Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Women's 400 metre individual medley

Women's 400 metre individual medley
at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad
Venue McDonald's Olympic Swim Stadium
Date 29 July 1984 (heats & final)
Competitors 20 from 14 nations
Winning time 4:39.24 AM
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Tracy Caulkins  United States
2nd, silver medalist(s) Suzie Landells  Australia
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Petra Zindler  West Germany

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] The first eight qualified for the final, the next eight for the B-final.

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.

World record Petra Schneider (GDR)4:36.10Guayaquil, Ecuador1 August 1982
Olympic record Petra Schneider (GDR)4:36.29Moscow, Soviet Union26 July 1980

Results

Heats

Rule: The eight fastest swimmers advance to final A (Q), while the next eight to final B (q).[2]

RankHeatLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
134Tracy Caulkins United States4:44.42Q
224Sue Heon United States4:51.32Q
323Nathalie Gingras Canada4:51.77Q
414Petra Zindler West Germany4:52.49Q
525Kathrine Bomstad Norway4:52.74Q
615Donna McGinnis Canada4:53.30Q
713Gaynor Stanley Great Britain4:53.70Q
835Suzie Landells Australia4:54.13Q
936Roberta Felotti Italy4:54.14q
1037Karen Phillips Australia4:54.28q
1116Sofia Kraft Sweden4:55.10q
1233Sarah Hardcastle Great Britain4:55.78q
1322Sonja Hausladen Austria4:58.68q
1412Hideka Koshimizu Japan4:59.18q
1532Gail Jonson New Zealand4:59.92q
1626Anca Pătrășcoiu Romania5:03.97q, NR
1727Monika Bayer Austria5:05.61
1821Karin Brandes Peru5:11.92
17Beda Leirvaag NorwayDNS
41Faten Ghattas TunisiaDNS

Finals

Final B

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
96Sarah Hardcastle Great Britain4:51.55
103Sofia Kraft Sweden4:53.25NR
115Karen Phillips Australia4:53.37
124Roberta Felotti Italy4:57.74
132Sonja Hausladen Austria4:57.78NR
147Hideka Koshimizu Japan4:58.02
151Gail Jonson New Zealand4:58.40
168Anca Pătrășcoiu Romania5:05.53

Final A

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
1st, gold medalist(s)4Tracy Caulkins United States4:39.24AM
2nd, silver medalist(s)8Suzie Landells Australia4:48.30OC
3rd, bronze medalist(s)6Petra Zindler West Germany4:48.57
45Sue Heon United States4:49.41
53Nathalie Gingras Canada4:50.55
67Donna McGinnis Canada4:50.65
71Gaynor Stanley Great Britain4:52.83
88Kathrine Bomstad Norway4:53.28

References

  1. "Swimming at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games: Women's 400 metres Individual Medley". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 7, 2017.
  2. "Los Angeles 1984: Swimming – Women's 400m Individual Medley Heats" (PDF). Los Angeles 1984. LA84 Foundation. p. 500. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
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