Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Women's 400 metres hurdles
| Women's 400 metres hurdles at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | |||||||||
| Dates | 5 August 1984 (heats) 6 August 1984 (semi-finals) 8 August 1984 (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 26 from 20 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 54.61 OR | |||||||||
| 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 | ||
The Women's 400 metres Hurdles at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, United States, had an entry list of 26 competitors, with four qualifying heats (26 runners) and two semifinals (16) before the final (8) took place on August 8, 1984. The event made its Olympic debut at these games.[1]
Medalists
| Gold | Nawal El Moutawakel Morocco
|
| Silver | Judi Brown United States
|
| Bronze | Cristieana Cojocaru Romania
|
Abbreviations
| Q | automatic qualification |
| q | qualification by rank |
| DNS | did not start |
| NM | no mark |
| OR | olympic record |
| WR | world record |
| AR | area record |
| NR | national record |
| PB | personal best |
| SB | season best |
Final
| RANK | FINAL | TIME |
|---|---|---|
|
 Nawal El Moutawakel (MAR)
|
54.61 |
|
 Judi Brown (USA)
|
55.20 |
|
 Cristieana Cojocaru (ROU)
|
55.41 |
| 4. |  P. T. Usha (IND)
|
55.42 |
| 5. |  Ann-Louise Skoglund (SWE)
|
55.43 |
| 6. |  Debbie Flintoff (AUS)
|
56.21 |
| 7. |  Tuija Helander (FIN)
|
56.55 |
| 8. |  Sandra Farmer (JAM)
|
57.15 |
Semi-finals
| RANK | HEAT 1 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ann-Louise Skoglund (SWE)
|
55.17 |
| 2. | Cristieana Cojocaru (ROU)
|
55.24 |
| 3. | Nawal El Moutawakel (MAR)
|
55.65 |
| 4. | Sandra Farmer (JAM)
|
56.05 |
| 5. | Sharrieffa Barksdale (USA)
|
56.19 |
| 6. |  Giuseppina Cirulli (ITA)
|
56.45 |
| 7. |  Susan Morley (GBR)
|
56.67 |
| 8. |  Andrea Page (CAN)
|
57.89 |
| RANK | HEAT 2 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | P. T. Usha (IND)
|
55.94 |
| 2. | Judi Brown (USA)
|
55.97 |
| 3. | Debbie Flintoff (AUS)
|
56.24 |
| 4. | Tuija Helander (FIN)
|
56.59 |
| 5. | Gladys Taylor (GBR)
|
56.72 |
| 6. |  Olga Commandeur (NED)
|
57.01 |
| 7. |  Ruth Kyalisima (UGA)
|
57.02 (NR) |
| 8. |  Maria Usifo (NGR)
|
58.55 |
Qualifying heats
| RANK | HEAT 1 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Judi Brown (USA)
|
55.97 |
| 2. | P. T. Usha (IND)
|
56.81 |
| 3. | Debbie Flintoff (AUS)
|
57.20 |
| 4. | Tuija Helander (FIN)
|
57.22 |
| 5. |  Lai Lee-chiao (TPE)
|
58.54 |
| 6. |  Alma Vázquez (MEX)
|
1:00.86 |
| RANK | HEAT 2 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Nawal El Moutawakel (MAR)
|
56.49 |
| 2. | Sharrieffa Barksdale (USA)
|
56.89 |
| 3. | Sandra Farmer (JAM)
|
57.06 |
| 4. | Gladys Taylor (GBR)
|
57.64 |
| 5. |  Lyn Grime (NZL)
|
58.02 |
| 6. | Dana Wright (CAN)
|
58.17 |
| RANK | HEAT 3 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Olga Commandeur (NED)
|
56.67 |
| 2. | Cristieana Cojocaru (ROU)
|
56.94 |
| 3. | Ruth Kyalisima (UGA)
|
57.38 |
| 4. | Giuseppina Cirulli (ITA)
|
57.49 |
| 5. | Overill Dwyer-Brown (JAM)
|
58.42 |
| 6. | Angela Wright-Scott (USA)
|
59.77 |
| 7. |  Agripina de la Cruz (PHI)
|
1:02.70 |
| RANK | HEAT 4 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ann-Louise Skoglund (SWE)
|
55.75 |
| 2. | Maria Usifo (NGR)
|
57.78 |
| 3. | Susan Morley (GBR)
|
58.71 |
| 4. | Andrea Page (CAN)
|
59.09 |
| 5. | M. D. Valsamma (IND)
|
1:00.03 |
| 6. |  Cheryl Blackman (BAR)
|
1:01.19 |
| 7. |  Mary Parr (IRL)
|
1:01.66 |
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