Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Women's 400 metre individual medley
The final of the women's 400 metre individual medley event at the 1984 Summer Olympics was held in the McDonald's Olympic Swim Stadium in Los Angeles, California, on July 29, 1984.[1] 20 athletes competed in the heats, with the eight fastest qualifying for the final.
Women's 400 metre individual medley at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Venue | McDonald's Olympic Swim Stadium | ||||||||||||
Date | 29 July 1984 (heats & final) | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 20 from 14 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 4:39.24 AM | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics | ||
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Freestyle | ||
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
400 m | men | women |
800 m | women | |
1500 m | men | |
Backstroke | ||
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
Breaststroke | ||
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
Butterfly | ||
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
Individual medley | ||
200 m | men | women |
400 m | men | women |
Freestyle relay | ||
4×100 m | men | women |
4×200 m | men | |
Medley relay | ||
4×100 m | men | women |
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
World record | ![]() | 4:36.10 | Guayaquil, Ecuador | 1 August 1982 |
Olympic record | ![]() | 4:36.29 | Moscow, Soviet Union | 26 July 1980 |
Results
Heats
Rule: The eight fastest swimmers advance to final A (Q), while the next eight to final B (q).[2]
Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | 3 | 4 | Tracy Caulkins | ![]() | 4:44.42 | Q |
2 | 2 | 4 | Sue Heon | ![]() | 4:51.32 | Q |
3 | 2 | 3 | Nathalie Gingras | ![]() | 4:51.77 | Q |
4 | 1 | 4 | Petra Zindler | ![]() | 4:52.49 | Q |
5 | 2 | 5 | Kathrine Bomstad | ![]() | 4:52.74 | Q |
6 | 1 | 5 | Donna McGinnis | ![]() | 4:53.30 | Q |
7 | 1 | 3 | Gaynor Stanley | ![]() | 4:53.70 | Q |
8 | 3 | 5 | Suzie Landells | ![]() | 4:54.13 | Q |
9 | 3 | 6 | Roberta Felotti | ![]() | 4:54.14 | q |
10 | 3 | 7 | Karen Phillips | ![]() | 4:54.28 | q |
11 | 1 | 6 | Sofia Kraft | ![]() | 4:55.10 | q |
12 | 3 | 3 | Sarah Hardcastle | ![]() | 4:55.78 | q |
13 | 2 | 2 | Sonja Hausladen | ![]() | 4:58.68 | q |
14 | 1 | 2 | Hideka Koshimizu | ![]() | 4:59.18 | q |
15 | 3 | 2 | Gail Jonson | ![]() | 4:59.92 | q |
16 | 2 | 6 | Anca Pătrășcoiu | ![]() | 5:03.97 | q, NR |
17 | 2 | 7 | Monika Bayer | ![]() | 5:05.61 | |
18 | 2 | 1 | Karin Brandes | ![]() | 5:11.92 | |
1 | 7 | Beda Leirvaag | ![]() | DNS | ||
4 | 1 | Faten Ghattas | ![]() | DNS |
Final B
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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9 | 6 | Sarah Hardcastle | ![]() | 4:51.55 | |
10 | 3 | Sofia Kraft | ![]() | 4:53.25 | NR |
11 | 5 | Karen Phillips | ![]() | 4:53.37 | |
12 | 4 | Roberta Felotti | ![]() | 4:57.74 | |
13 | 2 | Sonja Hausladen | ![]() | 4:57.78 | NR |
14 | 7 | Hideka Koshimizu | ![]() | 4:58.02 | |
15 | 1 | Gail Jonson | ![]() | 4:58.40 | |
16 | 8 | Anca Pătrășcoiu | ![]() | 5:05.53 |
Final A
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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![]() | 4 | Tracy Caulkins | ![]() | 4:39.24 | AM |
![]() | 8 | Suzie Landells | ![]() | 4:48.30 | OC |
![]() | 6 | Petra Zindler | ![]() | 4:48.57 | |
4 | 5 | Sue Heon | ![]() | 4:49.41 | |
5 | 3 | Nathalie Gingras | ![]() | 4:50.55 | |
6 | 7 | Donna McGinnis | ![]() | 4:50.65 | |
7 | 1 | Gaynor Stanley | ![]() | 4:52.83 | |
8 | 8 | Kathrine Bomstad | ![]() | 4:53.28 |
References
- "Swimming at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games: Women's 400 metres Individual Medley". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved March 7, 2017.
- "Los Angeles 1984: Swimming – Women's 400m Individual Medley Heats" (PDF). Los Angeles 1984. LA84 Foundation. p. 500. Retrieved March 16, 2017.
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