Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's 4x400 metre relay

The Women's 4 x 400 metres relay event at the 2008 Olympic Games took place on 22 and 23 August at the Beijing Olympic Stadium. There were only 16 NOCs competing at this event. These 16 NOCs were selected by the average of the two best marks at the qualifying period. * Runners who participated in the heats only and received medals. Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows. No new world or Olympic records were set for this event. All times shown are in seconds. First 3 in each heat and the next 2 fastest advance to the Final.