1996 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay
# 1996 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay

The women's 4x400 metres relay event at the 1996 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Sydney, Australia, at International Athletic Centre on 24 and 25 August.

## Medalists

| Gold | Peggy Müller Claudia Gesell Doreen Harstick Ulrike Urbansky Germany |
| - | - |
| Silver | Medina Tudor Anca Safta Otilia Ruicu Andrea Burlacu Romania |
| Bronze | Jennifer Marshall Tamsyn Lewis Josephine Fowley Rosemary Hayward Australia |

## Results

### Final

25 August

| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Germany | Peggy Müller Claudia Gesell Doreen Harstick Ulrike Urbansky | 3:31.12 | |
| | Romania | Medina Tudor Anca Safta Otilia Ruicu Andrea Burlacu | 3:32.16 | |
| | Australia | Jennifer Marshall Tamsyn Lewis Josephine Fowley Rosemary Hayward | 3:32.47 | |
| 4 | United States | Heather Hanchak Tamieka Grizzle Theodoesha Rivers Suziann Reid | 3:34.26 | |
| 5 | China | Wu Wei Bi Tanna Chen Yuxiang Li Jing | 3:35.33 | |
| 6 | Russia | Yuliya Nosova Olga Sakharova Yekaterina Solovyova Yuliya Taranova | 3:37.34 | |
| | France | Sylviane Félix Katiana Rene Sylvanie Morandais Cindy Ega | DQ | IAAF rule 170.6 |
| | Jamaica | Michelle Burgher Keasha Downer Ronetta Smith Tanya Jarrett | DQ | IAAF rule 170.6 |

### Heats

24 August

**Heat 1**

| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Australia | Renee Robson Tamsyn Lewis Jennifer Marshall Josephine Fowley | 3:37.75 | Q |
| 2 | United States | Heather Hanchak Tamieka Grizzle Theodoesha Rivers Suziann Reid | 3:37.91 | Q |
| 3 | Germany | Claudia Marx Peggy Müller Jennifer Vollrath Ulrike Urbansky | 3:38.26 | Q |
| 4 | FR Yugoslavia | Jovana Miljković Biljana Mitrović Sanja Tripković Jelena Stanisavljević | 3:44.34 | |
| 5 | Greece | Aryiró Tsoka Chrísoula Goudenoúdhi Anastasía Thomatdou Kasiani Dimopoúlou | 3:50.54 | |

**Heat 2**

| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Romania | Medina Tudor Anca Safta Otilia Ruicu Andrea Burlacu | 3:38.55 | Q |
| 2 | Russia | Yuliya Nosova Olga Sakharova Yekaterina Solovyova Yuliya Taranova | 3:39.84 | Q |
| 3 | France | Sylviane Félix Katiana Rene Sylvanie Morandais Cindy Ega | 3:39.99 | Q |
| 4 | Jamaica | Keasha Downer Michelle Burgher Ronetta Smith Peta-Gaye Gayle | 3:40.58 | q |
| 5 | China | Wu Wei Bi Tanna Chen Yuxiang Li Jing | 3:41.97 | q |

## Participation

According to an unofficial count, 44 athletes from 10 countries participated in the event.

* Australia (5)
* China (4)
* France (4)
* Germany (6)
* Greece (4)
* Jamaica (5)
* Romania (4)
* Russia (4)
* United States (4)
* FR Yugoslavia (4)
