| Final 21.35h | time | L | _____________ | | 1. | United States |  | 3:22.62 | 5 | | | Jearl Miles-Clark, Monique Hennagan, Marion Jones, LaTasha Colander-Richardson | | 2. | Jamaica |  | 3:23.25 | 7 | | | Sandie Richards, Catherine Scott, Deon Hemmings, Lorraine Graham | | 3. | Russia |  | 3:23.46 | 1 | | | Yuliya Sotnikova, Svetlana Goncharenko, Olga Kotlyarova, Irina Privalova | | 4. | Nigeria |  | 3:23.80 | 3 | | | Olabisi Afolabi, Charity Opara, Rosemary Okafor, Falilat Ogunkoya | | 5. | Australia |  | 3:23.81 | 4 | | | Nova Peris-Kneebone, Tamsyn Lewis, Melinda Gainsford-Taylor, Cathy Freeman | | 6. | Great Britain |  | 3:25.67 | 6 | | | Natasha Danvers, Donna Fraser, Allison Curbishley, Katharine Merry | | 7. | Czechia |  | 3:29.17 | 2 | | | Jitka Burianova, Hana Benesova, Lenka Fickova, Helena Dziurova-Fuchsova | | 8. | Cuba |  | 3:29.47 | 8 | | | Zulia Calatayud, Julia Duporty, Idalmis Bonne, Daimi Pernia |
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Heats - Friday 29.09 | | First 2 teams from each of 3 Heats and 2 Best times advanced to Final. |
| Heat 1 18.40h | time | L | _____________ | | 1. | United States | | 3:23.95 | 4 | | | Jearl Miles-Clark, Monique Hennagan, Andrea Anderson, LaTasha Colander-Richardson | | 2. | Cuba | | 3:25.22 | 3 | | | Zulia Calatayud, Julia Duporty, Idalmis Bonne, Daimi Pernia | | 3. | Belarus |  | 3:26.31 | 8 | | | Natalya Sologub, Yelena Budnik, Irina Khlyustova, Anna Kozak | | 4. | Germany |  | 3:27.02 | 5 | | | Shanta Ghosh, Ulrike Urbansky, Birgit Rockmeier, Florence Ekpo-Umoh | | 5. | Canada |  | 3:27.36 | 2 | | | Karlene Haughton, La Donna Antoine, Foy Williams, Samantha George | | 6. | Spain |  | 3:32.45 | 7 | | | Julia Alba, Norfalia Carabali, Miriam Bravo, Maite Martinez | | 7. | Yugoslavia |  | 3:37.99 | 1 | | | Mila Savic, Jelena Stanisavljevic, Vukosava Djapic, Tatjana Lojanica | | -. | Cameroon |  | DNS | 6 |
| Heat 2 18.49h | time | L | _____________ | | 1. | Great Britain | | 3:25.28 | 5 | | | Helen Frost, Donna Fraser, Allison Curbishley, Katharine Merry | | 2. | Jamaica | | 3:25.65 | 8 | | | Charmaine Howell, Catherine Scott, Michelle Burgher, Sandie Richards | | 3. | Russia | | 3:26.05 | 4 | | | Yuliya Sotnikova, Olesya Zykina, Svetlana Goncharenko, Natalya Nazarova | | 4. | Italy |  | 3:27.23 | 3 | | | Daniela Graglia, Francesca Carbone, Fabiola Piroddi, Virna De Angeli | | 5. | India |  | 3:31.46 | 2 | | | Paramjeet Kaur, Jincy Philip, Rosa Kutty, Mol K M Beena | | 6. | Puerto Rico |  | 3:33.30 | 6 | | | Militza Castro Morales, Sandra Moya, Beatriz Cruz, Maritza Salas | | -. | Colombia |  | DNS | 7 |
| Heat 3 18.58h | time | L | _____________ | | 1. | Nigeria | | 3:22.99 | 5 | | | Doris Jacob, Olabisi Afolabi, Rosemary Okafor, Charity Opara | | 2. | Australia | | 3:24.05 | 2 | | | Tamsyn Lewis, Susan Andrews, Jana Pittman, Nova Peris-Kneebone | | 3. | Czechia | | 3:24.40 | 3 | | | Jitka Burianova, Hana Benesova, Lenka Fickova, Helena Dziurova-Fuchsova | | 4. | Senegal |  | 3:28.02 | 1 | | | Aida Diop, Mame Tacko Diouf, Aminata Diouf, Thiam Amy Mbacke | | 5. | Barbados |  | 3:30.83 | 7 | | | Melissa Straker, Andrea Blackett, Michael Williams, Tanya Oxley | | 6. | Ireland |  | 3:32.24 | 6 | | | Karen Shinkins, Martina McCarthy, Emily Maher, Ciara Sheehy | | 7. | Slovenia |  | 3:35.00 | 8 | | | Meta Macus, Brigita Langerholc, Jolanda Steblovnik-Ceplak, Sasa Prokofijev | | 8. | Uzbekistan |  | 3:43.96 | 4 | | | Natalya Kobina, Yelena Piskunova, Zamira Amirova, Natalya Senkina |
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