2016 European Athletics Championships – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay
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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,[1] 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.[2] 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.
VenueOlympic Stadium
LocationAmsterdam
Dates9 July (round 1)
10 July (final)
10 July (final)
Competitors71 from 16 nations
| Women's 4 × 400 metres relay at the European Athletics Championships | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Olympic Stadium |
| Location | Amsterdam |
| Dates | 9 July (round 1) 10 July (final) |
| Competitors | 71 from 16 nations |
| Winning time | 3:25.05 WL |
| Medalists | |
Records
| Standing records prior to the 2016 European Athletics Championships | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record |  Soviet UnionTatyana 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 GermanyKirsten Emmelmann Sabine Busch Petra Müller Marita Koch |
3:16.87 | Stuttgart, West Germany | 31 August 1986 |
| World Leading |  United StatesDamajahnee Birch Daina Harper Monisa Dobbins Ceara Watson |
3:25.48 | Lawrence, Kansas, United States | 28 May 2016 |
| European Leading |  United KingdomKelly Massey Laviai Nielsen Perri Shakes-Drayton Emily Diamond |
3:28.62 | Regensburg, Germany | 5 June 2016 |
Schedule
Results
Heats
First 3 in each heat (Q) and 2 best performers (q) advance to the Final.[3][4]
Final
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| 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 | |