The women's 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2026 European Athletics Championships took place over two rounds at the Alexander Stadium in Birmingham, United Kingdom, on 14 and 16 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 × 400 Metres Relay Women – World", World Athletics. Retrieved 6 August 2026. (Tatyana Ledovskaya, Olga Nazarova, Mariya Pinigina, Olga Bryzgina) 3:15.17 Seoul, South Korea 1 October 1988 European record"All time Top lists – Senior 4 × 400 Metres Relay Women – Europe", World Athletics. Retrieved 6 August 2026. Championship record"European Athletics Championships Best Performances", European Athletics. Retrieved 5 August 2026.(Kirsten Emmelmann, Sabine Busch, Petra Müller, Marita Koch) 3:16.87 Stuttgart, West Germany 31 August 1986 World leading"Season Top Lists – Senior 2026 4 × 400 Metres Relay Women – World", World Athletics. Retrieved 6 August 2026.Arkansas Razorbacks(Sanaria Butler, Analisse Batista, Kaylyn Brown, Sanu Jallow)3:18.88Eugene, United States13 June 2026 European leading"Season Top Lists – Senior 2026 4 × 400 m Relay Women – Europe", World Athletics. Retrieved 4 August 2026.(Josefine Tomine Eriksen, Amalie Iuel, Astri Ertzgaard, Henriette Jæger) 3:20.96Gaborone, Botswana 3 May 2026
Qualification For the women's 4 × 400 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 6:43.303:20.183:23.12 3 Qualified by European Ranking 6:43.743:20.963:22.78 4 Qualified by European Ranking 6:45.383:21.253:24.13 5 Qualified by European Ranking 6:46.113:22.153:23.96 6 Qualified by European Ranking 6:47.303:22.913:24.39 7 Qualified by European Ranking 6:47.863:23.403:24.46 8 Qualified by European Ranking 6:48.413:24.083:24.33 9 Qualified by European Ranking 6:48.523:23.833:24.69 10 Qualified by European Ranking 6:50.733:25.423:25.31 11 Qualified by European Ranking 6:51.093:25.333:25.76 12 Qualified by European Ranking 6:58.843:27.463:31.38 13 Qualified by European Ranking 7:02.643:29.873:32.77 14 Qualified by European Ranking 7:04.413:32.103:32.31 15 Qualified by European Ranking 7:04.533:33.163:31.37 16 Qualified by European Ranking 7:04.543:31.833:32.71
Results Round 1 Round 1 was held on 14 August 2026, at 11:35 (UTC+1) in the morning. First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advanced to the final.
Heat 1 + Results of heat 1 of round 1 Place Lane Nation Athletes Time Notes 1 4 Emily Newnham, Lina Nielsen, Charlotte Henrich, Nicole Yeargin 3:22.25 2 6 Ana Prieto, Herminia Parra, Rocío Arroyo, Blanca Hervás 3:26.41 3 7 Isabelle Black, Orianna Chéry, Marina Lasserre, Louise Maraval 3:26.44 4 2 Paulien Couckuyt, Kylie Lambert, Camille Laus, Helena Ponette 3:26.59 , 5 5 Anna Gryc, Alicja Wrona-Kutrzepa, Kinga Gacka, Anastazja Kuś 3:26.92 6 9 Viktória Korbová, Emma Zapletalová, Gabriela Gajanová, Daniela Ledecká 3:27.02 7 3 Heidi Salminen, Hilla Uusimäki, Aino Pulkkinen, Veera Mattila 3:30.54 8 8 Sophie Becker, Jenna Breen, Cliodhna Manning, Arlene Crossan 3:32.58
Heat 2 + Results of heat 2 of round 1 Place Lane Nation Athletes Time Notes 1 8 Vanessa Mercera, Eveline Saalberg, Nina Franke, Myrte van der Schoot 3:25.00 2 5 Ilaria Elvira Accame, Anna Polinari, Sara Cirillo, Alessandra Bonora 3:25.99 3 9 Irina Gorr, Jana Lakner, Annkathrin Hoven, Johanna Martin 3:26.24 4 4 Josefine Tomine Eriksen Aks, Astri Ertzgaard, Kaitesi Ertzgaard, Amalie Iuel 3:27.71 5 7 Tereza Petržilková, Lada Vondrová, Nikola Bisová, Barbora Malíková 3:29.47 6 3 Melanie Roland, Lena Wernli, Annina Fahr, Yasmin Giger 3:30.12 7 6 Carina Vanessa, Sofia Lavreshina, Clara Martinha, Fatoumata Binta Diallo 3:31.24 8 2 Ajda Kaucic, Anita Horvat, Maja Pogorevc, Maša Medjimurec 3:35.82
Final The final was held on 16 August 2026, at 21:33 (UTC+1) in the evening. + Results of the final Place Lane Nation Athletes Time Notes 7 Myrte van der Schoot, Lieke Klaver, Eveline Saalberg, Femke Broeders-Bol 3:21.10 5 Yemi Mary John, Lina Nielsen, Nicole Yeargin, Emily Newnham 3:21.68 8 Alessandra Bonora, Anna Polinari, Alice Mangione, Eloisa Coiro 3:23.57 4 6 Paula Sevilla, Ana Prieto, Rocío Arroyo, Blanca Hervás 3:24.39 5 9 Isabelle Black, Gémima Joseph, Marina Lasserre, Louise Maraval 3:24.50 6 3 Paulien Couckuyt, Helena Ponette, Camille Laus, Ilana Hanssens 3:25.19 7 2 Anna Gryc, Kinga Gacka, Izabela Smolińska, Anastazja Kuś 3:27.63 8 4 Irina Gorr, Jana Lakner, Luna Bredau, Johanna Martin 3:28.90
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