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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, United States. The final was held on August 6, 1984.[1][2][3][4]

Women's 800 metres
at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad
VenueLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Date3 August 1984 (heats)
4 August 1984 (semi-finals)
6 August 1984 (final)
Competitors25 from 20 nations
Winning time1:57.60
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Doina Melinte
 Romania
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Kim Gallagher
 United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Fiţa Lovin
 Romania
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Medalists

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Gold Doina Melinte
  Romania
Silver Kim Gallagher
  United States
Bronze Fiţa Lovin
  Romania

Records

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

World Record 1:53.28   Jarmila Kratochvílová Munich (FRG) July 26, 1983
Olympic Record 1:53.43   Nadiya Olizarenko Moscow (URS) July 27, 1980

Final

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Held on August 6, 1984

Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
  Doina Melinte   Romania 1:57.60
  Kim Gallagher   United States 1:58.63
  Fiţa Lovin   Romania 1:58.83
4 Gabriella Dorio   Italy 1:59.05
5 Lorraine Baker   Great Britain 2:00.03
6 Ruth Wysocki   United States 2:00.34
7 Margrit Klinger   West Germany 2:00.65
8 Caroline O'Shea   Ireland 2:00.77

Semifinals

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  • Held on August 4, 1984
Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Kim Gallagher   United States 2:00.48
2 Doina Melinte   Romania 2:01.42
3 Ruth Wysocki   United States 2:02.31
4 Caroline O'Shea   Ireland 2:02.70
5 Elly van Hulst   Netherlands 2:03.25
6 Angelita Lind   Puerto Rico 2:03.27
7 Christine Slythe   Canada 2:04.95
8 Ranza Clark   Canada 2:05.42


Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Fiţa Lovin   Romania 1:59.29
2 Gabriella Dorio   Italy 1:59.53
3 Margrit Klinger   West Germany 2:00.00
4 Lorraine Baker   Great Britain 2:00.66
5 Robin Campbell   United States 2:01.21
6 Jill McCabe   Sweden 2:02.20
7 Grace Verbeek   Canada 2:03.23
8 Shiny Abraham   India 2:05.42

Round one

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  • Held on August 3, 1984
Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Margrit Klinger   West Germany 2:03.66
2 Ruth Wysocki   United States 2:04.05
3 Jill McCabe   Sweden 2:04.16
4 Ranza Clark   Canada 2:04.67
5 Céléstine N'Drin   Ivory Coast 2:06.06
6 Christine Bakombo   Zaire 2:18.79


Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Fiţa Lovin   Romania 2:01.51
2 Robin Campbell   United States 2:01.72
3 Lorraine Baker   Great Britain 2:01.73
4 Angelita Lind   Puerto Rico 2:01.84
5 Selina Chirchir   Kenya 2:07.17
6 Grace Bakari   Ghana 2:14.50


Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Doina Melinte   Romania 2:02.77
2 Caroline O'Shea   Ireland 2:03.60
3 Christine Slythe   Canada 2:04.17
4 Shiny Abraham   India 2:04.69
5 Alejandra Ramos   Chile 2:05.77
6 Evelyn Adiru   Uganda 2:07.39
7 Zonia Meigham   Guatemala 2:14.17


Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Kim Gallagher   United States 2:00.37
2 Gabriella Dorio   Italy 2:01.41
3 Elly van Hulst   Netherlands 2:03.38
4 Grace Verbeek   Canada 2:04.16
5 Albertina Machado   Portugal 2:05.74
6 Laverne Bryan   Antigua and Barbuda 2:11.44

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "Reference at www.newsobserver.com".
  3. ^ "Reference at www.star-telegram.com".
  4. ^ Longman, Jere (23 June 1996). "How the Women Won". The New York Times.
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