Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Women's marathon

Official Video

Women's marathon at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad
Venue	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles
Dates	August 5
Competitors	50 from 28 nations
Winning time	2:24:52
Medalists
Joan Benoit  United States Grete Waitz  Norway Rosa Mota  Portugal

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

The Women's Marathon at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California (USA) was held on August 5, 1984. It was the first time a women's marathon had been held at the Olympic Games. The 50 competitors came from 28 countries. 44 finished the race. The world record holder Joan Benoit of the USA won the gold medal, with the silver medal going to the 1983 World champion Greta Waitz of Norway, and bronze to Rosa Mota of Portugal. The race was also notable for Gabriela Andersen-Schiess from Switzerland, who entered the stadium for the final lap in a state of almost total exhaustion, barely able to walk but eventually completing the race, collapsing at the finishing line and being immediately treated by medical personnel. She finished 37th.

Medalists

Gold	Joan Benoit  United States
Silver	Grete Waitz  Norway
Bronze	Rosa Mota  Portugal

Abbreviations

• All times shown are in hours:minutes:seconds

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

Records

Standing records prior to the 1984 Summer Olympics
World Record	Joan Benoit (USA)	2:22:43	April 18, 1983	Boston, United States
Olympic Record	New Event
Season Best	Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR)	2:24:26	May 13, 1984	London, United Kingdom
Broken records during the 1984 Summer Olympics
Olympic Record	Joan Benoit (USA)	2:24:52	August 5, 1984	Los Angeles, United States

Final Rankings

RANK	FINAL	TIME
	Joan Benoit (USA)	2:24:52
	Grete Waitz (NOR)	2:26:18
	Rosa Mota (POR)	2:26:57
4.	Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR)	2:27:34
5.	Lorraine Moller (NZL)	2:28:34
6.	Priscilla Welch (GBR)	2:28:54
7.	Lisa Martin (AUS)	2:29.03
8.	Sylvie Ruegger (CAN)	2:29:09
9.	Laura Fogli (ITA)	2:29:28
10.	Tujia Toivonen (FIN)	2:32:07
11.	Joyce Smith (GBR)	2:32:48
12.	Alba Milana (ITA)	2:33:01
13.	Dorthe Rasmussen (DEN)	2:33:40
14.	Sarah Rowell (GBR)	2:34:08
15.	Sinikka Keskitalo (FIN)	2:35:15
16.	Charlotte Teske (FRG)	2:35:56
17.	Anne Marie Malone (CAN)	2:36:33
18.	Midde Hamrin (SWE)	2:36:41
19.	Nanae Sasaki (JPN)	2:37:04
20.	Paola Moro (ITA)	2:37:06
21.	Ria Van Landeghem (BEL)	2:37:11
22.	Carla Beurskens (NED)	2:37:51
23.	Regina Joyce (IRL)	2:37:57
24.	Marie-Christine Deurbroeck (BEL)	2:38:01
25.	Maria Trujillo (MEX)	2:38:50
26.	Bente Moe (NOR)	2:40:52
27.	Mary O'Connor (NZL)	2:41:22
28.	Carey May (IRL)	2:41:27
29.	Francine Peeters (BEL)	2:42:22
30.	Zehava Shmueli (ISR)	2:42:27
31.	22x20px Winnie Lai Chu Ng (HKG)	2:42:38
32.	Monica Regonesi (CHI)	2:44:44
33.	Naydi Nazario (PUR)	2:45:49
34.	22x20px Yuko Gordon (HKG)	2:46:12
35.	Ena Guevara (PER)	2:46:50
36.	Julie Brown (USA)	2:47:33
37.	Gabriela Andersen-Schiess (SUI)	2:48:42
38.	Rita Borralho (POR)	2:50:58
39.	Conceição Ferreira (POR)	2:50:58
40.	Maria Cardenas (MEX)	2:51:03
41.	Maria Luisa Ronquillo (MEX)	2:51:04
42.	Nelly Wright (BOL)	2:51:35
43.	Mary Wagaki (KEN)	2:52:00
44.	Eleonora Mendonça (BRA)	2:52:19
—	Ifeoma Mbanugo (NGR)	DNF
—	Akemi Masuda (JPN)	DNF
—	Jacqueline Gareau (CAN)	DNF
—	Julie Isphording (USA)	DNF
—	Anne Audain (NZL)	DNF
—	22x20px Leda Díaz de Cano (HON)	DNF

See also

• 1982 Women's European Championships Marathon (Athens)
• 1983 Women's World Championships Marathon (Helsinki)
• 1984 Marathon Year Ranking
• 1986 Women's European Championships Marathon (Stuttgart)
• 1987 Women's World Championships Marathon (Rome)

References

• (French) Marathon Info
• (English) sports-reference