1984 in the sport of athletics

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This article contains an overview of the year 1984 in the sport of athletics.

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International Events

World records

Men

EventAthleteMarkDateVenue
10,000 metres Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Fernando Mamede  (POR)27:13.812 July Stockholm, Sweden
4 × 100 m Relay Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)
• Sam Graddy
• Ron Brown
• Calvin Smith
• Carl Lewis 		37.83August 11 Los Angeles
High Jump Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Zhu Jianhua  (CHN)2.39mJune 10 Eberstadt, West Germany
Pole Vault Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Sergey Bubka  (URS)5.85m26 May Bratislava, Czechoslovakia
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Sergey Bubka  (URS)5.88m2 June Paris, France
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Sergey Bubka  (URS)5.90m13 July London
Flag of France.svg  Thierry Vigneron  (FRA)5.91m31 August Rome, Italy
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Sergey Bubka  (URS)5.94m31 August Rome, Italy
Hammer Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Yuriy Syedikh  (URS)86.34m3 July Cork, Ireland
Javelin (old) Flag of East Germany.svg  Uwe Hohn  (GDR)104.80m20 July Berlin, East Germany
Decathlon Flag of Germany.svg  Jürgen Hingsen  (FRG)88328-9 June Mannheim, West Germany
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Daley Thompson  (GBR)88478-9 August Los Angeles, United States
Marathon Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Steve Jones  (GBR)2:08:0521 October Chicago, United States

Women

EVENTATHLETEMARKDATEVENUE
100 metres Flag of the United States.svg  Evelyn Ashford  (USA)10.7622 August Zürich
Mile Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Natalya Artyomova  (URS)4:15.85 August Leningrad
2000 metres Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Tatyana Kazankina  (URS)5:28.724 August Moscow
3,000 metres Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Tatyana Kazankina  (URS)8:22.6226 August Leningrad
5,000 metres Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg  Zola Pieterse  (RSA)15:01.835 January Stellenbosch
Flag of Norway.svg  Ingrid Kristiansen  (NOR)14:58.8928 June Oslo
10,000 metres Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Olga Bondarenko  (URS)31:13.7824 June Kiev
400m Hurdles Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Margarita Ponomaryova  (URS)53.5822 June Kiev
4 × 400 m Relay Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany  (GDR)
• Gesine Walther
• Sabine Busch
• Dagmar Neubauer
• Marita Koch 		3:15.923 June Erfurt
4 × 800 m Relay Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union  (URS)
• Nadiya Olizarenko
• Lyubov Gurina
• Lyudmila Borisova
• Irina Podyalovskaya 		7:50.175 August Moscow
High Jump Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Tamara Bykova  (URS)2.05m22 June Kiev
Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Lyudmila Andonova  (BUL)2.07m20 July Berlin
Shot Put Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Natalya Lisovskaya  (URS)22.5327 May Sochi
Discus Throw Flag of East Germany.svg  Irina Meszynski  (GDR)73.3618 August Prague
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Zdenka Silhavá  (TCH)74.5626 August Nitra
Heptathlon Flag of East Germany.svg  Sabine John  (GDR)69465-6 May Potsdam
Half Marathon Flag of the United States.svg  Joan Benoit  (USA)1:08:3416 September Philadelphia

Men's Best Year Performers

100 metres

Main race this year: Olympic Games 100 metres
RANKATHLETETIMEDATEVENUE
1.Flag of the United States.svg  Mel Lattany  (USA)9.96May 5 Athens, United States
2.Flag of the United States.svg  Carl Lewis  (USA)9.99May 6 Houston, United States
3.Flag of Poland.svg  Marian Woronin  (POL)10.00June 9 Warsaw, Poland
4.Flag of the United States.svg  Sam Graddy  (USA)10.09May 12 Baton Rouge, United States
—Flag of the United States.svg  Harvey Glance  (USA)10.09August 22 Zürich, Switzerland

200 metres

Main race this year: Olympic Games 200 metres
RANKATHLETETIMEDATEVENUE
1.Flag of the United States.svg  Carl Lewis  (USA)19.80August 8 Los Angeles, United States
2.Flag of the United States.svg  Kirk Baptiste  (USA)19.96August 8 Los Angeles, United States
3.Flag of the United States.svg  Albert Robinson  (USA)20.07May 5 Indianapolis, United States
4Flag of Italy.svg  Pietro Mennea  (ITA)20.07October 3 Brindisi, Italy
5.Flag of the United States.svg  Thomas Jefferson  (USA)20.26August 8 Los Angeles, United States

400 metres

Main race this year: Olympic Games 400 metres
RANKATHLETETIMEDATEVENUE
1.Flag of the United States.svg  Alonzo Babers  (USA)44.27August 8 Los Angeles, United States
2.Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Gabriel Tiacoh  (CIV)44.54August 8 Los Angeles, United States
3.Flag of the United States.svg  Antonio McKay  (USA)44.71June 21 Los Angeles, United States
4.Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Darren Clark  (AUS)44.75August 8 Los Angeles, United States
—Flag of the United States.svg  Sunder Nix  (USA)44.75August 8 Los Angeles, United States

800 metres

Main race this year: Olympic Games 800 metres
RANKATHLETETIMEDATEVENUE
1.Flag of Brazil.svg  Joaquim Cruz  (BRA)1:41.77August 26 Köln, West Germany
2.Flag of Kenya.svg  Sammy Koskei  (KEN)1:42.28August 26 Köln, West Germany
3.Flag of the United States.svg  Johnny Gray  (USA)1:42.96August 29 Koblenz, West Germany
4.Flag of Brazil.svg  Agberto Guimarães  (BRA)1:43.63August 29 Koblenz, West Germany
5.Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Sebastian Coe  (GBR)1:43.64August 6 Los Angeles, United States

1,500 metres

Main race this year: Olympic Games 1,500 metres
RANKATHLETETIMEDATEVENUE
1.Flag of Morocco.svg  Saïd Aouita  (MAR)3:31.54July 6 Hengelo, Netherlands
2.Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Sebastian Coe  (GBR)3:32.39August 22 Zürich, Switzerland
3.Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Steve Cram  (GBR)3:33.13August 20 Budapest, Hungary
4.Flag of the United States.svg  Steve Scott  (USA)3:33.46August 22 Zürich, Switzerland
5.Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Pierre Délèze  (SUI)3:33.64August 22 Zürich, Switzerland

5,000 metres

Main race this year: Olympic Games 5,000 metres
RANKATHLETETIMEDATEVENUE
1.Flag of Morocco.svg  Saïd Aouita  (MAR)13:04.78June 13 Florence, Italy
2.Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Markus Ryffel  (SUI)13:07.54August 11 Los Angeles, United States
3.Flag of Portugal (official).svg  António Leitão  (POR)13:09.20August 11 Los Angeles, United States
4.Flag of Ethiopia (1975-1987).svg  Wodajo Bulti  (ETH)13:10.08June 13 Florence, Italy
5.Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Tim Hutchings  (GBR)13:11.50August 11 Los Angeles, United States

10,000 metres

Main race this year: Olympic Games 10,000 metres
RANKATHLETETIMEDATEVENUE
1.Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Fernando Mamede  (POR)27:13.81July 2 Stockholm, Sweden
2.Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Carlos Lopes  (POR)27:17.48July 2 Stockholm, Sweden
3.Flag of East Germany.svg  Hansjörg Kunze  (GDR)27:33.10May 5 Potsdam, East Germany
4.Flag of the United States.svg  Mark Nenow  (USA)27:40.56July 2 Stockholm, Sweden
5.Flag of Finland.svg  Martti Vainio  (FIN)27:41.75June 13 Florence, Italy

Half Marathon

RANKATHLETETIMEDATEVENUE
1.Flag of Italy.svg  Alberto Cova  (ITA)1:01:52May 6 Milan, Italy

110m Hurdles

Main race this year: Olympic Games 110m Hurdles
RANKATHLETETIMEDATEVENUE
1.Flag of the United States.svg  Greg Foster  (USA)13.15August 22 Zürich, Switzerland
2.Flag of the United States.svg  Roger Kingdom  (USA)13.16August 22 Zürich, Switzerland
3.Flag of the United States.svg  Tony Campbell  (USA)13.23May 13 Westwood, United States
4.Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Mark McKoy  (CAN)13.27July 25 Walnut, United States
5.Flag of Finland.svg  Arto Bryggare  (FIN)13.35August 5 Los Angeles, United States

400m Hurdles

Main race this year: Olympic Games 400m Hurdles
RANKATHLETETIMEDATEVENUE
1.Flag of the United States.svg  Edwin Moses  (USA)47.32August 29 Koblenz, West Germany
2.Flag of Germany.svg  Harald Schmid  (FRG)47.69July 10 Lausanne, Switzerland
3.Flag of the United States.svg  Danny Harris  (USA)48.02June 17 Los Angeles, United States
4.Flag of the United States.svg  Tony Rambo  (USA)48.16June 17 Los Angeles, United States
5.Flag of the United States.svg  Tranel Hawkins  (USA)48.28June 18 Los Angeles, United States

3,000m Steeplechase

Main race this year: Olympic Games 3,000m Steeplechase
RANKATHLETETIMEDATEVENUE
1.Flag of France.svg  Joseph Mahmoud  (FRA)8:07.62August 24 Brussels, Belgium
2.Flag of Poland.svg  Bogusław Mamiński  (POL)8:09.18August 24 Brussels, Belgium
3.Flag of Kenya.svg  Julius Korir  (KEN)8:11.80August 10 Los Angeles, United States
4.Flag of the United States.svg  Brian Diemer  (USA)8:13.16August 29 Koblenz, West Germany
5.Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Colin Reitz  (GBR)8:13.78July 21 Oslo, Norway

High Jump

Main competition this year: Olympic Games High Jump
RANKATHLETEHEIGHTDATEVENUE
1.Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Zhu Jianhua  (CHN)2.39June 10 Eberstadt, West Germany
2.Flag of Germany.svg  Carlo Thränhardt  (FRG)2.37February 24 West Berlin, West Germany
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Valeriy Sereda  (URS)September 2 Rieti, Italy
4.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Igor Paklin  (URS)2.36February 1 Milan, Italy
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Sergey Zasimovich  (URS)May 5 Tashkent, Soviet Union
Flag of Germany.svg  Dietmar Mögenburg  (FRG)June 10 Eberstadt, West Germany

Long Jump

Main competition this year: Olympic Games Long Jump
RANKATHLETEDISTANCEDATEVENUE
1.Flag of the United States.svg  Carl Lewis  (USA)8.79January 27 New York, United States
2.Flag of the United States.svg  Larry Myricks  (USA)8.59September 5 Rhede, United States
3.Flag of East Germany.svg  Lutz Dombrowski  (GDR)8.50July 27 Dresden, East Germany
4.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Konstantin Semykin  (URS)8.38August 17 Moscow, Soviet Union
5.Flag of Cuba.svg  Jaime Jefferson  (CUB)8.37August 17 Moscow, Soviet Union

Triple Jump

Main competition this year: Olympic Games Triple Jump
RANKATHLETEDISTANCEDATEVENUE
1.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Oleg Protsenko  (URS)17.52June 21 Kiev, Soviet Union
2.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Aleksandr Yakovlyev  (URS)17.50June 10 Sochi, Soviet Union
Flag of the United States.svg  Mike Conley  (USA)June 17 Los Angeles, United States
4.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Gennadiy Valyukevich  (URS)17.47July 19 Moscow, Soviet Union
5.Flag of Cuba.svg  Lázaro Betancourt  (CUB)17.45August 26 Cologne, West Germany

Discus

Main competition this year: Olympic Games Discus Throw
RANKATHLETEDISTANCEDATEVENUE
1.Flag of the United States.svg  John Powell  (USA)71.26June 9 San José, United States
Flag of Sweden.svg  Ricky Bruch  (SWE)November 15 Malmö, Sweden
3.Flag of the United States.svg  Art Burns  (USA)70.98July 21 Eugene, United States
4.Flag of the United States.svg  Mac Wilkins  (USA)70.44June 9 San José, United States
5.Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Imrich Bugár  (TCH)70.26September 8 Cagliari, Italy

Hammer

RANKATHLETEDISTANCEDATEVENUE
1.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Yuriy Syedikh  (URS)86.34July 3 Cork City, Ireland
2.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Sergey Litvinov  (URS)85.20July 3 Cork City, Ireland
3.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Jüri Tamm  (URS)84.40September 9 Banská Bystrica, Slovakia
4.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Igor Nikulin  (URS)82.56August 17 Moscow, Soviet Union
5.Flag of Finland.svg  Juha Tiainen  (FIN)81.52June 11 Tampere, Finland

Shot Put

Main competition this year: Olympic Games Shot Put
RANKATHLETEDISTANCEDATEVENUE
1.Flag of the United States.svg  Brian Oldfield  (USA)22.19May 26 San José, United States
2.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Sergey Kasnauskas  (URS)22.09August 23 Stayki, Soviet Union
3.Flag of East Germany.svg  Udo Beyer  (GDR)22.04June 11 Rehlingen, United States
4.Flag of the United States.svg  John Brenner  (USA)21.92June 2 Eugene, United States
5.Flag of the United States.svg  Michael Carter  (USA)21.76June 2 Eugene, United States

Javelin

Main competition this year: Olympic Games Javelin Throw
RANKATHLETEDISTANCEDATEVENUE
1.Flag of East Germany.svg  Uwe Hohn  (GDR)104.80July 20 East Berlin, East Germany
2.Flag of East Germany.svg  Detlef Michel  (GDR)93.68June 2 Erfurt, East Germany
3.Flag of the United States.svg  Duncan Atwood  (USA)93.44June 18 Los Angeles, United States
4.Flag of Finland.svg  Raimo Manninen  (FIN)93.42July 1 Pihtipudas, Finland
5.Flag of Iceland.svg  Einar Vilhjálmsson  (ISL)92.42April 6 Austin, United States

Pole Vault

Main competition this year: Olympic Games Pole Vault
RANKATHLETEHEIGHTDATEVENUE
1.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Sergey Bubka  (URS)5.94August 31 Rome, Italy
2.Flag of France.svg  Thierry Vigneron  (FRA)5.91August 31 Rome, Italy
3.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Konstantin Volkov  (URS)5.85June 22 Kiev, Soviet Union
4.Flag of the United States.svg  Mike Tully  (USA)5.82July 21 Eugene, United States
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Aleksandr Krupskiy  (URS)August 20 Budapest, Hungary

Decathlon

Main competition this year: Olympic Games Decathlon
RANKATHLETEPOINTSDATEVENUE
1.Flag of Germany.svg  Jürgen Hingsen  (FRG)8798June 9 Mannheim, West Germany
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Daley Thompson  (GBR)August 9 Los Angeles, United States
3.Flag of East Germany.svg  Uwe Freimuth  (GDR)8704July 21 Potsdam, East Germany
4.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Grigoriy Degtyaryev  (URS)8652June 22 Moscow, Soviet Union
5.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Aleksandr Apaychev  (URS)8642June 3 Neubrandenburg, DDR

Women's Best Year Performers

100 metres

Main race this year: Olympic Games 100 metres
RANK1984 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME
1.Flag of the United States.svg  Evelyn Ashford  (USA)10.76
2.Flag of East Germany.svg  Marlies Göhr  (GDR)10.84
3.Flag of the United States.svg  Florence Griffith  (USA)10.99
4.Flag of Jamaica.svg  Merlene Ottey-Page  (JAM)11.01
5.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Lyudmila Kondratyeva  (URS)11.02

200 metres

Main race this year: Olympic Games 200 metres
RANK1984 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME
1.Flag of East Germany.svg  Marita Koch  (GDR)21.71
2.Flag of East Germany.svg  Marlies Göhr  (GDR)21.74
3.Flag of the United States.svg  Valerie Brisco  (USA)21.81
4.Flag of East Germany.svg  Bärbel Wöckel  (GDR)21.85
5.Flag of the United States.svg  Florence Griffith  (USA)22.04

400 metres

Main race this year: Olympic Games 400 metres
RANK1984 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME
1.Flag of East Germany.svg  Marita Koch  (GDR)48.16
2.Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Tatána Kocembová  (TCH)48.73
3.Flag of the United States.svg  Valerie Brisco  (USA)48.83
4.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Olga Vladykina  (URS)48.98
5.Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Jarmila Kratochvílová  (TCH)49.02

800 metres

Main race this year: Olympic Games 800 metres
RANK1984 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME
1.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Irina Podyalovskaya  (URS)1:55.69
2.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Nadiya Olizarenko  (URS)1:56.09
3.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Lyubov Gurina  (URS)1:56.26
4.Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Doina Melinte  (ROU)1:56.53
5.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Lyudmila Borisova (URS)1:56.78

1,500 metres

Main race this year: Olympic Games 1,500 metres
RANK1984 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME
1.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Nadezhda Ralldugina  (URS)3:56.63
2.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Yekaterina Podkopayeva  (URS)3:56.65
3.Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Maricica Puică  (ROU)3:57.22
4.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Tatyana Pozdnyakova  (URS)3:57.70
5.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Galina Zakharova  (URS)3:57.72

Mile

RANK1984 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME
1.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Natalya Artyomova  (URS)4:15.8
2.Flag of the United States.svg  Ruth Wysocki  (USA)4:21.78
3.Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Christina Boxer  (GBR)4:22.64
4.Flag of the United States.svg  Mary Decker  (USA)4:22.92
5.Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Christine Benning  (GBR)4:24.57

3,000 metres

Main race this year: Olympic Games 3,000 metres
RANK1984 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME
1.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Tatyana Kazankina  (URS)8:22.62
2.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Svetlana Guskova  (URS)8:29.59
3.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Tatyana Pozdnyakova  (URS)8:32.0
4.Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Maricica Puică  (ROU)8:33.57
5.Flag of the United States.svg  Mary Decker  (USA)8:34.91

5,000 metres

RANK1984 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME
1.Flag of Norway.svg  Ingrid Kristiansen  (NOR)14:58.89
2.Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg  Zola Budd  (RSA)15:01.83
3.Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Aurora Cunha  (POR)15:09.07
4.Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Angela Tooby  (GBR)15:22.50
5.Flag of the United States.svg  Brenda Webb  (USA)15:22.76

10,000 metres

RANK1984 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME
1.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Olga Bondarenko  (URS)31:13.78
2.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Galina Zakharova  (URS)31:15.00
3.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Zhanna Tursunova  (URS)31:53.53
4.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Lyubov Konyukhova  (URS)31:56.01
5.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Anna Domoradskaya  (URS)31:56.02

Half Marathon

RANK1984 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME
1.Flag of the United States.svg  Joan Benoit  (USA)1:08:34

100m Hurdles

Main race this year: Olympic Games 100m Hurdles
RANK1984 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME
1.Flag of Poland.svg  Lucyna Kalek  (POL)12.43
2.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Vera Akimova  (URS)12.50
Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Yordanka Donkova  (BUL)
4.Flag of East Germany.svg  Bettine Jahn  (GDR)12.53
5.Flag of East Germany.svg  Sabine Paetz  (GDR)12.54

400m Hurdles

Main race this year: Olympic Games 400m Hurdles
RANK1984 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME
1.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Margarita Ponomaryova  (URS)53.58
2.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Marina Styepanova  (URS)53.67
3.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Yekaterina Fesenko  (URS)54.34
4.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Tatyana Pavlova  (URS)54.43
5.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Yelena Filipishina  (URS)54.56

High Jump

Main competition this year: Olympic Games High Jump
RANK1984 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSHEIGHT
1.Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Lyudmila Andonova  (BUL)2.07
2.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Tamara Bykova  (URS)2.05
3.Flag of Germany.svg  Ulrike Meyfarth  (FRG)2.02
4.Flag of Italy.svg  Sara Simeoni  (ITA)2.00
Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Stefka Kostadinova  (BUL)

Long Jump

Main competition this year: Olympic Games Long Jump
RANK1984 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSDISTANCE
1.Flag of East Germany.svg  Heike Drechsler  (GDR)7.40
2.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Galina Chistyakova  (URS)7.29
3.Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Anişoara Cuşmir  (ROU)7.27
4.Flag of East Germany.svg  Helga Radtke  (GDR)7.21
5.Flag of East Germany.svg  Sabine Paetz  (GDR)7.12

Discus

Main competition this year: Olympic Games Discus Throw
RANK1984 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSDISTANCE
1.Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Zdeňka Šilhavá  (TCH)74.56
2.Flag of East Germany.svg  Irina Meszynski  (GDR)73.36
3.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Galina Savinkova  (URS)73.28
4.Flag of East Germany.svg  Gisela Beyer  (GDR)73.10
5.Flag of East Germany.svg  Martina Hellmann  (GDR)72.32

Shot Put

Main competition this year: Olympic Games Shot Put
RANK1984 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSDISTANCE
1.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Natalya Lisovskaya  (URS)22.53
2.Flag of East Germany.svg  Ilona Slupianek  (GDR)21.85
3.Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Helena Fibingerová  (TCH)21.60
4.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Nunu Abashidze  (URS)21.53
5.Flag of East Germany.svg  Ines Müller  (GDR)21.32

Javelin (old design)

Main competition this year: Olympic Games Javelin Throw
RANK1984 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSDISTANCE
1.Flag of East Germany.svg  Petra Felke  (GDR)74.72
2.Flag of Finland.svg  Tiina Lillak  (FIN)74.24
3.Flag of Greece.svg  Anna Verouli  (GRE)72.70
4.Flag of East Germany.svg  Antje Zöllkau  (GDR)72.16
5.Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Fatima Whitbread  (GBR)71.68

Heptathlon

Main competition this year: Olympic Games Heptathlon
RANK1984 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSPOINTS
1.Flag of East Germany.svg  Sabine Paetz  (GDR)6946
2.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Natalya Shubenkova  (URS)6859
3.Flag of the United States.svg  Jane Frederick  (USA)6803
4.Flag of East Germany.svg  Ramona Neubert  (GDR)6789
5.Flag of East Germany.svg  Anke Vater  (GDR)6775

Marathon

Year Rankings

Men

RANKATHLETETIMEDATEVENUE
1.Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Stephen Jones  (GBR)2:08:05WROctober 21 Chicago, United States
2.Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Carlos Lopes  (POR)2:09:06October 21 Chicago, United States
3.Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Robert de Castella  (AUS)2:09:09October 21 Chicago, United States
4.Flag of East Germany.svg  Jörg Peter  (GDR)2:09:14July 21 East Berlin, East Germany
5.Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Carlos Lopes  (POR)2:09:21August 12 Los Angeles, United States
6.Flag of East Germany.svg  Michael Heilmann  (GDR)2:09:30July 21 East Berlin, East Germany
7.Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg  Ernest Seleke  (RSA)2:09:41March 31 Port Elizabeth, South Africa
8.Flag of Ireland.svg  John Treacy  (IRL)2:09:56August 12 Los Angeles, United States
9.Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Charlie Spedding  (GBR)2:09:57May 13 London, United Kingdom
10.Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Charlie Spedding  (GBR)2:09:58August 12 Los Angeles, United States

Women

RANKATHLETETIMEDATEVENUE
1.Flag of Norway.svg  Ingrid Kristiansen  (NOR)2:24:26WRMay 13 London, United Kingdom
2.Flag of the United States.svg  Joan Benoit  (USA)2:24:52August 5 Los Angeles, United States
3.Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Rosa Mota  (POR)2:26:01October 21 Chicago, United States
4.Flag of Norway.svg  Grete Waitz  (NOR)2:26:18August 5 Los Angeles, United States
5.Flag of East Germany.svg  Katrin Dörre  (GDR)2:26:52July 21 East Berlin, East Germany
6.Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Rosa Mota  (POR)2:26:57August 5 Los Angeles, United States
7.Flag of Norway.svg  Ingrid Kristiansen  (NOR)2:27:34August 5 Los Angeles, United States
8.Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Lisa Martin  (AUS)2:27:40October 21 Chicago, United States
9.Flag of Norway.svg  Ingrid Kristiansen  (NOR)2:27:51January 15 Houston, United States
10.Flag of New Zealand.svg  Lorraine Moller  (NZL)2:28:34August 5 Los Angeles, United States

International Races

DATEMARATHONNATIONMEN'S WINNERTIMEWOMEN'S WINNERTIME
February 19 Los Angeles Marathon Flag of the United States.svg United States Flag of Tanzania.svg Gidamis Shahanga 2:10:19 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jacqueline Gareau 2:31:57
April 14 Rotterdam Marathon Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands Flag of Tanzania.svg Gidamis Shahanga 2:11:12 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Carla Beurskens 2:34:56
April 16 Boston Marathon Flag of the United States.svg United States Flag of England.svg Geoff Smith 2:10:34 Flag of New Zealand.svg Lorraine Moller 2:29:28
May 12 Amsterdam Marathon Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands Flag of the Netherlands.svg Gerard Nijboer 2:14:28 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Eefje van Wissen 2:43:51
May 12 Paris Marathon Flag of France.svg France Flag of Djibouti.svg Hussein Ahmed Salah 2:11:58 Flag of France.svg Sylviane Geffray 2:38:20
May 13 London Marathon Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom Flag of England.svg Charlie Spedding 2:09:57 Flag of Norway.svg Ingrid Kristiansen 2:24:26
August 5 Olympic Marathon Flag of the United States.svg United States—— Flag of the United States.svg Joan Benoit 2:24:52
August 12 Olympic Marathon Flag of the United States.svg United States Flag of Portugal (official).svg Carlos Lopes 2:09:58——
September 30 Berlin Marathon Flag of Germany.svg West Germany Flag of Denmark.svg John Skovbjerg 2:13:35 Flag of Hungary.svg Agnes Jakab 2:39:32
October 21 Chicago Marathon Flag of the United States.svg United States Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Stephen Jones 2:08:05 Flag of Portugal (official).svg Rosa Mota 2:26:01
December 2 Fukuoka Marathon Flag of Japan.svg Japan Flag of Japan.svg Takeyuki Nakayama 2:10:00——

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