The final of the women's 400 metre individual medley event at the 1984 Summer Olympics was held in the McDonald's Olympic Swim Stadium in Los Angeles, California, on July 29, 1984.[1] 20 athletes competed in the heats, with the eight fastest qualifying for the final.
| Women's 400 metre individual medley at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | McDonald's Olympic Swim Stadium | ||||||||||||
| Date | 29 July 1984 (heats & final) | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 20 from 14 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 4:39.24 AM | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Records edit
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
| World record |  Petra Schneider (GDR) |
4:36.10 | Guayaquil, Ecuador | 1 August 1982 |
| Olympic record |  Petra Schneider (GDR) |
4:36.29 | Moscow, Soviet Union | 26 July 1980 |
Results edit
Heats edit
Rule: The eight fastest swimmers advance to final A (Q), while the next eight to final B (q).[2]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 4 | Tracy Caulkins |  United States |
4:44.42 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | 4 | Sue Heon | United States |
4:51.32 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | 3 | Nathalie Gingras |  Canada |
4:51.77 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | 4 | Petra Zindler |  West Germany |
4:52.49 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | 5 | Kathrine Bomstad |  Norway |
4:52.74 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | 5 | Donna McGinnis | Canada |
4:53.30 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | 3 | Gaynor Stanley |  Great Britain |
4:53.70 | Q |
| 8 | 3 | 5 | Suzie Landells |  Australia |
4:54.13 | Q |
| 9 | 3 | 6 | Roberta Felotti |  Italy |
4:54.14 | q |
| 10 | 3 | 7 | Karen Phillips | Australia |
4:54.28 | q |
| 11 | 1 | 6 | Sofia Kraft |  Sweden |
4:55.10 | q |
| 12 | 3 | 3 | Sarah Hardcastle | Great Britain |
4:55.78 | q |
| 13 | 2 | 2 | Sonja Hausladen |  Austria |
4:58.68 | q |
| 14 | 1 | 2 | Hideka Koshimizu |  Japan |
4:59.18 | q |
| 15 | 3 | 2 | Gail Jonson |  New Zealand |
4:59.92 | q |
| 16 | 2 | 6 | Anca Pătrășcoiu |  Romania |
5:03.97 | q, NR |
| 17 | 2 | 7 | Monika Bayer | Austria |
5:05.61 | |
| 18 | 2 | 1 | Karin Brandes |  Peru |
5:11.92 | |
| 1 | 7 | Beda Leirvaag | Norway |
DNS | ||
| 4 | 1 | Faten Ghattas |  Tunisia |
DNS |
Finals edit
Final B edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 6 | Sarah Hardcastle | Great Britain |
4:51.55 | |
| 10 | 3 | Sofia Kraft | Sweden |
4:53.25 | NR |
| 11 | 5 | Karen Phillips | Australia |
4:53.37 | |
| 12 | 4 | Roberta Felotti | Italy |
4:57.74 | |
| 13 | 2 | Sonja Hausladen | Austria |
4:57.78 | NR |
| 14 | 7 | Hideka Koshimizu | Japan |
4:58.02 | NR |
| 15 | 1 | Gail Jonson | New Zealand |
4:58.40 | |
| 16 | 8 | Anca Pătrășcoiu | Romania |
5:05.53 |
Final A edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4 | Tracy Caulkins | United States |
4:39.24 | AM |
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8 | Suzie Landells | Australia |
4:48.30 | OC |
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6 | Petra Zindler | West Germany |
4:48.57 | |
| 4 | 5 | Sue Heon | United States |
4:49.41 | |
| 5 | 3 | Nathalie Gingras | Canada |
4:50.55 | |
| 6 | 7 | Donna McGinnis | Canada |
4:50.65 | |
| 7 | 1 | Gaynor Stanley | Great Britain |
4:52.83 | |
| 8 | 2 | Kathrine Bomstad | Norway |
4:53.28 |
References edit
- ^ "Swimming at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games: Women's 400 metres Individual Medley". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved March 7, 2017.
- ^ "Los Angeles 1984: Swimming – Women's 400m Individual Medley Heats" (PDF). Los Angeles 1984. LA84 Foundation. p. 500. Retrieved March 16, 2017.