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100 metres, Women

Date	4 – 5 August 1984
Status	Olympic
Location	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California
Participants	46 from 33 countries

The event lacked many of the world’s top sprinters because of the Eastern European boycott, especially missing East Germany’s Marlies Göhr. The favorite was American Evelyn Ashford, who was Göhr’s arch-rival. She had been world ranked #1 in 1979 and 1981 and had won the 1979 World Cup title. In July 1983 Ashford broke the world record with 10.79. A great duel was expected at the first World Championships in 1983, but Ashford pulled up injured in the final, and Göhr won comfortably. In Los Angeles, Ashford’s health was better and she won very easily, running a strong 10.97 in the final against a 1.2 m/s wind.

Pos	Nr	Athlete	NOC	R1	QF	SF	Final
1	358	Evelyn Ashford	USA	11.06 (1 h3)	11.21 (1 h1)	11.03 (1 h1)	10.97 (1)	Gold	OR
2	365	Alice Brown	USA	11.15 (1 h4)	11.35 (1 h3)	11.31 (1 h2)	11.13 (2)	Silver
3	246	Merlene Ottey-Page	JAM	11.26w (1 h6)	11.21 (1 h2)	11.17 (2 h1)	11.16 (3)	Bronze
4	362	Jeanette Bolden	USA	11.25 (1 h1)	11.42 (2 h4)	11.48 (2 h2)	11.25 (4)
5	243	Grace Jackson	JAM	11.24 (2 h3)	11.38 (1 h4)	11.27 (3 h1)	11.39 (5)
6	38	Angela Bailey	CAN	11.56 (3 h4)	11.47 (2 h1)	11.54 (3 h2)	11.40 (6)
7	167	Heather Oakes	GBR	11.32 (3 h3)	11.54 (3 h3)	11.57 (4 h2)	11.43 (7)
8	65	Angella Taylor	CAN	11.23 (1 h5)	11.42 (3 h2)	11.36 (4 h1)	11.62 (8)
5 h1 r3/4	99	Helinä Marjamaa	FIN	11.43 (2 h5)	11.51 (2 h3)	11.37 (5 h1)	–
5 h2 r3/4	101	Rose-Aimée Bacoul	FRA	11.36 (2 h1)	11.37 (2 h2)	11.58 (5 h2)	–
6 h1 r3/4	108	Marie-France Loval	FRA	11.51w (3 h6)	11.56 (3 h4)	11.64 (6 h1)	–
6 h2 r3/4	121	Heide-Elke Gaugel	FRG	11.38w (2 h6)	11.50 (3 h1)	11.62 (6 h2)	–
7 h1 r3/4	107	Liliane Gaschet	FRA	11.42 (2 h4)	11.51 (4 h1)	11.68 (7 h1)	–
7 h2 r3/4	22	Pauline Davis	BAH	11.51 (1 h2)	11.61 (4 h4)	11.70 (7 h2)	–
8 h1 r3/4	84	Cécile Ngambi	CMR	11.67 (5 h4)	11.82 (4 h2)	11.91 (8 h1)	–
8 h2 r3/4	237	Juliet Cuthbert	JAM	11.83 (2 h2)	11.71 (4 h3)	11.80 (8 h2)	–
5 h1 r2/4	203	Els Vader	NED	11.43 (3 h1)	11.56 (5 h1)	–	–
5 h2 r2/4	350	Gillian Forde	TTO	11.76 (4 h1)	11.86 (5 h2)	–	–
5 h3 r2/4	21	Eldece Clarke	BAH	11.61w (4 h6)	11.85 (5 h3)	–	–
5 h4 r2/4	91	Teresa Rioné	ESP	11.55 (4 h3)	11.76 (5 h4)	–	–
6 h1 r2/4	353	Angela Williams	TTO	11.74w (5 h6)	11.89 (6 h1)	–	–
6 h2 r2/4	297	Lydia de Vega	PHI	11.85w (6 h6)	11.97 (6 h2)	–	–
6 h3 r2/4	44	France Gareau	CAN	11.66 (5 h3)	11.88 (6 h3)	–	–
6 h4 r2/4	35	Esmeralda Garcia	BRA	11.63 (4 h4)	11.82 (6 h4)	–	–
7 h1 r2/4	190	Doris Wiredu	GHA	11.85 (6 h3)	12.00 (7 h1)	–	–
7 h2 r2/4	179	Shirley Thomas	GBR	11.91 (3 h5)	12.13 (7 h2)	–	–
7 h3 r2/4	194	Christa Schumann-Lottmann	GUA	12.04 (3 h2)	12.23 (7 h3)	–	–
7 h4 r2/4	83	Ruth Enang Mesode	CMR	11.81 (5 h1)	12.02 (7 h4)	–	–
8 h1 r2/4	278	Binta Jambane	MOZ	12.55 (5 h2)	12.57 (8 h1)	–	–
8 h2 r2/4	70	Françoise M'Pika	CGO	12.54 (4 h2)	12.60 (8 h2)	–	–
8 h4 r2/4	336	Nzaeli Kyomo	TAN	12.26 (5 h5)	12.53 (8 h4)	–	–
4 h5 r1/4	413	Felicia Candelario	DOM	12.12 (4 h5)	– (DNS h3)	–	–
6 h1 r1/4	354	Semra Aksu	TUR	11.86 (6 h1)	–	–	–
6 h2 r1/4	92	Miriama Tuisorisori-Chambault	FIJ	13.04 (6 h2)	–	–	–
6 h4 r1/4	1	Evelyn Farrell	AHO	11.94 (6 h4)	–	–	–
6 h5 r1/4	222	Maya Kalle-Bentzur	ISR	12.30 (6 h5)	–	–	–
7 h1 r1/4	283	Barbara Ingiro	PNG	12.19 (7 h1)	–	–	–
7 h3 r1/4	144	Jabou Jawo	GAM	12.10 (7 h3)	–	–	–
7 h4 r1/4	266	Lee Yeong-Suk	KOR	12.06 (7 h4)	–	–	–
7 h5 r1/4	416	Grace Ann Dinkins	LBR	12.35 (7 h5)	–	–	–
7 h6 r1/4	4	Ruperta Charles	ANT	12.04w (7 h6)	–	–	–
8 h1 r1/4	322	Eugenia Osho-Williams	SLE	12.83 (8 h1)	–	–	–
8 h3 r1/4	343	Walapa Tangjitsusorn	THA	12.18 (8 h3)	–	–	–
8 h4 r1/4	412	Divina Estrella	DOM	12.25 (8 h4)	–	–	–
8 h5 r1/4	142	Gisèle Ongollo	GAB	12.40 (8 h5)	–	–	–
8 h6 r1/4	320	Marie-Ange Wirtz	SEY	12.61w (8 h6)	–	–	–

Round One (4 August 1984 — 11:40)

Top five in each heat and next two fastest advanced to the quarter-finals.

Heat One

Wind	0.5 m/s

Pos	Lane	Athlete	NOC	Time (A)
1	2	Jeanette Bolden	USA	11.25	Q
2	5	Rose-Aimée Bacoul	FRA	11.36	Q
3	7	Els Vader	NED	11.43	Q
4	1	Gillian Forde	TTO	11.76	Q
5	3	Ruth Enang Mesode	CMR	11.81	Q
6	6	Semra Aksu	TUR	11.86
7	8	Barbara Ingiro	PNG	12.19
8	4	Eugenia Osho-Williams	SLE	12.83

Heat Two

Wind	-0.2 m/s

Pos	Lane	Athlete	NOC	Time (A)
1	6	Pauline Davis	BAH	11.51	Q
2	8	Juliet Cuthbert	JAM	11.83	Q
3	4	Christa Schumann-Lottmann	GUA	12.04	Q
4	5	Françoise M'Pika	CGO	12.54	Q
5	7	Binta Jambane	MOZ	12.55	Q
6	3	Miriama Tuisorisori-Chambault	FIJ	13.04

Heat Three

Wind	1.4 m/s

Pos	Lane	Athlete	NOC	Time (A)
1	4	Evelyn Ashford	USA	11.06	Q
2	7	Grace Jackson	JAM	11.24	Q
3	3	Heather Oakes	GBR	11.32	Q
4	5	Teresa Rioné	ESP	11.55	Q
5	1	France Gareau	CAN	11.66	Q
6	6	Doris Wiredu	GHA	11.85	q
7	2	Jabou Jawo	GAM	12.10
8	8	Walapa Tangjitsusorn	THA	12.18

Heat Four

Wind	1.0 m/s

Pos	Lane	Athlete	NOC	Time (A)
1	3	Alice Brown	USA	11.15	Q
2	6	Liliane Gaschet	FRA	11.42	Q
3	4	Angela Bailey	CAN	11.56	Q
4	2	Esmeralda Garcia	BRA	11.63	Q
5	5	Cécile Ngambi	CMR	11.67	Q
6	8	Evelyn Farrell	AHO	11.94
7	7	Lee Yeong-Suk	KOR	12.06
8	1	Divina Estrella	DOM	12.25

Heat Five

Wind	0.2 m/s

Pos	Lane	Athlete	NOC	Time (A)
1	1	Angella Taylor	CAN	11.23	Q
2	3	Helinä Marjamaa	FIN	11.43	Q
3	8	Shirley Thomas	GBR	11.91	Q
4	7	Felicia Candelario	DOM	12.12	Q
5	6	Nzaeli Kyomo	TAN	12.26	Q
6	4	Maya Kalle-Bentzur	ISR	12.30
7	2	Grace Ann Dinkins	LBR	12.35
8	5	Gisèle Ongollo	GAB	12.40

Heat Six

Wind	2.4 m/s

Pos	Lane	Athlete	NOC	Time (A)
1	3	Merlene Ottey-Page	JAM	11.26w	Q
2	2	Heide-Elke Gaugel	FRG	11.38w	Q
3	5	Marie-France Loval	FRA	11.51w	Q
4	7	Eldece Clarke	BAH	11.61w	Q
5	6	Angela Williams	TTO	11.74w	Q
6	1	Lydia de Vega	PHI	11.85w	q
7	8	Ruperta Charles	ANT	12.04w
8	4	Marie-Ange Wirtz	SEY	12.61w

Quarter-Finals (4 August 1984 — 16:00)

Top four in each heat advanced to the semi-finals.

Heat One

Wind	-1.4 m/s

Pos	Lane	Athlete	NOC	Time (A)
1	7	Evelyn Ashford	USA	11.21	Q
2	6	Angela Bailey	CAN	11.47	Q
3	3	Heide-Elke Gaugel	FRG	11.50	Q
4	5	Liliane Gaschet	FRA	11.51	Q
5	8	Els Vader	NED	11.56
6	1	Angela Williams	TTO	11.89
7	4	Doris Wiredu	GHA	12.00
8	2	Binta Jambane	MOZ	12.57

Heat Two

Wind	-0.3 m/s

Pos	Lane	Athlete	NOC	Time (A)
1	5	Merlene Ottey-Page	JAM	11.21	Q
2	6	Rose-Aimée Bacoul	FRA	11.37	Q
3	8	Angella Taylor	CAN	11.42	Q
4	7	Cécile Ngambi	CMR	11.82	Q
5	1	Gillian Forde	TTO	11.86
6	3	Lydia de Vega	PHI	11.97
7	4	Shirley Thomas	GBR	12.13
8	2	Françoise M'Pika	CGO	12.60

Heat Three

Wind	-2.3 m/s

Pos	Lane	Athlete	NOC	Time (A)
1	4	Alice Brown	USA	11.35	Q
2	3	Helinä Marjamaa	FIN	11.51	Q
3	1	Heather Oakes	GBR	11.54	Q
4	7	Juliet Cuthbert	JAM	11.71	Q
5	5	Eldece Clarke	BAH	11.85
6	2	France Gareau	CAN	11.88
7	6	Christa Schumann-Lottmann	GUA	12.23
DNS	413	Felicia Candelario	DOM	–

Heat Four

Wind	-0.5 m/s

Pos	Lane	Athlete	NOC	Time (A)
1	8	Grace Jackson	JAM	11.38	Q
2	4	Jeanette Bolden	USA	11.42	Q
3	5	Marie-France Loval	FRA	11.56	Q
4	6	Pauline Davis	BAH	11.61	Q
5	1	Teresa Rioné	ESP	11.76
6	7	Esmeralda Garcia	BRA	11.82
7	2	Ruth Enang Mesode	CMR	12.02
8	3	Nzaeli Kyomo	TAN	12.53

Semi-Finals (5 August 1984 — 16:00)

Top four in each heat advanced to the final.

Heat One

Wind	-0.3 m/s

Pos	Lane	Athlete	NOC	Time (A)
1	3	Evelyn Ashford	USA	11.03	Q
2	7	Merlene Ottey-Page	JAM	11.17	Q
3	2	Grace Jackson	JAM	11.27	Q
4	5	Angella Taylor	CAN	11.36	Q
5	6	Helinä Marjamaa	FIN	11.37
6	8	Marie-France Loval	FRA	11.64
7	4	Liliane Gaschet	FRA	11.68
8	1	Cécile Ngambi	CMR	11.91

Heat Two

Wind	-1.8 m/s

Pos	Lane	Athlete	NOC	Time (A)
1	2	Alice Brown	USA	11.31	Q
2	3	Jeanette Bolden	USA	11.48	Q
3	5	Angela Bailey	CAN	11.54	Q
4	6	Heather Oakes	GBR	11.57	Q
5	7	Rose-Aimée Bacoul	FRA	11.58
6	1	Heide-Elke Gaugel	FRG	11.62
7	8	Pauline Davis	BAH	11.70
8	4	Juliet Cuthbert	JAM	11.80

Final (5 August 1984 — 18:35)

Wind	-1.2 m/s

Pos	Lane	Athlete	NOC	Time (A)	Reaction Time
1	4	Evelyn Ashford	USA	10.97	0.166	OR
2	7	Alice Brown	USA	11.13	0.177
3	6	Merlene Ottey-Page	JAM	11.16	0.161
4	1	Jeanette Bolden	USA	11.25	0.190
5	8	Grace Jackson	JAM	11.39	0.172
6	5	Angela Bailey	CAN	11.40	0.169
7	3	Heather Oakes	GBR	11.43	0.159
8	2	Angella Taylor	CAN	11.62	0.178