2010 European Athletics Championships – Women's 4 × 100 metres relay
The women's 4 x 100 metres relay at the 2010 European Athletics Championships was held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on 31 July and 1 August.
Medalists
| Gold |  Olesya Povh, Nataliya Pohrebnyak, Mariya Ryemyen, Yelizaveta BryzhinaUkraine (UKR) |
| Silver |  Myriam Soumaré, Véronique Mang, Lina Jacques-Sébastien, Christine ArronFrance (FRA) |
| Bronze |  Marika Popowicz, Daria Korczyńska, Marta Jeschke, Weronika WedlerPoland (POL) |
Records
| Standing records prior to the 2010 European Athletics Championships | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record |  East GermanySilke Gladisch, Sabine Rieger Ingrid Auerswald, Marlies Göhr |
41.37 | Canberra, Australia | 6 October 1985 |
| European record | East Germany Silke Gladisch, Sabine Rieger Ingrid Auerswald, Marlies Göhr |
41.37 | Canberra, Australia | 6 October 1985 |
| Championship record | East Germany Silke Möller, Katrin Krabbe Kerstin Behrendt, Sabine Günther |
41.68 | Split, Yugoslavia | 1 September 1990 |
| World Leading |  Texas A&M UniversityJeneba Tarmoh, Porscha Lucas Dominique Duncan, Gabrielle Mayo |
42.49 | Austin, United States | 29 May 2010 |
| European Leading |  RussiaEvgeniya Polyakova, Aleksandra Fedoriva Yulia Gushchina, Yuliya Chermoshanskaya |
42.98 | Bergen, Norway | 19 June 2010 |
| Broken records during the 2010 European Athletics Championships | ||||
| World Leading | Ukraine Olesya Povh, Nataliya Pohrebnyak Mariya Ryemyen, Yelizaveta Bryzhina |
42.29 | Barcelona, Spain | 1 August 2010 |
| European Leading | ||||
Schedule
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| 31 July 2010 | 10:45 | Round 1 |
| 1 August 2010 | 19:50 | Final |
Results
Round 1
First 3 in each heat (Q) and 2 best performers (q) advance to the Final.
Heat 1
| Rank | Lane | Nation | Athletes | React | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 |  Ukraine (UKR) |
Olesya Povh, Nataliya Pohrebnyak, Mariya Ryemyen, Olena Chebanu | 0.163 | 43.24 | Q |
| 2 | 1 |  Belarus (BLR) |
Yulia Nestsiarenka, Katsiaryna Shumak, Alena Neumiarzhitskaya, Yuliya Balykina | 0.183 | 43.69 | Q |
| 3 | 2 |  Spain (ESP) |
Ana Torrijos, Digna Luz Murillo, Estela García, Amparo María Cotán | 0.180 | 43.88 | Q |
| 4 | 5 |  Ireland (IRL) |
Amy Foster, Claire Brady, Niamh Whelan, Ailis McSweeney | 0.200 | 43.93 | |
| 5 | 3 |  Lithuania (LTU) |
Silva Pesackaite, Edita Kavaliauskiene, Sonata Tamosaityte, Lina Grincikaite | 0.188 | 44.13 | |
| 6 | 9 |  Italy (ITA) |
Jessica Paoletta, Tiziana Grasso, Giulia Arcioni, Audrey Alloh | 0.293 | 44.15 | |
| 7 | 6 |  Slovenia (SLO) |
Tina Murn, Sabina Veit, Kristina Žumer, Merlene Ottey | 0.230 | 44.30 | |
| 8 | 7 |  Netherlands (NED) |
Femke van der Meij, Loreanne Kuhurima, Anouk Hagen, Jamile Samuel | 0.184 | 44.70 | |
| - | 8 |  Germany (GER) |
Yasmin Kwadwo, Marion Wagner, Anne Möllinger, Verena Sailer | 0.146 | - | DSQ |
Heat 2
| Rank | Lane | Nation | Athletes | React | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 |  Russia (RUS) |
Yuna Mekhti-Zade, Yuliya Katsura, Yulia Gushchina, Yuliya Chermoshanskaya | 0.177 | 43.23 | Q |
| 2 | 4 |  Poland (POL) |
Marika Popowicz, Daria Korczyńska, Marta Jeschke, Weronika Wedler | 0.163 | 43.30 | Q |
| 3 | 8 |  France (FRA) |
Céline Distel, Véronique Mang, Nelly Banco, Christine Arron | 0.200 | 43.35 | Q |
| 4 | 3 |  Belgium (BEL) |
Olivia Borlée, Hanna Mariën, Elodie Ouédraogo, Frauke Penen | 0.194 | 43.82 | q |
| 5 | 9 |  Sweden (SWE) |
Emma Rienas, Lena Berntsson, Elina Backman, Moa Hjelmer | 0.177 | 43.90 | q |
| 6 | 7 |  Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) |
Joice Maduaka, Montell Douglas, Hayley Jones, Laura Turner | 0.184 | 44.09 | |
| 7 | 5 |  Bulgaria (BUL) |
Inna Eftimova, Monika Gachevska, Gabriela Laleva, Ivet Lalova | 0.194 | 44.72 | |
| 8 | 1 |  Latvia (LAT) |
Marlēna Reimane, Ieva Zunda, Sandra Kruma, Jekaterina Čekele | 0.185 | 44.92 | |
| 9 | 6 |  Norway (NOR) |
Siri Eritsland, Mari Gilde Brubak, Ida Bakke Hansen, Ezinne Okparaebo | 0.156 | 44.96 |
Summary
Final
| Rank | Lane | Nationality | Athlete | React | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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6 | Ukraine (UKR) |
Olesya Povh, Nataliya Pohrebnyak, Mariya Ryemyen, Yelizaveta Bryzhina | 0.156 | 42.29 | WL, NR |
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7 | France (FRA) |
Myriam Soumaré, Véronique Mang, Lina Jacques-Sébastien, Christine Arron | 0.223 | 42.45 | |
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5 | Poland (POL) |
Marika Popowicz, Daria Korczyńska, Marta Jeschke, Weronika Wedler | 0.221 | 42.68 | NR |
| 4 | 3 | Russia (RUS) |
Yuna Mekhti-Zade, Aleksandra Fedoriva, Yulia Gushchina, Yuliya Chermoshanskaya | 0.182 | 42.91 | |
| 5 | 4 | Belarus (BLR) |
Yulia Nestsiarenka, Katsiaryna Shumak, Alena Neumiarzhitskaya, Yuliya Balykina | 0.234 | 43.18 | |
| 6 | 8 | Spain (ESP) |
Ana Torrijos, Digna Luz Murillo, Estela García, Amparo María Cotán | 0.207 | 43.45 | NR |
| 7 | 2 | Sweden (SWE) |
Emma Rienas, Lena Berntsson, Elina Backman, Moa Hjelmer | 0.170 | 43.75 | |
| 1 | Belgium (BEL) |
Olivia Borlée, Hanna Mariën, Elodie Ouédraogo, Frauke Penen | 0.195 | DNF |