1988 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay

Medalists

Gold	Manuela Derr Stefanie Fabert Anke Wöhlk Grit Breuer  East Germany
Silver	Keisha Demas Stephanie Saleem Kendra Mackey Teri Smith  United States
Bronze	Tatyana Movchan Viktoria Miloserdova Olga Burkanova Olga Moroz  Soviet Union

Results

Final

31 July

Rank	Nation	Competitors	Time	Notes
	East Germany	Manuela Derr Stefanie Fabert Anke Wöhlk Grit Breuer	3:28.39
	United States	Keisha Demas Stephanie Saleem Kendra Mackey Teri Smith	3:31.48
	Soviet Union	Tatyana Movchan Viktoria Miloserdova Olga Burkanova Olga Moroz	3:31.89
4	Canada	Caroline Fortin Senzeni Steingruber Karen Layne Cheryl Allen	3:36.41
5	Yugoslavia	Marina Filipović Marjana Lužar Slavica Živković Suzana Belac	3:37.52
6	Romania	Catalina Gheorghiu Luminita Avasiloaie Daniela Plescan	3:38.18
7	Spain	María Díez Gemma Bergasa Isabel Rodríguez Julia Merino	3:38.94
8	France	Patricia Djaté Valérie Jaunâtre Elsa Devassoigne	3:39.07

Heats

30 July

Heat 1

Rank	Nation	Competitors	Time	Notes
1	East Germany	Antje Axmann Daniele Steinecke Stefanie Fabert Anke Wöhlk	3:37.64	Q
2	Canada	Caroline Fortin Kristen Lundgren Karen Layne Cheryl Allen	3:38.06	Q
3	France	Patricia Djaté Valérie Jaunâtre Elsa Devassoigne	3:40.69	q
4	Spain	María Díez Gemma Bergasa Isabel Rodríguez Julia Merino	3:41.22	q
5	United Kingdom	Tracy Allen Paula Fryer Tracy Goddard Emma Langston	3:42.36
6	New Zealand	Anna Shattky Vanessa Jack Tania Murray Sonia Barry	4:02.57

Heat 2

Rank	Nation	Competitors	Time	Notes
1	United States	Keisha Demas Stephanie Saleem Frenchie Holmes Teri Smith	3:39.21	Q
2	Romania	Catalina Gheorghiu Luminita Avasiloaie Daniela Plescan	3:39.56	Q
3	Cuba	Mayelin Lemus Lency Montelier Marlen Estévez Nancy McLeón	3:43.18
4	Australia	Sue Andrews Adrienne Rainbird Annette Cavanagh	3:47.58
5	Hungary	Zsofia Antok Katalin Fogarassy Erzsebet Todorán Kinga Fodor	3:48.71
	Italy	Rossana Morabito Loredana Fontana Chiara Dalla Giovanna Monica De Col	DQ

Heat 3

Rank	Nation	Competitors	Time	Notes
1	Soviet Union	Viktoria Miloserdova Tatyana Movchan Olga Burkanova Olga Moroz	3:37.88	Q
2	Yugoslavia	Marina Filipović Marjana Lužar Slavica Živković Suzana Belac	3:39.93	Q
3	China	Li Shuxiang Li Liang Wang Ping Li Guilian	3:43.27
4	Netherlands	Michelle Martinot Ineke de Jong Ester Goossens Monique Steennis	3:45.30
5	West Germany	Linda Kisabaka Ruth Scheppan Sonja Macher Amona-Nicola Schneeweis	3:55.49
	Bulgaria	Daniela Spasova Julieta Kondova Sofia Sabeva	DQ

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 76 athletes from 18 countries participated in the event.