Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 metres
These are the official results of the Women's 800 metres event at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. The final was held on August 6, 1984.[1][2]
Women's 800 metres at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad | ||||||||||
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Venue | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | |||||||||
Date | 3 August 1984 (heats) 4 August 1984 (semi-finals) 6 August 1984 (final) | |||||||||
Competitors | 25 from 20 nations | |||||||||
Winning time | 1:57.60 | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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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 | ||
In the final, Kim Gallagher was the first to the break line but from there she was content to mark Doina Melinte. Impatient, Gabriella Dorio ran around the pair and out to a 2-meter lead. The gap was slowly eaten up over the next 300 metres, with Fiţa Lovin always present a step behind her Roumanian teammate. On the backstretch, Dorio began to falter and the two leaders edged past her. As she fell back through the pack, Lovin lost her step trying to avoid the slowing traffic. It was the same three leaders in the same order, chased by Margrit Klinger who strung out through the turn, separating from the rest, Dorio falling back to 6th place. Melinte built on her lead, the gap widening to 4 metres by the finish. Loving couldn't make any progress on Gallagher and finished a couple of metres behind her. Coming off the final turn, Dorio squeezed inside of Lorraine Baker, crossed in front of her to get to the outside for a sprint to the finish, catching elbows with Klinger along the way. But Dorio was unable to catch Lovin for bronze.[3][4]
Medalists
Gold | Doina Melinte![]() |
Silver | Kim Gallagher![]() |
Bronze | Fiţa Lovin![]() |
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1988 Summer Olympics.
World Record | 1:53.28 | ![]() |
Munich (FGR) | July 26, 1983 |
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Olympic Record | 1:53.43 | ![]() |
Moscow (URS) | July 27, 1980 |
Final
Held on August 6, 1984
Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
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Doina Melinte | ![]() |
1:57.60 | |
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Kim Gallagher | ![]() |
1:58.63 | |
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Fiţa Lovin | ![]() |
1:58.83 | |
4 | Gabriella Dorio | ![]() |
1:59.05 | |
5 | Lorraine Baker | ![]() |
2:00.03 | |
6 | Ruth Wysocki | ![]() |
2:00.34 | |
7 | Margrit Klinger | ![]() |
2:00.65 | |
8 | Caroline O'Shea | ![]() |
2:00.77 |
Semifinals
- Held on August 4, 1984
Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Kim Gallagher | ![]() |
2:00.48 | |
2 | Doina Melinte | ![]() |
2:01.42 | |
3 | Ruth Wysocki | ![]() |
2:02.31 | |
4 | Caroline O'Shea | ![]() |
2:02.70 | |
5 | Elly van Hulst | ![]() |
2:03.25 | |
6 | Angelita Lind | ![]() |
2:03.27 | |
7 | Christine Slythe | ![]() |
2:04.95 | |
8 | Ranza Clark | ![]() |
2:05.42 |
Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Fiţa Lovin | ![]() |
1:59.29 | |
2 | Gabriella Dorio | ![]() |
1:59.53 | |
3 | Margrit Klinger | ![]() |
2:00.00 | |
4 | Lorraine Baker | ![]() |
2:00.66 | |
5 | Robin Campbell | ![]() |
2:01.21 | |
6 | Jill McCabe | ![]() |
2:02.20 | |
7 | Grace Verbeek | ![]() |
2:03.23 | |
8 | Shiny Abraham | ![]() |
2:05.42 |
Round one
- Held on August 3, 1984
Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Margrit Klinger | ![]() |
2:03.66 | |
2 | Ruth Wysocki | ![]() |
2:04.05 | |
3 | Jill McCabe | ![]() |
2:04.16 | |
4 | Ranza Clark | ![]() |
2:04.67 | |
5 | Céléstine N'Drin | ![]() |
2:06.06 | |
6 | Christine Bakombo | ![]() |
2:18.79 |
Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Fiţa Lovin | ![]() |
2:01.51 | |
2 | Robin Campbell | ![]() |
2:01.72 | |
3 | Lorraine Baker | ![]() |
2:01.73 | |
4 | Angelita Lind | ![]() |
2:01.84 | |
5 | Selina Chirchir | ![]() |
2:07.17 | |
6 | Grace Bakari | ![]() |
2:14.50 |
Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Doina Melinte | ![]() |
2:02.77 | |
2 | Caroline O'Shea | ![]() |
2:03.60 | |
3 | Christine Slythe | ![]() |
2:04.17 | |
4 | Shiny Abraham | ![]() |
2:04.69 | |
5 | Alejandra Ramos | ![]() |
2:05.77 | |
6 | Evelyn Adiru | ![]() |
2:07.39 | |
7 | Zonia Meigham | ![]() |
2:14.17 |
Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Kim Gallagher | ![]() |
2:00.37 | |
2 | Gabriella Dorio | ![]() |
2:01.41 | |
3 | Elly van Hulst | ![]() |
2:03.38 | |
4 | Grace Verbeek | ![]() |
2:04.16 | |
5 | Albertina Machado | ![]() |
2:05.74 | |
6 | Laverne Bryan | ![]() |
2:11.44 |
See also
References
- "Athletics at the 1984 Los Angeles Games: Women's 800 metres". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
- https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/olympics/article95021822.html
- https://www.star-telegram.com/sports/olympics/article95021822.html
- https://www.nytimes.com/1996/06/23/magazine/how-the-women-won.html