Athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Women's 400 metres

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Women's 400 metres
at the Games of the XX Olympiad
Venue Olympic Stadium, Munich, West Germany
Date2 September 1972 & 7 September 1972
Competitors49 from 29 nations
Winning time51.08 OR
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Monika Zehrt
Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
Silver medal icon.svg Rita Wilden
Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
Bronze medal icon.svg Kathy Hammond
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
  1968
1976  

These are the official results of the Women's 400 metres event at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. The competition was held on 2 & 7 of September. [1] The favorite coming into the Olympics was Monika Zehrt of East Germany who equaled the world record in the previous July. The other world record holder was Marilyn Neufville of Jamaica, who was also favored to win, but was injured and unable to compete. This left the field open to challenge the world record holder for the top prize.

Heats

The top four runners in each heat (blue) and the next four fastest (pink), advanced to the quarterfinal round.

Heat 1

RankAthleteNationLaneTimeNotes
1 Charlene Rendina Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 751.94OR
2 Rita Wilden Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 451.97
3 Mable Fergerson Flag of the United States.svg  United States 152.05
4 Judith Ayaa Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 252.85
5 Karoline Käfer Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 353.60
6 Asunción Acosta Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Cuba 554.52
7 Barbara Bishop Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados 656.35

Heat 2

RankAthleteNationLaneTime
1 Kathy Hammond Flag of the United States.svg  United States 153.45
2 Jannette Roscoe Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 753.67
3 Marika Eklund Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 353.81
4 Natalya Pechonkina Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 253.81
5 Krystyna Kacperczyk Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 453.85
6 Junaidah Aman Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 557.36
- Christiane Casapicola Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 6DNS

Heat 3

RankAthleteNationLaneTime
1 Monika Zehrt Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 352.49
2 Mona-Lisa Strandvall Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 552.85
3 Trudy Ruth Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 253.16
4 Tekla Chemabwai Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 453.38
5 Debra Edwards Flag of the United States.svg  United States 154.43
6 Maria Sykora Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 754.46
7 Josefa Vicent Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 655.33

Heat 4

RankAthleteNationLaneTime
1 Nicole Duclos Flag of France.svg  France 452.69
2 Györgyi Balogh Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 752.75
3 Nadezhda Kolesnikova Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 253.20
4 Karin Wallgren Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 553.70
5 Bożena Zientarska Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 354.20
6 Ruth Williams Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 655.72
7 Aida Mantawel Flag of the Philippines (1936-1985, 1986-1998).svg  Philippines 157.91

Heat 5

RankAthleteNationLaneTime
1 Yvonne Saunders Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 152.38
2 Helga Seidler Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 652.79
3 Colette Besson Flag of France.svg  France 553.41
4 Allison Ross-Edwards Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 453.48
5 Donata Govoni Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 253.98
6 Irén Orosz Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 354.83
7 Arda Kalpakian Flag of Lebanon (1943-1995).svg  Lebanon 71:05.18

Heat 6

RankAthleteNationLaneTime
1 Christel Frese Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 552.89
2 Dagmar Käsling Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 652.99
3 Aurelia Pentón Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Cuba 253.25
4 Olga Syrovatskaya Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 753.62
5 Janet Simpson Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 854.13
6 Joyce Sadowick Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 354.59
7 Elsy Rivas Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 156.33
8 Kamaljit Sandhu Flag of India.svg  India 457.74

Heat 7

RankAthleteNationLaneTime
1 Carmen Trustée Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Cuba 752.80
2 Penny Hunt Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 552.82
3 Danuta Piecyk Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 653.08
4 Verona Bernard Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 453.31
5 Anette Rückes Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 353.92
6 Vreni Leiser Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 154.65
7 Grace Muneene Flag of Zambia (1964-1996).svg  Zambia 257.71

Quarterfinals

The top four runners in each heat advanced to the semifinal round.

Quarterfinal 1

RankAthleteNationLaneTime
1 Charlene Rendina Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 551.96
2 Helga Seidler Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 351.97
3 Nadezhda Kolesnikova Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 152.30
4 Trudy Ruth Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 852.45
5 Karoline Käfer Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 652.82
6 Jannette Roscoe Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 753.01
7 Anette Rückes Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 253.22
- Carmen Trustée Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Cuba 4DNS

Quarterfinal 2

RankAthleteNationLaneTime
1 Yvonne Saunders Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 852.13
2 Monika Zehrt Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 252.33
3 Judith Ayaa Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 752.68
4 Christel Frese Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 153.01
5 Colette Besson Flag of France.svg  France 353.39
6 Marika Eklund Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 653.50
7 Tekla Chemabwai Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 553.54
8 Natalya Pechonkina Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 454.58

Quarterfinal 3

RankAthleteNationLaneTimeNotes
1 Györgyi Balogh Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 251.71OR
2 Rita Wilden Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 851.91
3 Aurelia Pentón Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Cuba 652.02
4 Kathy Hammond Flag of the United States.svg  United States 552.44
5 Danuta Piecyk Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 452.62
6 Penny Hunt Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 152.66
7 Olga Syrovatskaya Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 753.42
8 Donata Govoni Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 353.78

Quarterfinal 4

RankAthleteNationLaneTime
1 Dagmar Käsling Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 152.33
2 Mona-Lisa Strandvall Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 352.53
3 Mable Fergerson Flag of the United States.svg  United States 752.93
4 Nicole Duclos Flag of France.svg  France 852.96
5 Verona Bernard Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 253.29
6 Allison Ross-Edwards Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 553.60
7 Karin Wallgren Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 653.87
8 Krystyna Kacperczyk Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 454.39

Semifinals

Top four in each heat advanced to the final round.

Semifinal 1

RankAthleteNationLaneTimeNotes
1 Helga Seidler Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 451.68OR
2 Dagmar Käsling Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 851.73
3 Györgyi Balogh Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 551.90
4 Kathy Hammond Flag of the United States.svg  United States 151.92
5 Aurelia Pentón Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Cuba 652.15
6 Mona-Lisa Strandvall Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 752.23
7 Judith Ayaa Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 252.91
- Christel Frese Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 3DNF

Semifinal 2

RankAthleteNationLaneTimeNotes
1 Monika Zehrt Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 551.47OR
2 Rita Wilden Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 351.76
3 Charlene Rendina Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 851.90
4 Mable Fergerson Flag of the United States.svg  United States 651.91
5 Yvonne Saunders Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 251.93
6 Nicole Duclos Flag of France.svg  France 452.18
7 Nadezhda Kolesnikova Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 752.29
8 Trudy Ruth Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 153.02

Final

RankAthleteNationLaneTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Monika Zehrt Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 751.08OR
Silver medal icon.svg Rita Wilden Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 451.21
Bronze medal icon.svg Kathy Hammond Flag of the United States.svg  United States 551.64
4 Helga Seidler Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 651.86
5 Mable Fergerson Flag of the United States.svg  United States 351.96
6 Charlene Rendina Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 851.99
7 Dagmar Käsling Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 152.19
8 Györgyi Balogh Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 252.39

Key: OR = Olympic record; DNS = did not start; DNF = did not finish

References

  1. "Athletics at the 1972 Munich Summer Games: Women's 400 metres". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2017.