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

Athletics at the
1996 Summer Olympics
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
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Marathon men women
10 km walk women
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Long jump men women
Triple jump men women
High jump men women
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Shot put men women
Discus throw men women
Javelin throw men women
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Heptathlon women
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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.

Pérec's winning time was and remains the #3 time in history. Freeman's second place time was and remains the #6 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.[1]

Medalists

GoldMarie-José Pérec
 France
SilverCathy Freeman
 Australia
BronzeFalilat Ogunkoya
 Nigeria

Final classification

RANK ATHLETEFINALLANESEMIQUARTHEAT
 Marie-José Pérec (FRA) 48.25 3 49.19 51.00 51.82
 Cathy Freeman (AUS) 48.63 4 50.32 50.43 51.99
 Falilat Ogunkoya (NGR) 49.10 5 49.57 50.65 52.65
4.  Pauline Davis (BAH) 49.28 2 49.85 51.08 51.00
5.  Jearl Miles (USA) 49.55 8 50.21 50.84 51.96
6.  Fatima Yusuf (NGR) 49.77 6 50.36 51.27 52.25
7.  Sandie Richards (JAM) 50.45 7 50.74 51.22 51.79
8.  Grit Breuer (GER) 50.71 1 50.75 50.57 52.20

Non-qualifiers

Eliminated in Semifinals

RANK NAME ATHLETETIME
 Svetlana Goncharenko (RUS) 50.84
 Kim Graham (USA) 51.13
 Maicel Malone (USA) 51.16
 Merlene Frazer (JAM) 51.18
 Bisi Afolabi (NGR) 51.40
 Sandra Myers (ESP) 51.42
 Renee Poetschka (AUS) 51.49
 Juliet Campbell (JAM) 51.65

Eliminated in Quarterfinals

RANK NAME ATHLETETIME
 Hana Benešová (CZE) 51.30
 Olga Kotlyarova (RUS) 51.36
 Donna Fraser (GBR) 51.58
 Helena Fuchsová (CZE) 51.70
 Virna de Angeli (ITA) 51.77
 Maria Magnolia Figueiredo (BRA) 51.98
 Ladonna Antoine (CAN) 52.03
 Anna Kozak (BLR) 52.14
 Phylis Smith (GBR) 52.16
 Diane Francis (SKN) 52.24
 Dora Kyriakou (CYP) 52.26
 Grace-Ann Dinkins (LBR) 52.53
 Patrizia Spuri (ITA) 52.78
 Yana Manuylova (UKR) 52.82
 Naděžda Koštovalová (CZE) 53.21
 Lee Naylor (AUS) 53.75

Eliminated in Heats

RANK NAME ATHLETETIME
 Zoila Stewart (CRC) 52.66
 Olena Rurak (UKR) 52.92
 Melissa Straker (BAR) 52.92
 Marina Zivkovic (YUG) 53.10
 Grace Birungi (UGA) 53.12
 Svetlana Bodritskaya (KAZ) 53.24
 Ameerah Bello (ISV) 53.40
 Corinne Simasotchi (SUI) 53.69
 Du Xiujie (CHN) 53.95
 Ngozi Mwanamwambwa (ZAM) 54.12
 Melrose Mansaray (SLE) 54.37
 Mercy Addy (GHA) 54.92
 Guilhermina Cruz (ANG) 55.42
 Denise Ouabangui (CAF) 55.74
 Arely Franco (ESA) 1:01:38
 Ahamada Haoulata (COM) 1:03.44
 Ximena Restrepo (COL) DNF

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