1986 European Athletics Championships – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay

The women's 4 x 400 metres relay event at the 1986 European Athletics Championships was held in Stuttgart, then West Germany, at Neckarstadion on 31 August 1986.

Medalists

Gold	Kirsten Emmelmann Sabine Busch Petra Müller Marita Koch East Germany
Silver	Gisela Kinzel Ute Thimm Heidi-Elke Gaugel Gaby Bussmann West Germany
Bronze	Ewa Kasprzyk Marzena Wojdecka Elżbieta Kapusta Genowefa Błaszak Poland

Results

Final

31 August

Rank	Nation	Competitors	Time	Notes
	East Germany	Kirsten Emmelmann Sabine Busch Petra Müller Marita Koch	3:16.87	CR
	West Germany	Gisela Kinzel Ute Thimm Heidi-Elke Gaugel Gaby Bussmann	3:22.80	NR
	Poland	Ewa Kasprzyk Marzena Wojdecka Elżbieta Kapusta Genowefa Błaszak	3:24.65	NR
4	Bulgaria	Yuliana Marinova Pepa Pavlova Yordanka Stoyanova Rositsa Stamenova	3:26.26
5	Italy	Marisa Masullo Cosetta Campana Giuseppina Cirulli Erica Rossi	3:32.30
6	Spain	Esther Lahoz Montserrat Pujol Cristina Pérez Blanca Lacambra	3:32.51
	Soviet Union	Vineta Ikauniece Olga Nazarova Marina Stepanova Olga Vladykina	DQ

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 28 athletes from 7 countries participated in the event.

• Bulgaria (4)
• East Germany (4)
• Italy (4)
• Poland (4)
• Soviet Union (4)
• Spain (4)
• West Germany (4)