Women's 400 metres at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad | ||||||||||
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Venue | Centennial Olympic Stadium | |||||||||
Dates | 26 July 1996 (heats) 27 July 1996 (quarter-finals) 28 July 1996 (semi-finals) 29 July 1996 (final) | |||||||||
Competitors | 49 from 35 nations | |||||||||
Winning time | 48.25 OR | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics | ||
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Track events | ||
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
400 m | men | women |
800 m | men | women |
1500 m | men | women |
5000 m | men | women |
10,000 m | men | women |
100 m hurdles | women | |
110 m hurdles | men | |
400 m hurdles | men | women |
3000 m steeplechase | men | |
4×100 m relay | men | women |
4×400 m relay | men | women |
Road events | ||
Marathon | men | women |
10 km walk | women | |
20 km walk | men | |
50 km walk | men | |
Field events | ||
Long jump | men | women |
Triple jump | men | women |
High jump | men | women |
Pole vault | men | |
Shot put | men | women |
Discus throw | men | women |
Javelin throw | men | women |
Hammer throw | men | |
Combined events | ||
Heptathlon | women | |
Decathlon | men | |
Wheelchair races | ||
These are the official results of the Women's 400 metres event at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. There were a total of 49 competitors. [1]
Pérec's winning time remains the #4 time in history. Freeman's second place time remains the #8 time in history. Ogunkoya and Davis also still rank on the all-time top 20. Places 3 through 6 are all the fastest times for those places in history and all of the top six, except Miles set their lifetime personal bests in this race. [2]
Qualification: First 4 in each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualified to the quarterfinals.
Qualification: First 4 in each heat (Q) qualified directly to the semifinals.
Qualification: First 4 in each heat (Q) qualified directly to the final.
Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | 2 | Marie-José Pérec | France | 49.19 | Q |
2 | 2 | Falilat Ogunkoya | Nigeria | 49.57 | Q |
3 | 2 | Pauline Davis | Bahamas | 49.85 | Q |
4 | 2 | Jearl Miles | United States | 50.21 | Q |
5 | 1 | Cathy Freeman | Australia | 50.32 | Q |
6 | 1 | Fatima Yusuf | Nigeria | 50.36 | Q |
7 | 1 | Sandie Richards | Jamaica | 50.74 | Q |
8 | 1 | Grit Breuer | Germany | 50.75 | Q |
9 | 2 | Svetlana Goncharenko | Russia | 50.84 | |
10 | 1 | Kim Graham | United States | 51.13 | |
11 | 1 | Maicel Malone | United States | 51.16 | |
12 | 1 | Merlene Frazer | Jamaica | 51.18 | |
13 | 1 | Bisi Afolabi | Nigeria | 51.40 | |
14 | 2 | Sandra Myers | Spain | 51.42 | |
15 | 2 | Renee Poetschka | Australia | 51.49 | |
16 | 2 | Juliet Campbell | Jamaica | 51.65 |
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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3 | Marie-José Pérec | France | 48.25 | ||
Ag | 4 | Cathy Freeman | Australia | 48.63 | |
5 | Falilat Ogunkoya | Nigeria | 49.10 | ||
4 | 2 | Pauline Davis | Bahamas | 49.28 | |
5 | 8 | Jearl Miles | United States | 49.55 | |
6 | 6 | Fatima Yusuf | Nigeria | 49.77 | |
7 | 7 | Sandie Richards | Jamaica | 50.45 | |
8 | 1 | Grit Breuer | Germany | 50.71 |
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