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100 metres, Women

Date	4 – 5 August 1984
Status	Olympic
Location	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California
Participants	46 from 33 countries

The event lacked many of the world’s top sprinters because of the Eastern European boycott, especially missing East Germany’s Marlies Göhr. The favorite was American Evelyn Ashford, who was Göhr’s arch-rival. She had been world ranked #1 in 1979 and 1981 and had won the 1979 World Cup title. In July 1983 Ashford broke the world record with 10.79. A great duel was expected at the first World Championships in 1983, but Ashford pulled up injured in the final, and Göhr won comfortably. In Los Angeles, Ashford’s health was better and she won very easily, running a strong 10.97 in the final against a 1.2 m/s wind.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC
1	358	Evelyn Ashford	USA	Gold	OR
2	365	Alice Brown	USA	Silver
3	246	Merlene Ottey-Page	JAM	Bronze
4	362	Jeanette Bolden	USA
5	243	Grace Jackson	JAM
6	38	Angela Bailey	CAN
7	167	Heather Oakes	GBR
8	65	Angella Taylor	CAN
5 h1 r3/4	99	Helinä Marjamaa	FIN
5 h2 r3/4	101	Rose-Aimée Bacoul	FRA
6 h1 r3/4	108	Marie-France Loval	FRA
6 h2 r3/4	121	Heide-Elke Gaugel	FRG
7 h1 r3/4	107	Liliane Gaschet	FRA
7 h2 r3/4	22	Pauline Davis	BAH
8 h1 r3/4	84	Cécile Ngambi	CMR
8 h2 r3/4	237	Juliet Cuthbert	JAM
5 h1 r2/4	203	Els Vader	NED
5 h2 r2/4	350	Gillian Forde	TTO
5 h3 r2/4	21	Eldece Clarke	BAH
5 h4 r2/4	91	Teresa Rioné	ESP
6 h1 r2/4	353	Angela Williams	TTO
6 h2 r2/4	297	Lydia de Vega	PHI
6 h3 r2/4	44	France Gareau	CAN
6 h4 r2/4	35	Esmeralda Garcia	BRA
7 h1 r2/4	190	Doris Wiredu	GHA
7 h2 r2/4	179	Shirley Thomas	GBR
7 h3 r2/4	194	Christa Schumann-Lottmann	GUA
7 h4 r2/4	83	Ruth Enang Mesode	CMR
8 h1 r2/4	278	Binta Jambane	MOZ
8 h2 r2/4	70	Françoise M'Pika	CGO
8 h4 r2/4	336	Nzaeli Kyomo	TAN
4 h5 r1/4	413	Felicia Candelario	DOM
6 h1 r1/4	354	Semra Aksu	TUR
6 h2 r1/4	92	Miriama Tuisorisori-Chambault	FIJ
6 h4 r1/4	1	Evelyn Farrell	AHO
6 h5 r1/4	222	Maya Kalle-Bentzur	ISR
7 h1 r1/4	283	Barbara Ingiro	PNG
7 h3 r1/4	144	Jabou Jawo	GAM
7 h4 r1/4	266	Lee Yeong-Suk	KOR
7 h5 r1/4	416	Grace Ann Dinkins	LBR
7 h6 r1/4	4	Ruperta Charles	ANT
8 h1 r1/4	322	Eugenia Osho-Williams	SLE
8 h3 r1/4	343	Walapa Tangjitsusorn	THA
8 h4 r1/4	412	Divina Estrella	DOM
8 h5 r1/4	142	Gisèle Ongollo	GAB
8 h6 r1/4	320	Marie-Ange Wirtz	SEY

Round One

Date	4 August 1984 — 11:40
Format	Top five in each heat and next two fastest advanced to the quarter-finals.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Time (automatic)
1	358	Evelyn Ashford	USA	11.06	Q
2	365	Alice Brown	USA	11.15	Q
3	65	Angella Taylor	CAN	11.23	Q
4	243	Grace Jackson	JAM	11.24	Q
5	362	Jeanette Bolden	USA	11.25	Q
6	246	Merlene Ottey-Page	JAM	11.26w	Q
7	167	Heather Oakes	GBR	11.32	Q
8	101	Rose-Aimée Bacoul	FRA	11.36	Q
9	121	Heide-Elke Gaugel	FRG	11.38w	Q
10	107	Liliane Gaschet	FRA	11.42	Q
=11	203	Els Vader	NED	11.43	Q
=11	99	Helinä Marjamaa	FIN	11.43	Q
13	22	Pauline Davis	BAH	11.51	Q
14	108	Marie-France Loval	FRA	11.51w	Q
15	91	Teresa Rioné	ESP	11.55	Q
16	38	Angela Bailey	CAN	11.56	Q
17	21	Eldece Clarke	BAH	11.61w	Q
18	35	Esmeralda Garcia	BRA	11.63	Q
19	44	France Gareau	CAN	11.66	Q
20	84	Cécile Ngambi	CMR	11.67	Q
21	353	Angela Williams	TTO	11.74w	Q
22	350	Gillian Forde	TTO	11.76	Q
23	83	Ruth Enang Mesode	CMR	11.81	Q
24	237	Juliet Cuthbert	JAM	11.83	Q
25	190	Doris Wiredu	GHA	11.85	q
26	297	Lydia de Vega	PHI	11.85w	q
27	354	Semra Aksu	TUR	11.86
28	179	Shirley Thomas	GBR	11.91	Q
29	1	Evelyn Farrell	AHO	11.94
30	194	Christa Schumann-Lottmann	GUA	12.04	Q
31	4	Ruperta Charles	ANT	12.04w
32	266	Lee Yeong-Suk	KOR	12.06
33	144	Jabou Jawo	GAM	12.10
34	413	Felicia Candelario	DOM	12.12	Q
35	343	Walapa Tangjitsusorn	THA	12.18
36	283	Barbara Ingiro	PNG	12.19
37	412	Divina Estrella	DOM	12.25
38	336	Nzaeli Kyomo	TAN	12.26	Q
39	222	Maya Kalle-Bentzur	ISR	12.30
40	416	Grace Ann Dinkins	LBR	12.35
41	142	Gisèle Ongollo	GAB	12.40
42	70	Françoise M'Pika	CGO	12.54	Q
43	278	Binta Jambane	MOZ	12.55	Q
44	320	Marie-Ange Wirtz	SEY	12.61w
45	322	Eugenia Osho-Williams	SLE	12.83
46	92	Miriama Tuisorisori-Chambault	FIJ	13.04

Heat #1

Wind	0.5 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	362	Jeanette Bolden	USA	11.25	Q
2	101	Rose-Aimée Bacoul	FRA	11.36	Q
3	203	Els Vader	NED	11.43	Q
4	350	Gillian Forde	TTO	11.76	Q
5	83	Ruth Enang Mesode	CMR	11.81	Q
6	354	Semra Aksu	TUR	11.86
7	283	Barbara Ingiro	PNG	12.19
8	322	Eugenia Osho-Williams	SLE	12.83

Heat #2

Wind	-0.2 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	22	Pauline Davis	BAH	11.51	Q
2	237	Juliet Cuthbert	JAM	11.83	Q
3	194	Christa Schumann-Lottmann	GUA	12.04	Q
4	70	Françoise M'Pika	CGO	12.54	Q
5	278	Binta Jambane	MOZ	12.55	Q
6	92	Miriama Tuisorisori-Chambault	FIJ	13.04

Heat #3

Wind	1.4 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	358	Evelyn Ashford	USA	11.06	Q
2	243	Grace Jackson	JAM	11.24	Q
3	167	Heather Oakes	GBR	11.32	Q
4	91	Teresa Rioné	ESP	11.55	Q
5	44	France Gareau	CAN	11.66	Q
6	190	Doris Wiredu	GHA	11.85	q
7	144	Jabou Jawo	GAM	12.10
8	343	Walapa Tangjitsusorn	THA	12.18

Heat #4

Wind	1.0 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	365	Alice Brown	USA	11.15	Q
2	107	Liliane Gaschet	FRA	11.42	Q
3	38	Angela Bailey	CAN	11.56	Q
4	35	Esmeralda Garcia	BRA	11.63	Q
5	84	Cécile Ngambi	CMR	11.67	Q
6	1	Evelyn Farrell	AHO	11.94
7	266	Lee Yeong-Suk	KOR	12.06
8	412	Divina Estrella	DOM	12.25

Heat #5

Wind	0.2 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	65	Angella Taylor	CAN	11.23	Q
2	99	Helinä Marjamaa	FIN	11.43	Q
3	179	Shirley Thomas	GBR	11.91	Q
4	413	Felicia Candelario	DOM	12.12	Q
5	336	Nzaeli Kyomo	TAN	12.26	Q
6	222	Maya Kalle-Bentzur	ISR	12.30
7	416	Grace Ann Dinkins	LBR	12.35
8	142	Gisèle Ongollo	GAB	12.40

Heat #6

Wind	2.4 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	246	Merlene Ottey-Page	JAM	11.26w	Q
2	121	Heide-Elke Gaugel	FRG	11.38w	Q
3	108	Marie-France Loval	FRA	11.51w	Q
4	21	Eldece Clarke	BAH	11.61w	Q
5	353	Angela Williams	TTO	11.74w	Q
6	297	Lydia de Vega	PHI	11.85w	q
7	4	Ruperta Charles	ANT	12.04w
8	320	Marie-Ange Wirtz	SEY	12.61w

Quarter-Finals

Date	4 August 1984 — 16:00
Format	Top four in each heat advanced to the semi-finals.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Time (automatic)
=1	358	Evelyn Ashford	USA	11.21	Q
=1	246	Merlene Ottey-Page	JAM	11.21	Q
3	365	Alice Brown	USA	11.35	Q
4	101	Rose-Aimée Bacoul	FRA	11.37	Q
5	243	Grace Jackson	JAM	11.38	Q
=6	65	Angella Taylor	CAN	11.42	Q
=6	362	Jeanette Bolden	USA	11.42	Q
8	38	Angela Bailey	CAN	11.47	Q
9	121	Heide-Elke Gaugel	FRG	11.50	Q
=10	107	Liliane Gaschet	FRA	11.51	Q
=10	99	Helinä Marjamaa	FIN	11.51	Q
12	167	Heather Oakes	GBR	11.54	Q
=13	203	Els Vader	NED	11.56
=13	108	Marie-France Loval	FRA	11.56	Q
15	22	Pauline Davis	BAH	11.61	Q
16	237	Juliet Cuthbert	JAM	11.71	Q
17	91	Teresa Rioné	ESP	11.76
=18	84	Cécile Ngambi	CMR	11.82	Q
=18	35	Esmeralda Garcia	BRA	11.82
20	21	Eldece Clarke	BAH	11.85
21	350	Gillian Forde	TTO	11.86
22	44	France Gareau	CAN	11.88
23	353	Angela Williams	TTO	11.89
24	297	Lydia de Vega	PHI	11.97
25	190	Doris Wiredu	GHA	12.00
26	83	Ruth Enang Mesode	CMR	12.02
27	179	Shirley Thomas	GBR	12.13
28	194	Christa Schumann-Lottmann	GUA	12.23
29	336	Nzaeli Kyomo	TAN	12.53
30	278	Binta Jambane	MOZ	12.57
31	70	Françoise M'Pika	CGO	12.60
DNS	413	Felicia Candelario	DOM	–

Heat #1

Wind	-1.4 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	358	Evelyn Ashford	USA	11.21	Q
2	38	Angela Bailey	CAN	11.47	Q
3	121	Heide-Elke Gaugel	FRG	11.50	Q
4	107	Liliane Gaschet	FRA	11.51	Q
5	203	Els Vader	NED	11.56
6	353	Angela Williams	TTO	11.89
7	190	Doris Wiredu	GHA	12.00
8	278	Binta Jambane	MOZ	12.57

Heat #2

Wind	-0.3 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	246	Merlene Ottey-Page	JAM	11.21	Q
2	101	Rose-Aimée Bacoul	FRA	11.37	Q
3	65	Angella Taylor	CAN	11.42	Q
4	84	Cécile Ngambi	CMR	11.82	Q
5	350	Gillian Forde	TTO	11.86
6	297	Lydia de Vega	PHI	11.97
7	179	Shirley Thomas	GBR	12.13
8	70	Françoise M'Pika	CGO	12.60

Heat #3

Wind	-2.3 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	365	Alice Brown	USA	11.35	Q
2	99	Helinä Marjamaa	FIN	11.51	Q
3	167	Heather Oakes	GBR	11.54	Q
4	237	Juliet Cuthbert	JAM	11.71	Q
5	21	Eldece Clarke	BAH	11.85
6	44	France Gareau	CAN	11.88
7	194	Christa Schumann-Lottmann	GUA	12.23
DNS	413	Felicia Candelario	DOM	–

Heat #4

Wind	-0.5 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	243	Grace Jackson	JAM	11.38	Q
2	362	Jeanette Bolden	USA	11.42	Q
3	108	Marie-France Loval	FRA	11.56	Q
4	22	Pauline Davis	BAH	11.61	Q
5	91	Teresa Rioné	ESP	11.76
6	35	Esmeralda Garcia	BRA	11.82
7	83	Ruth Enang Mesode	CMR	12.02
8	336	Nzaeli Kyomo	TAN	12.53

Semi-Finals

Date	5 August 1984 — 16:00
Format	Top four in each heat advanced to the final.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Time (automatic)
1	358	Evelyn Ashford	USA	11.03	Q
2	246	Merlene Ottey-Page	JAM	11.17	Q
3	243	Grace Jackson	JAM	11.27	Q
4	365	Alice Brown	USA	11.31	Q
5	65	Angella Taylor	CAN	11.36	Q
6	99	Helinä Marjamaa	FIN	11.37
7	362	Jeanette Bolden	USA	11.48	Q
8	38	Angela Bailey	CAN	11.54	Q
9	167	Heather Oakes	GBR	11.57	Q
10	101	Rose-Aimée Bacoul	FRA	11.58
11	121	Heide-Elke Gaugel	FRG	11.62
12	108	Marie-France Loval	FRA	11.64
13	107	Liliane Gaschet	FRA	11.68
14	22	Pauline Davis	BAH	11.70
15	237	Juliet Cuthbert	JAM	11.80
16	84	Cécile Ngambi	CMR	11.91

Heat #1

Wind	-0.3 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	358	Evelyn Ashford	USA	11.03	Q
2	246	Merlene Ottey-Page	JAM	11.17	Q
3	243	Grace Jackson	JAM	11.27	Q
4	65	Angella Taylor	CAN	11.36	Q
5	99	Helinä Marjamaa	FIN	11.37
6	108	Marie-France Loval	FRA	11.64
7	107	Liliane Gaschet	FRA	11.68
8	84	Cécile Ngambi	CMR	11.91

Heat #2

Wind	-1.8 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	365	Alice Brown	USA	11.31	Q
2	362	Jeanette Bolden	USA	11.48	Q
3	38	Angela Bailey	CAN	11.54	Q
4	167	Heather Oakes	GBR	11.57	Q
5	101	Rose-Aimée Bacoul	FRA	11.58
6	121	Heide-Elke Gaugel	FRG	11.62
7	22	Pauline Davis	BAH	11.70
8	237	Juliet Cuthbert	JAM	11.80

Final Round

Date	5 August 1984 — 18:35
Wind	-1.2 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)	Reaction Time
1	358	Evelyn Ashford	USA	10.97	0.166	OR
2	365	Alice Brown	USA	11.13	0.177
3	246	Merlene Ottey-Page	JAM	11.16	0.161
4	362	Jeanette Bolden	USA	11.25	0.190
5	243	Grace Jackson	JAM	11.39	0.172
6	38	Angela Bailey	CAN	11.40	0.169
7	167	Heather Oakes	GBR	11.43	0.159
8	65	Angella Taylor	CAN	11.62	0.178