| Event: | Women's 4 x 100 metres relay |
| Competition: | European Athletics Championships |
The women's 4 x 100 metres relay at the 1998 European Athletics Championships was held at the Népstadion on 22 August.
| Gold | Katia Benth Frédérique Bangué Sylviane Félix Christine Arron | |
| Silver | Melanie Paschke Gabi Rockmeier Birgit Rockmeier Andrea Philipp | |
| Bronze | Oksana Ekk Galina Malchugina Natalya Voronova Irina Privalova |
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 | 42.87 | Q | |||
| 2 | 1 | 43.23 | ||||
| 3 | 1 | 43.56 | Q | |||
| 4 | 1 | 43.60 | Q, SB | |||
| 5 | 2 | 44.32 | Q | |||
| 6 | 2 | 44.41 | Q | |||
| 6 | 1 | 44.41 | q, SB | |||
| 8 | 2 | 44.59 | q, SB | |||
| 9 | 2 | 44.64 | ||||
| 10 | 1 | 44.76 | SB | |||
| 11 | 1 | 44.87 | ||||
| 2 |
| Rank | Nation | Athletes | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42.59 | |||||
| 42.68 | |||||
| 42.73 | |||||
| 4 | 43.58 | SB | |||
| 5 | 44.01 | ||||
| 6 | 44.10 | SB | |||
| 7 | 44.46 | ||||
| 8 | 44.76 |