# 2010 European Athletics Championships – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay

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

| Gold | Janin Lindenberg, Esther Cremer, Fabienne Kohlmann, Claudia Hoffmann Germany (GER) |
| Silver | Nicola Sanders, Marilyn Okoro, Lee McConnell, Perri Shakes-Drayton Great Britain (GBR) |
| Bronze | Chiara Bazzoni, Marta Milani, Maria Enrica Spacca, Libania Grenot Italy (ITA) |

## Records

Standing records prior to the 2010 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 | Russia Ksenia 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 | Russia Anastasiya Kapachinskaya, Antonina Krivoshapka Kseniya Ustalova, Tatyana Firova | 3:21.26 | Barcelona, Spain | 1 August 2010 |

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Round |
| 31 July 2010 | 11:50 | Round 1 |
| 1 August 2010 | 21:40 | 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 |
| DQ | 6 | Russia (RUS) | Natalya Nazarova, Kseniya Zadorina, Antonina Krivoshapka, Kseniya Ustalova | 0.212 | 3:26.89 | 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 | 3:29.27 | q |
| DQ | 5 | Turkey (TUR) | Özge Gürler, Birsen Engin, Meliz Redif, Pinar Saka | 0.229 | 3:33.13 | NR |
| 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

| 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

| Rank | Heat | Lane | Nation | Athletes | React | Time | Notes |
| DQ | 1 | 6 | Russia (RUS) | Natalya Nazarova, Kseniya Zadorina, Antonina Krivoshapka, Kseniya Ustalova | 0.212 | 3:26.89 | Q |
| 1 | 2 | 5 | Italy (ITA) | Chiara Bazzoni, Marta Milani, Maria Enrica Spacca, Libania Grenot | | 3:27.95 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | 3 | Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) | Nicola Sanders, Vicki Barr, Marilyn Okoro, Lee McConnell | 0.204 | 3:28.01 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | 3 | Germany (GER) | Janin Lindenberg, Esther Cremer, Jill Richards, Claudia Hoffmann | 0.240 | 3:28.67 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | 8 | France (FRA) | Marie-Angélique Lacordelle, Thélia Sigère, Laetitia Denis, Floria Gueï | | 3:29.25 | Q |
| DQ | 1 | 4 | Belarus (BLR) | Katsiaryna Mishyna, Alena Kievich, Hanna Tashpulatava, Sviatlana Usovich | 0.300 | 3:29.27 | q |
| 5 | 2 | 7 | Romania (ROM) | Angela Moroșanu, Anamaria Ioniță, Bianca Răzor, Mirela Lavric | 0.250 | 3:29.46 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | 2 | Ukraine (UKR) | Darya Prystupa, Yuliya Krevsun, Nataliya Lupu, Hanna Titimets | 0.211 | 3:29.50 | q |
| 7 | 2 | 6 | Ireland (IRL) | Marian Andrews, Joanne Cuddihy, Brona Furlong, Michelle Carey | 0.173 | 3:30.11 | NR |
| 8 | 2 | 4 | Czech Republic (CZE) | Jana Slaninová, Zuzana Bergrová, Jitka Bartoničková, Denisa Rosolová | 0.356 | 3:31.91 | |
| DQ | 1 | 5 | Turkey (TUR) | Özge Gürler, Birsen Engin, Meliz Redif, Pinar Saka | 0.229 | 3:33.13 | NR |
| 9 | 1 | 2 | Poland (POL) | Agata Bednarek, Izabela Kostruba-Rój, Aneta Jakóbczak, Anna Jesień | 0.195 | 3:35.25 | |
| 10 | 1 | 7 | Belgium (BEL) | Axelle Dauwens, Elke Bogemans, Wendy Den Haeze, Lindsy Cozijns | 0.214 | 3:37.56 | |
| 11 | 2 | 1 | Slovenia (SLO) | Anja Puc, Liona Rebernik, Daša Bajec, Urška Klemen | 0.216 | 3:41.72 | |

### Final

| Rank | Lane | Nationality | Athlete | React | Time | Notes |
| DQ | 4 | Russia (RUS) | Anastasiya Kapachinskaya, Antonina Krivoshapka, Kseniya Ustalova, Tatyana Firova | 0.285 | 3:21.26 | WL |
| | 5 | Germany (GER) | Fabienne Kohlmann, Esther Cremer, Janin Lindenberg, Claudia Hoffmann | 0.194 | 3:24.07 | |
| | 6 | Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) | Nicola Sanders, Marilyn Okoro, Lee McConnell, Perri Shakes-Drayton | 0.246 | 3:24.32 | |
| | 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 | 3:28.74 | |
| 6 | 8 | Romania (ROM) | Angela Moroșanu, Anamaria Ioniță, Bianca Răzor, Mirela Lavric | 0.204 | 3:29.75 | |