Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 100 metres relay

Women's 4 × 100 metres relay at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad
Venue	Beijing National Stadium
Dates	21 August 2008 (heats) 22 August 2008 (final)
Teams	16
Winning time	42.54
Medalists
01 ! Olivia Borlée Kim Gevaert Hanna Mariën Élodie Ouédraogo  Belgium 02 ! Franca Idoko Halimat Ismaila Gloria Kemasuode Oludamola Osayomi Agnes Osazuwa*  Nigeria 03 ! Rosemar Coelho Neto Lucimar de Moura Thaissa Presti Rosangela Santos  Brazil
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01 !		Olivia Borlée Kim Gevaert Hanna Mariën Élodie Ouédraogo	Belgium
02 !		Franca Idoko Halimat Ismaila Gloria Kemasuode Oludamola Osayomi Agnes Osazuwa*	Nigeria
03 !		Rosemar Coelho Neto Lucimar de Moura Thaissa Presti Rosangela Santos	Brazil

The women's 4 × 100 metres relay event at the 2008 Olympic Games took place on 21 and 22 August at the Beijing Olympic Stadium.

There were 16 NOCs competing at this event. These 16 NOCs were selected by the average of the two best marks at the qualifying period. Finland and Cuba were qualified but withdrew and were replaced by Thailand and Nigeria.[1]

In 2016, the victorious Russian relay team was disqualified for doping, as Yuliya Chermoshanskaya had her samples reanalyzed and tested positive for two prohibited substances.

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.

No new world or Olympic records were set for this event.

All times shown are in seconds.

First 3 in each heat(Q) and the next 2 fastest(q) advance to the Final.