Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 100 metres relay

These are the official results of the Women's 4 × 100 m Relay event at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. A total of 11 teams competed. The final was held on August 11, 1984.[1]

Medalists

Gold Silver Bronze
 United States (USA)
Alice Brown
Jeanette Bolden
Chandra Cheeseborough
Evelyn Ashford
 Canada (CAN)
Angela Bailey
Marita Payne
Angella Taylor-Issajenko
France Gareau
 Great Britain (GBR)
Simmone Jacobs
Kathy Cook
Beverley Callender
Heather Oakes

Records

These were the standing World and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1984 Summer Olympics.

World Record 41.53 East Germany Silke Gladisch
East Germany Sabine Rieger
East Germany Ingrid Auerswald
East Germany Marlies Göhr
Berlin (GDR) July 31, 1983
Olympic Record 41.60 East Germany Romy Müller
East Germany Bärbel Wöckel
East Germany Ingrid Auerswald
East Germany Marlies Göhr
Moscow (URS) August 1, 1980

Final

  • Held on August 11, 1984


RANK NATION ATHLETES TIME
 United States (USA) Alice Brown
Jeanette Bolden
Chandra Cheeseborough
Evelyn Ashford
41.65
 Canada (CAN) Angela Bailey
Marita Payne
Angella Taylor-Issajenko
France Gareau
42.77
 Great Britain (GBR) Simmone Jacobs
Kathy Cook
Beverley Callender
Heather Oakes
43.11
4.  France (FRA) Rose-Aimée Bacoul
Liliane Gaschet
Marie France Loval
Raymonde Naigre
43.15
5.  West Germany (FRG) Edith Oker
Michaela Schabinger
Heidi-Elke Gaugel
Ute Thimm
43.57
6.  Bahamas (BAH) Eldece Clarke
Pauline Davis
Debbie Greene
Oralee Fowler
44.18
7.  Trinidad and Tobago (TRI) Janice Bernard
Gillian Forde
Ester Hope-Washington
Angela Williams
44.23
8.  Jamaica (JAM) Juliet Cuthbert
Grace Jackson
Veronica Findlay
Merlene Ottey
53.54

Semi-finals

  • Held on August 11, 1984

Heat 1

RANK NATION ATHLETES TIME
1.  Jamaica (JAM) Janet Burke
Grace Jackson
Veronica Findlay
Merlene Ottey
43.05
2.  Great Britain (GBR) Simmone Jacobs
Kathy Cook
Beverley Callender
Heather Oakes
43.47
3.  France (FRA) Rose-Aimée Bacoul
Liliane Gaschet
Marie France Loval
Raymonde Naigre
43.64
4.  Bahamas (BAH) Eldece Clarke
Pauline Davis
Debbie Greene
Oralee Fowler
44.15
5.  Thailand (THA) Ratjai Sripet
Wallapa Tangjitnusom
Jaree Patthaarath
Wassana Panyapuek
45.62

Heat 2

RANK NATION ATHLETES TIME
1.  United States (USA) Alice Brown
Jeanette Bolden
Chandra Cheeseborough
Evelyn Ashford
42.59
2.  Canada (CAN) Angela Bailey
Marita Payne
Angella Taylor-Issajenko
France Gareau
43.53
3.  West Germany (FRG) Edith Oker
Michaela Schabinger
Heidi-Elke Gaugel
Ute Thimm
44.30
4.  Trinidad and Tobago (TRI) Janice Bernard
Gillian Forde
Ester Hope-Washington
Angela Williams
44.78
5.  Ghana (GHA) Grace Armah
Mary Mensah
Cynthia Quartey
Doris Wiredu
45.20
6.  The Gambia (GAM) Jabou Jawo
Amie Ndow
Victoria Decka
Georgiana Freeman
47.18

See also

References

  1. ^ "Athletics at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games: Women's 4 × 100 metres Relay". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 19 August 2017.