# 2021 World Athletics Relays – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay

The women's 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2021 World Athletics Relays was held at Silesian Stadium on 1 and 2 May.

## Records

Prior to the competition, the records were as follows:
| World record | Soviet Union(Tatyana Ledovskaya, Olga Nazarova, Mariya Pinigina, Olga Bryzgina) | 3:15.17 | Seoul, South Korea | 1 October 1988 |
| Championship record | United States(Phyllis Francis, Natasha Hastings, Sanya Richards-Ross, Francena McCorory) | 3:19.39 | Nassau, Bahamas | 3 May 2015 |
| World Leading | Texas A&M (Jania Martin, Syaira Richardson, Charokee Young, Athing Mu) | 3:26.27 | Fayetteville, United States | 14 February 2021 |

## Results

| KEY: | Q | Qualified | q | Fastest non-qualifiers | WL | World leading | CR | Championship record | NR | National record | SB | Seasonal best | WC | 2022 World Championships qualification |

### Heats

Qualification: First 2 of each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest times (q) advanced to the final.
| Rank | Heat | Nation | Athletes | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 2 | Cuba | Zurian Hechavarría, Rose Mary Almanza, Lisneidy Veitía, Roxana Gómez | 3:27.90 | Q, SB |
| 2 | 1 | Poland | Kornelia Lesiewicz, Małgorzata Hołub-Kowalik, Kinga Gacka, Natalia Kaczmarek | 3:28.11 | Q, SB |
| 3 | 1 | Belgium | Cynthia Bolingo, Imke Vervaet, Paulien Couckuyt, Camille Laus | 3:28.27 | Q, SB |
| 4 | 2 | Netherlands | Eva Hovenkamp, Eveline Saalberg, Lisanne de Witte, Femke Bol | 3:28.40 | Q |
| 5 | 3 | Great Britain | Ama Pipi, Zoey Clark, Jessie Knight, Jessica Turner | 3:28.83 | Q |
| 6 | 3 | Germany | Nadine Gonska, Corinna Schwab, Karolina Pahlitzsch, Ruth Sophia Spelmeyer-Preuß | 3:29.73 | Q, SB |
| 7 | 1 | Italy | Raphaela Lukudo, Eleonora Marchiando, Petra Nardelli, Ayomide Folorunso | 3:30.04 | q, SB, *OG, *WC |
| 8 | 2 | France | Amandine Brossier, Sokhna Lacoste, Shana Grebo, Floria Gueï | 3:30.46 | q, SB |
| 9 | 1 | Switzerland | Silke Lemmens, Rachel Pellaud, Veronica Vancardo, Annina Fahr | 3:34.85 | SB, *WC |
| 10 | 1 | Spain | Sara Gallego, Laura Bueno, Bárbara Camblor, Carmen Sánchez | 3:34.92 | SB, *WC |
| 11 | 3 | Botswana | Thomphang Basele, Loungo Matlhaku, Galefele Moroko, Amantle Montsho | 3:34.99 | SB |
| 12 | 3 | Japan | Mayu Kobayashi, Nanako Matsumoto, Ayaka Kawata, Asami Shintaku | 3:35.26 | SB |
| 13 | 2 | Kenya | Gladys Musyoki, Veronica Kamumbe Mutua, Sylivia Chematui Chesebe, Mary Moraa | 3:39.34 | SB |
| 14 | 3 | Chile | Stephanie Saavedra, María José Echeverría, Poulette Cardoch, María Fernanda Mackenna | 3:41.28 | SB |

### Final

| Rank | Nation | Athletes | Time |
| | Cuba | Zurian Hechavarría, Rose Mary Almanza, Lisneidy Veitía, Roxana Gómez | 3:28.41 |
| | Poland | Kornelia Lesiewicz, Małgorzata Hołub-Kowalik, Karolina Łozowska, Natalia Kaczmarek | 3:28.81 |
| | Great Britain | Laviai Nielsen, Ama Pipi, Emily Diamond, Jessie Knight | 3:29.27 |
| 4 | Netherlands | Eva Hovenkamp, Lisanne de Witte, Femke Bol, Lieke Klaver | 3:30.12 |
| 5 | Italy | Raphaela Lukudo, Eleonora Marchiando, Petra Nardelli, Ayomide Folorunso | 3:32.69 |
| 6 | Germany | Nadine Gonska, Corinna Schwab, Karolina Pahlitzsch, Ruth Sophia Spelmeyer-Preuß | 3:33.00 |
| 7 | Belgium | Paulien Couckuyt, Hanne Maudens, Margo van Puyvelde, Camille Laus | 3:37.66 |
| 8 | France | Sounkamba Sylla, Brigitte Ntiamoah, Kellya Pauline, Kalyl Amaro | 3:40.58 |