Date | 3 – 6 August 1984 |
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Status | Olympic |
Location | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California |
Participants | 25 from 20 countries |
The Soviet boycott crippled the level of competition in this event as all the best 800 metre runners in the world were from Eastern Europe. But Romania did compete in Los Angeles, and their runners became the favorites in the absence of the USSR, GDR, and Czechoslovakia. Czechoslovakia was of note because at the 1st Athletics World Championships in 1983, Jarmila Kratochvílová had won the 400/800 double, shortly after setting a world record of 1:53.28, which stood well into the 2020s. The final pace was set by Italy’s Gabriella Dorio who led until 550 metres, when Doina Beşliu-Melinte (ROM) took over. She was chased to the line by American Kim Gallagher but never was caught. Dorio faded and the bronze medal went to Melinte’s teammate, Fiţa Lovin.
Pos | Nr | Athlete | NOC | R1 | SF | Final | |||
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1 | 315 | Doina Melinte | ROU | 2:02.77 (1 h3) | 2:01.42 (2 h1) | 1:57.60 (1) | Gold | ||
2 | 377 | Kim Gallagher | USA | 2:00.37 (1 h4) | 2:00.48 (1 h1) | 1:58.63 (2) | Silver | ||
3 | 314 | Fița Lovin | ROU | 2:01.51 (1 h2) | 1:59.29 (1 h2) | 1:58.83 (3) | Bronze | ||
4 | 226 | Gabriella Dorio | ITA | 2:01.41 (2 h4) | 1:59.53 (2 h2) | 1:59.05 (4) | |||
5 | 146 | Lorraine Baker | GBR | 2:01.73 (3 h2) | 2:00.66 (4 h2) | 2:00.03 (5) | |||
6 | 405 | Ruth Wysocki | USA | 2:04.05 (2 h1) | 2:02.31 (3 h1) | 2:00.34 (6) | |||
7 | 124 | Margrit Klinger | FRG | 2:03.66 (1 h1) | 2:00.00 (3 h2) | 2:00.65 (7) | |||
8 | 216 | Caroline O'Shea | IRL | 2:03.60 (2 h3) | 2:02.70 (4 h1) | 2:00.77 (8) | |||
5 h1 r2/3 | 204 | Elly van Hulst | NED | 2:03.38 (3 h4) | 2:03.25 (5 h1) | – | |||
5 h2 r2/3 | 369 | Robin Campbell | USA | 2:01.72 (2 h2) | 2:01.21 (5 h2) | – | |||
6 h1 r2/3 | 306 | Angelita Lind | PUR | 2:01.84 (4 h2) | 2:03.27 (6 h1) | – | |||
6 h2 r2/3 | 331 | Jill McCabe | SWE | 2:04.16 (3 h1) | 2:02.20 (6 h2) | – | |||
7 h1 r2/3 | 62 | Christine Slythe | CAN | 2:04.17 (3 h3) | 2:04.95 (7 h1) | – | |||
7 h2 r2/3 | 66 | Grace Verbeek | CAN | 2:04.16 (4 h4) | 2:03.23 (7 h2) | – | |||
8 h1 r2/3 | 40 | Ranza Clark | CAN | 2:04.67 (4 h1) | 2:05.42 (8 h1) | – | |||
8 h2 r2/3 | 207 | Shiny Abraham | IND | 2:04.69 (4 h3) | 2:05.42 (8 h2) | – | |||
5 h1 r1/3 | 82 | Céléstine N'Drin | CIV | 2:06.06 (5 h1) | – | – | |||
5 h2 r1/3 | 260 | Selina Chirchir | KEN | 2:07.17 (5 h2) | – | – | |||
5 h3 r1/3 | 71 | Alejandra Ramos | CHI | 2:05.77 (5 h3) | – | – | |||
5 h4 r1/3 | 302 | Albertina Machado | POR | 2:05.74 (5 h4) | – | – | |||
6 h1 r1/3 | 408 | Christine Bakombo | COD | 2:18.79 (6 h1) | – | – | |||
6 h2 r1/3 | 186 | Grace Bakari | GHA | 2:14.50 (6 h2) | – | – | |||
6 h3 r1/3 | 355 | Evelyn Adiru | UGA | 2:07.39 (6 h3) | – | – | |||
6 h4 r1/3 | 3 | Laverne Bryan | ANT | 2:11.44 (6 h4) | – | – | |||
7 h3 r1/3 | 193 | Patricia Meigham | GUA | 2:14.17 (7 h3) | – | – |
Top three in each heat and next four fastest advanced to the semi-finals.
Pos | Lane | Athlete | NOC | Time (A) | |||
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1 | 6 | Margrit Klinger | FRG | 2:03.66 | |||
2 | 4 | Ruth Wysocki | USA | 2:04.05 | |||
3 | 5 | Jill McCabe | SWE | 2:04.16 | |||
4 | 3 | Ranza Clark | CAN | 2:04.67 | |||
5 | 2 | Céléstine N'Drin | CIV | 2:06.06 | |||
6 | 7 | Christine Bakombo | COD | 2:18.79 |
Pos | Lane | Athlete | NOC | Time (A) | |||
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1 | 4 | Fița Lovin | ROU | 2:01.51 | |||
2 | 6 | Robin Campbell | USA | 2:01.72 | |||
3 | 2 | Lorraine Baker | GBR | 2:01.73 | |||
4 | 3 | Angelita Lind | PUR | 2:01.84 | |||
5 | 7 | Selina Chirchir | KEN | 2:07.17 | |||
6 | 5 | Grace Bakari | GHA | 2:14.50 |
Pos | Lane | Athlete | NOC | Time (A) | |||
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1 | 2 | Doina Melinte | ROU | 2:02.77 | |||
2 | 4 | Caroline O'Shea | IRL | 2:03.60 | |||
3 | 7 | Christine Slythe | CAN | 2:04.17 | |||
4 | 3 | Shiny Abraham | IND | 2:04.69 | |||
5 | 6 | Alejandra Ramos | CHI | 2:05.77 | |||
6 | 8 | Evelyn Adiru | UGA | 2:07.39 | |||
7 | 5 | Patricia Meigham | GUA | 2:14.17 |
Pos | Lane | Athlete | NOC | Time (A) | |||
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1 | 6 | Kim Gallagher | USA | 2:00.37 | |||
2 | 2 | Gabriella Dorio | ITA | 2:01.41 | |||
3 | 3 | Elly van Hulst | NED | 2:03.38 | |||
4 | 4 | Grace Verbeek | CAN | 2:04.16 | |||
5 | 7 | Albertina Machado | POR | 2:05.74 | |||
6 | 5 | Laverne Bryan | ANT | 2:11.44 |
Top four in each heat advanced to the final.
Pos | Lane | Athlete | NOC | Time (A) | |||
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1 | 8 | Kim Gallagher | USA | 2:00.48 | |||
2 | 3 | Doina Melinte | ROU | 2:01.42 | |||
3 | 4 | Ruth Wysocki | USA | 2:02.31 | |||
4 | 5 | Caroline O'Shea | IRL | 2:02.70 | |||
5 | 1 | Elly van Hulst | NED | 2:03.25 | |||
6 | 6 | Angelita Lind | PUR | 2:03.27 | |||
7 | 2 | Christine Slythe | CAN | 2:04.95 | |||
8 | 7 | Ranza Clark | CAN | 2:05.42 |
Pos | Lane | Athlete | NOC | Time (A) | |||
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1 | 1 | Fița Lovin | ROU | 1:59.29 | |||
2 | 4 | Gabriella Dorio | ITA | 1:59.53 | |||
3 | 2 | Margrit Klinger | FRG | 2:00.00 | |||
4 | 8 | Lorraine Baker | GBR | 2:00.66 | |||
5 | 6 | Robin Campbell | USA | 2:01.21 | |||
6 | 7 | Jill McCabe | SWE | 2:02.20 | |||
7 | 3 | Grace Verbeek | CAN | 2:03.23 | |||
8 | 5 | Shiny Abraham | IND | 2:05.42 |
Pos | Lane | Athlete | NOC | Time (A) | |||
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1 | 4 | Doina Melinte | ROU | 1:57.60 | |||
2 | 5 | Kim Gallagher | USA | 1:58.63 | |||
3 | 1 | Fița Lovin | ROU | 1:58.83 | |||
4 | 3 | Gabriella Dorio | ITA | 1:59.05 | |||
5 | 7 | Lorraine Baker | GBR | 2:00.03 | |||
6 | 8 | Ruth Wysocki | USA | 2:00.34 | |||
7 | 6 | Margrit Klinger | FRG | 2:00.65 | |||
8 | 2 | Caroline O'Shea | IRL | 2:00.77 |
200 m | 27.7 | Gabriella Dorio | |
400 m | 57.3 | Gabriella Dorio | |
600 m | 1:27.9 | Doina Beșliu-Melinte |