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

Event:	Women's 800 metres
Games:	1984 Summer
Venue:	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Date:	3 August 1984 (heats) 4 August 1984 (semi-finals) 6 August 1984 (final)
Competitors:	25
Nations:	20
Gold:	Doina Melinte
Goldnoc:	ROM
Silver:	Kim Gallagher
Silvernoc:	USA
Bronze:	Fiţa Lovin
Bronzenoc:	ROM
Win Value:	1:57.60
Longnames:	yes
Prev:	1980
Next:	1988

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]}

Records

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

Held on August 6, 1984

Rank	Athlete	Nation	Time	Notes
			1:57.60
			1:58.63
			1:58.83
4			1:59.05
5			2:00.03
6			2:00.34
7			2:00.65
8			2:00.77

Semifinals

• Held on August 4, 1984

Rank	Athlete	Nation	Time	Notes
1			2:00.48
2			2:01.42
3			2:02.31
4			2:02.70
5			2:03.25
6			2:03.27
7			2:04.95
8			2:05.42

Rank	Athlete	Nation	Time	Notes
1			1:59.29
2			1:59.53
3			2:00.00
4			2:00.66
5			2:01.21
6			2:02.20
7			2:03.23
8			2:05.42

Round one

• Held on August 3, 1984

Rank	Athlete	Nation	Time	Notes
1			2:03.66
2			2:04.05
3			2:04.16
4			2:04.67
5			2:06.06
6			2:18.79

Rank	Athlete	Nation	Time	Notes
1			2:01.51
2			2:01.72
3			2:01.73
4			2:01.84
5			2:07.17
6			2:14.50

Rank	Athlete	Nation	Time	Notes
1			2:02.77
2			2:03.60
3			2:04.17
4			2:04.69
5			2:05.77
6			2:07.39
7			2:14.17

Rank	Athlete	Nation	Time	Notes
1			2:00.37
2			2:01.41
3			2:03.38
4			2:04.16
5			2:05.74
6			2:11.44

See also

• 1982 Women's European Championships 800 metres (Athens)
• 1983 Women's World Championships 800 metres (Helsinki)
• 1984 Women's Friendship Games 800 metres (Prague)
• 1987 Women's World Championships 800 metres (Rome)

External links

• Women's 800 metres

Notes and References

1. Web site: Athletics at the 1984 Los Angeles Games: Women's 800 metres . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417173632/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1984/ATH/womens-800-metres.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . 21 October 2017 . sports-reference.com.
2. Web site: Reference at www.newsobserver.com.
3. Web site: Reference at www.star-telegram.com.
4. News: How the Women Won. The New York Times. 23 June 1996. Longman. Jere.