Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay
Rank Lane Nation Competitors Results Notes
1 4 United States Mary Wineberg , Allyson Felix , Monique Henderson , Sanya Richards 3:18.54 SB
2 7 Jamaica Novelene Williams , Shereefa Lloyd , Rosemarie Whyte , Shericka Williams 3:20.40 SB
3 9 Great Britain Christine Ohuruogu , Kelly Sotherton , Marilyn Okoro , Nicola Sanders 3:22.68 SB
4 6 Cuba Roxana Díaz , Zulia Calatayud , Susana Clement , Indira Terrero 3:23.21 NR
5 2 Nigeria Joy Amechi Eze , Folashade Abugan , Oluoma Nwoke , Ajoke Odumosu 3:23.74 SB
6 3 Germany Jonna Valesca Tilgner , Sorina Nwachukwu , Florence Ekpo-Umoh , Claudia Hoffmann 3:28.45
DSQ ( 2nd ) 5 Russia Yulia Gushchina , Lyudmila Litvinova , Tatyana Firova , Anastasiya Kapachinskaya DSQ ( 3:18.82 ) Doping
DSQ ( 4th ) 8 Belarus Anna Kozak , Iryna Khliustava , Ilona Usovich , Sviatlana Usovich DSQ ( 3:21.85 ) Doping
Results -- Final
The women's 4 × 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. In 2016, it was announced that a reanalysis of samples from the 2008 Summer Olympics resulted in a doping violation by Tatyana Firova; accordingly, the Russian team was disqualified, and fourth placed Belarus was also disqualified due to a doping violation by anchor runner Sviatlana Vusovich. As a result, the Great Britain quartet were elevated from 5th place to the bronze medal.