År | Gull | Sølv | Bronse |
1973 Beograd | Øst-Tyskland Ulrike Richter Renate Vogel Rosemarie Kother Kornelia Ender | USA Melissa Belote Marcia Morey Deena Deardurff Shirley Babashoff | Vest-Tyskland Angelike Greiser Petra Nows Gudrun Beckmann Jutta Weber |
1975 Cali | Øst-Tyskland Ulrike Richter Hannelore Anke Rosemarie Kother Kornelia Ender | USA Linda Jazek Marcia Morey Camille Wright Shirley Babashoff | Nederland Paula Eijk Wanda Mazereeuw Jose Damen Enith Brigitha |
1978 Berlin | USA Linda Jasek Tracy Caulkins Mary-Joan Pennington Cynthia Woodhead | Øst-Tyskland Ulrike Treiber Ramona Reinike Andrea Pollack Barbara Krause | Sovjetunionen Jelena Kruglova Julia Bogdanova Irina Aksenova Larisa Tsaryova |
1982 Guayaquil | Øst-Tyskland Kristin Otto Ute Geweniger Ines Geißler Birgit Meinecke | USA Susan Walsh Kimberley Rodenbaugh Mary T. Meagher Jill Sterkel | Sovjetunionen Larisa Gortchacova Svetlana Varganova Natalia Pokas Irina Guerassimova |
1986 Madrid | Øst-Tyskland Kathrin Zimmermann Sylvia Gerash Kornelia Gressler Kristin Otto | USA Betsy Mitchell Jennifer Hau Mary T. Meagher Jenna Johnson | Nederland Jolanda de Rover Petra van Staveren Conny van Bentum Annemarie Verstappen |
1991 Perth | USA Janie Wagstaff Tracey McFarlane Cris Ahmann Leighton Nicole Haislett | Australia Nicole Livingston Linley Frame Susan O'Neill Karen Van Wirdum | Tyskland Svenja Schlicht Jana Doerries Susanne Mueller Manuela Stellmach |
1994 Roma | Kina Cihong He Guohong Dai Limin Liu Le Jingyi | USA Lea Loveless Kristine Quance Amy Van Dyken Jenny Thompson | Russland Nina Zhivanevskaya Olga Prokhorova Svetlana Potdeeva Natalia Mesheryakova |
1998 Perth | USA Lea Maurer Kristy Kowal Jenny Thompson Amy Van Dyken | Australia Meredith Smith Helen Denman Petria Thomas Susan O'Neill | Japan Mai Nakamura Masami Tanaka Ayari Aoyama Sumika Minamoto |
2001 Fukuoka | Australia Dyana Calub Leisel Jones Petria Thomas Sarah Ryan | USA Natalie Coughlin Megan Quann Mary Descenza Erin Phenix | Kina Shu Zhan Luo Xuejuan Yi Ruan Xu Yanwei |
2003 Barcelona | Kina Shu Zhan Luo Xuejuan Zhou Yafei Yang Yu | USA Natalie Coughlin Amanda Beard Jenny Thompson Lindsay Benko | Australia Giaan Rooney Leisel Jones Jessicah Schipper Jodie Henry |
2005 Montreal | Australia Sophie Edington Leisel Jones Jessicah Schipper Libby Lenton | USA Natalie Coughlin Jessica Hardy Rachel Komisarz Amanda Weir | Tyskland Antje Buschschulte Sarah Poewe Annika Mehlhorn Daniela Gotz |
2007 Melbourne | Australia Emily Seebohm Leisel Jones Jessicah Schipper Libby Lenton | USA Natalie Coughlin Tara Kirk Rachel Komisarz Lacey Nymeyer | Kina Longzi Xutian Nan Luo Zhou Yafei Xu Yanwei |
2009 Roma | Kina Zhao Jing Chen Huijia Jiao Liuyang Li Zhesi | Australia Emily Seebohm Sarah Katsoulis Jessicah Schipper Lisbeth Trickett | Tyskland Daniela Samulski Sarah Poewe Annika Mehlhorn Britta Steffen |