These are the results of the Women's 4 × 400 metres relay event at the 1997 World Championships in Athletics in Athens, Greece.
Medalists
edit* Runners who participated in the heats only and received medals.
Results
editHeats
editQualification: First 3 of each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest times (q) advance to the final.
Rank | Heat | Nation | Athletes | Time | Notes |
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1 | 1 | Germany | Anke Feller, Uta Rohländer, Anja Rücker, Grit Breuer | 3:24.70 | Q, SB |
2 | 1 | Czech Republic | Naděžda Koštovalová, Hana Benešová, Ludmila Formanová, Helena Dziurova-Fuchsová | 3:25.11 | Q |
3 | 2 | United States | Michele Collins, Kim Graham, Natasha Kaiser-Brown, Maicel Malone-Wallace | 3:25.37 | Q, SB |
4 | 2 | Jamaica | Nadia Graham-Hutchinson, Lorraine Graham, Inez Turner, Sandie Richards | 3:25.53 | Q, SB |
5 | 1 | Great Britain | Allison Curbishley, Michelle Pierre, Michelle Thomas, Donna Fraser | 3:25.78 | Q |
6 | 2 | Russia | Tatyana Chebykina, Yuliya Tarasenko, Yekaterina Kulikova, Olga Kotlyarova | 3:25.83 | Q |
7 | 1 | Nigeria | Doris Jacob, Olabisi Afolabi, Saidat Onanuga, Falilat Ogunkoya | 3:27.94 | q |
8 | 2 | Italy | Danielle Perpoli, Patrizia Spuri, Francesca Carbone, Virna De Angeli | 3:30.34 | q |
9 | 1 | Hungary | Annamária Bori, Barbara Petráhn, Alice Kun, Judit Szekeres | 3:35.56 | |
10 | 2 | Greece | Chrysoula Goudenoudi, Maria Pachatouridou, Christina Panagou, Marina Vasarmidou | 3:37.14 |
Final
editRank | Nation | Athletes | Time | Notes |
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Germany | Anke Feller, Uta Rohländer, Anja Rücker, Grit Breuer | 3:20.92 | WL | |
United States | Maicel Malone-Wallace, Kim Graham, Kim Batten, Jearl Miles Clark | 3:21.03 | SB | |
Jamaica | Inez Turner, Lorraine Graham, Deon Hemmings, Sandie Richards | 3:21.30 | NR | |
4 | Russia | Tatyana Chebykina, Olga Kotlyarova, Yekaterina Kulikova, Tatyana Alekseyeva | 3:21.57 | SB |
5 | Czech Republic | Naděžda Koštovalová, Ludmila Formanová, Hana Benešová, Helena Dziurova-Fuchsová | 3:23.73 | |
6 | Great Britain | Allison Curbishley, Michelle Pierre, Michelle Thomas, Donna Fraser | 3:26.27 | |
7 | Nigeria | Olabisi Afolabi, Fatima Yusuf, Doris Jacob, Falilat Ogunkoya | 3:30.04 | |
8 | Italy | Patrizia Spuri, Francesca Carbone, Carla Barbarino, Virna De Angeli | 3:30.63 |