| Times held | 16 |
|---|---|
| Total participants | 548 |
| Total countries | 139 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |