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Athletics — 400 metres, Women

Times held 16
Total participants 548
Total countries 139

Participants

Year Event Status Participants NOCs
1964 400 metres, Women Olympic 23 17
1968 400 metres, Women Olympic 29 21
1972 400 metres, Women Olympic 49 29
1976 400 metres, Women Olympic 38 19
1980 400 metres, Women Olympic 38 22
1984 400 metres, Women Olympic 28 18
1988 400 metres, Women Olympic 46 33
1992 400 metres, Women Olympic 41 29
1996 400 metres, Women Olympic 49 35
2000 400 metres, Women Olympic 57 42
2004 400 metres, Women Olympic 42 31
2008 400 metres, Women Olympic 50 40
2012 400 metres, Women Olympic 48 38
2016 400 metres, Women Olympic 57 36
2020 400 metres, Women Olympic 45 34
2024 400 metres, Women Olympic 47 32

Medal winners

Year Gold Silver Bronze
1964 Betty CuthbertAUS Ann PackerGBR Judy AmooreAUS
1968 Colette BessonFRA Lillian BoardGBR Nataliya PechenkinaURS
1972 Monika ZehrtGDR Rita WildenFRG Kathy HammondUSA
1976 Irena SzewińskaPOL Christina BrehmerGDR Ellen StreidtGDR
1980 Marita KochGDR Jarmila KratochvílováTCH Christina LathanGDR
1984 Valerie Brisco-HooksUSA Chandra CheeseboroughUSA Kathy CookGBR
1988 Olga BryzginaURS Petra MüllerGDR Olga NazarovaURS
1992 Marie-José PérecFRA Olga BryzginaEUN Ximena RestrepoCOL
1996 Marie-José PérecFRA Cathy FreemanAUS Falilat OgunkoyaNGR
2000 Cathy FreemanAUS Lorraine GrahamJAM Katharine MerryGBR
2004 Tonique Williams-DarlingBAH Ana GuevaraMEX Nataliya AntyukhRUS
2008 Christine OhuruoguGBR Shericka WilliamsJAM Sanya Richards-RossUSA
2012 Sanya Richards-RossUSA Christine OhuruoguGBR DeeDee TrotterUSA
2016 Shaunae MillerBAH Allyson FelixUSA Shericka JacksonJAM
2020 Shaunae Miller-UiboBAH Marileidy PaulinoDOM Allyson FelixUSA
2024 Marileidy PaulinoDOM Salwa Eid NaserBRN Natalia KaczmarekPOL

Medals by country

NOC Gold Silver Bronze Total
France FRA 3 0 0 3
The Bahamas BAH 3 0 0 3
United States USA 2 2 4 8
East Germany GDR 2 2 2 6
Australia AUS 2 1 1 4
Great Britain GBR 1 3 2 6
Dominican Republic DOM 1 1 0 2
Soviet Union URS 1 0 2 3
Poland POL 1 0 1 2
Jamaica JAM 0 2 1 3
Bahrain BRN 0 1 0 1
Czechoslovakia TCH 0 1 0 1
Mexico MEX 0 1 0 1
Unified Team EUN 0 1 0 1
West Germany FRG 0 1 0 1
Colombia COL 0 0 1 1
Nigeria NGR 0 0 1 1
Russian Federation RUS 0 0 1 1

Top medallists

Athlete Nat Gold Silver Bronze Total
Marie-José Pérec FRA 2 0 0 2
Shaunae Miller-Uibo BAH 2 0 0 2
Cathy Freeman AUS 1 1 0 2
Olga Bryzgina URS
UKR
EUN		 1 1 0 2
Christine Ohuruogu GBR 1 1 0 2
Marileidy Paulino DOM 1 1 0 2

Best performance by country

Olympic and Intercalated results only.
Country Games Athlete/Team Placement
Albania ALB 2008 Summer Olympics Klodiana Shala 7 h6 r1/3 See all
Angola ANG 1996 Summer Olympics Guilhermina da Cruz 7 h5 r1/4 See all
Antigua and Barbuda ANT 1984 Summer Olympics Jocelyn Joseph 7 h1 r1/3 See all
Australia AUS 1964 Summer Olympics Betty Cuthbert 1 Gold See all
2000 Summer Olympics Cathy Freeman 1 Gold
Austria AUT 1976 Summer Olympics Christiane Wildschek 7 h1 r3/4 See all
Bahrain BRN 2024 Summer Olympics Salwa Eid Naser 2 Silver See all
Barbados BAR 2024 Summer Olympics Sada Williams 7 See all
Belarus BLR 2004 Summer Olympics Sviatlana Vusovich 6 h1 r2/3 See all
Belgium BEL 1976 Summer Olympics Rosine Wallez 6 h3 r2/4 See all
1980 Summer Olympics Rosine Wallez 5 h5 r1/3
Belize BIZ 2020 Summer Olympics Samantha Dirks 7 h3 r1/3 See all
Bermuda BER 1976 Summer Olympics Debbie Jones DNS See all
Bolivia BOL 1992 Summer Olympics Jacqueline Soliz 7 h4 r1/4 See all
Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH 2000 Summer Olympics Dijana Kojić 7 h7 r1/4 See all
Botswana BOT 2012 Summer Olympics Amantle Montsho 4 See all
Brazil BRA 1988 Summer Olympics Magnólia Figueiredo 5 h1 r2/4 See all
1996 Summer Olympics Magnólia Figueiredo 5 h2 r2/4
Brunei Darussalam BRU 2012 Summer Olympics Maziah Mahusin 6 h6 r1/3 See all
Bulgaria BUL 2004 Summer Olympics Mariana Dimitrova 4 h3 r2/3 See all
Cameroon CMR 2000 Summer Olympics Mireille Nguimgo 7 h1 r3/4 See all
Canada CAN 1984 Summer Olympics Marita Payne 4 See all
Cayman Islands CAY 2020 Summer Olympics Shalysa Wray 7 h6 r1/3 See all
Central African Republic CAF 1996 Summer Olympics Denise Ouabangui 7 h7 r1/4 See all
Chad CHA 2004 Summer Olympics Kaltouma Nadjina 5 h2 r2/3 See all
Chile CHI 2024 Summer Olympics Martina Weil 6h2 r2/4 See all
Chinese Taipei TPE 1988 Summer Olympics Chang Feng-Hua 6 h7 r1/4 See all
Colombia COL 1992 Summer Olympics Ximena Restrepo 3 Bronze See all
Comoros COM 1996 Summer Olympics Ahamada Haoulata 7 h1 r1/4 See all
Congo CGO 1988 Summer Olympics Lasnet Nkouka 7 h5 r1/4 See all
Costa Rica CRC 1992 Summer Olympics Zoila Stewart 7 h4 r2/4 See all
Croatia CRO 2000 Summer Olympics Kristina Perica 6 h4 r1/4 See all
Cuba CUB 1968 Summer Olympics Aurelia Pentón 5 See all
Cyprus CYP 2020 Summer Olympics Eleni Artymata 5 h1 r2/3 See all
Czechia CZE 2000 Summer Olympics Jitka Burianová 6 h2 r3/4 See all
Czechoslovakia TCH 1980 Summer Olympics Jarmila Kratochvílová 2 Silver See all
Côte d'Ivoire CIV 1988 Summer Olympics Céléstine N'Drin 5 h4 r2/4 See all
Democratic Republic of the Congo COD 1988 Summer Olympics Christine Bakombo 6 h2 r1/4 See all
Djibouti DJI 2012 Summer Olympics Zourah Ali 7 h3 r1/3 See all
Dominica DMA 2000 Summer Olympics Marcia Daniel 7 h6 r1/4 See all
Dominican Republic DOM 2024 Summer Olympics Marileidy Paulino 1 Gold See all
East Germany GDR 1972 Summer Olympics Monika Zehrt 1 Gold See all
1980 Summer Olympics Marita Koch 1 Gold
Ecuador ECU 1988 Summer Olympics Liliana Chalá 7 h3 r2/4 See all
El Salvador ESA 1996 Summer Olympics Arely Franco 7 h6 r1/4 See all
Equatorial Guinea GEQ 1992 Summer Olympics Ruth Mangue 7 h6 r1/4 See all
Estonia EST 2004 Summer Olympics Egle Uljas 8 h1 r2/3 See all
Eswatini SWZ 2012 Summer Olympics Phumlile Ndzinisa 6 h4 r1/3 See all
Fiji FIJ 2012 Summer Olympics Danni Alakija 5 h5 r1/3 See all
Finland FIN 1976 Summer Olympics Pirjo Häggman 4 See all
France FRA 1968 Summer Olympics Colette Besson 1 Gold See all
1992 Summer Olympics Marie-José Pérec 1 Gold
1996 Summer Olympics Marie-José Pérec 1 Gold
Germany GER 1964 Summer Olympics Gertrud Schmidt 7 See all
Ghana GHA 1984 Summer Olympics Mercy Addy 7 h2 r1/3 See all
Great Britain GBR 2008 Summer Olympics Christine Ohuruogu 1 Gold See all
Greece GRE 2020 Summer Olympics Eirini Vasileiou 5 h4 r1/3 See all
Grenada GRN 2004 Summer Olympics Hazel-Ann Regis 7 h1 r2/3 See all
Guatemala GUA 1984 Summer Olympics Patricia Meigham 8 h1 r1/3 See all
Guinea Bissau GBS 2012 Summer Olympics Graciela Martins 5 h7 r1/3 See all
Guyana GUY 2008 Summer Olympics Aliann Pompey 3 h1 r2/3 See all
Haiti HAI 2012 Summer Olympics Marlena Wesh 7 h3 r2/3 See all
Hungary HUN 1964 Summer Olympics Antónia Munkácsi 4 See all
India IND 2000 Summer Olympics K. M. Beenamol 8 h2 r3/4 See all
Indonesia INA 1984 Summer Olympics Emma Tahapary 5 h3 r1/3 See all
Ireland IRL 2024 Summer Olympics Rhasidat Adeleke 4 See all
Israel ISR 1968 Summer Olympics Channa Shezifi 7 h3 r1/3 See all
Italy ITA 2016 Summer Olympics Libania Grenot 7 See all
Jamaica JAM 2000 Summer Olympics Lorraine Graham 2 Silver See all
2008 Summer Olympics Shericka Williams 2 Silver
Japan JPN 1964 Summer Olympics Kiyoki Ogawa 8 h1 r2/3 See all
Jordan JOR 2020 Summer Olympics Aliya Boshnak AC h2 r1/3 See all
Kazakhstan KAZ 2004 Summer Olympics Svetlana Bodritskaya 6 h4 r1/3 See all
Kenya KEN 1984 Summer Olympics Ruth Waithera 8 See all
Kosovo KOS 2016 Summer Olympics Vijona Kryeziu 7 h4 r1/3 See all
Kyrgyzstan KGZ 2004 Summer Olympics Oksana Luneva 6 h1 r1/3 See all
Latvia LAT 2024 Summer Olympics Gunta Vaičule 2h3 r2/4 See all
Lebanon LBN 1984 Summer Olympics Zeina Mina 7 h4 r1/3 See all
Liberia LBR 1996 Summer Olympics Grace Ann Dinkins 7 h2 r2/4 See all
Libya LBA 2004 Summer Olympics Ruwida El-Hubti 7 h1 r1/3 See all
Liechtenstein LIE 1976 Summer Olympics Helen Ritter 6 h5 r1/4 See all
Lithuania LTU 2000 Summer Olympics Žana Minina 6 h2 r2/4 See all
Malawi MAW 2012 Summer Olympics Amber Simukonda 4 h5 r1/3 See all
Malaysia MAS 1964 Summer Olympics Mary Rajamani 6 h3 r1/3 See all
Maldives MDV 2004 Summer Olympics Shifana Ali 7 h4 r1/3 See all
Mali MLI 2016 Summer Olympics Djénébou Danté 4 h1 r1/3 See all
Mauritius MRI 1988 Summer Olympics Sheila Seebaluck DNS See all
Mexico MEX 2004 Summer Olympics Ana Guevara 2 Silver See all
Mongolia MGL 1964 Summer Olympics Ramazangiin Aldaa-nysh 8 h1 r1/3 See all
Mozambique MOZ 1992 Summer Olympics Tina Paulino 7 h2 r2/4 See all
Namibia NAM 2012 Summer Olympics Tjipekapora Herunga 5 h1 r2/3 See all
Netherlands NED 1964 Summer Olympics Tilly van der Zwaard 6 See all
New Zealand NZL 1972 Summer Olympics Penny Hunt 6 h3 r2/4 See all
Nicaragua NCA 1980 Summer Olympics Xiomara Larios 7 h2 r1/3 See all
Niger NIG 2008 Summer Olympics Rachidatou Seini Maikido 6 h3 r1/3 See all
Nigeria NGR 1996 Summer Olympics Falilat Ogunkoya 3 Bronze See all
North Macedonia MKD 2012 Summer Olympics Hristina Risteska 7 h4 r1/3 See all
Norway NOR 2024 Summer Olympics Henriette Jæger 8 See all
Papua New Guinea PNG 1984 Summer Olympics Elanga Buala 6 h2 r1/3 See all
People's Republic of China CHN 1988 Summer Olympics Sun Sumei 7 h2 r2/4 See all
Philippines PHI 1972 Summer Olympics Aida Mantawel 7 h4 r1/4 See all
Poland POL 1976 Summer Olympics Irena Szewińska 1 Gold See all
Portugal POR 2020 Summer Olympics Cátia Azevedo 7 h3 r2/3 See all
Puerto Rico PUR 2012 Summer Olympics Carol Rodríguez 5 h3 r2/3 See all
Qatar QAT 2016 Summer Olympics Dalal Al-Harith 7 h7 r1/3 See all
Republic of Korea KOR 1964 Summer Olympics Han Myeong-Hui 7 h3 r1/3 See all
Republic of Moldova MDA 2012 Summer Olympics Olesea Cojuhari 4 h7 r1/3 See all
Romania ROU 2024 Summer Olympics Andrea Miklós 5h2 r3/4 See all
Russian Federation RUS 2004 Summer Olympics Nataliya Antyukh 3 Bronze See all
Saint Kitts and Nevis SKN 2004 Summer Olympics Tiandra Ponteen 5 h1 r2/3 See all
Saint Lucia LCA 2000 Summer Olympics Vernetta Lesforis 6 h5 r1/4 See all
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines VIN 2008 Summer Olympics Kineke Alexander 4 h6 r1/3 See all
Senegal SEN 2004 Summer Olympics Fatou Bintou Fall 4 h2 r2/3 See all
Serbia SRB 2016 Summer Olympics Tamara Salaški 2 h2 r1/3 See all
Serbia and Montenegro SCG 1996 Summer Olympics Marina Živković 6 h3 r1/4 See all
Sierra Leone SLE 1980 Summer Olympics Eugenia Osho-Williams 8 h1 r1/3 See all
Singapore SGP 1976 Summer Olympics Chee Swee Lee DNS See all
Slovakia SVK 2016 Summer Olympics Iveta Putalová 4 h2 r1/3 See all
Slovenia SLO 2020 Summer Olympics Anita Horvat 6 h1 r1/3 See all
Somalia SOM 2012 Summer Olympics Zamzam Mohamed Farah 7 h1 r1/3 See all
South Africa RSA 2000 Summer Olympics Heide Seÿerling 6 See all
Soviet Union URS 1988 Summer Olympics Olga Bryzgina 1 Gold See all
Spain ESP 1996 Summer Olympics Sandy Myers 6 h2 r3/4 See all
Sri Lanka SRI 2000 Summer Olympics Damayanthi Dharsha 6 h4 r2/4 See all
Sudan SUD 2008 Summer Olympics Nawal El-Jack 8 h3 r2/3 See all
Sweden SWE 1968 Summer Olympics Karin Wallgren 6 h2 r2/3 See all
Switzerland SUI 1972 Summer Olympics Vreni Leiser 6 h7 r1/4 See all
Syrian Arab Republic SYR 1980 Summer Olympics Hala El-Moughrabi 6 h2 r1/3 See all
Thailand THA 1984 Summer Olympics Rewadee Srithoa 6 h3 r1/3 See all
The Bahamas BAH 2004 Summer Olympics Tonique Williams-Darling 1 Gold See all
2016 Summer Olympics Shaunae Miller 1 Gold
2020 Summer Olympics Shaunae Miller-Uibo 1 Gold
Togo TOG 2008 Summer Olympics Sandrine Thiébaud-Kangni 5 h7 r1/3 See all
Trinidad and Tobago TTO 1984 Summer Olympics Gail Emmanuel 5 h2 r1/3 See all
Tunisia TUN 2000 Summer Olympics Awatef Ben Hassine 7 h4 r1/4 See all
Türkiye TUR 2012 Summer Olympics Pınar Saka DQ See all
Uganda UGA 1972 Summer Olympics Judith Ayaa 7 h1 r3/4 See all
Ukraine UKR 2012 Summer Olympics Nataliya Pyhyda 4 h3 r2/3 See all
Unified Team EUN 1992 Summer Olympics Olga Bryzgina 2 Silver See all
United States USA 1984 Summer Olympics Valerie Brisco-Hooks 1 Gold See all
2012 Summer Olympics Sanya Richards-Ross 1 Gold
United States Virgin Islands ISV 1992 Summer Olympics Ruth Morris 8 h2 r2/4 See all
Uruguay URU 1968 Summer Olympics Josefa Vicent 7 h4 r1/3 See all
Uzbekistan UZB 2000 Summer Olympics Yelena Piskunova 4 h8 r1/4 See all
Vanuatu VAN 1992 Summer Olympics Mary-Estelle Kapalu 7 h3 r1/4 See all
Vietnam VIE 1980 Summer Olympics Trần Thị Ngọc Anh 8 h5 r1/3 See all
West Germany FRG 1972 Summer Olympics Rita Wilden 2 Silver See all
Yugoslavia YUG 1976 Summer Olympics Jelica Pavličić 6 h3 r1/4 See all
Zambia ZAM 2008 Summer Olympics Racheal Nachula 7 h2 r2/3 See all
2016 Summer Olympics Kabange Mupopo 7 h3 r2/3