Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Women's 400 metres

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Women's 400 metres
at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad
Venue Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Date4 August 1984 (heats)
5 August 1984 (semi-finals)
6 August 1984 (final)
Competitors28 from 18 nations
Winning time48.83 OR
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Valerie Brisco-Hooks
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Silver medal icon.svg Chandra Cheeseborough
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Bronze medal icon.svg Kathy Cook
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
  1980
1988  

These are the official results of the Women's 400 metres event at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. The final was held on August 6, 1984. [1]

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Final

Held on August 6, 1984

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Valerie Brisco-Hooks Flag of the United States.svg  United States 48.83 (OR)
Silver medal icon.svg Chandra Cheeseborough Flag of the United States.svg  United States 49.05
Bronze medal icon.svg Kathy Cook Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 49.43
4 Marita Payne Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 49.91
5 Lillie Leatherwood Flag of the United States.svg  United States 50.25
6 Ute Thimm Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 50.37
7 Charmaine Crooks Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 50.45
8 Ruth Waithera Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 51.56

Semifinals

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Valerie Brisco-Hooks Flag of the United States.svg  United States 51.14
2 Kathy Cook Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 51.49
3 Charmaine Crooks Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 51.53
4 Ruth Waithera Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 52.21
5 June Griffith Flag of Guyana.svg  Guyana 52.39
6 Cathy Rattray-Williams Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 53.23
7 Marie Mathieu Flag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg  Puerto Rico 53.69
Gaby Bußmann Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany DNS


RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Chandra Cheeseborough Flag of the United States.svg  United States 50.32
2 Lillie Leatherwood Flag of the United States.svg  United States 50.83
3 Marita Payne Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 50.94
4 Ute Thimm Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 51.03
5 Molly Killingbeck Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 51.72
6 Michelle Scutt Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 52.07
7 Ilrey Oliver Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 52.14
8 Helen Barnett Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 52.26

Round one

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Chandra Cheeseborough Flag of the United States.svg  United States 50.94
2 Charmaine Crooks Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 52.04
3 Ilrey Oliver Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 52.19
4 June Griffith Flag of Guyana.svg  Guyana 52.27
5 Heike Schulte-Mattler Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 52.77
6 Erica Rossi Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 53.04
7 Jocelyn Joseph Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg  Antigua and Barbuda 53.63
8 Zonia Meigham Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 55.64


RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Gaby Bußmann Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 52.42
2 Kathy Cook Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 52.64
3 Molly Killingbeck Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 52.77
4 Cathy Rattray-Williams Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 52.78
5 Gail Emmanuel Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 54.07
6 Elanga Buala Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 56.82
7 Mercy Addy Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 58.91


RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Lillie Leatherwood Flag of the United States.svg  United States 52.05
2 Marita Payne Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 52.89
3 Helen Barnett Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 52.94
4 Marie Mathieu Flag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg  Puerto Rico 53.27
5 Emma Tahapari Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 55.82
6 Reawadee Srithoa Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 58.11


RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Valerie Brisco-Hooks Flag of the United States.svg  United States 51.42
2 Ruth Waithera Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 52.53
3 Ute Thimm Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 52.53
4 Michelle Scutt Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 52.89
5 Cynthia Green Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 53.61
6 Carlon Blackman Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados 54.26
7 Mina El-Jas Zeina Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon 59.56

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References

  1. "Athletics at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games: Women's 400 metres". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2017.