1994 European Athletics Championships – Women's 4 × 100 metres relay
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The women's 4 × 100 metres relay event at the 1994 European Athletics Championships was held in Helsinki, Finland, at Helsinki Olympic Stadium on 13 August 1994.[1]
| Women's 4 × 100 metres relay at the European Athletics Championships |
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Medalists
Results
Final
13 August
| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |  Germany | Melanie Paschke Bettina Zipp Silke Knoll Silke Lichtenhagen | 42.90 | |
 |  Russia | Natalya Anisimova Galina Malchugina Marina Trandenkova Irina Privalova | 42.96 | |
 |  Bulgaria | Desislava Dimitrova Anelia Nuneva Svetla Dimitrova Petya Pendareva | 43.00 | |
| 4 |  Ukraine | Antonina Slyusar Viktoriya Fomenko Irina Slyusar Zhanna Tarnopolskaya | 43.61 | |
| 5 |  United Kingdom | Stephanie Douglas Katharine Merry Simmone Jacobs Paula Thomas | 43.63 | |
| 6 |  Netherlands | Claudia Elissen Jacqueline Poelman Karin de Lange Monique Bogaards | 43.81 | |
| 7 |  Finland | Anu Pirttimaa Tarja Leveelahti Sanna Hernesniemi Marja Salmela | 43.96 | |
| 8 |  Italy | Carla Tuzzi Laura Ardissone Anna Rita Balzani Giada Gallina | 44.46 |
Heats
13 August
Heat 1
| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | Melanie Paschke Bettina Zipp Silke Knoll Silke Lichtenhagen | 42.94 | Q |
| 2 | Bulgaria | Desislava Dimitrova Anelia Nuneva Svetla Dimitrova Petya Pendareva | 43.52 | Q |
| 3 | Netherlands | Claudia Elissen Jacqueline Poelman Karin de Lange Monique Bogaards | 43.89 | Q |
| 4 |  Greece | Ekateríni Thánou Effrosíni Patsoú Maria Tsoni Ekaterini Koffa | 44.77 | |
| 5 |  Spain | Carme Blay Cristina Castro María del Carmen García Yolanda Díaz | 45.11 | |
 France | Patricia Girard Odiah Sidibé Odile Singa Maguy Nestoret | DQ | ||
 Austria | Dagmar Hölbl Sabine Tröger Doris Auer Karin Mayr-Krifka | DNF |
Heat 2
| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia | Natalya Anisimova Galina Malchugina Marina Trandenkova Yekaterina Leshcheva | 43.36 | Q |
| 2 | United Kingdom | Stephanie Douglas Katharine Merry Simmone Jacobs Paula Thomas | 44.03 | Q |
| 3 | Finland | Anu Pirttimaa Tarja Leveelahti Sanna Hernesniemi Marja Salmela | 44.15 | Q |
| 4 | Ukraine | Anzhela Kravchenko Viktoriya Fomenko Irina Slyusar Antonina Slyusar | 44.26 | q |
| 5 | Italy | Carla Tuzzi Laura Ardissone Anna Rita Balzani Giada Gallina | 44.36 | q |
| 6 |  Switzerland | Mireille Donders Margret Haug Sara Wüest Regula Anliker-Aebi | 44.43 |
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 54 athletes from 13 countries participated in the event.
Austria (4)
Bulgaria (4)
Finland (4)
France (4)
Germany (4)
Greece (4)
Italy (4)
Netherlands (4)
Russia (5)
Spain (4)
Switzerland (4)
Ukraine (5)
United Kingdom (4)