| Final | time | | ____________ | | 1. | East Germany |  _ | 41.68s | | | | Silke Möller, Katrin Krabbe, Kerstin Behrendt, Sabine Günther | | 2. | West Germany |  _ | 43.02s | | | | Gabriele Lippe, Ulrike Sarvari, Andrea Thomas, Silke Knoll | | 3. | Great Britain |  _ | 43.32s | | | | Stephanie Douglas, Bev Kinch, Simmone Jacobs, Paula Thomas | | 4. | France |  _ | 43.43s | | | | Cécile Peyre, Magali Simioneck, Odile Singa, Odiah Sidibé | | 5. | Italy |  _ | 43.71s | | | | Anna Rita Balzani, Maria Ruggeri, Daniela Ferrian, Rossella Tarolo | | 6. | Spain |  _ | 44.86s | | | | Yolanda Díaz, Cristina Castro, María del Carmen García, Sandra Myers | | -. | Soviet Union |  _ | DNF | | | | Yelena Bykova, Galina Malchugina, Natalya Kovtun, Nadezhda Roshchupkina | | -. | Finland |  _ | DQ | | | | Sari Raumala, Sisko Hanhijoki, Sanna Hernesniemi, Marja Salmela |
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