The women's 4x400 metre relay of Athletics 2024 during the 2024 Summer Olympics was held on 9–10 August 2024 in the Stade de France. With 16 teams competing, the event was won by the team from United States, with Netherlands taking the silver medal and Great Britain 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 the eight-time running Olympic champion United States as the top favorite for the title, but behind the American representation, the race for the medals became more open.
Current Records[]
| Record | Date | Nat. | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WR | 1 October 1988 | 
|
Olga Bryzgina | 3:15.17 |
| Tatyana Ledovskaya | ||||
| Olga Nazarova | ||||
| Mariya Pinigina | ||||
| OR | 1 October 1988 |
|
Olga Bryzgina | 3:15.17 |
| Tatyana Ledovskaya | ||||
| Olga Nazarova | ||||
| Mariya Pinigina |
Summary[]
Heats[]
| Heat 1 Results | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Team | Time | Info | ||
| 1 |  United States |
3:21.44 | Q | ||
| 2 |  Great Britain |
3:24.72 | Q | ||
| 3 |  France |
3:24.73 | Q | ||
| 4 |  Belgium |
3:24.92 | q | ||
| 5 |  Spain |
3:28.29 | |||
| 6 |  Norway |
3:28.61 | |||
| 7 |  Switzerland |
3:29.75 | |||
| 8 |  Cuba |
3:33.99 | |||
| Heat 2 Results | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Team | Time | Info | ||
| 1 |  Jamaica |
3:24.92 | Q | ||
| 2 |  Netherlands |
3:25.03 | Q | ||
| 3 |  Ireland |
3:25.05 | Q | ||
| 4 |  Canada |
3:25.77 | q | ||
| 5 |  Italy |
3:26.50 | |||
| 6 |  Poland |
3:26.69 | |||
| 7 |  Germany |
3:26.95 | |||
| 8 |  India |
3:32.51 | |||
Final[]
| Final Results | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Team | Time | Info | ||
| 1 | United States |
3:15.27 | AR | ||
| 2 | Netherlands |
3:19.50 | NR | ||
| 3 | Great Britain |
3:19.72 | NR | ||
| 4 | Ireland |
3:19.90 | NR | ||
| 5 | France |
3:21.41 | NR | ||
| 6 | Canada |
3:22.01 | |||
| 7 | Belgium |
3:22.40 | |||
| — | Jamaica |
DNF | |||
Results[]
| Result | Team |
|---|---|
 |
United States
|
 |
Netherlands
|
 |
Great Britain
|
| 4 | Ireland
|
| 5 | France
|
| 6 | Canada
|
| 7 | Belgium
|
| 8 | Jamaica
|
| 9 | Italy
|
| 10 | Poland
|
| 11 | Germany
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| 12 | Spain
|
| 13 | Norway
|
| 14 | Switzerland
|
| 15 | India
|
| 16 | Cuba
|
| 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 |