Fabienne Hoenke, Léonie Pointet, Salomé Kora 43.12 6 Krystsina Tsimanouskaya, Pia Skrzyszowska, Magdalena Stefanowicz, Ewa Swoboda 43.15 4 5 Zaynab Dosso, Gloria Hooper, Dalia Kaddari, Alessia Pavese 43.21 5 3 Rani Vincke, Rani Rosius, Janie De Naeyer, Delphine Nkansa 43.31 6 9 Zita Szentgyörgyi, Boglárka Takács, Luca Kozák, Lili Hanna Brucker 43.33 7 2 Lucy-May Sleeman, Ciara Neville, Sarah Leahy, Lauren Roy 44.18 — 4 Lorène Dorcas Bazolo, Tatjana Pinto, Beatriz Castelhano, Arialis Gandulla
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