Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Women's 400 metre individual medley

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Women's 400 metre individual medley
at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad
Venue McDonald's Olympic Swim Stadium
Date29 July 1984 (heats & final)
Competitors20 from 14 nations
Winning time4:39.24 AM
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Tracy Caulkins Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Silver medal icon.svg Suzie Landells Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
Bronze medal icon.svg Petra Zindler Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
  1980
1988  

The final of the women's 400 metre individual medley event at the 1984 Summer Olympics was held in the McDonald's Olympic Swim Stadium in Los Angeles, California, on July 29, 1984. [1] 20 athletes competed in the heats, with the eight fastest qualifying for the final.

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.

World recordFlag of East Germany.svg  Petra Schneider  (GDR)4:36.10 Guayaquil, Ecuador 1 August 1982
Olympic recordFlag of East Germany.svg  Petra Schneider  (GDR)4:36.29 Moscow, Soviet Union 26 July 1980

Results

Heats

Rule: The eight fastest swimmers advance to final A (Q), while the next eight to final B (q). [2]

RankHeatLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
134 Tracy Caulkins Flag of the United States.svg  United States 4:44.42Q
224 Sue Heon Flag of the United States.svg  United States 4:51.32Q
323 Nathalie Gingras Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 4:51.77Q
414 Petra Zindler Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 4:52.49Q
525 Kathrine Bomstad Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 4:52.74Q
615 Donna McGinnis Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 4:53.30Q
713 Gaynor Stanley Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 4:53.70Q
835 Suzie Landells Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 4:54.13Q
936 Roberta Felotti Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 4:54.14q
1037 Karen Phillips Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 4:54.28q
1116 Sofia Kraft Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 4:55.10q
1233 Sarah Hardcastle Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 4:55.78q
1322 Sonja Hausladen Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 4:58.68q
1412 Hideka Koshimizu Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 4:59.18q
1532 Gail Jonson Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 4:59.92q
1626 Anca Pătrășcoiu Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania 5:03.97q, NR
1727 Monika Bayer Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 5:05.61
1821 Karin Brandes Flag of Peru.svg  Peru 5:11.92
17 Beda Leirvaag Flag of Norway.svg  Norway DNS
41 Faten Ghattas Pre-1999 Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia DNS

Finals

Final B

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
96 Sarah Hardcastle Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 4:51.55
103 Sofia Kraft Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 4:53.25 NR
115 Karen Phillips Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 4:53.37
124 Roberta Felotti Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 4:57.74
132 Sonja Hausladen Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 4:57.78 NR
147 Hideka Koshimizu Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 4:58.02 NR
151 Gail Jonson Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 4:58.40
168 Anca Pătrășcoiu Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania 5:05.53

Final A

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg4 Tracy Caulkins Flag of the United States.svg  United States 4:39.24 AM
Silver medal icon.svg8 Suzie Landells Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 4:48.30 OC
Bronze medal icon.svg6 Petra Zindler Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 4:48.57
45 Sue Heon Flag of the United States.svg  United States 4:49.41
53 Nathalie Gingras Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 4:50.55
67 Donna McGinnis Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 4:50.65
71 Gaynor Stanley Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 4:52.83
82 Kathrine Bomstad Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 4:53.28

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References

  1. "Swimming at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games: Women's 400 metres Individual Medley". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved March 7, 2017.
  2. "Los Angeles 1984: Swimming – Women's 400m Individual Medley Heats" (PDF). Los Angeles 1984 . LA84 Foundation. p. 500. Retrieved March 16, 2017.