title: 1998 European Athletics Championships – Women's 4 × 100 metres relay
text: # 1998 European Athletics Championships – Women's 4 × 100 metres relay
  
  The women's 4 x 100 metres relay at the 1998 European Athletics Championships was held at the Népstadion on 22 August.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Gold | Katia Benth Frédérique Bangué Sylviane Félix Christine Arron France |
  | - | - |
  | Silver | Melanie Paschke Gabi Rockmeier Birgit Rockmeier Andrea Philipp Germany |
  | Bronze | Oksana Ekk Galina Malchugina Natalya Voronova Irina Privalova Russia |
  
  ## Results
  
  | KEY: | q | Fastest non-qualifiers | Q | Qualified | NR | National record | PB | Personal best | SB | Seasonal best |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  
  ### Heats
  
  Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advance to the Final.
  
  | Rank | Heat | Nation | Athlete | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 2 | France | Katia Benth, Frédérique Bangué, Sylviane Félix, Christine Arron | 42.87 | Q |
  | 2 | 1 | Germany | Melanie Paschke, Gabi Rockmeier, Birgit Rockmeier, Andrea Philipp | 43.23 | |
  | 3 | 1 | Russia | Oksana Ekk, Galina Malchugina, Natalya Voronova, Irina Privalova | 43.56 | Q |
  | 4 | 1 | Ukraine | Iryna Pukha, Tetyana Lukyanenko, Anzhelika Shevchuk, Anzhela Kravchenko | 43.60 | Q, SB |
  | 5 | 2 | Greece | Maria Tsoni, Ekaterini Koffa, Panayiota Koutrouli, Ekaterini Thanou | 44.32 | Q |
  | 6 | 2 | Italy | Elena Apollonio, Manuela Grillo, Maria Ruggeri, Manuela Levorato | 44.41 | Q |
  | 6 | 1 | Belarus | Tatyana Barashko, Margarita Molchan, Natallia Solohub, Natallia Safronnikava | 44.41 | q, SB |
  | 8 | 2 | Finland | Heidi Hannula, Sanna Kyllönen, Johanna Manninen, Heli Koivula | 44.59 | q, SB |
  | 9 | 2 | Spain | Carmen Blay, Elena Córcoles, Arantxa Iglesias, Susana Martin | 44.64 | |
  | 10 | 1 | Hungary | Petronella Árva, Enikő Szabó, Éva Barati, Tünde Vaszi | 44.76 | SB |
  | 11 | 1 | Portugal | Maria Carmo Tavares, Natalia Moura, Lucrécia Jardim, Severina Cravid | 44.87 | |
  | | 2 | Poland | Agnieszka Rysiukiewicz, Kinga Leszczyńska, Monika Borejza, Irena Sznajder | DSQ | |
  
  ### Final
  
  | Rank | Nation | Athletes | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | France | Katia Benth, Frédérique Bangué, Sylviane Félix, Christine Arron | 42.59 | |
  | | Germany | Melanie Paschke, Gabi Rockmeier, Birgit Rockmeier, Andrea Philipp | 42.68 | |
  | | Russia | Oksana Ekk, Galina Malchugina, Natalya Voronova, Irina Privalova | 42.73 | |
  | 4 | Ukraine | Iryna Pukha, Tetyana Lukyanenko, Anzhelika Shevchuk, Anzhela Kravchenko | 43.58 | SB |
  | 5 | Greece | Maria Tsoni, Ekaterini Koffa, Panayiota Koutrouli, Ekaterini Thanou | 44.01 | |
  | 6 | Finland | Heidi Hannula, Sanna Kyllönen, Johanna Manninen, Heli Koivula | 44.10 | SB |
  | 7 | Italy | Elena Apollonio, Manuela Grillo, Maria Ruggeri, Manuela Levorato | 44.46 | |
  | 8 | Belarus | Tatyana Barashko, Margarita Molchan, Natallia Solohub, Natallia Safronnikava | 44.76 | |
  