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