Cycling at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Women's individual road race

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Women's road race
at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad
VenueStreets of Mission Viejo
DateJuly 29
Competitors45 from 16 nations
Winning time2:11:14
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Connie Carpenter
 United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Rebecca Twigg
 United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Sandra Schumacher
 West Germany
1988 →

The women's individual road race was the first time that a women's cycling event had been included in the Olympic program. The race took place on Sunday July 29, 1984 along the major roads within Mission Viejo, California. There were 45 participants in the race, from 16 nations, with one cyclist who did not finish.[1]

Final classification[]

RANK Rider Time
Med 1.png  Connie Carpenter (USA) 2:11:14
Med 2.png  Rebecca Twigg (USA)
Med 3.png  Sandra Schumacher (FRG)
4  Unni Larsen (NOR)
5  Maria Canins (ITA)
6  Jeannie Longo (FRA) +1:21
7  Helle Sørensen (DEN) +2:14
8  Ute Enzenauer (FRG)
9  Luisa Seghezzi (ITA)
10  Janelle Parks (USA)
11  Cécile Odin (FRA)
12  Ines Varenkamp (FRG)
13  Catherine Swinnerton (GBR)
14  Dominique Damiani (FRA)
15  Kristina Ranudd (SWE)
16  Tuulikki Jahre (SWE)
17  Linda Gornall (GBR)
18  Nina Søby (NOR)
19  Hege Stendahl (NOR)
20  Marielle Guichard (FRA)
21  Inga Thompson (USA)
22  Geneviève Robic-Brunet (CAN) +2:48
23  Roberta Bonanomi (ITA) +3:59
24  Marie-Claude Audet (CAN) +9:02
25  Marianne Berglund (SWE)
26  Johanna Hack (AUT) +9:28
27  Karen Strong-Hearth (CAN) +10:49
28  Leontine van der Lienden (NED)
29  Maria Blower (GBR)
30  Muriel Sharp (GBR)
31  Lu Suyan (CHN) +13:05
32  Kathlyn Ragg (FIJ) +14:45
33  Gabriele Altweck (FRG) +18:12
34  Emanuela Menuzzo (ITA)
35  Paula Westher (SWE)
36  Wang Li (CHN)
37  Hennie Top (NED)
38  Hilde Dobiasch (AUT)
39  Thea van Rijnsoever (NED)
40  Wakako Abe (JPN) +28:58
41  Lu Yu'e (CHN) +31:41
42  Choi Eun-suk (KOR) +32:36
43  Mun Suk (KOR) +32:57
44  Son Yak-seon (KOR) +37:22
 Merilyn Phillips (CAY) DNF

References[]

  1. ^ "Cycling at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games: Women's Road Race, Individual". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved June 5, 2015.

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