Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay
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| Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics  |
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| Track events | ||||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| 400 m | men | women | ||
| 800 m | men | women | ||
| 1500 m | men | women | ||
| 3000 m | women | |||
| 5000 m | men | |||
| 10,000 m | men | |||
| 100 m hurdles | women | |||
| 110 m hurdles | men | |||
| 400 m hurdles | men | women | ||
| 3000 m steeplechase |
men | |||
| 4×100 m relay | men | women | ||
| 4×400 m relay | men | women | ||
| Road events | ||||
| Marathon | men | women | ||
| 20 km walk | men | |||
| 50 km walk | men | |||
| Field events | ||||
| Long jump | men | women | ||
| Triple jump | men | |||
| High jump | men | women | ||
| Pole vault | men | |||
| Shot put | men | women | ||
| Discus throw | men | women | ||
| Javelin throw | men | women | ||
| Hammer throw | men | |||
| Combined events | ||||
| Heptathlon | women | |||
| Decathlon | men | |||
| Wheelchair races | ||||
These are the official results of the Women's 4 × 400 m Relay event at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. A total of 10 teams competed. The final was held on August 11, 1984.
Medalists
Records
These were the standing World and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1984 Summer Olympics.
| World Record | 3:15.92 |  Gesine WaltherSabine BuschDagmar Rübsam Marita Koch |
Erfurt (GDR) | June 3, 1984 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Record | 3:19.23 | Doris Maletzki Brigitte Rohde Ellen Streidt Christina Lathan |
Montreal (CAN) | July 31, 1976 |
Final
- Held on August 11, 1984
| RANK | NATION | ATHLETES | TIME |
|---|---|---|---|
 |
 United States (USA) |
• Lillie Leatherwood • Sherri Howard • Valerie Brisco-Hooks • Chandra Cheeseborough |
3:18.29 |
 |
 Canada (CAN) |
• Charmaine Crooks • Jillian Richardson • Molly Killingbeck • Marita Payne |
3:21.21 |
 |
 West Germany (FRG) |
• Heike Schulte-Mattler • Ute Thimm • Heide-Elke Gaugel • Gaby Bußmann |
3:22.98 |
| 4. |  Great Britain (GBR) |
• Michelle Scutt • Helen Bamett • Gladys Taylor • Joslyn Hoyte-Smith |
3:25.51 |
| 5. |  Jamaica (JAM) |
• llrey Oliver • Cynthia Green • Cathy Rattray • Grace Jackson |
3:27.51 |
| 6. |  Italy (ITA) |
• Patrizia Lombardo • Cosetta Campana • Marisa Masullo • Erica Rossi |
3:30.82 |
| 7. |  India (IND) |
• M. D. Valsamma • Vandana Rao • Shiny Abraham • P. T. Usha |
3:32.49 |
| – |  Puerto Rico (PUR) |
• Evelyn Mathieu • Madeline De Jesus • Angelita Lind • Marie Lande Mathieu |
DNS |
Semi-Finals
- Held on August 10, 1984
Heat 1
| RANK | NATION | ATHLETES | TIME |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | United States (USA) |
• Lillie Leatherwood • Sherri Howard • Diane Dixon • Denean Howard |
3:22.82 |
| 2. | Jamaica (JAM) |
• llrey Oliver • Cathy Rattray • Andrea Thomas • Grace Jackson |
3:26.56 |
| 3. | Great Britain (GBR) |
• Michelle Scutt • Helen Barnett • Gladys Taylor • Joslyn Hoyte-Smith |
3:27.68 |
| 4. | India (IND) |
• M. D. Valsamma • Vandana Rao • Shiny Abraham • P. T. Usha |
3:33.85 |
| 5. | Puerto Rico (PUR) |
• Evelyn Mathieu • Madeline De Jesus • Angelita Lind • Marie Lande Mathieu |
3:37.39 |
Heat 2
| RANK | NATION | ATHLETES | TIME |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Italy (ITA) |
• Patrizia Lombardo • Cosetta Campana • Giuseppina Cirulli • Erica Rossi |
3:32.55 |
| 2. | West Germany (FRG) |
• Christina Sussiek • Heike Schulte-Mattler • Nicole Leistenschneider • Gaby Bußmann |
3:33.63 |
| 3. | Canada (CAN) |
• Dana Wright • Jillian Richardson • Charmaine Crooks • Marita Payne |
3:33.78 |
| 4. |  Antigua and Barbuda (ANT) |
• Joycelyn Joseph • Ruperta Charles • Monica Stevens • Laveme Bryan |
3:39.32 |
| 5. |  Ghana (GHA) |
• Martha Appiah • Mercy Addy • Mary Mensah • Grace Bakari |
3:40.38 |
See also
- 1982 Women's European Championships 4 × 400 m Relay (Athens)
- 1983 Women's World Championships 4 × 400 m Relay (Helsinki)
- 1987 Women's World Championships 4 × 400 m Relay (Rome)
