Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metres

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Women's 100 metres
at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad
Venue Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Date4 August 1984 (heats, quarter-finals)
5 August 1984 (semi-final, final)
Competitors46 from 33 nations
Winning time10.97 OR
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Evelyn Ashford
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Silver medal icon.svg Alice Brown
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Bronze medal icon.svg Merlene Ottey-Page
Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
  1980
1988  

The women's 100m metres was an event at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. The final was held on August 5, 1984. [1]

Results

Heats

The heats were held on 1984-08-04.

Heat 1

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Jeanette Bolden Flag of the United States.svg  United States 11.25Q
2 Rose-Aimée Bacoul Flag of France.svg  France 11.36Q
3 Els Vader Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 11.43Q
4 Gillian Forde Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 11.76Q
5 Ruth Enang Mesode Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 11.81Q
6 Semra Aksu Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 11.86
7 Barbara Ingiro Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 12.19
8 Eugenia Osho-Williams Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone 12.57

Heat 2

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Pauline Davis Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas 11.51Q
2 Juliet Cuthbert Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 11.83Q
3 Christa Schumann-Lottmann Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 12.04Q
4 Françoise M'Pika Flag of the People's Republic of Congo.svg  Republic of the Congo 12.54Q
5 Binta Jambane Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique 12.55Q
6 Miriama Tuisorisori-Chambault Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 13.04

Heat 3

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Evelyn Ashford Flag of the United States.svg  United States 11.06Q
2 Grace Jackson Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 11.24Q
3 Heather Oakes Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 11.32Q
4 Teresa Rioné Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 11.55Q
5 France Gareau Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 11.66Q
6 Doris Wiredu Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 11.85q
7 Jabou Jawo Flag of The Gambia.svg  The Gambia 12.10NR
8 Walapa Tangjitsusorn Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 12.18

Heat 4

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Alice Brown Flag of the United States.svg  United States 11.15Q
2 Liliane Gaschet Flag of France.svg  France 11.42Q
3 Angela Bailey Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 11.56Q
4 Esmeralda de Jesus Garcia Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil 11.63Q
5 Cécile Ngambi Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 11.67Q
6 Evelyn Farrell Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1959-1986).svg  Netherlands Antilles 11.94
7 Lee Young-sook Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  South Korea 12.06
8 Divina Estrella Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 12.25

Heat 5

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Angella Taylor Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 11.23Q
2 Helinä Marjamaa Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 11.43Q
3 Shirley Thomas Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 11.91Q
4 Felicia Candelario Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 12.12Q
5 Nzaeli Kyomo Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 12.26Q
6 Maya Bentzur Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 12.30
7 Grace Ann Dinkins Flag of Liberia.svg  Liberia 12.35
8 Gisèle Ongollo Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabon 12.40

Heat 6

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Merlene Ottey-Page Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 11.26Q
2 Heidi-Elke Gaugel Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 11.38Q
3 Marie-France Loval Flag of France.svg  France 11.51Q
4 Eldece Clarke Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas 11.61Q
5 Angela Williams Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 11.74Q
6 Lydia de Vega Flag of the Philippines (1936-1985, 1986-1998).svg  Philippines 11.85q
7 Ruperta Charles Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg  Antigua and Barbuda 12.04
8 Marie-Ange Wirtz Flag of Seychelles (1977-1996).svg  Seychelles 12.61

Quarterfinals

The quarterfinals were held on 1984-08-04.

Quarterfinal 1

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Evelyn Ashford Flag of the United States.svg  United States 11.21Q
2 Angela Bailey Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 11.47Q
3 Heidi-Elke Gaugel Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 11.50Q
4 Liliane Gaschet Flag of France.svg  France 11.51Q
5 Els Vader Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 11.56
6 Angela Williams Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 11.89
7 Doris Wiredu Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 12.00
8 Binta Jambane Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique 12.57

Quarterfinal 2

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Merlene Ottey-Page Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 11.21Q
2 Rose-Aimée Bacoul Flag of France.svg  France 11.37Q
3 Angella Taylor Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 11.42Q
4 Cécile Ngambi Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 11.82Q
5 Gillian Forde Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 11.86
6 Lydia de Vega Flag of the Philippines (1936-1985, 1986-1998).svg  Philippines 11.97
7 Shirley Thomas Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 12.13
8 Francoise Mpika Flag of the People's Republic of Congo.svg  Republic of the Congo 12.60

Quarterfinal 3

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Alice Brown Flag of the United States.svg  United States 11.35Q
2 Helinae Marjamaa Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 11.51Q
3 Heather Oakes Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 11.54Q
4 Juliet Cuthbert Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 11.71Q
5 Eldece Clarke Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas 11.85
6 France Gareau Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 11.88
7 Christa Schumann-Lottman Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 12.23
Felicia Candelario Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic DNS

Quarterfinal 4

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Grace Jackson Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 11.38Q
2 Jeanette Bolden Flag of the United States.svg  United States 11.42Q
3 Marie-France Loval Flag of France.svg  France 11.56Q
4 Pauline Davis Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas 11.61Q
5 Teresa Rione Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 11.76
6 Esmeralda de Jesus Garcia Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil 11.82
7 Ruth Enang Mesode Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 12.02
8 Nzaeli Kyomo Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 12.53

Semifinals

The semifinals were held on 1984-08-05.

Semifinal 1

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Evelyn Ashford Flag of the United States.svg  United States 11.03Q
2 Merlene Ottey-Page Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 11.17Q
3 Grace Jackson Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 11.27Q
4 Angella Taylor Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 11.36Q
5 Helinae Marjamaa Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 11.37
6 Marie-France Loval Flag of France.svg  France 11.64
7 Liliane Gaschet Flag of France.svg  France 11.68
8 Cécile Ngambi Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 11.91

Semifinal 2

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Alice Brown Flag of the United States.svg  United States 11.31Q
2 Jeanette Bolden Flag of the United States.svg  United States 11.48Q
3 Angela Bailey Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 11.54Q
4 Heather Oakes Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 11.57Q
5 Rose-Aimée Bacoul Flag of France.svg  France 11.58
6 Heidi-Elke Gaugel Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 11.62
7 Pauline Davis Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas 11.70
8 Juliet Cuthbert Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 11.80

Final

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Evelyn Ashford Flag of the United States.svg  United States 10.97 OR
Silver medal icon.svg Alice Brown Flag of the United States.svg  United States 11.13
Bronze medal icon.svg Merlene Ottey-Page Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 11.16
4 Jeanette Bolden Flag of the United States.svg  United States 11.25
5 Grace Jackson Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 11.39
6 Angela Bailey Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 11.40
7 Heather Oakes Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 11.43
8 Angella Taylor Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 11.62

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References

  1. "Athletics at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games: Women's 100 metres". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2017.