Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's 400 metres
Women's 400 metres at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad | ||||||||||
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Venue | Centennial Olympic Stadium | |||||||||
Dates | 26 July 1996 (heats) 27 July 1996 (quarter-finals) 28 July 1996 (semi-finals) 29 July 1996 (final) | |||||||||
Competitors | 49 from 35 nations | |||||||||
Winning time | 48.25 OR | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics | ||
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Track events | ||
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
400 m | men | women |
800 m | men | women |
1500 m | men | women |
5000 m | men | women |
10,000 m | men | women |
100 m hurdles | women | |
110 m hurdles | men | |
400 m hurdles | men | women |
3000 m steeplechase | men | |
4×100 m relay | men | women |
4×400 m relay | men | women |
Road events | ||
Marathon | men | women |
10 km walk | women | |
20 km walk | men | |
50 km walk | men | |
Field events | ||
Long jump | men | women |
Triple jump | men | women |
High jump | men | women |
Pole vault | men | |
Shot put | men | women |
Discus throw | men | women |
Javelin throw | men | women |
Hammer throw | men | |
Combined events | ||
Heptathlon | women | |
Decathlon | men | |
Wheelchair races | ||
These are the official results of the Women's 400 metres event at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. There were a total of 49 competitors.[1]
Pérec's winning time remains the #4 time in history. Freeman's second place time remains the #8 time in history. Ogunkoya and Davis also still rank on the all-time top 20. Places 3 through 6 are all the fastest times for those places in history and all of the top six, except Miles set their lifetime personal bests in this race.[2]
Results[]
Heats[]
Qualification: First 4 in each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualified to the quarterfinals.
Quarterfinals[]
Qualification: First 4 in each heat (Q) qualified directly to the semifinals.
Semifinals[]
Qualification: First 4 in each heat (Q) qualified directly to the final.
Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | 2 | Marie-José Pérec | ![]() |
49.19 | Q |
2 | 2 | Falilat Ogunkoya | ![]() |
49.57 | Q |
3 | 2 | Pauline Davis | ![]() |
49.85 | Q |
4 | 2 | Jearl Miles | ![]() |
50.21 | Q |
5 | 1 | Cathy Freeman | ![]() |
50.32 | Q |
6 | 1 | Fatima Yusuf | ![]() |
50.36 | Q |
7 | 1 | Sandie Richards | ![]() |
50.74 | Q |
8 | 1 | Grit Breuer | ![]() |
50.75 | Q |
9 | 2 | Svetlana Goncharenko | ![]() |
50.84 | |
10 | 1 | Kim Graham | ![]() |
51.13 | |
11 | 1 | Maicel Malone | ![]() |
51.16 | |
12 | 1 | Merlene Frazer | ![]() |
51.18 | |
13 | 1 | Bisi Afolabi | ![]() |
51.40 | |
14 | 2 | Sandra Myers | ![]() |
51.42 | |
15 | 2 | Renee Poetschka | ![]() |
51.49 | |
16 | 2 | Juliet Campbell | ![]() |
51.65 |
Final[]
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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3 | Marie-José Pérec | ![]() |
48.25 | |
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4 | Cathy Freeman | ![]() |
48.63 | |
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5 | Falilat Ogunkoya | ![]() |
49.10 | |
4 | 2 | Pauline Davis | ![]() |
49.28 | |
5 | 8 | Jearl Miles | ![]() |
49.55 | |
6 | 6 | Fatima Yusuf | ![]() |
49.77 | |
7 | 7 | Sandie Richards | ![]() |
50.45 | |
8 | 1 | Grit Breuer | ![]() |
50.71 |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Athletics at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games: Women's 400 metres". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
- ^ "Women's 400m".
External links[]
Categories:
- Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- 400 metres at the Olympics
- 1996 in women's athletics
- Women's events at the 1996 Summer Olympics