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4 × 100 metres Relay, Women

Date	11 August 1984
Status	Olympic
Location	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California
Participants	45 from 11 countries

With the Soviet boycott, the best team in the world, the GDR (East Germany), was not present. They had won the 1983 World Championships and the 1982 European Championships, and had set the last eight world records, the most recent one in July 1983. In their absence, the United States was favored in front of the home crowd. Jamaica had won the bronze medal at the 83 Worlds, but dropped the baton on the first exchange of the final. They finished the race but were never a factor. Great Britain had been silver medalists at the 1983 World Championship, but the United States simply ran away from everyone, with 100 champion Evelyn Ashford running the anchor leg. The time of 41.65 was the fastest ever by a non-GDR team.

Pos	Number	Competitors	NOC	R1	Final
1	–	United States	USA	42.59 (1 h2)	41.65 (1)	Gold
		Alice Brown • Jeanette Bolden • Chandra Cheeseborough • Evelyn Ashford • Brenda Cliette (DNS) • Wendy Vereen (DNS) • Jacky Washington (DNS) • Diane Williams (DNS)
2	–	Canada	CAN	43.53 (2 h2)	42.77 (2)	Silver
		Angela Bailey • Marita Payne • Angella Taylor • France Gareau
3	–	Great Britain	GBR	43.47 (2 h1)	43.11 (3)	Bronze
		Simmone Jacobs • Kathy Cook • Bev Callender • Heather Oakes • Joan Baptiste (DNS) • Shirley Thomas (DNS)
4	–	France	FRA	43.64 (3 h1)	43.15 (4)
		Rose-Aimée Bacoul • Liliane Gaschet • Marie-France Loval • Raymonde Naigre • Christelle Bulteau (DNS) • Marie-Françoise Lubeth (DNS)
5	–	West Germany	FRG	44.30 (3 h2)	43.57 (5)
		Edith Oker • Michaela Schabinger • Heide-Elke Gaugel • Ute Thimm • Ulrike Sommer (DNS) • Christina Sussiek (DNS)
6	–	The Bahamas	BAH	44.15 (4 h1)	44.18 (6)
		Eldece Clarke • Pauline Davis • Debbie Greene • Oralee Fowler
7	–	Trinidad and Tobago	TTO	44.78 (4 h2)	44.23 (7)
		Janice Bernard • Gillian Forde • Esther Hope-Washington • Angela Williams • Gail Emmanuel (DNS) • Joanne Solomon (DNS)
8	–	Jamaica	JAM	43.05 (1 h1)	53.54 (8)
		Juliet Cuthbert • Grace Jackson • Veronica Findlay • Merlene Ottey-Page • Janet Burke • Ethlyn Tate (DNS)
5 h1 r1/2	–	Thailand	THA	45.62 (5 h1)	–
		Ratjai Sripet • Walapa Tangjitsusorn • Jaree Patthaarath • Wassana Panyapuek • Sarinee Phenglaor (DNS) • Rewadee Srithoa (DNS)
5 h2 r1/2	–	Ghana	GHA	45.20 (5 h2)	–
		Grace Armah • Mary Mensah • Cynthia Quartey • Doris Wiredu • Mercy Addy (DNS) • Martha Appiah (DNS)
6 h2 r1/2	–	The Gambia	GAM	47.18 (6 h2)	–
		Jabou Jawo • Amie N'Dow • Victoria Decka • Georgiana Freeman

Round One

Date	11 August 1984 — 10:00
Format	Top 3 in each heat and next 2 fastest advanced to the final round.

Pos	Team	NOC	Time (automatic)
1	United States	USA	42.59	Q
2	Jamaica	JAM	43.05	Q
3	Great Britain	GBR	43.47	Q
4	Canada	CAN	43.53	Q
5	France	FRA	43.64	Q
6	The Bahamas	BAH	44.15	q
7	West Germany	FRG	44.30	Q
8	Trinidad and Tobago	TTO	44.78	q
9	Ghana	GHA	45.20
10	Thailand	THA	45.62
11	The Gambia	GAM	47.18

Heat #1

Pos	Lane	Competitors	NOC	Time (Automatic)	Split Time
1	2	Jamaica	JAM	43.05	–	Q
Lead-Off	246	Merlene Ottey-Page		–	10.16
2nd Leg	236	Janet Burke		–	–
3rd Leg	243	Grace Jackson		–	–
Anchor	240	Veronica Findlay		–	–
2	3	Great Britain	GBR	43.47	–	Q
Lead-Off	162	Simmone Jacobs		–	–
2nd Leg	153	Kathy Cook		–	–
3rd Leg	152	Bev Callender		–	–
Anchor	167	Heather Oakes		–	–
3	5	France	FRA	43.64	–	Q
Lead-Off	101	Rose-Aimée Bacoul		–	–
2nd Leg	107	Liliane Gaschet		–	–
3rd Leg	108	Marie-France Loval		–	–
Anchor	110	Raymonde Naigre		–	–
4	4	The Bahamas	BAH	44.15	–	q
Lead-Off	21	Eldece Clarke		–	–
2nd Leg	22	Pauline Davis		–	–
3rd Leg	25	Debbie Greene		–	–
Anchor	24	Oralee Fowler		–	–
5	6	Thailand	THA	45.62	–
Lead-Off	341	Ratjai Sripet		–	–
2nd Leg	343	Walapa Tangjitsusorn		–	–
3rd Leg	338	Jaree Patthaarath		–	–
Anchor	337	Wassana Panyapuek		–	10.96

Heat #2

Pos	Lane	Competitors	NOC	Time (Automatic)	Split Time
1	6	United States	USA	42.59	–	Q
Lead-Off	365	Alice Brown		–	–
2nd Leg	362	Jeanette Bolden		–	–
3rd Leg	370	Chandra Cheeseborough		–	–
Anchor	358	Evelyn Ashford		–	10.23
2	4	Canada	CAN	43.53	–	Q
Lead-Off	38	Angela Bailey		–	–
2nd Leg	54	Marita Payne		–	–
3rd Leg	65	Angella Taylor		–	–
Anchor	44	France Gareau		–	–
3	5	West Germany	FRG	44.30	–	Q
Lead-Off	130	Edith Oker		–	–
2nd Leg	133	Michaela Schabinger		–	–
3rd Leg	121	Heide-Elke Gaugel		–	–
Anchor	139	Ute Thimm		–	–
4	3	Trinidad and Tobago	TTO	44.78	–	q
Lead-Off	348	Janice Bernard		–	–
2nd Leg	350	Gillian Forde		–	–
3rd Leg	351	Esther Hope-Washington		–	–
Anchor	353	Angela Williams		–	–
5	7	Ghana	GHA	45.20	–
Lead-Off	185	Grace Armah		–	–
2nd Leg	187	Mary Mensah		–	–
3rd Leg	189	Cynthia Quartey		–	–
Anchor	190	Doris Wiredu		–	10.99
6	2	The Gambia	GAM	47.18	–
Lead-Off	144	Jabou Jawo		–	–
2nd Leg	145	Amie N'Dow		–	–
3rd Leg	431	Victoria Decka		–	–
Anchor	433	Georgiana Freeman		–	11.67

Final Round

Date	11 August 1984 — 16:20

Pos	Lane	Competitors	NOC	Time (Automatic)	Reaction Time	Split Time	Exchange Time
1	5	United States	USA	41.65	0.183	–	–
Lead-Off	365	Alice Brown		–	–	11.38	–
2nd Leg	362	Jeanette Bolden		–	–	10.18	21.56
3rd Leg	370	Chandra Cheeseborough		–	–	10.32	31.88
Anchor	358	Evelyn Ashford		–	–	9.77	–
2	6	Canada	CAN	42.77	0.174	–	–
Lead-Off	38	Angela Bailey		–	–	–	–
2nd Leg	54	Marita Payne		–	–	–	–
3rd Leg	65	Angella Taylor		–	–	–	–
Anchor	44	France Gareau		–	–	10.57	–
3	1	Great Britain	GBR	43.11	0.187	–	–
Lead-Off	162	Simmone Jacobs		–	–	–	–
2nd Leg	153	Kathy Cook		–	–	–	–
3rd Leg	152	Bev Callender		–	–	–	–
Anchor	167	Heather Oakes		–	–	10.36	–
4	8	France	FRA	43.15	0.204	–	–
Lead-Off	101	Rose-Aimée Bacoul		–	–	–	–
2nd Leg	107	Liliane Gaschet		–	–	–	–
3rd Leg	108	Marie-France Loval		–	–	–	–
Anchor	110	Raymonde Naigre		–	–	10.48	–
5	7	West Germany	FRG	43.57	0.171	–	–
Lead-Off	130	Edith Oker		–	–	–	–
2nd Leg	133	Michaela Schabinger		–	–	–	–
3rd Leg	121	Heide-Elke Gaugel		–	–	–	–
Anchor	139	Ute Thimm		–	–	10.49	–
6	3	The Bahamas	BAH	44.18	0.205	–	–
Lead-Off	21	Eldece Clarke		–	–	–	–
2nd Leg	22	Pauline Davis		–	–	–	–
3rd Leg	25	Debbie Greene		–	–	–	–
Anchor	24	Oralee Fowler		–	–	10.77	–
7	4	Trinidad and Tobago	TTO	44.23	0.184	–	–
Lead-Off	348	Janice Bernard		–	–	–	–
2nd Leg	350	Gillian Forde		–	–	–	–
3rd Leg	351	Esther Hope-Washington		–	–	–	–
Anchor	353	Angela Williams		–	–	10.50	–
8	2	Jamaica	JAM	53.54	0.318	–	–
Lead-Off	237	Juliet Cuthbert		–	–	–	–
2nd Leg	243	Grace Jackson		–	–	–	–
3rd Leg	240	Veronica Findlay		–	–	–	–
Anchor	246	Merlene Ottey-Page		–	–	15.27	–