Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 metres

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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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Athletics at the
1984 Summer Olympics
Track events
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mmenwomen
1500 mmenwomen
3000 mwomen
5000 mmen
10,000 mmen
100 m hurdleswomen
110 m hurdlesmen
400 m hurdlesmenwomen
3000 m
steeplechase		men
4 × 100 m relaymenwomen
4 × 400 m relaymenwomen
Road events
Marathonmenwomen
20 km walkmen
50 km walkmen
Field events
Long jumpmenwomen
Triple jumpmen
High jumpmenwomen
Pole vaultmen
Shot putmenwomen
Discus throwmenwomen
Javelin throwmenwomen
Hammer throwmen
Combined events
Heptathlonwomen
Decathlonmen
Wheelchair races

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]

Medalists[edit]

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

Records[edit]

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

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

Final[edit]

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[edit]

  • 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[edit]

  • 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[edit]

References[edit]

  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.

External links[edit]

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