Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's 400 metres

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]

Women's 400 metres
at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad
VenueCentennial Olympic Stadium
Dates26 July 1996 (heats)
27 July 1996 (quarter-finals)
28 July 1996 (semi-finals)
29 July 1996 (final)
Competitors49 from 35 nations
Winning time48.25 OR
Medalists
Marie-José Pérec
 France
Cathy Freeman
 Australia
Falilat Ogunkoya
 Nigeria

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]

Final classification

RankATHLETENationFINALLANESEMIQUARTHEAT
Marie-José Pérec France 48.25 3 49.19 51.00 51.82
Cathy Freeman Australia 48.63 4 50.32 50.43 51.99
Falilat Ogunkoya Nigeria 49.10 5 49.57 50.65 52.65
4 Pauline Davis Bahamas 49.28 2 49.85 51.08 51.00
5 Jearl Miles United States 49.55 8 50.21 50.84 51.96
6 Fatima Yusuf Nigeria 49.77 6 50.36 51.27 52.25
7 Sandie Richards Jamaica 50.45 7 50.74 51.22 51.79
8 Grit Breuer Germany 50.71 1 50.75 50.57 52.20

Non-qualifiers

Eliminated in Semifinals

RankATHLETENationTIME
— Svetlana Goncharenko Russia 50.84
— Kim Graham United States 51.13
— Maicel Malone United States 51.16
— Merlene Frazer Jamaica 51.18
— Bisi Afolabi Nigeria 51.40
— Sandra Myers Spain 51.42
— Renee Poetschka Australia 51.49
— Juliet Campbell Jamaica 51.65

Eliminated in Quarterfinals

RankATHLETENationTIME
— Hana Benešová Czech Republic 51.30
— Olga Kotlyarova Russia 51.36
— Donna Fraser Great Britain 51.58
— Helena Fuchsová Czech Republic 51.70
— Virna de Angeli Italy 51.77
— Maria Magnolia Figueiredo Brazil 51.98
— Ladonna Antoine Canada 52.03
— Anna Kozak Belarus 52.14
— Phylis Smith Great Britain 52.16
— Diane Francis Saint Kitts and Nevis 52.24
— Dora Kyriakou Cyprus 52.26
— Grace-Ann Dinkins Liberia 52.53
— Patrizia Spuri Italy 52.78
— Yana Manuylova Ukraine 52.82
— Naděžda Koštovalová Czech Republic 53.21
— Lee Naylor Australia 53.75

Eliminated in Heats

RankATHLETENationTIME
— Zoila Stewart Costa Rica 52.66
— Olena Rurak Ukraine 52.92
— Melissa Straker Barbados 52.92
— Marina Zivkovic Yugoslavia 53.10
— Grace Birungi Uganda 53.12
— Svetlana Bodritskaya Kazakhstan 53.24
— Ameerah Bello Virgin Islands 53.40
— Corinne Simasotchi Switzerland 53.69
— Du Xiujie China 53.95
— Ngozi Mwanamwambwa Zambia 54.12
— Melrose Mansaray Sierra Leone 54.37
— Mercy Addy Ghana 54.92
— Guilhermina Cruz Angola 55.42
— Denise Ouabangui Central African Republic 55.74
— Arely Franco El Salvador 1:01:38
— Ahamada Haoulata Comoros 1:03.44
— Ximena Restrepo Colombia DNF

See also

References

  1. "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.
  2. http://www.alltime-athletics.com/w_400ok.htm
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