2004 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay

The Women's 4 × 400 metres relay event at the 2004 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held on 7 March 2004.

The winning margin was a huge 6.08 seconds which as of July 2024 remains the only time the women's 4x400 metres relay was won by more than five seconds at these championships.

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Russia Olesya Forsheva Olga Kotlyarova Tatyana Levina Natalya Nazarova Olesya Zykina* Natalya Antyukh*	Belarus Natallia Solohub Anna Kozak Ilona Usovich Sviatlana Usovich	Romania Angela Moroșanu Alina Râpanu Maria Rus Ionela Târlea

* Runners who participated in the heats only and received medals.

Results

Heats

Qualification: First 2 teams of each heat (Q) plus the next 2 fastest (q) advance to the final.

Rank	Heat	Nation	Athletes	Time	Notes
1	1	Belarus	Natallia Solohub, Anna Kozak, Ilona Usovich, Sviatlana Usovich	3:31.25	Q, WL
2	1	Russia	Olesya Zykina, Olga Kotlyarova, Tatyana Levina, Natalya Antyukh	3:31.27	Q, SB
3	1	Jamaica	Ronetta Smith, Allison Beckford, Sheryl Morgan, Michelle Burgher	3:32.29	q, SB
4	2	Poland	Zuzanna Radecka, Monika Bejnar, Małgorzata Pskit, Grażyna Prokopek	3:32.44	Q, NR
5	2	Romania	Angela Moroșanu, Alina Râpanu, Maria Rus, Ionela Târlea	3:32.45	Q, NR
6	2	Greece	Elefthería Papadopoulou, Hrisoula Goudenoudi, Yeoryía Koumnaki, Fani Chalkia	3:32.88	q, NR
7	2	Great Britain	Melanie Purkiss, Carey Marshall, Liz Fairs, Jennifer Meadows	3:33.30	SB
8	2	United States	Ellannee Richardson, Virginia Johnson, Natasha Hastings, Moushaumi Robinson	3:33.38	SB
9	1	Ireland	Karen Shinkins, Ciara Sheehy, Michelle Carey, Joanne Cuddihy	3:34.61	NR
10	1	Sweden	Beatrice Dahlgren, Ellinor Stuhrmann, Erica Mårtensson, Louise Gundert	3:34.71	NR
11	2	Spain	Elena Córcoles, Cora Olivero, Daisy Antonio, Laia Forcadell	3:38.01	SB

Final

Rank	Nation	Athletes	Time	Notes
	Russia	Olesya Forsheva, Olga Kotlyarova, Tatyana Levina, Natalya Nazarova	3:23.88	WR
	Belarus	Natallia Solohub, Anna Kozak, Ilona Usovich, Sviatlana Usovich	3:29.96	NR
	Romania	Angela Moroșanu, Alina Râpanu, Maria Rus, Ionela Târlea	3:30.06	NR
4	Poland	Zuzanna Radecka, Monika Bejnar, Małgorzata Pskit, Grażyna Prokopek	3:30.52	NR
5	Jamaica	Ronetta Smith, Allison Beckford, Michelle Ballentine, Michelle Burgher	3:33.77
6	Greece	Elefthería Papadopoulou, Hrisoula Goudenoudi, Yeoryía Koumnaki, Fani Chalkia	3:39.23

References

Results