The women's 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2010 European Athletics Championships was held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on 31 July and 1 August.
Medalists edit
| Gold |  Janin Lindenberg, Esther Cremer, Fabienne Kohlmann, Claudia HoffmannGermany (GER) |
| Silver |  Nicola Sanders, Marilyn Okoro, Lee McConnell, Perri Shakes-DraytonGreat Britain (GBR) |
| Bronze |  Chiara Bazzoni, Marta Milani, Maria Enrica Spacca, Libania GrenotItaly (ITA) |
Records edit
| Standing records prior to the 2010 European Athletics Championships | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record |  Soviet UnionTatyana Ledovskaya, Olga Nazarova Mariya Pinigina, Olga Bryzgina |
3:15.17 | Seoul, South Korea | 1 October 1988 |
| European record | Soviet Union Tatyana Ledovskaya, Olga Nazarova Mariya Pinigina, Olga Bryzgina |
3:15.17 | Seoul, South Korea | 1 October 1988 |
| Championship record |  East GermanyKirsten Emmelmann, Sabine Busch Petra Müller, Marita Koch |
3:16.87 | Stuttgart, West Germany | 31 August 1986 |
| World Leading |  RussiaKsenia Zadorina, Natalia Ivanova Natalya Antyukh, Kseniya Ustalova |
3:23.76 | Bergen, Norway | 20 June 2010 |
| European Leading | Russia Ksenia Zadorina, Natalya Ivanova Natalya Antyukh, Kseniya Ustalova |
3:23.76 | Bergen, Norway | 20 June 2010 |
| Broken records during the 2010 European Athletics Championships | ||||
| World Leading | Russia Anastasiya Kapachinskaya, Antonina Krivoshapka Kseniya Ustalova, Tatyana Firova |
3:21.26 | Barcelona, Spain | 1 August 2010 |
| European Leading | ||||
Schedule edit
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| 31 July 2010 | 11:50 | Round 1 |
| 1 August 2010 | 21:40 | Final |
Results edit
Round 1 edit
First 3 in each heat (Q) and 2 best performers (q) advance to the Final.
Heat 1 edit
| Rank | Lane | Nation | Athletes | React | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DQ | 6 |  Russia (RUS) |
Natalya Nazarova, Kseniya Zadorina, Antonina Krivoshapka, Kseniya Ustalova | 0.212 | Q | |
| 1 | 3 |  Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) |
Nicola Sanders, Vicki Barr, Marilyn Okoro, Lee McConnell | 0.204 | 3:28.01 | Q |
| 2 | 8 |  France (FRA) |
Marie-Angélique Lacordelle, Thélia Sigère, Laetitia Denis, Floria Gueï | 3:29.25 | Q | |
| DQ | 4 |  Belarus (BLR) |
Katsiaryna Mishyna, Alena Kievich, Hanna Tashpulatava, Sviatlana Usovich | 0.300 | q | |
| DQ | 5 |  Turkey (TUR) |
Özge Gürler, Birsen Engin, Meliz Redif, Pinar Saka | 0.229 | ||
| 3 | 2 |  Poland (POL) |
Agata Bednarek, Izabela Kostruba-Rój, Aneta Jakóbczak, Anna Jesień | 0.195 | 3:35.25 | |
| 4 | 7 |  Belgium (BEL) |
Axelle Dauwens, Elke Bogemans, Wendy Den Haeze, Lindsy Cozijns | 0.214 | 3:37.56 |
Heat 2 edit
| Rank | Lane | Nation | Athletes | React | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 |  Italy (ITA) |
Chiara Bazzoni, Marta Milani, Maria Enrica Spacca, Libania Grenot | 3:27.95 | Q | |
| 2 | 3 |  Germany (GER) |
Janin Lindenberg, Esther Cremer, Jill Richards, Claudia Hoffmann | 0.240 | 3:28.67 | Q |
| 3 | 7 |  Romania (ROM) |
Angela Moroșanu, Anamaria Ioniță, Bianca Răzor, Mirela Lavric | 0.250 | 3:29.46 | Q |
| 4 | 2 |  Ukraine (UKR) |
Darya Prystupa, Yuliya Krevsun, Nataliya Lupu, Hanna Titimets | 0.211 | 3:29.50 | q |
| 5 | 6 |  Ireland (IRL) |
Marian Andrews, Joanne Cuddihy, Brona Furlong, Michelle Carey | 0.173 | 3:30.11 | NR |
| 6 | 4 |  Czech Republic (CZE) |
Jana Slaninová, Zuzana Bergrová, Jitka Bartoničková, Denisa Rosolová | 0.356 | 3:31.91 | |
| 7 | 1 |  Slovenia (SLO) |
Anja Puc, Liona Rebernik, Daša Bajec, Urška Klemen | 0.216 | 3:41.72 |
Summary edit
Final edit
| Rank | Lane | Nationality | Athlete | React | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DQ | 4 | Russia (RUS) |
Anastasiya Kapachinskaya, Antonina Krivoshapka, Kseniya Ustalova, Tatyana Firova | 0.285 | ||
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5 | Germany (GER) |
Fabienne Kohlmann, Esther Cremer, Janin Lindenberg, Claudia Hoffmann | 0.194 | 3:24.07 | |
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6 | Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) |
Nicola Sanders, Marilyn Okoro, Lee McConnell, Perri Shakes-Drayton | 0.246 | 3:24.32 | |
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3 | Italy (ITA) |
Chiara Bazzoni, Marta Milani, Maria Enrica Spacca, Libania Grenot | 0.272 | 3:25.71 | NR |
| 4 | 2 | Ukraine (UKR) |
Darya Prystupa, Hanna Titimets, Alina Lohvychenko, Antonina Yefremova | 0.283 | 3:28.03 | |
| 5 | 7 | France (FRA) |
Marie-Angélique Lacordelle, Muriel Hurtis-Houairi, Thélia Sigère, Virginie Michanol | 3:28.11 | ||
| DQ | 1 | Belarus (BLR) |
Katsiaryna Mishyna, Alena Kievich, Hanna Tashpulatava, Sviatlana Usovich | 0.232 | ||
| 6 | 8 | Romania (ROM) |
Angela Moroșanu, Anamaria Ioniță, Bianca Răzor, Mirela Lavric | 0.204 | 3:29.75 |