Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Women's 400 metres


These are the official results of the Women's 400 metres event at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. The final was held on August 6, 1984.

Final

Held on August 6, 1984
RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
Valerie Brisco-Hooks48.83 -
Chandra Cheeseborough49.05-
Kathy Cook49.43-
4Marita Payne49.91-
5Lillie Leatherwood50.25-
6Ute Thimm50.37-
7Charmaine Crooks50.45-
8Ruth Waithera51.56-

Semifinals

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1Valerie Brisco-Hooks51.14-
2Kathy Cook51.49-
3Charmaine Crooks51.53-
4Ruth Waithera52.21-
5June Griffith52.39-
6Cathy Rattray-Williams53.23-
7Marie Mathieu53.69-
Gaby Bußmann-

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1Chandra Cheeseborough50.32-
2Lillie Leatherwood50.83-
3Marita Payne50.94-
4Ute Thimm51.03-
5Molly Killingbeck51.72-
6Michelle Scutt52.07-
7Ilrey Oliver52.14-
8Helen Barnett52.26-

Round one

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1Chandra Cheeseborough50.94-
2Charmaine Crooks52.04-
3Ilrey Oliver52.19-
4June Griffith52.27-
5Heike Schulte-Mattler52.77-
6Erica Rossi53.04-
7Jocelyn Joseph53.63-
8Zonia Meigham55.64-

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1Gaby Bußmann52.42-
2Kathy Cook52.64-
3Molly Killingbeck52.77-
4Cathy Rattray-Williams52.78-
5Gail Emmanuel54.07-
6Elanga Buala56.82-
7Mercy Addy58.91-

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1Lillie Leatherwood52.05-
2Marita Payne52.89-
3Helen Barnett52.94-
4Marie Mathieu53.27-
5Emma Tahapari55.82-
6Reawadee Srithoa58.11-

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1Valerie Brisco-Hooks51.42-
2Ruth Waithera52.53-
3Ute Thimm52.53-
4Michelle Scutt52.89-
5Cynthia Green53.61-
6Carlon Blackman54.26-
7Mina El-Jas Zeina59.56-