Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 metres
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These are the official results of the Women's 800 metres event at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, United States. The final was held on August 6, 1984.[1][2][3][4]
Women's 800 metres at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad | ||||||||||
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Venue | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | |||||||||
Date | 3 August 1984 (heats) 4 August 1984 (semi-finals) 6 August 1984 (final) | |||||||||
Competitors | 25 from 20 nations | |||||||||
Winning time | 1:57.60 | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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Medalists
editGold | Doina Melinte Romania |
Silver | Kim Gallagher United States |
Bronze | Fiţa Lovin Romania |
Records
editThese were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1984 Summer Olympics.
World Record | 1:53.28 | Jarmila Kratochvílová | Munich (FRG) | July 26, 1983 |
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Olympic Record | 1:53.43 | Nadiya Olizarenko | Moscow (URS) | July 27, 1980 |
Final
editHeld on August 6, 1984
Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
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Doina Melinte | Romania | 1:57.60 | ||
Kim Gallagher | United States | 1:58.63 | ||
Fiţa Lovin | Romania | 1:58.83 | ||
4 | Gabriella Dorio | Italy | 1:59.05 | |
5 | Lorraine Baker | Great Britain | 2:00.03 | |
6 | Ruth Wysocki | United States | 2:00.34 | |
7 | Margrit Klinger | West Germany | 2:00.65 | |
8 | Caroline O'Shea | Ireland | 2:00.77 |
Semifinals
edit- Held on August 4, 1984
Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Kim Gallagher | United States | 2:00.48 | |
2 | Doina Melinte | Romania | 2:01.42 | |
3 | Ruth Wysocki | United States | 2:02.31 | |
4 | Caroline O'Shea | Ireland | 2:02.70 | |
5 | Elly van Hulst | Netherlands | 2:03.25 | |
6 | Angelita Lind | Puerto Rico | 2:03.27 | |
7 | Christine Slythe | Canada | 2:04.95 | |
8 | Ranza Clark | Canada | 2:05.42 |
Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Fiţa Lovin | Romania | 1:59.29 | |
2 | Gabriella Dorio | Italy | 1:59.53 | |
3 | Margrit Klinger | West Germany | 2:00.00 | |
4 | Lorraine Baker | Great Britain | 2:00.66 | |
5 | Robin Campbell | United States | 2:01.21 | |
6 | Jill McCabe | Sweden | 2:02.20 | |
7 | Grace Verbeek | Canada | 2:03.23 | |
8 | Shiny Abraham | India | 2:05.42 |
Round one
edit- Held on August 3, 1984
Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Margrit Klinger | West Germany | 2:03.66 | |
2 | Ruth Wysocki | United States | 2:04.05 | |
3 | Jill McCabe | Sweden | 2:04.16 | |
4 | Ranza Clark | Canada | 2:04.67 | |
5 | Céléstine N'Drin | Ivory Coast | 2:06.06 | |
6 | Christine Bakombo | Zaire | 2:18.79 |
Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Fiţa Lovin | Romania | 2:01.51 | |
2 | Robin Campbell | United States | 2:01.72 | |
3 | Lorraine Baker | Great Britain | 2:01.73 | |
4 | Angelita Lind | Puerto Rico | 2:01.84 | |
5 | Selina Chirchir | Kenya | 2:07.17 | |
6 | Grace Bakari | Ghana | 2:14.50 |
Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Doina Melinte | Romania | 2:02.77 | |
2 | Caroline O'Shea | Ireland | 2:03.60 | |
3 | Christine Slythe | Canada | 2:04.17 | |
4 | Shiny Abraham | India | 2:04.69 | |
5 | Alejandra Ramos | Chile | 2:05.77 | |
6 | Evelyn Adiru | Uganda | 2:07.39 | |
7 | Zonia Meigham | Guatemala | 2:14.17 |
Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Kim Gallagher | United States | 2:00.37 | |
2 | Gabriella Dorio | Italy | 2:01.41 | |
3 | Elly van Hulst | Netherlands | 2:03.38 | |
4 | Grace Verbeek | Canada | 2:04.16 | |
5 | Albertina Machado | Portugal | 2:05.74 | |
6 | Laverne Bryan | Antigua and Barbuda | 2:11.44 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Athletics at the 1984 Los Angeles Games: Women's 800 metres". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
- ^ "Reference at www.newsobserver.com".
- ^ "Reference at www.star-telegram.com".
- ^ Longman, Jere (23 June 1996). "How the Women Won". The New York Times.