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4 x 400 metres Relay, Women

Date10 – 11 August 1984
StatusOlympic
LocationLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California
Participants47 from 10 countries

With the Soviet Union and the GDR not competing, there was really nobody to challenge the United States, who had placed three runners in the 400 metre final. There were only 10 teams entered so the heats served only to eliminate two squads. In the final, the US won easily by 30 metres over Canada, breaking the Olympic record set by the GDR in 1980.

PosNrTeamNOCR1Final
1United StatesUSA3:22.82 (1 h1)3:18.29 (1)GoldOR
Lillie LeatherwoodSherri HowardValerie Brisco-HooksChandra CheeseboroughDiane DixonDenean HowardRoberta Belle (DNS)
2CanadaCAN3:33.78 (3 h2)3:21.21 (2)Silver
Charmaine CrooksJill RichardsonMolly KillingbeckMarita PayneDana Wright
3West GermanyFRG3:33.63 (2 h2)3:22.98 (3)Bronze
Heike Schulte-MattlerUte ThimmHeide-Elke GaugelGaby BußmannNicole LeistenschneiderChristina SussiekUlrike Sommer (DNS)
4Great BritainGBR3:27.68 (3 h1)3:25.51 (4)
Michelle ScuttHelen BarnettGladys TaylorJoslyn Hoyte-SmithTracy Lawton (DNS)Jane Parry (DNS)
5JamaicaJAM3:26.56 (2 h1)3:27.51 (5)
Ilrey OliverCynthia GreenCathy RattrayGrace JacksonAndrea ThomasMerlene Ottey-Page (DNS)Marcia Tate (DNS)
6ItalyITA3:32.55 (1 h2)3:30.82 (6)
Patrizia LombardoCosetta CampanaMarisa MasulloErica RossiGiuseppina Cirulli
7IndiaIND3:33.85 (4 h1)3:32.49 (7)
M. D. ValsammaVandana RaoShiny AbrahamP. T. Usha
4 h2 r1/2Antigua and BarbudaANT3:39.32 (4 h2)
Jocelyn JosephRuperta CharlesMonica StevensLaverne Bryan
5 h2 r1/2GhanaGHA3:40.38 (5 h2)
Martha AppiahMercy AddyMary MensahGrace BakariDoris Wiredu (DNS)
5 h1 r1/2Puerto RicoPUR3:37.39 (5 h1)
Margaret de JesúsEvelyn MathieuMarie MathieuAngelita Lind
DNSThailandTHA
Jaree PatthaarathJaranee PongkantRatjai SripetRewadee SrithoaWalapa Tangjitsusorn

Round One (10 August 1984 — 17:10)

Top three in each heat and next two fastest advanced to the final.

Heat One

PosNrTeamNOCTime (A)Split (Pos)
1United StatesUSA3:22.82Q
389Lillie Leatherwood51.6851.68 (2)
384Sherri Howard49.931:41.61 (1)
375Diane Dixon50.242:31.85 (1)
383Denean Howard50.973:22.82 (1)
2JamaicaJAM3:26.56Q
251Andrea Thomas50.8550.85 (1)
241Cynthia Green51.771:42.62 (2)
247Cathy Rattray51.772:34.39 (2)
245Ilrey Oliver52.173:26.56 (2)
3Great BritainGBR3:27.68Q
173Michelle Scutt52.3252.32 (3)
148Helen Barnett52.471:44.79 (3)
178Gladys Taylor51.122:35.91 (3)
161Joslyn Hoyte-Smith51.773:27.68 (3)
4IndiaIND3:33.85q
211M. D. Valsamma55.0055.00 (4)
208Vandana Rao54.281:49.28 (4)
207Shiny Abraham52.942:42.22 (4)
210P. T. Usha51.633:33.85 (4)
5Puerto RicoPUR3:37.39q
307Evelyn Mathieu56.4056.40 (5)
305Margaret de Jesús54.711:51.11 (5)
306Angelita Lind53.092:44.20 (5)
308Marie Mathieu53.193:37.39 (5)

Heat Two

PosNrTeamNOCTime (A)Split (Pos)
1ItalyITA3:32.55Q
228Patrizia Lombardo53.7653.76 (2)
224Cosetta Campana52.501:46.26 (2)
225Giuseppina Cirulli53.492:39.75 (1)
234Erica Rossi52.803:32.55 (1)
2West GermanyFRG3:33.63Q
137Christina Sussiek53.1653.16 (1)
135Heike Schulte-Mattler53.081:46.24 (1)
126Nicole Leistenschneider54.722:40.96 (3)
117Gaby Bußmann52.673:33.63 (2)
3CanadaCAN3:33.78Q
68Dana Wright54.6054.60 (4)
58Jill Richardson52.021:46.62 (3)
41Charmaine Crooks54.082:40.70 (2)
54Marita Payne53.083:33.78 (3)
4Antigua and BarbudaANT3:39.32
5Jocelyn Joseph53.9153.91 (3)
4Ruperta Charles53.251:47.16 (4)
6Monica Stevens55.612:42.77 (4)
3Laverne Bryan56.553:39.32 (4)
5GhanaGHA3:40.38
184Martha Appiah54.9054.90 (5)
183Mercy Addy56.691:51.59 (5)
187Mary Mensah53.732:45.32 (5)
186Grace Bakari55.063:40.38 (5)

Final (11 August 1984 — 17:20)

PosNrTeamNOCTime (A)Split (Pos)
1United StatesUSA3:18.29OR
389Lillie Leatherwood50.5050.50 (2)
384Sherri Howard48.831:39.33 (1)
364Valerie Brisco-Hooks49.232:28.56 (1)
370Chandra Cheeseborough49.733:18.29 (1)
2CanadaCAN3:21.21
41Charmaine Crooks50.3050.30 (1)
58Jill Richardson50.221:40.52 (2)
48Molly Killingbeck50.622:31.14 (2)
54Marita Payne50.073:21.21 (2)
3West GermanyFRG3:22.98
135Heike Schulte-Mattler51.7351.73 (3)
139Ute Thimm50.251:41.98 (3)
121Heide-Elke Gaugel50.652:32.63 (3)
117Gaby Bußmann50.353:22.98 (3)
4Great BritainGBR3:25.51
173Michelle Scutt51.9251.92 (5)
148Helen Barnett51.311:43.23 (4)
178Gladys Taylor51.322:34.55 (4)
161Joslyn Hoyte-Smith50.963:25.51 (4)
5JamaicaJAM3:27.51
245Ilrey Oliver51.8251.82 (4)
241Cynthia Green51.891:43.71 (5)
247Cathy Rattray51.532:35.24 (5)
243Grace Jackson52.273:27.51 (5)
6ItalyITA3:30.82
228Patrizia Lombardo53.1653.16 (6)
224Cosetta Campana52.741:45.90 (6)
229Marisa Masullo52.412:38.31 (6)
234Erica Rossi52.513:30.82 (6)
7IndiaIND3:32.49
211M. D. Valsamma54.7054.70 (7)
208Vandana Rao54.151:48.85 (7)
207Shiny Abraham51.892:40.74 (7)
210P. T. Usha51.753:32.49 (7)