The women's 4 × 400 metres relay event at the 1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held on March 8–9.
Medalists edit
* Runners who participated in the heats only and received medals.
Results edit
Heats edit
First 2 teams of each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.[1]
| Rank | Heat | Nation | Athletes | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 |  Russia |
Tatyana Chebykina, Natalya Sharova, Yekaterina Bakhvalova, Tatyana Alekseyeva | 3:29.85 | Q, WL |
| 2 | 2 |  Ukraine |
Tatyana Movchan, Aelita Yurchenko, Galyna Misiruk, Olga Moroz | 3:31.11 | Q |
| 3 | 2 |  Czech Republic |
Naděžda Koštovalová, Ludmila Formanová, Helena Fuchsová, Hana Benešová | 3:31.11 | q |
| 4 | 1 |  Germany |
Anja Knippel, Anke Feller, Heike Meißner, Anja Rücker | 3:31.56 | Q |
| 5 | 2 |  United States |
Anita Howard, Carlette Guidry, Natasha Kaiser-Brown, Jearl Miles Clark | 3:31.87 | q |
| 6 | 1 |  Great Britain |
Michelle Thomas, Jennifer Stoute, Donna Fraser, Sally Gunnell | 3:35.36 | Q |
| 7 | 1 |  France |
Marie-Line Scholent, Sandrine Thiébaud, Nicole Delars, Marie-Françoise Opheltès | 3:35.39 |
Final edit
| Rank | Nation | Athletes | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Russia |
Tatyana Chebykina, Svetlana Goncharenko, Olga Kotlyarova, Tatyana Alekseyeva | 3:26.84 | WR |
 |
United States |
Shanelle Porter, Natasha Kaiser-Brown, Anita Howard, Jearl Miles Clark | 3:27.66 | AR |
 |
Germany |
Anja Rücker, Anke Feller, Heike Meißner, Grit Breuer | 3:28.39 | |
| 4 | Czech Republic |
Naděžda Koštovalová, Ludmila Formanová, Helena Fuchsová, Hana Benešová | 3:28.47 | |
| 5 | Ukraine |
Tatyana Movchan, Aelita Yurchenko, Galyna Misiruk, Olga Moroz | 3:30.43 | NR |
| 6 | Great Britain |
Phylis Smith, Sally Gunnell, Michelle Thomas, Donna Fraser | 3:32.25 | NR |