The women's 4x100 metre relay of Athletics 2024 during the 2024 Summer Olympics was held on 8–9 August 2024 in the Stade de France. With 16 teams competing, the event was won by the team from United States, with Great Britain taking the silver medal and Germany taking bronze.
Format[]
The competition exists out of two rounds, with each team conducting a lap of 400 metres in each round. Each athlete in a team takes part in a quarter of the race, with the fastest three teams in the heats advancing to the final, as well as the fastest non-qualifiers. The team with the fastest time in the final is the winner of the event.
Preview[]
Sixteen teams qualified for the event with Jamaica and the United States traditionally as the strongest teams.
| Team | Athlete |
|---|---|
| Australia | Ella Connolly |
| Kristie Edwards | |
| Torrie Lewis | |
| Bree Masters | |
| Belgium | Elise Mehuys |
| Delphine Nkansa | |
| Rani Rosius | |
| Rani Vincke | |
| Canada | Marie-Eloise Leclair |
| Audrey Leduc | |
| Jacqueline Madogo | |
| Sade McCreath | |
| France | Chloe Galet |
| Gemima Joseph | |
| Orlann Oliere | |
| Helene Parisot | |
| Germany | Alexandra Burghardt |
| Rebekka Haase | |
| Sophia Junk | |
| Gina Lueckenkemper | |
| Lisa Mayer | |
| Great Britain | Dina Asher-Smith |
| Desiree Henry | |
| Amy Hunt | |
| Imani Lansiquot | |
| Daryll Neita | |
| Bianca Williams | |
| Italy | Zaynab Dosso |
| Dalia Kaddari | |
| Arianna de Masi | |
| Irene Siragusa | |
| Ivory Coast | Murielle Ahoure-Demps |
| Jessika Gbai | |
| Maboundou Kone | |
| Marie-Josee Ta Lou-Smith | |
| Jamaica | Tia Clayton |
| Shashalee Forbes | |
| Kemba Nelson | |
| Alana Reid | |
| Netherlands | Isabel van den Berg |
| Minke Bisschops | |
| Marije van Hunenstijn | |
| Tasa Jiya | |
| Nigeria | Rosemary Chukwuma |
| Justina Tiana Eyakpobeyan | |
| Tima Godbless | |
| Favour Ofili | |
| Poland | Magdalena Niemczyk |
| Magdalena Stefanowicz | |
| Ewa Swoboda | |
| Krystsina Tsimanouskaya | |
| Spain | Jael Bestue |
| Sonia Molina-Prados | |
| Maria Isabel Perez | |
| Paula Sevilla | |
| Switzerland | Sarah Atcho-Jaquier |
| Mujinga Kambundji | |
| Salome Kora | |
| Leonie Pointet | |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Leah Bertrand |
| Sanaa Frederick | |
| Sole Frederick | |
| Akilah Lewis | |
| United States | Melissa Jefferson |
| Sha'carri Richardson | |
| Twanisha Terry | |
| Gabrielle Thomas |
Current Records[]
| Record | Date | Nat. | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WR | 10 August 2012 | 
|
Tianna Bartoletta | 40.82 |
| Allyson Felix | ||||
| Carmelita Jeter | ||||
| Bianca Knight | ||||
| OR | 10 August 2012 |
|
Tianna Bartoletta | 40.82 |
| Allyson Felix | ||||
| Carmelita Jeter | ||||
| Bianca Knight |
Summary[]
Heats[]
| Heat 1 Results | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Team | Time | Info | ||
| 1 | United States |
41.94 | Q | ||
| 2 |  Germany |
42.15 | Q | ||
| 3 |  Switzerland |
42.38 | Q | ||
| 4 |  Australia |
42.75 | |||
| 5 |  Poland |
42.86 | |||
| 6 |  Italy |
43.03 | |||
| — |  Belgium |
DQ | |||
| — |  Ivory Coast |
DQ | |||
| Heat 2 Results | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Team | Time | Info | ||
| 1 |  Great Britain |
42.03 | Q | ||
| 2 |  France |
42.13 | Q | ||
| 3 |  Jamaica |
42.35 | Q | ||
| 4 |  Canada |
42.50 | q | ||
| 5 |  Netherlands |
42.64 | q | ||
| 6 |  Nigeria |
42.70 | |||
| 7 |  Spain |
42.77 | |||
| 8 |  Trinidad and Tobago |
43.99 | |||
Final[]
| Final Results | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Team | Time | Info | ||
| 1 | United States |
41.78 | |||
| 2 | Great Britain |
41.85 | |||
| 3 | Germany |
41.97 | |||
| 4 | France |
42.23 | |||
| 5 | Jamaica |
42.29 | |||
| 6 | Canada |
42.69 | |||
| 7 | Netherlands |
42.74 | |||
| — | Switzerland |
DQ | |||
Results[]
| Result | Team |
|---|---|
 |
United States
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Great Britain
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Germany
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| 4 | France
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| 5 | Jamaica
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| 6 | Canada
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| 7 | Netherlands
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| 8 | Switzerland
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| 9 | Nigeria
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| 10 | Australia
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| 11 | Spain
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| 12 | Poland
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| 13 | Italy
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| 14 | Trinidad and Tobago
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| — | Belgium
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| — | Ivory Coast
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| 2024 Summer Olympic Games | |
|---|---|
| Athletics 2024 | |
| ← 2020 | 2028 → |
| Men | |
| Track | |
| 100 m | 110 m hurdles |
| 200 m | 400 m hurdles |
| 400 m | 3000 m steeplechase |
| 800 m | 4x100 m relay |
| 1500 m | 4x400 m relay |
| 5000 m | 20 km walk |
| 10000 m | |
| Field | |
| High jump | Shot put |
| Pole vault | Discus throw |
| Long jump | Hammer throw |
| Triple jump | Javelin throw |
| Miscellaneous | |
| Marathon | Decathlon |
| Women | |
| Track | |
| 100 m | 100 m hurdles |
| 200 m | 400 m hurdles |
| 400 m | 3000 m steeplechase |
| 800 m | 4x100 m relay |
| 1500 m | 4x400 m relay |
| 5000 m | 20 km walk |
| 10000 m | |
| Field | |
| High jump | Shot put |
| Pole vault | Discus throw |
| Long jump | Hammer throw |
| Triple jump | Javelin throw |
| Miscellaneous | |
| Marathon | Heptathlon |
| Mixed | |
| Track | |
| 4x400 m relay | Team race walk |