title: 2002 European Athletics Championships – Women's 4 × 100 metres relay
text: # 2002 European Athletics Championships – Women's 4 × 100 metres relay
  
  The women's 4 x 100 metres relay at the 2002 European Athletics Championships were held at the Olympic Stadium on August 10–11.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
  | - | - | - |
  | France Delphine Combe Muriel Hurtis Sylviane Félix Odiah Sidibé | Germany Melanie Paschke Gabi Rockmeier Sina Schielke Marion Wagner | Russia Natalya Ignatova Yuliya Tabakova Irina Khabarova Larisa Kruglova |
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Heats
  
  Qualification: First 3 of each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.
  
  | Rank | Heat | Nation | Athlete | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 1 | Germany | Melanie Paschke, Gabi Rockmeier, Sina Schielke, Marion Wagner | 43.05 | Q |
  | 2 | 2 | France | Delphine Combe, Muriel Hurtis, Sylviane Félix, Odiah Sidibé | 43.52 | Q |
  | 3 | 2 | Ukraine | Iryna Kozhemyakina, Anzhela Kravchenko, Olena Pastushenko, Tetyana Tkalich | 43.55 | Q |
  | 4 | 1 | Russia | Natalya Ignatova, Yuliya Tabakova, Irina Khabarova, Larisa Kruglova | 43.57 | Q |
  | 4 | 2 | Belgium | Katleen De Caluwé, Nancy Callaerts, Elodie Ouédraogo, Kim Gevaert | 43.57 | Q, NR |
  | 6 | 2 | Belarus | Yuliya Bartsevich, Nataliya Abramenko, Alena Neumiarzhitskaya, Natallia Safronnikava | 43.69 | q |
  | 7 | 1 | Italy | Daniela Graglia, Vincenza Calì, Manuela Grillo, Manuela Levorato | 43.74 | Q |
  | 8 | 1 | Poland | Beata Szkudlarz, Daria Onyśko, Zuzanna Radecka, Dorota Dydo | 43.97 | q, SB |
  | 9 | 2 | Greece | Ekaterini Thanou, Magdalini Padaleon, Olga Kaidantzi, Georgia Kokloni | 44.04 | SB |
  | 10 | 1 | Spain | Carmen Blay, Arantxa Reinares, Concepción Montaner, Glory Alozie | 44.32 | |
  | 11 | 2 | Sweden | Emma Reinas, Jenny Kallur, Susanna Kallur, Lena Udd | 44.33 | |
  | 12 | 1 | Great Britain | Joice Maduaka, Shani Anderson, Amanda Forrester, Abiodun Oyepitan | 44.45 | |
  | 13 | 2 | Austria | Bettina Müller-Weissina, Sandra Rehrl, Manuela Witting, Karin Mayr | 45.05 | |
  | | 1 | Netherlands | Joan van den Akker, Jacqueline Poelman, Pascal van Assendelft, Kristel Spierenburg | DQ | |
  
  ### Final
  
  | Rank | Nation | Athletes | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | France | Delphine Combe, Muriel Hurtis, Sylviane Félix, Odiah Sidibé | 42.46 | |
  | | Germany | Melanie Paschke, Gabi Rockmeier, Sina Schielke, Marion Wagner | 42.54 | |
  | | Russia | Natalya Ignatova, Yuliya Tabakova, Irina Khabarova, Larisa Kruglova | 43.11 | |
  | 4 | Belgium | Katleen De Caluwé, Nancy Callaerts, Elodie Ouédraogo, Kim Gevaert | 43.22 | NR |
  | 5 | Ukraine | Iryna Kozhemyakina, Anzhela Kravchenko, Olena Pastushenko, Tetyana Tkalich | 43.38 | SB |
  | 6 | Italy | Daniela Graglia, Vincenza Calì, Manuela Grillo, Manuela Levorato | 43.46 | SB |
  | 7 | Poland | Beata Szkudlarz, Daria Onyśko, Agnieszka Rysiukiewicz, Dorota Dydo | 43.96 | SB |
  | 8 | Belarus | Yuliya Bartsevich, Nataliya Abramenko, Alena Neumiarzhitskaya, Natallia Safronnikava | 44.34 | |
  