Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 metres
Appearance
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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Athletics at the 1984 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 |
3000 m | women | |
5000 m | men | |
10,000 m | men | |
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 |
20 km walk | men | |
50 km walk | men | |
Field events | ||
Long jump | men | women |
Triple jump | men | |
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 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]
Medalists[edit]
Gold | Doina Melinte |
Silver | Kim Gallagher |
Bronze | Fiţa Lovin |
Records[edit]
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1984 Summer Olympics.
World Record | 1:53.28 | Munich (FRG) | July 26, 1983 | |
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Olympic Record | 1:53.43 | Moscow (URS) | July 27, 1980 |
Final[edit]
Held on August 6, 1984
Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
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Doina Melinte | 1:57.60 | |||
Kim Gallagher | 1:58.63 | |||
Fiţa Lovin | 1:58.83 | |||
4 | Gabriella Dorio | 1:59.05 | ||
5 | Lorraine Baker | 2:00.03 | ||
6 | Ruth Wysocki | 2:00.34 | ||
7 | Margrit Klinger | 2:00.65 | ||
8 | Caroline O'Shea | 2:00.77 |
Semifinals[edit]
- Held on August 4, 1984
Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Kim Gallagher | 2:00.48 | ||
2 | Doina Melinte | 2:01.42 | ||
3 | Ruth Wysocki | 2:02.31 | ||
4 | Caroline O'Shea | 2:02.70 | ||
5 | Elly van Hulst | 2:03.25 | ||
6 | Angelita Lind | 2:03.27 | ||
7 | Christine Slythe | 2:04.95 | ||
8 | Ranza Clark | 2:05.42 |
Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Fiţa Lovin | 1:59.29 | ||
2 | Gabriella Dorio | 1:59.53 | ||
3 | Margrit Klinger | 2:00.00 | ||
4 | Lorraine Baker | 2:00.66 | ||
5 | Robin Campbell | 2:01.21 | ||
6 | Jill McCabe | 2:02.20 | ||
7 | Grace Verbeek | 2:03.23 | ||
8 | Shiny Abraham | 2:05.42 |
Round one[edit]
- Held on August 3, 1984
Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Margrit Klinger | 2:03.66 | ||
2 | Ruth Wysocki | 2:04.05 | ||
3 | Jill McCabe | 2:04.16 | ||
4 | Ranza Clark | 2:04.67 | ||
5 | Céléstine N'Drin | 2:06.06 | ||
6 | Christine Bakombo | 2:18.79 |
Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Fiţa Lovin | 2:01.51 | ||
2 | Robin Campbell | 2:01.72 | ||
3 | Lorraine Baker | 2:01.73 | ||
4 | Angelita Lind | 2:01.84 | ||
5 | Selina Chirchir | 2:07.17 | ||
6 | Grace Bakari | 2:14.50 |
Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Doina Melinte | 2:02.77 | ||
2 | Caroline O'Shea | 2:03.60 | ||
3 | Christine Slythe | 2:04.17 | ||
4 | Shiny Abraham | 2:04.69 | ||
5 | Alejandra Ramos | 2:05.77 | ||
6 | Evelyn Adiru | 2:07.39 | ||
7 | Zonia Meigham | 2:14.17 |
Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Kim Gallagher | 2:00.37 | ||
2 | Gabriella Dorio | 2:01.41 | ||
3 | Elly van Hulst | 2:03.38 | ||
4 | Grace Verbeek | 2:04.16 | ||
5 | Albertina Machado | 2:05.74 | ||
6 | Laverne Bryan | 2:11.44 |
See also[edit]
- 1982 Women's European Championships 800 metres (Athens)
- 1983 Women's World Championships 800 metres (Helsinki)
- 1984 Women's Friendship Games 800 metres (Prague)
- 1987 Women's World Championships 800 metres (Rome)
References[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.