The women's 4 x 400 metres relay at the 1998 European Athletics Championships was held at the Népstadion on 22 and 23 August.
Medalists edit
Results edit
| KEY: | q | Fastest non-qualifiers | Q | Qualified | NR | National record | PB | Personal best | SB | Seasonal best |
Heats edit
Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advance to the Final.
| Rank | Heat | Nation | Athlete | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 |  Russia |
Svetlana Goncharenko, Yekaterina Kulikova, Yekaterina Bakhvalova, Natalya Khrushcheleva | 3:26.21 | Q |
| 2 | 2 |  Romania |
Otilia Ruicu, Alina Rîpanu, Mariana Florea, Ionela Târlea | 3:28.60 | Q |
| 3 | 2 |  Italy |
Monika Niederstätter, Francesca Carbone, Fabiola Piroddi, Virna De Angeli | 3:29.14 | Q |
| 4 | 2 |  France |
Francine Landre, Anita Mormand, Marie-Françoise Opheltès, Fabienne Ficher | 3:29.67 | q |
| 5 | 1 |  Czech Republic |
Jitka Burianová, Ludmila Formanová, Hana Benešová, Helena Fuchsová | 3:29.83 | Q |
| 6 | 1 |  Germany |
Anke Feller, Anja Knippel, Martina Breu, Silvia Rieger | 3:29.84 | Q, SB |
| 7 | 1 |  Great Britain |
Vicki Jamison, Melanie Thomas, Tasha Danvers, Allison Curbishley | 3:29.90 | Q |
| 8 | 1 |  Hungary |
Annamaria Bori, Barbara Petráhn, Orsolya Dóczi, Judit Szekeres | 3:30.24 | q |
| 9 | 2 |  Belarus |
Natallia Solohub, Nelli Voronkova, Tanya Kurochkina, Anna Kozak | 3:37.55 |
Final edit
| Rank | Nation | Athletes | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Germany |
Anke Feller, Uta Rohländer, Silvia Rieger, Grit Breuer | 3:23.03 | SB |
 |
Russia |
Natalya Khrushcheleva, Svetlana Goncharenko, Yekaterina Bakhvalova, Olga Kotlyarova | 3:23.56 | SB |
 |
Great Britain |
Donna Fraser, Vicki Jamison, Katharine Merry, Allison Curbishley | 3:25.66 | SB |
| 4 | Romania |
Otilia Ruicu, Alina Rîpanu, Mariana Florea, Ionela Târlea | 3:27.24 | NR |
| 5 | Czech Republic |
Jitka Burianová, Ludmila Formanová, Hana Benešová, Helena Fuchsová | 3:27.54 | SB |
| 6 | France |
Francine Landre, Anita Mormand, Marie-Françoise Opheltès, Viviane Dorsile | 3:27.61 | SB |
| 7 | Italy |
Patrizia Spuri, Francesca Carbone, Fabiola Piroddi, Virna De Angeli | 3:29.31 | |
| 8 | Hungary |
Annamaria Bori, Barbara Petráhn, Orsolya Dóczi, Judit Szekeres | 3:31.83 |