2016 European Athletics Championships – Women's 4 × 100 metres relay

The women's 4 x 100 metres relay at the 2016 European Athletics Championships took place at the Olympic Stadium on 9 and 10 July.

Dutch team celebrating their victory

Records

Standing records prior to the 2016 European Athletics Championships
World record	United States (Tianna Madison, Allyson Felix Bianca Knight, Carmelita Jeter)	40.82	London, Great Britain	10 August 2012
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	Germany Tatjana Pinto, Lisa Mayer Gina Lückenkemper, Rebekka Haase	42.00	Regensburg, Germany	5 June 2016
European Leading	Germany Tatjana Pinto, Lisa Mayer Gina Lückenkemper, Rebekka Haase	42.00	Regensburg, Germany	5 June 2016

Schedule

Date	Time	Round
9 July 2016	20:00	Round 1
10 July 2016	17:35	Final

All times are local times (UTC+2)

Results

Round 1

First 3 in each heat (Q) and 2 best performers (q) advance to the Final.

Rank	Heat	Nation	Athletes	Time	Notes
1	1	Great Britain	Asha Philip, Dina Asher-Smith, Bianca Williams, Daryll Neita	42.59	Q, SB
2	2	Germany	Tatjana Pinto, Lisa Mayer, Gina Lückenkemper, Rebekka Haase	42.71	Q
3	1	Switzerland	Ajla del Ponte, Sarah Atcho, Ellen Sprunger, Salome Kora	42.87	Q, NR
4	1	Ukraine	Olesya Povh, Nataliya Pohrebnyak, Mariya Ryemyen, Yelizaveta Bryzgina	42.93	Q, SB
5	1	France	Floriane Gnafoua, Céline Distel-Bonnet, Jennifer Galais, Stella Akakpo	43.06	q, SB
6	2	Italy	Irene Siragusa, Gloria Hooper, Martina Amidei, Audrey Alloh	43.33	Q
7	2	Netherlands	Jamile Samuel, Marije van Hunenstijn, Tessa van Schagen, Naomi Sedney	43.34	Q, SB
8	2	Poland	Agata Forkasiewicz, Marika Popowicz-Drapała, Anna Kiełbasińska, Ewa Swoboda	43.59	q, SB
9	1	Cyprus	Olivia Fotopoulou, Ramona Papaioannou, Filippa Fotopoulou, Eleni Artymata	43.87	NR
10	2	Spain	María Isabel Pérez, Nana Jacob, Estela García, Cristina Lara	44.14	SB
11	1	Sweden	Elin Östlund, Linnea Killander, Isabelle Eurenius, Pernilla Nilsson	44.27	SB
12	1	Ireland	Joan Healy, Phil Healy, Sarah Murray, Niamh Whelan	44.29	SB
13	2	Hungary	Fanni Schmelcz, Éva Kaptur, Gréta Kerekes, Anasztázia Nguyen	44.34	=NR
14	2	Greece	Maria Gatou, Elisavet Pesiridou, Ekaterini Dalaka, Maria Belibasaki	44.58
15	2	Slovakia	Vladimíra Šibová, Lenka Kršáková, Denis Bučková, Alexandra Bezeková	45.31
	1	Norway	Helene Ronningen, Ida Bakke Hansen, Astrid Mangen Cederkvist, Ezinne Okparaebo	DNF

Final

Rank	Lane	Nation	Athletes	Time	Notes
	7	Netherlands	Jamile Samuel, Dafne Schippers, Tessa van Schagen, Naomi Sedney	42.04	NR
	5	Great Britain	Asha Philip, Dina Asher-Smith, Bianca Williams, Daryll Neita	42.45	SB
	4	Germany	Tatjana Pinto, Lisa Mayer, Gina Lückenkemper, Rebekka Haase	42.48
4	8	Ukraine	Olesya Povh, Nataliya Pohrebnyak, Mariya Ryemyen, Yelizaveta Bryzgina	42.87	SB
5	3	Switzerland	Ajla del Ponte, Sarah Atcho, Ellen Sprunger, Salome Kora	43.00
6	2	France	Floriane Gnafoua, Céline Distel-Bonnet, Jennifer Galais, Stella Akakpo	43.05	SB
7	1	Poland	Agata Forkasiewicz, Marika Popowicz-Drapała, Anna Kiełbasińska, Ewa Swoboda	43.24	SB
8	6	Italy	Irene Siragusa, Gloria Hooper, Martina Amidei, Audrey Alloh	43.57