# Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 100 metres relay

These are the official results of the Women's 4 × 100 m Relay event at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. There were 22 nations competing.

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| United States (USA) Chryste Gaines Gail Devers Inger Miller Gwen Torrence Carlette Guidry* | Bahamas (BAH) Eldece Clarke Chandra Sturrup Savatheda Fynes Pauline Davis Debbie Ferguson* | Jamaica (JAM) Michelle Freeman Juliet Cuthbert Nikole Mitchell Merlene Ottey Gillian Russell* Andria Lloyd* |
* Athletes who participated in the heats only and received medals.

## Results
### Heats

Qualification: First 2 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified to the final.
| Rank | Heat | Nation | Athletes | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | United States | Chryste Gaines, Carlette Guidry, Inger Miller, Gwen Torrence | 42.49 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Russia | Yekaterina Leshchova, Galina Malchugina, Natalya Pomoshchnikova-Voronova, Irina Privalova | 43.00 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | France | Sandra Citte, Odiah Sidibe, Delphine Combe, Patricia Girard-Leno | 43.09 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Bahamas | Eldece Clarke, Savatheda Fynes, Debbie Ferguson, Pauline Davis | 43.14 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Jamaica | Michelle Freeman, Gillian Russell, Nikole Mitchell, Andria Lloyd | 43.36 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | Nigeria | Chioma Ajunwa, Mary Tombiri-Shirey, Christy Opara-Thompson, Mary Onyali | 43.54 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | Australia | Sharon Cripps, Kylie Hanigan, Lauren Hewitt, Jodi Lambert | 43.75 | q |
| 8 | 2 | Great Britain | Angie Thorp, Marcia Richardson, Simmone Jacobs, Katharine Merry | 43.88 | q |
| 9 | 1 | Colombia | Mirtha Brock, Felipa Palacios, Patricia Rodríguez, Sandra Borrero | 44.16 | |
| 10 | 3 | Bulgaria | Desislava Dimitrova, Petya Pendareva, Zlatka Georgieva, Monika Gachevska | 44.19 | |
| 11 | 3 | Finland | Johanna Manninen, Sanna Hernesniemi, Heidi Suomi, Anu Pirttimaa | 44.21 | |
| 12 | 1 | Cuba | Idalia Hechavarría, Aliuska López, Dainelky Pérez, Liliana Allen | 44.32 | |
| 13 | 3 | Canada | Katie Anderson, Tara Perry, Ladonna Antoine, Lesley Tashlin | 44.34 | |
| 14 | 2 | Thailand | Sunisa Kawrungruang, Kwuanfah Inchareon, Savitree Srichure, Supaporn Hubson | 45.62 | |
| 15 | 1 | Virgin Islands | Maria Noel, Ameerah Bello, Jilma Patrick, Rochelle Thomas | 46.09 | |
| | 1 | Cameroon | Myriam Léonie Mani, Georgette Nkoma, Edwige Abéna Fouda, Sylvie Mballa Eloundou | DNF | |
| | 2 | Germany | Andrea Philipp, Silke Lichtenhagen, Melanie Paschke, Silke Knoll | DNF | |
| | 2 | Madagascar | Lantoniaina Ramalalanirina, Rivosoa Rakotondrabe, Nicole Ramalalanirina, Lalao Ravaonirina | DNF | |
| | 3 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Bernadeth Prentice, Bernice Morton, Elricia Francis, Valma Bass | DNF | |
| | 1 | Antigua and Barbuda | Sonia Williams, Dine Potter, Charmaine Thomas, Heather Samuel | DQ | |
| | 2 | Lesotho | Sebongile Sello, M'apotlaki Ts'elho, Nteboheleng Koaeana, Lineo Shoai | DQ | |
| | 3 | Sierra Leone | Eunice Barber, Sia Kamanor, Sama Fornah, Melrose Mansaray | DQ | |

### Final

| Rank | Lane | Nation | Athletes | Time |
| | 5 | United States | Chryste Gaines, Gail Devers, Inger Miller, Gwen Torrence | 41.95 |
| | 2 | Bahamas | Eldece Clarke, Chandra Sturrup, Savatheda Fynes, Pauline Davis | 42.14 |
| | 6 | Jamaica | Michelle Freeman, Juliet Cuthbert, Nikole Mitchell, Merlene Ottey | 42.24 |
| 4 | 4 | Russia | Yekaterina Leshchova, Galina Malchugina, Natalya Pomoshchnikova-Voronova, Irina Privalova | 42.27 |
| 5 | 7 | Nigeria | Chioma Ajunwa, Mary Tombiri-Shirey, Christy Opara-Thompson, Mary Onyali | 42.56 |
| 6 | 3 | France | Sandra Citte, Odiah Sidibe, Patricia Girard-Leno, Marie-José Pérec | 42.76 |
| 7 | 8 | Australia | Sharon Cripps, Kylie Hanigan, Lauren Hewitt, Jodi Lambert | 43.70 |
| 8 | 1 | Great Britain | Angie Thorp, Marcia Richardson, Simmone Jacobs, Katharine Merry | 43.93 |