Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Women's 1500 metres
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| Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics  |
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| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| 400 m | men | women | ||
| 800 m | men | women | ||
| 1500 m | men | women | ||
| 3000 m | women | |||
| 5000 m | men | |||
| 10,000 m | men | |||
| 100 m hurdles | women | |||
| 110 m hurdles | men | |||
| 400 m hurdles | men | women | ||
| 3000 m steeplechase |
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| 4×100 m relay | men | women | ||
| 4×400 m relay | men | women | ||
| Road events | ||||
| Marathon | men | women | ||
| 20 km walk | men | |||
| 50 km walk | men | |||
| Field events | ||||
| Long jump | men | women | ||
| Triple jump | men | |||
| 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 1,500m metres event at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. The final was held on August 11, 1984.
Medalists
| Gold | Gabriella Dorio Italy |
| Silver | Doina Melinte Romania |
| Bronze | Maricica Puică Romania |
Abbreviations
| Q | automatic qualification |
| q | qualification by rank |
| DNS | did not start |
| NM | no mark |
| OR | olympic record |
| WR | world record |
| AR | area record |
| NR | national record |
| PB | personal best |
| SB | season best |
Final
| RANK | FINAL | TIME |
|---|---|---|
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 Gabriella Dorio (ITA) |
4:03.25 |
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 Doina Melinte (ROU) |
4:03.76 |
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Maricica Puică (ROU) |
4:04.15 |
| 4. |  Roswitha Gerdes (FRG) |
4:04.41 |
| 5. |  Christine Benning (GBR) |
4:04.70 |
| 6. | Christina Boxer (GBR) |
4:05.53 |
| 7. |  Brit McRoberts (CAN) |
4:05.98 |
| 8. |  Ruth Wysocki (USA) |
4:08.32 |
| 9. | Fiţa Lovin (ROU) |
4:09.11 |
| 10. | Debbie Scott (CAN) |
4:10.41 |
| 11. | Lynne MacDougall (GBR) |
4:10.58 |
| 12. |  Elly van Hulst (NED) |
4:11.58 |
Semi-Finals
- Held in 1984-08-09
| RANK | HEAT 1 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Christine Benning (GBR) |
4:10.48 |
| 2. | Doina Melinte (ROU) |
4:10.48 |
| 3. | Fiţa Lovin (ROU) |
4:10.58 |
| 4. | Roswitha Gerdes (FRG) |
4:10.64 |
| 5. | Brit McRoberts (CAN) |
4:10.64 |
| 6. | Elly van Hulst (NED) |
4:10.69 |
| 7. | Missy Kane (USA) |
4:11.86 |
| 8. | Diana Richburg (USA) |
4:13.35 |
| 9. |  Helen Ritter (LIE) |
4:19.39 |
| 10. |  Justina Chepchirchir (KEN) |
4:21.97 |
| 11. |  Laverne Bryan (ANT) |
4:32.44 |
| 12. |  Kriscia Lorena García (ESA) |
4:38.00 |
| RANK | HEAT 2 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Gabriella Dorio (ITA) |
4:04.51 |
| 2. | Maricica Puică (ROU) |
4:05.30 |
| 3. | Ruth Wysocki (USA) |
4:06.65 |
| 4. | Christina Boxer (GBR) |
4:07.40 |
| 5. | Lynne MacDougall (GBR) |
4:09.08 |
| 6. | Debbie Scott (CAN) |
4:09.16 |
| 7. |  Jill McCabe (SWE) |
4:16.48 |
| 8. |  Alejandra Ramos (CHI) |
4:22.03 |
| 9. |  Liliana Gongora (ARG) |
4:28.02 |
| 10. |  Mariciane Mukamurenzi (RWA) |
4:31.56 |
| — | Margrit Klinger (FRG) |
DNS |
See also
- 1980 Women's Olympic 1,500 metres (Moscow)
- 1982 Women's European Championships 1,500 metres (Athens)
- 1983 Women's World Championships 1,500 metres (Helsinki)
- 1986 Women's European Championships 1,500 metres (Stuttgart)
- 1987 Women's World Championships 1,500 metres (Rome)
- 1988 Women's Olympic 1,500 metres (Seoul)
