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

These are the official results of the Women's 4 × 100 m Relay event at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. A total of 11 teams competed. The final was held on August 11, 1984.^[1]

Medalists

Alice Brown Jeanette Bolden Chandra Cheeseborough Evelyn Ashford

Angela Bailey Marita Payne Angella Taylor-Issajenko France Gareau

Simmone Jacobs Kathy Cook Beverley Callender Heather Oakes

Records

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

Final

• Held on August 11, 1984

RANK	NATION	ATHLETES	TIME
			41.65
			42.77
			43.11
4.			43.15
5.			43.57
6.			44.18
7.			44.23
8.			53.54

Semi-finals

• Held on August 11, 1984

Heat 1

RANK	NATION	ATHLETES	TIME
1.			43.05
2.			43.47
3.			43.64
4.			44.15
5.			45.62

Heat 2

RANK	NATION	ATHLETES	TIME
1.			42.59
2.			43.53
3.			44.30
4.			44.78
5.			45.20
6.			47.18

See also

• 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)

External links

• Official Report
• Official Report Volume II part II, Page 16

Notes and References

1. Web site: Athletics at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games: Women's 4 × 100 metres Relay . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417174048/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1984/ATH/womens-4-x-100-metres-relay.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . 19 August 2017 . sports-reference.com.