# 2016 European Athletics Championships – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay

The women's 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2016 European Athletics Championships took place at the Olympic Stadium on 9 and 10 July. Prior to the event, Great Britain had the 2016 leading European time of 3:28.62, and they kept their form throughout the competition, setting a new leading European time in the heats and the new 2016 world leading time of 3:25.05 in the final. The team that won gold consisted of Emily Diamond, Anyika Onuora, Eilidh Doyle and Seren Bundy-Davies. The silver medal was won by France, and the bronze by Italy, both setting their season's best times.

## Records

Standing records prior to the 2016 European Athletics Championships :
| World record | Soviet Union Tatyana 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 Germany Kirsten Emmelmann Sabine Busch Petra Müller Marita Koch | 3:16.87 | Stuttgart, West Germany | 31 August 1986 |
| World Leading | United States Damajahnee Birch Daina Harper Monisa Dobbins Ceara Watson | 3:25.48 | Lawrence, Kansas, United States | 28 May 2016 |
| European Leading | United Kingdom Kelly Massey Laviai Nielsen Perri Shakes-Drayton Emily Diamond | 3:28.62 | Regensburg, Germany | 5 June 2016 |

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Round |
| 9 July 2016 | 13:55 | Heats |
| 10 July 2016 | 18:40 | Final |
All times are local times (UTC+2)

## Results
### Heats

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 | Eilidh Doyle, Margaret Adeoye, Kelly Massey, Seren Bundy-Davies | 3:26.42 | Q, EL |
| 2 | 1 | Poland | Ewelina Ptak, Martyna Dąbrowska, Iga Baumgart, Patrycja Wyciszkiewicz | 3:27.72 | Q, SB |
| 3 | 2 | Ukraine | Yuliya Olishevska, Olha Bibik, Tetyana Melnyk, Olha Zemlyak | 3:27.75 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Germany | Laura Müller, Friederike Möhlenkamp, Lara Hoffmann, Ruth Spelmeyer | 3:28.03 | Q, SB |
| 5 | 2 | France | Marie Gayot, Brigitte Ntiamoah, Agnès Raharolahy, Elea-Mariama Diarra | 3:28.38 | Q, SB |
| 6 | 2 | Romania | Adelina Pastor, Anamaria Ioniță, Sanda Belgyan, Andrea Miklós | 3:29.08 | q, SB |
| 7 | 2 | Netherlands | Nicky van Leuveren, Lisanne de Witte, Eva Hovenkamp, Laura de Witte | 3:29.18 | q, NR |
| 8 | 1 | Italy | Maria Benedicta Chigbolu, Maria Enrica Spacca, Chiara Bazzoni, Elena Bonfanti | 3:29.57 | Q, SB |
| 9 | 1 | Belarus | Alena Kievich, Yulia Yurenia, Katsiaryna Khairullina, Ilona Usovich | 3:31.23 | SB |
| 10 | 1 | Slovakia | Silvia Šalgovičová, Alexandra Štuková, Alexandra Bezeková, Iveta Putálová | 3:31.66 | NR |
| 10 | 2 | Greece | Ekaterini Dalaka, Anna Vasiliou, Despina Mourta, Irini Vasiliou | 3:31.66 | SB |
| 12 | 1 | Norway | Benedicte Hauge, Sara Dorothea Jensen, Ida Bakke Hansen, Line Kloster | 3:31.73 | NR |
| 13 | 1 | Portugal | Rivinilda Mentai, Filipa Martins, Catia Azevedo, Dorothé Évora | 3:32.48 | SB |
| 14 | 2 | Spain | Laura Bueno, Aauri Lorena Bokesa, Bárbara Camblor, Geraxane Ussia | 3:33.57 | SB |
| 15 | 2 | Ireland | Sinead Denny, Phil Healy, Jenna Bromell, Ciara McCallion | 3:34.02 | SB |
| 16 | 1 | Turkey | Berfe Sancak, Meryem Kasap, Emel Şanlı, Elif Yıldırım | 3:38.47 | |

### Final

| Rank | Lane | Nation | Athletes | Time | Notes |
| | 5 | Great Britain | Emily Diamond, Anyika Onuora, Eilidh Doyle, Seren Bundy-Davies | 3:25.05 | WL |
| | 8 | France | Phara Anacharsis, Brigitte Ntiamoah, Marie Gayot, Floria Gueï | 3:25.96 | SB |
| | 7 | Italy | Maria Benedicta Chigbolu, Maria Enrica Spacca, Chiara Bazzoni, Libania Grenot | 3:27.49 | SB |
| 4 | 3 | Poland | Ewelina Ptak, Małgorzata Hołub, Patrycja Wyciszkiewicz, Justyna Święty | 3:27.60 | SB |
| 5 | 4 | Germany | Laura Müller, Friederike Möhlenkamp, Lara Hoffmann, Ruth Spelmeyer | 3:27.60 | SB |
| 6 | 6 | Ukraine | Yuliya Olishevska, Olha Bibik, Tetyana Melnyk, Olha Zemlyak | 3:27.64 | SB |
| 7 | 2 | Netherlands | Laura de Witte, Lisanne de Witte, Eva Hovenkamp, Nicky van Leuveren | 3:29.23 | |
| 8 | 1 | Romania | Adelina Pastor, Anamaria Ioniță, Sanda Belgyan, Andrea Miklós | 3:30.63 | |