Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Women's 400 metres
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Women's 400 metres at the Games of the XVIII Olympiad
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Venue | Olympic Stadium | ||||||||||||
Dates | 15–17 October | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 23 from 17 nations | ||||||||||||
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Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics |
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Track events | ||||
100 m | men | women | ||
200 m | men | women | ||
400 m | men | women | ||
800 m | men | women | ||
1500 m | men | |||
5000 m | men | |||
10,000 m | men | |||
80 m hurdles | women | |||
110 m hurdles | men | |||
400 m hurdles | men | |||
3000 m steeplechase |
men | |||
4×100 m relay | men | women | ||
4×400 m relay | men | |||
Road events | ||||
Marathon | men | |||
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 | ||||
Pentathlon | women | |||
Decathlon | men |
The women's 400 metres was the second-longest of the four women's track races in the Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics program in Tokyo. It was held on 15 October, 16 October, and 17 October 1964. 23 athletes from 17 nations entered. The first round was held on 15 October, the semifinals on 16 October, and the final on 17 October.
The 1964 Summer Olympics were the first to feature the women's 400 metres.
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Results
First round
The top five runners in each of the 3 heats advanced, as well as the next fastest runner from across the heats.
First round, heat 1
Place | Athlete | Nation | Time |
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1 | Antonia Munkacsi | Hungary | 54.4 seconds OR |
2 | Tilly van der Made | Netherlands | 54.8 seconds |
3 | Betty Cuthbert | Australia | 56.0 seconds |
4 | Elizabeth Grieveson | Great Britain | 56.8 seconds |
5 | Ogawa Kiyoko | Japan | 57.6 seconds |
6 | Stephie D'Souza | India | 58.0 seconds |
7 | Erna Maisack | United Team of Germany | 58.6 seconds |
8 | Aldaanish Ramazan | 23x15px Mongolia | 1:00.8 |
First round, heat 2
Place | Athlete | Nation | Time |
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1 | Maria Itkina | Soviet Union | 54.9 seconds |
2 | Margret Buscher | United Team of Germany | 55.3 seconds |
3 | Una Morris | Jamaica | 55.3 seconds |
4 | Maeve Kyle | Ireland | 55.4 seconds |
5 | Janell Smith | United States | 55.5 seconds |
6 | Patricia Kippax | Great Britain | 55.5 seconds |
7 | Abigal Hoffman | 23x15px Canada | 55.9 seconds |
8 | Samroey Charanggool | Thailand | 1:04.0 |
First round, heat 3
Place | Athlete | Nation | Time |
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1 | Ann Packer | Great Britain | 53.1 seconds OR |
2 | Judy Amoore | Australia | 53.8 seconds |
3 | Evelyne Lebret | France | 54.8 seconds |
4 | Gertrud Schmidt | United Team of Germany | 55.1 seconds |
5 | Olga Kazi | Hungary | 56.5 seconds |
6 | M. Rajamani | Malaysia | 57.8 seconds |
7 | Han Myung Hee | 23x15px South Korea | 58.7 seconds |
Semifinals
The fastest four runners in each of the two semifinals advanced to the final.
Semifinal 1
Place | Athlete | Nation | Time |
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1 | Ann Packer | Great Britain | 52.7 seconds OR |
2 | Betty Cuthbert | Australia | 53.8 seconds |
3 | Antonia Munkacsi | Hungary | 54.0 seconds |
4 | Evelyne Lebret | France | 54.5 seconds |
5 | Elizabeth Grieveson | Great Britain | 54.8 seconds |
6 | Una Morris | Jamaica | 54.9 seconds |
7 | Margret Buscher | United Team of Germany | 55.2 seconds |
8 | Ogawa Kiyoko | Japan | 57.1 seconds |
Semifinal 2
Place | Athlete | Nation | Time |
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1 | Judy Amoore | Australia | 53.3 seconds |
2 | Maria Itkina | Soviet Union | 53.5 seconds |
3 | Tilly van der Made | Netherlands | 54.1 seconds |
4 | Gertrud Schmidt | United Team of Germany | 54.2 seconds |
5 | Patricia Kippax | Great Britain | 54.4 seconds |
6 | Janell Smith | United States | 54.5 seconds |
7 | Maeve Kyle | Ireland | 55.3 seconds |
— | Olga Kazi | Hungary | Did not start |
Final
Place | Athlete | Nation | Time |
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1 | Betty Cuthbert | Australia | 52.0 seconds OR |
2 | Ann Packer | Great Britain | 52.2 seconds |
3 | Judy Amoore | Australia | 53.4 seconds |
4 | Antonia Munkacsi | Hungary | 54.4 seconds |
5 | Maria Itkina | Soviet Union | 54.6 seconds |
6 | Tilly van der Made | Netherlands | 55.2 seconds |
7 | Gertrud Schmidt | United Team of Germany | 55.4 seconds |
8 | Evelyne Lebret | France | 55.5 seconds |
References
- Official Report