| Date | 8 – 9 August 1984 |
|---|---|
| Status | Olympic |
| Location | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California |
| Participants | 37 from 28 countries |
With the Eastern Europeans boycotting, the field was weakened, primarily by the absence of world record holder Marita Koch. The favorite was Jamaica’s Merlene Ottey, the 1982 Commonwealth Games champion. The final was led on the curve by Florence Griffith with Ottey second at the straight. But the race was won by Valerie Brisco-Hooks, a 200/400 runner, who used her strength to pull away in the last 50 metres. She had already won gold in the 400 and became the first athlete to win the 200/400 double at the same Olympics.
| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | R1 | QF | SF | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 364 | Valerie Brisco-Hooks |  USA | 23.30 (1 h3) | 22.78 (2 h1) | 22.28 (1 h2) | 21.81 (1) | Gold | ||
| 2 | 381 | Florence Griffith | USA | 22.56 (1 h1) | 22.33 (1 h4) | 22.27 (1 h1) | 22.04 (2) | Silver | ||
| 3 | 246 | Merlene Ottey-Page |  JAM | 22.90 (1 h4) | 22.53 (1 h2) | 22.57 (2 h1) | 22.09 (3) | Bronze | ||
| 4 | 153 | Kathy Cook |  GBR | 23.71 (1 h6) | 23.02 (3 h2) | 22.38 (3 h2) | 22.10 (4) | |||
| 5 | 243 | Grace Jackson | JAM | 22.70 (1 h2) | 22.52 (1 h3) | 22.32 (2 h2) | 22.20 (5) | |||
| 6 | 378 | Randy Givens | USA | 22.88w (1 h5) | 22.81 (2 h3) | 22.69 (3 h1) | 22.36 (6) | |||
| 7 | 101 | Rose-Aimée Bacoul |  FRA | 23.11w (2 h5) | 22.57 (1 h1) | 22.53 (4 h2) | 22.78 (7) | |||
| 8 | 107 | Liliane Gaschet | FRA | 23.32 (3 h4) | 22.87 (2 h2) | 22.73 (4 h1) | 22.86 (8) | |||
| 5 h1 r3/4 | 147 | Joan Baptiste | GBR | 23.31 (2 h1) | 23.11 (2 h4) | 22.86 (5 h1) | – | |||
| 5 h2 r3/4 | 38 | Angela Bailey |  CAN | 24.15 (4 h1) | 22.97 (3 h1) | 22.75 (5 h2) | – | |||
| 6 h1 r3/4 | 99 | Helinä Marjamaa |  FIN | 24.10 (2 h6) | 23.51 (4 h4) | 23.12 (6 h1) | – | |||
| 6 h2 r3/4 | 229 | Marisa Masullo |  ITA | 23.30 (2 h4) | 23.19 (4 h2) | 22.88 (6 h2) | – | |||
| 7 h1 r3/4 | 203 | Els Vader |  NED | 23.65 (2 h3) | 23.31 (3 h3) | 23.43 (7 h1) | – | |||
| 7 h2 r3/4 | 121 | Heide-Elke Gaugel |  FRG | 23.37 (3 h2) | 23.19 (3 h4) | 23.02 (7 h2) | – | |||
| 8 h1 r3/4 | 264 | Ruth Waithera |  KEN | 23.42w (4 h5) | 23.37 (4 h3) | 23.45 (8 h1) | – | |||
| 8 h2 r3/4 | 22 | Pauline Davis |  BAH | 23.37 (2 h2) | 22.97 (4 h1) | 23.02 (8 h2) | – | |||
| 5 h1 r2/4 | 182 | Sandra Whittaker | GBR | 23.22w (3 h5) | 22.98 (5 h1) | – | – | |||
| 5 h2 r2/4 | 133 | Michaela Schabinger | FRG | 24.12 (3 h6) | 23.84 (5 h2) | – | – | |||
| 5 h3 r2/4 | 110 | Raymonde Naigre | FRA | 23.50 (3 h1) | 23.54 (5 h3) | – | – | |||
| 5 h4 r2/4 | 354 | Semra Aksu |  TUR | 24.27 (5 h1) | 24.03 (5 h4) | – | – | |||
| 6 h1 r2/4 | 236 | Janet Burke | JAM | 23.75w (5 h5) | 23.56 (6 h1) | – | – | |||
| 6 h2 r2/4 | 268 | Mo Myeong-Hui |  KOR | 24.86 (4 h3) | 24.70 (6 h2) | – | – | |||
| 6 h3 r2/4 | 91 | Teresa Rioné |  ESP | 24.48 (3 h3) | 23.78 (6 h3) | – | – | |||
| 6 h4 r2/4 | 83 | Ruth Enang Mesode |  CMR | 24.39 (4 h2) | 24.25 (6 h4) | – | – | |||
| 7 h1 r2/4 | 70 | Françoise M'Pika |  CGO | 25.05 (6 h6) | 24.97 (7 h1) | – | – | |||
| 7 h2 r2/4 | 194 | Christa Schumann-Lottmann |  GUA | 24.91 (5 h4) | 24.90 (7 h2) | – | – | |||
| 7 h3 r2/4 | 282 | Elanga Buala |  PNG | 24.82 (5 h6) | 24.87 (7 h3) | – | – | |||
| 7 h4 r2/4 | 412 | Divina Estrella |  DOM | 24.72 (4 h6) | 24.98 (7 h4) | – | – | |||
| 8 h2 r2/4 | 336 | Nzaeli Kyomo |  TAN | 24.68 (5 h2) | 25.11 (8 h2) | – | – | |||
| 8 h3 r2/4 | 145 | Amie N'Dow |  GAM | 25.41 (5 h3) | 25.24 (8 h3) | – | – | |||
| 4 h4 r1/4 | 353 | Angela Williams |  TTO | 23.38 (4 h4) | – (DNS h1) | – | – | |||
| 6 h1 r1/4 | 297 | Lydia de Vega |  PHI | 25.10 (6 h1) | – | – | – | |||
| 6 h2 r1/4 | 2 | Soraima Martha |  AHO | 25.56 (6 h2) | – | – | – | |||
| 6 h4 r1/4 | 206 | Emma Tahapary |  INA | 25.07 (6 h4) | – (DNS h4) | – | – | |||
| 6 h5 r1/4 | 278 | Binta Jambane |  MOZ | 25.14w (6 h5) | – | – | – | |||
| 7 h1 r1/4 | 92 | Miriama Tuisorisori-Chambault |  FIJ | 26.82 (7 h1) | – | – | – | |||
| 7 h2 r1/4 | 320 | Marie-Ange Wirtz |  SEY | 25.88 (7 h2) | – | – | – | |||
| 20 | Debbie Wells |  AUS | – (DNS h6) | – | – | – | ||||
| 54 | Marita Payne | CAN | – (DNS h2) | – | – | – | ||||
| 65 | Angella Taylor | CAN | – (DNS h3) | – | – | – | ||||
| 413 | Felicia Candelario | DOM | – (DNS h5) | – | – | – | ||||
| 183 | Mercy Addy |  GHA | – (DNS h4) | – | – | – | ||||
| 416 | Grace Ann Dinkins |  LBR | – (DNS h5) | – | – | – | ||||
| 322 | Eugenia Osho-Williams |  SLE | – (DNS h1) | – | – | – | ||||
| 350 | Gillian Forde | TTO | – (DNS h3) | – | – | – |
| Date | 8 August 1984 — 10:00 |
|---|---|
| Format | Top 5 in each heat and next two fastest advanced to the quarter-finals. |
| Wind | -2.0 m/s |
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| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time (Automatic) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Florence Griffith | USA | 22.56 | ||
| 2 | 4 | Joan Baptiste | GBR | 23.31 | ||
| 3 | 7 | Raymonde Naigre | FRA | 23.50 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Angela Bailey | CAN | 24.15 | ||
| 5 | 5 | Semra Aksu | TUR | 24.27 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Lydia de Vega | PHI | 25.10 | ||
| 7 | 6 | Miriama Tuisorisori-Chambault | FIJ | 26.82 | ||
| 8 | Eugenia Osho-Williams | SLE | – |
| Wind | -0.4 m/s |
|---|
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time (Automatic) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Grace Jackson | JAM | 22.70 | ||
| 2 | 4 | Pauline Davis | BAH | 23.37 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Heide-Elke Gaugel | FRG | 23.37 | ||
| 4 | 5 | Ruth Enang Mesode | CMR | 24.39 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Nzaeli Kyomo | TAN | 24.68 | ||
| 6 | 7 | Soraima Martha | AHO | 25.56 | ||
| 7 | 6 | Marie-Ange Wirtz | SEY | 25.88 | ||
| 8 | Marita Payne | CAN | – |
| Wind | -1.5 m/s |
|---|
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time (Automatic) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | Valerie Brisco-Hooks | USA | 23.30 | ||
| 2 | 6 | Els Vader | NED | 23.65 | ||
| 3 | 3 | Teresa Rioné | ESP | 24.48 | ||
| 4 | 4 | Mo Myeong-Hui | KOR | 24.86 | ||
| 5 | 5 | Amie N'Dow | GAM | 25.41 | ||
| 2 | Angella Taylor | CAN | – | |||
| 8 | Gillian Forde | TTO | – |
| Wind | 0.9 m/s |
|---|
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time (Automatic) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | Merlene Ottey-Page | JAM | 22.90 | ||
| 2 | 7 | Marisa Masullo | ITA | 23.30 | ||
| 3 | 5 | Liliane Gaschet | FRA | 23.32 | ||
| 4 | 4 | Angela Williams | TTO | 23.38 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Christa Schumann-Lottmann | GUA | 24.91 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Emma Tahapary | INA | 25.07 | ||
| 6 | Mercy Addy | GHA | – |
| Wind | 2.3 m/s |
|---|
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time (Automatic) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Randy Givens | USA | 22.88w | ||
| 2 | 7 | Rose-Aimée Bacoul | FRA | 23.11w | ||
| 3 | 1 | Sandra Whittaker | GBR | 23.22w | ||
| 4 | 8 | Ruth Waithera | KEN | 23.42w | ||
| 5 | 3 | Janet Burke | JAM | 23.75w | ||
| 6 | 5 | Binta Jambane | MOZ | 25.14w | ||
| 2 | Felicia Candelario | DOM | – | |||
| 4 | Grace Ann Dinkins | LBR | – |
| Wind | -0.7 m/s |
|---|
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time (Automatic) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Kathy Cook | GBR | 23.71 | ||
| 2 | 4 | Helinä Marjamaa | FIN | 24.10 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Michaela Schabinger | FRG | 24.12 | ||
| 4 | 5 | Divina Estrella | DOM | 24.72 | ||
| 5 | 7 | Elanga Buala | PNG | 24.82 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Françoise M'Pika | CGO | 25.05 | ||
| 8 | Debbie Wells | AUS | – |
| Date | 8 August 1984 — 12:05 |
|---|---|
| Format | Top 4 in each heat advanced to the semi-finals. |
| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Time (automatic) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 381 | Florence Griffith | USA | 22.33 | ||
| 2 | 243 | Grace Jackson | JAM | 22.52 | ||
| 3 | 246 | Merlene Ottey-Page | JAM | 22.53 | ||
| 4 | 101 | Rose-Aimée Bacoul | FRA | 22.57 | ||
| 5 | 364 | Valerie Brisco-Hooks | USA | 22.78 | ||
| 6 | 378 | Randy Givens | USA | 22.81 | ||
| 7 | 107 | Liliane Gaschet | FRA | 22.87 | ||
| 8 | 38 | Angela Bailey | CAN | 22.97 | ||
| 9 | 22 | Pauline Davis | BAH | 22.97 | ||
| 10 | 182 | Sandra Whittaker | GBR | 22.98 | ||
| 11 | 153 | Kathy Cook | GBR | 23.02 | ||
| 12 | 147 | Joan Baptiste | GBR | 23.11 | ||
| =13 | 229 | Marisa Masullo | ITA | 23.19 | ||
| =13 | 121 | Heide-Elke Gaugel | FRG | 23.19 | ||
| 15 | 203 | Els Vader | NED | 23.31 | ||
| 16 | 264 | Ruth Waithera | KEN | 23.37 | ||
| 17 | 99 | Helinä Marjamaa | FIN | 23.51 | ||
| 18 | 110 | Raymonde Naigre | FRA | 23.54 | ||
| 19 | 236 | Janet Burke | JAM | 23.56 | ||
| 20 | 91 | Teresa Rioné | ESP | 23.78 | ||
| 21 | 133 | Michaela Schabinger | FRG | 23.84 | ||
| 22 | 354 | Semra Aksu | TUR | 24.03 | ||
| 23 | 83 | Ruth Enang Mesode | CMR | 24.25 | ||
| 24 | 268 | Mo Myeong-Hui | KOR | 24.70 | ||
| 25 | 282 | Elanga Buala | PNG | 24.87 | ||
| 26 | 194 | Christa Schumann-Lottmann | GUA | 24.90 | ||
| 27 | 70 | Françoise M'Pika | CGO | 24.97 | ||
| 28 | 412 | Divina Estrella | DOM | 24.98 | ||
| 29 | 336 | Nzaeli Kyomo | TAN | 25.11 | ||
| 30 | 145 | Amie N'Dow | GAM | 25.24 | ||
| 353 | Angela Williams | TTO | – | |||
| 206 | Emma Tahapary | INA | – |
| Wind | 1.1 m/s |
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| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time (Automatic) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | Rose-Aimée Bacoul | FRA | 22.57 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Valerie Brisco-Hooks | USA | 22.78 | ||
| 3 | 3 | Angela Bailey | CAN | 22.97 | ||
| 4 | 6 | Pauline Davis | BAH | 22.97 | ||
| 5 | 5 | Sandra Whittaker | GBR | 22.98 | ||
| 6 | 8 | Janet Burke | JAM | 23.56 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Françoise M'Pika | CGO | 24.97 | ||
| 4 | Angela Williams | TTO | – |
| Wind | -1.0 m/s |
|---|
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time (Automatic) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Merlene Ottey-Page | JAM | 22.53 | ||
| 2 | 3 | Liliane Gaschet | FRA | 22.87 | ||
| 3 | 5 | Kathy Cook | GBR | 23.02 | ||
| 4 | 6 | Marisa Masullo | ITA | 23.19 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Michaela Schabinger | FRG | 23.84 | ||
| 6 | 7 | Mo Myeong-Hui | KOR | 24.70 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Christa Schumann-Lottmann | GUA | 24.90 | ||
| 8 | 8 | Nzaeli Kyomo | TAN | 25.11 |
| Wind | 0.5 m/s |
|---|
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time (Automatic) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Grace Jackson | JAM | 22.52 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Randy Givens | USA | 22.81 | ||
| 3 | 5 | Els Vader | NED | 23.31 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Ruth Waithera | KEN | 23.37 | ||
| 5 | 4 | Raymonde Naigre | FRA | 23.54 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Teresa Rioné | ESP | 23.78 | ||
| 7 | 8 | Elanga Buala | PNG | 24.87 | ||
| 8 | 7 | Amie N'Dow | GAM | 25.24 |
| Wind | 1.4 m/s |
|---|
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time (Automatic) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Florence Griffith | USA | 22.33 | ||
| 2 | 5 | Joan Baptiste | GBR | 23.11 | ||
| 3 | 7 | Heide-Elke Gaugel | FRG | 23.19 | ||
| 4 | 8 | Helinä Marjamaa | FIN | 23.51 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Semra Aksu | TUR | 24.03 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Ruth Enang Mesode | CMR | 24.25 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Divina Estrella | DOM | 24.98 | ||
| 1 | Emma Tahapary | INA | – |
| Date | 9 August 1984 — 16:00 |
|---|---|
| Format | Top 4 in each heat advanced to the final. |
| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Time (automatic) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 381 | Florence Griffith | USA | 22.27 | ||
| 2 | 364 | Valerie Brisco-Hooks | USA | 22.28 | ||
| 3 | 243 | Grace Jackson | JAM | 22.32 | ||
| 4 | 153 | Kathy Cook | GBR | 22.38 | ||
| 5 | 101 | Rose-Aimée Bacoul | FRA | 22.53 | ||
| 6 | 246 | Merlene Ottey-Page | JAM | 22.57 | ||
| 7 | 378 | Randy Givens | USA | 22.69 | ||
| 8 | 107 | Liliane Gaschet | FRA | 22.73 | ||
| 9 | 38 | Angela Bailey | CAN | 22.75 | ||
| 10 | 147 | Joan Baptiste | GBR | 22.86 | ||
| 11 | 229 | Marisa Masullo | ITA | 22.88 | ||
| 12 | 121 | Heide-Elke Gaugel | FRG | 23.02 | ||
| 13 | 22 | Pauline Davis | BAH | 23.02 | ||
| 14 | 99 | Helinä Marjamaa | FIN | 23.12 | ||
| 15 | 203 | Els Vader | NED | 23.43 | ||
| 16 | 264 | Ruth Waithera | KEN | 23.45 |
| Wind | 1.0 m/s |
|---|
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time (Automatic) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | Florence Griffith | USA | 22.27 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Merlene Ottey-Page | JAM | 22.57 | ||
| 3 | 3 | Randy Givens | USA | 22.69 | ||
| 4 | 5 | Liliane Gaschet | FRA | 22.73 | ||
| 5 | 8 | Joan Baptiste | GBR | 22.86 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Helinä Marjamaa | FIN | 23.12 | ||
| 7 | 6 | Els Vader | NED | 23.43 | ||
| 8 | 2 | Ruth Waithera | KEN | 23.45 |
| Wind | 1.4 m/s |
|---|
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time (Automatic) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Valerie Brisco-Hooks | USA | 22.28 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Grace Jackson | JAM | 22.32 | ||
| 3 | 5 | Kathy Cook | GBR | 22.38 | ||
| 4 | 4 | Rose-Aimée Bacoul | FRA | 22.53 | ||
| 5 | 6 | Angela Bailey | CAN | 22.75 | ||
| 6 | 7 | Marisa Masullo | ITA | 22.88 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Heide-Elke Gaugel | FRG | 23.02 | ||
| 8 | 8 | Pauline Davis | BAH | 23.02 |
| Date | 9 August 1984 — 17:55 |
|---|---|
| Wind | 0.1 m/s |
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time (Automatic) | Reaction Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | Valerie Brisco-Hooks | USA | 21.81 | 0.200 | ||
| 2 | 4 | Florence Griffith | USA | 22.04 | 0.185 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Merlene Ottey-Page | JAM | 22.09 | 0.193 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Kathy Cook | GBR | 22.10 | 0.142 | ||
| 5 | 8 | Grace Jackson | JAM | 22.20 | 0.243 | ||
| 6 | 5 | Randy Givens | USA | 22.36 | 0.184 | ||
| 7 | 6 | Rose-Aimée Bacoul | FRA | 22.78 | 0.256 | ||
| 8 | 1 | Liliane Gaschet | FRA | 22.86 | 0.192 |
