Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Women's 1500 metres

Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Track events
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		men
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

Final

RANK	FINAL	TIME
	Gabriella Dorio (ITA)	4:03.25
	Doina Melinte (ROU)	4:03.76
	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)

References

• Official Report
• Results
• Results