Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Women's 400 metres

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Women's 400 metres
at the Games of the XXI Olympiad
Venue Olympic Stadium
Date25–29 July
Competitors40 from 19 nations
Winning time49.29 WR
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Irena Szewińska
Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland
Silver medal icon.svg Christina Lathan
Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
Bronze medal icon.svg Ellen Streidt
Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
  1972
1980  

The Women's 400 metres competition at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada was held at the Olympic Stadium on 25–29 July. [1]

Competition format

The Women's 400m competition consisted of heats (Round 1), Quarterfinals, Semifinals and a Final. The five fastest competitors from each race in the heats plus the next two fastest overall qualified for the Quarterfinals. The four fastest competitors from each of the Quarterfinal races qualified for the Semifinals, where again the four fastest runners from each heat advanced to the final.

Records

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

World record Flag of Poland.svg  Irena Szewińska  (POL)49.75 Bydgoszcz, Poland 22 June 1976
Olympic recordFlag of East Germany.svg  Monika Zehrt  (GDR)51.08 Munich, West Germany 7 September 1972

Results

Round 1

Qual. rule: first 5 of each heat (Q) plus the two fastest times (q) qualified.

Heat 1

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Christina Brehmer Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 52.45Q
2 Verona Bernard-Elder Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 52.60Q
3 Rita Wilden Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 53.08Q
4 Lorna Forde Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados 53.93Q
5 Rachelle Campbell Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 54.54Q

Heat 2

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Debra Sapenter Flag of the United States.svg  United States 52.33Q
2 Donna Hartley Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 52.75Q
3 Marita Koch Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 52.78Q
4 Regina Berg Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 53.66Q
5 Silvia Hollmann Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 53.73Q
6 Helen Blake Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 53.93
7 Ileana Hocking Flag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg  Puerto Rico 57.85

Heat 3

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Ellen Streidt Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 52.56Q
2 Christiane Wildschek Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 52.65Q
3 Judy Canty Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 52.88Q
4 Marilyn Neufville Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 52.93Q
5 Rosine Wallez Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 52.94Q
6 Jelica Pavličić Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia 54.11

Heat 4

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Sheila Ingram Flag of the United States.svg  United States 51.83Q
2 Nataliya Sokolova Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 52.45Q
3 Irena Szewińska Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 52.75Q
4 Joyce Yakubowich Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 53.35Q
5 Gladys Taylor Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 53.46Q
6 Marika Lindholm Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 53.64q
7 Célestine N'Drin Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 54.13

Heat 5

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Rosalyn Bryant Flag of the United States.svg  United States 52.01Q
2 Riitta Salin Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 52.57Q
3 Lyudmila Aksyonova Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 52.90Q
4 Bethanie Nail Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 52.98Q
5 Ruth Williams-Simpson Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 54.07Q
6 Helen Ritter Flag of Liechtenstein (1937-1982).svg  Liechtenstein 58.52

Heat 6

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Nadezhda Ilyina Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 51.97Q
2 Verna Burnard Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 52.10Q
3 Dagmar Fuhrmann Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 52.58Q
4 Pirjo Häggman Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 52.73Q
5 Margaret Stride Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 53.21Q
6 Rita Bottiglieri Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 53.37q
7 Rose-Marie Gauthier Flag of Haiti (1964-1986).svg  Haiti 1:13.27

Quarterfinals

Heat 1

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Sheila Ingram Flag of the United States.svg  United States 51.31Q
2 Ellen Streidt Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 51.33Q
3 Pirjo Häggman Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 51.65Q
4 Lyudmila Aksyonova Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 51.73Q
5 Dagmar Fuhrmann Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 52.02
6 Judy Canty Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 52.65
7 Lorna Forde Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados 53.62
8 Rachelle Campbell Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 54.16

Heat 2

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Nataliya Sokolova Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 51.63Q
2 Christina Brehmer Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 51.67Q
3 Verna Burnard Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 51.79Q
4 Rita Wilden Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 52.41Q
5 Gladys Taylor Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 53.71
6 Marika Lindholm Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 54.07
7 Margaret Stride Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 55.02
Marilyn Neufville Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica DNS

Heat 3

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Debra Sapenter Flag of the United States.svg  United States 51.23Q
2 Nadezhda Ilyina Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 51.32Q
3 Bethanie Nail Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 51.71Q
4 Christiane Wildschek Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 52.25Q
5 Verona Bernard-Elder Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 52.70
6 Rosine Wallez Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 53.04
7 Silvia Hollmann Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 53.77
8 Ruth Williams-Simpson Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 53.88

Heat 4

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Riitta Salin Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 51.62Q
2 Rosalyn Bryant Flag of the United States.svg  United States 51.74Q
3 Marita Koch Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 51.87Q
4 Irena Szewińska Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 52.00Q
5 Donna Hartley Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 52.29
6 Rita Bottiglieri Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 52.51
7 Regina Berg Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 53.14
8 Joyce Yakubowich Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 53.14

Semifinals

Heat 1

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Irena Szewińska Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 50.48Q OR
2 Ellen Streidt Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 50.51Q
3 Sheila Ingram Flag of the United States.svg  United States 50.90Q
4 Riitta Salin Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 51.26Q
5 Bethanie Nail Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 51.44
6 Lyudmila Aksyonova Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 51.55
7 Christiane Wildschek Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 52.20
Marita Koch Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany DNS

Heat 2

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Rosalyn Bryant Flag of the United States.svg  United States 50.62Q
2 Christina Brehmer Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 50.86Q
3 Pirjo Häggman Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 51.03Q
4 Debra Sapenter Flag of the United States.svg  United States 51.34Q
5 Nadezhda Ilyina Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 51.42
6 Verna Burnard Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 51.71
7 Rita Wilden Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 51.82
8 Nataliya Sokolova Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 51.95

Final

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Irena Szewińska Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 49.28 WR
Silver medal icon.svg Christina Brehmer Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 50.51
Bronze medal icon.svg Ellen Streidt Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 50.55
4 Pirjo Häggman Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 50.56
5 Rosalyn Bryant Flag of the United States.svg  United States 50.65
6 Sheila Ingram Flag of the United States.svg  United States 50.90
7 Riitta Salin Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 50.98
8 Debra Sapenter Flag of the United States.svg  United States 51.66

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References

  1. "Athletics at the 1976 Montreal Summer Games: Women's 400 metres". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2017.