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

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

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

• 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

• 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

• 1982 Women's European Championships 4 × 100 m Relay (Athens)
• 1983 Women's World Championships 4 × 100 m Relay (Helsinki)
• 1987 Women's World Championships 4 × 100 m Relay (Rome)

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