Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Women's 400 metres

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Women's 400 metres
at the Games of the XVIII Olympiad
Venue Olympic Stadium
Dates15–17 October 1964
Competitors23 from 17 nations
Winning time52.0 OR
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Betty Cuthbert
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
Silver medal icon.svg Ann Packer
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain
Bronze medal icon.svg Judy Amoore
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
1968  

The women's 400 metres was the second-longest of the four women's track races in the Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics program in Tokyo. It was held on 15 October, 16 October, and 17 October 1964. 23 athletes from 17 nations entered. The first round was held on 15 October, the semifinals on 16 October, and the final on 17 October. The 1964 Summer Olympics were the first to feature the women's 400 metres. [1]

Results

First round

The top five runners in each of the 3 heats advanced, as well as the next fastest runner from across the heats.

Heat 1

PlaceAthleteNationTime
1 Antónia Munkácsi Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 54.4 seconds OR
2 Tilly van der Made Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 54.8 seconds
3 Betty Cuthbert Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 56.0 seconds
4 Joy Grieveson Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 56.8 seconds
5 Kiyoki Ogawa Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 57.6 seconds
6 Stephie D'Souza Flag of India.svg  India 58.0 seconds
7 Erna Maisack Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  United Team of Germany 58.6 seconds
8 Ramazangiin Aldaa-nysh Flag of the Mongolian People's Republic (1945-1992).svg  Mongolia 1:00.8

Heat 2

PlaceAthleteNationTime
1 Maria Itkina Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 54.9 seconds
2 Margret Buscher Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  United Team of Germany 55.3 seconds
3 Una Morris Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 55.3 seconds
4 Maeve Kyle Flag of Ireland (3-2).svg  Ireland 55.4 seconds
5 Janell Smith Flag of the United States.svg  United States 55.5 seconds
6 Patricia Kippax Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 55.5 seconds
7 Abigal Hoffman Flag of Canada (1957-1965).svg  Canada 55.9 seconds
8 Samruay Charonggool Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 1:04.0

Heat 3

PlaceAthleteNationTime
1 Ann Packer Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 53.1 seconds OR
2 Judy Amoore Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 53.8 seconds
3 Evelyne Lebret Flag of France.svg  France 54.8 seconds
4 Gertrud Schmidt Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  United Team of Germany 55.1 seconds
5 Olga Kazi Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 56.5 seconds
6 Mary Rajamani Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 57.8 seconds
7 Han Myeong-hui Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  South Korea 58.7 seconds

Semifinals

The fastest four runners in each of the two semifinals advanced to the final.

Semifinal 1

PlaceAthleteNationTime
1 Ann Packer Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 52.7 seconds OR
2 Betty Cuthbert Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 53.8 seconds
3 Antónia Munkácsi Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 54.0 seconds
4 Evelyne Lebret Flag of France.svg  France 54.5 seconds
5 Joy Grieveson Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 54.8 seconds
6 Una Morris Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 54.9 seconds
7 Margret Buscher Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  United Team of Germany 55.2 seconds
8 Ogawa Kiyoko Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 57.1 seconds

Semifinal 2

PlaceAthleteNationTime
1 Judy Amoore Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 53.3 seconds
2 Maria Itkina Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 53.5 seconds
3 Tilly van der Made Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 54.1 seconds
4 Gertrud Schmidt Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  United Team of Germany 54.2 seconds
5 Patricia Kippax Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 54.4 seconds
6 Janell Smith Flag of the United States.svg  United States 54.5 seconds
7 Maeve Kyle Flag of Ireland (3-2).svg  Ireland 55.3 seconds
Olga Kazi Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Did not start

Final

PlaceAthleteNationTime
1 Betty Cuthbert Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 52.0 seconds OR
2 Ann Packer Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 52.2 seconds
3 Judy Amoore Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 53.4 seconds
4 Antónia Munkácsi Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 54.4 seconds
5 Maria Itkina Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 54.6 seconds
6 Tilly van der Made Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 55.2 seconds
7 Gertrud Schmidt Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  United Team of Germany 55.4 seconds
8 Evelyne Lebret Flag of France.svg  France 55.5 seconds

References

  1. "Athletics at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games: Women's 400 metres". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 31 July 2017.