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Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Women's 400 metre individual medley

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Women's 400 metre individual medley
at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad
VenueMcDonald's Olympic Swim Stadium
Date29 July 1984 (heats & final)
Competitors20 from 14 nations
Winning time4:39.24 AM
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Tracy Caulkins  United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Suzie Landells  Australia
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Petra Zindler  West Germany
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Swimming at the
1984 Summer Olympics
Freestyle
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mwomen
1500 mmen
Backstroke
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Breaststroke
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Butterfly
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Individual medley
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
Freestyle relay
4 × 100 mmenwomen
4 × 200 mmen
Medley relay
4 × 100 mmenwomen

The final of the women's 400 metre individual medley event at the 1984 Summer Olympics was held in the McDonald's Olympic Swim Stadium in Los Angeles, California, on July 29, 1984.[1] 20 athletes competed in the heats, with the eight fastest qualifying for the final.

Records

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Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.

World record  Petra Schneider (GDR) 4:36.10 Guayaquil, Ecuador 1 August 1982
Olympic record  Petra Schneider (GDR) 4:36.29 Moscow, Soviet Union 26 July 1980

Results

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Heats

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Rule: The eight fastest swimmers advance to final A (Q), while the next eight to final B (q).[2]

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 3 4 Tracy Caulkins  United States 4:44.42 Q
2 2 4 Sue Heon  United States 4:51.32 Q
3 2 3 Nathalie Gingras  Canada 4:51.77 Q
4 1 4 Petra Zindler  West Germany 4:52.49 Q
5 2 5 Kathrine Bomstad  Norway 4:52.74 Q
6 1 5 Donna McGinnis  Canada 4:53.30 Q
7 1 3 Gaynor Stanley  Great Britain 4:53.70 Q
8 3 5 Suzie Landells  Australia 4:54.13 Q
9 3 6 Roberta Felotti  Italy 4:54.14 q
10 3 7 Karen Phillips  Australia 4:54.28 q
11 1 6 Sofia Kraft  Sweden 4:55.10 q
12 3 3 Sarah Hardcastle  Great Britain 4:55.78 q
13 2 2 Sonja Hausladen  Austria 4:58.68 q
14 1 2 Hideka Koshimizu  Japan 4:59.18 q
15 3 2 Gail Jonson  New Zealand 4:59.92 q
16 2 6 Anca Pătrășcoiu  Romania 5:03.97 q, NR
17 2 7 Monika Bayer  Austria 5:05.61
18 2 1 Karin Brandes  Peru 5:11.92
1 7 Beda Leirvaag  Norway DNS
4 1 Faten Ghattas  Tunisia DNS

Finals

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Final B

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Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
9 6 Sarah Hardcastle  Great Britain 4:51.55
10 3 Sofia Kraft  Sweden 4:53.25 NR
11 5 Karen Phillips  Australia 4:53.37
12 4 Roberta Felotti  Italy 4:57.74
13 2 Sonja Hausladen  Austria 4:57.78 NR
14 7 Hideka Koshimizu  Japan 4:58.02 NR
15 1 Gail Jonson  New Zealand 4:58.40
16 8 Anca Pătrășcoiu  Romania 5:05.53

Final A

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Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 4 Tracy Caulkins  United States 4:39.24 AM
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 8 Suzie Landells  Australia 4:48.30 OC
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 6 Petra Zindler  West Germany 4:48.57
4 5 Sue Heon  United States 4:49.41
5 3 Nathalie Gingras  Canada 4:50.55
6 7 Donna McGinnis  Canada 4:50.65
7 1 Gaynor Stanley  Great Britain 4:52.83
8 2 Kathrine Bomstad  Norway 4:53.28

References

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  1. ^ "Swimming at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games: Women's 400 metres Individual Medley". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved March 7, 2017.
  2. ^ "Los Angeles 1984: Swimming – Women's 400m Individual Medley Heats" (PDF). Los Angeles 1984. LA84 Foundation. p. 500. Retrieved March 16, 2017.
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