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. 20 athletes competed in the heats, with the eight fastest qualifying for the final.
Records Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
Results
Heats Rule: The eight fastest swimmers advance to final A (Q), while the next eight to final B (q).
Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes 1 3 4 Tracy Caulkins 4:44.42 Q 2 2 4 Sue Heon 4:51.32 Q 3 2 3 Nathalie Gingras 4:51.77 Q 4 1 4 Petra Zindler 4:52.49 Q 5 2 5 Kathrine Bomstad 4:52.74 Q 6 1 5 Donna McGinnis 4:53.30 Q 7 1 3 Gaynor Stanley 4:53.70 Q 8 3 5 Suzie Landells 4:54.13 Q 9 3 6 Roberta Felotti 4:54.14 q 10 3 7 Karen Phillips 4:54.28 q 11 1 6 Sofia Kraft 4:55.10 q 12 3 3 Sarah Hardcastle 4:55.78 q 13 2 2 Sonja Hausladen 4:58.68 q 14 1 2 Hideka Koshimizu 4:59.18 q 15 3 2 Gail Jonson 4:59.92 q 16 2 6 Anca Pătrășcoiu 5:03.97 q, NR 17 2 7 Monika Bayer 5:05.61 18 2 1 Karin Brandes 5:11.92 1 7 Beda Leirvaag 4 1 Faten Ghattas
Finals
Final B Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes 9 6 Sarah Hardcastle 4:51.55 10 3 Sofia Kraft 4:53.25 NR 11 5 Karen Phillips 4:53.37 12 4 Roberta Felotti 4:57.74 13 2 Sonja Hausladen 4:57.78 NR 14 7 Hideka Koshimizu 4:58.02 NR 15 1 Gail Jonson 4:58.40 16 8 Anca Pătrășcoiu 5:05.53
Final A Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes 4 Tracy Caulkins 4:39.24 AM 8 Suzie Landells 4:48.30 OC 6 Petra Zindler 4:48.57 4 5 Sue Heon 4:49.41 5 3 Nathalie Gingras 4:50.55 6 7 Donna McGinnis 4:50.65 7 1 Gaynor Stanley 4:52.83 8 2 Kathrine Bomstad 4:53.28
References
External links Official Report USA Swimming