Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics - Women's 3000 metres
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These are the official results of the Women's 3.000m metres
event at the 1984 Summer Olympics
in Los Angeles, California
. The final, held on August 10, 1984, is still remembered because of the fall after 1.700 metres of USA's Mary Decker
after a collision with Zola Budd
.
Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics
At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, 41 events in athletics were contested, 24 events by men and 17 by women. There were a total number of 1273 participating athletes from 124 countries.-Men's events:-Women's events:...
event at the 1984 Summer Olympics
1984 Summer Olympics
The 1984 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in Los Angeles, California, United States in 1984...
in Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
. The final, held on August 10, 1984, is still remembered because of the fall after 1.700 metres of USA's Mary Decker
Mary Decker
Mary Slaney is an American former track athlete. During her career, she won gold medals in the 1500 meters and 3000 meters at the 1983 World Championships, and set 17 official and unofficial world records and 36 US national records.-Biography:Mary Decker was born in Bunnvale, Hunterdon County, New...
after a collision with Zola Budd
Zola Budd
Zola Pieterse, better known by her maiden name of Zola Budd , is a former Olympic track and field competitor who, in less than three years, twice broke the world record in the women's 5000 metres and twice was the women's winner at the World Cross Country Championships...
.
Medalists
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 |
|---|---|---|
 |
8:35.96 OR | |
 |
8:39.47 | |
 |
8:42.14 | |
| 4. | 8:42.78 | |
| 5. | 8:45.20 | |
| 6. | 8:46.37 | |
| 7. | 8:48.80 | |
| 8. | 8:51.53 | |
| 9. | 8.56.43 | |
| 10. | 9.10.82 | |
| — | DNF | |
| — | DNF |
Qualifying heats
- Held in 1984-08-08
RANK HEAT 1 TIME 1. 8.44.38 OR 2. 8.45.77 3. 8.45.84 4. 8.46.38 5. 8.47.90 6. 8.48.00 7. 8.57.21 8. 9.01.69 9. 10.48.00 — DNS
| RANK | HEAT 2 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | 8:57.53 | |
| 2. | 8:58.64 | |
| 3. | 8:58.66 | |
| 4. | 9.01.77 | |
| 5. | 9.05.56 | |
| 6. | 9.06.54 | |
| 7. | 9.15.82 | |
| 8. | 9.24.66 | |
| 9. | 9.41.14 | |
| 10. | 9.42.66 |
| RANK | HEAT 3 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | 8:43.32 | |
| 2. | 8:43.97 | |
| 3. | 8:44.62 | |
| 4. | 8:45.82 | |
| 5. | 8:54.34 | |
| 6. | 9.07.18 | |
| 7. | 9.27.08 | |
| 8. | 9.40.63 | |
| 9. | 9.42.28 | |
| — | DNF | |
| — | DNF |
See also
- 1980 Women's Olympic 3.000 metres (Moscow)
- 1982 Women's European Championships 3.000 metres (Athens)1982 European Championships in Athletics - Women's 3000 metresThese are the official results of the Women's 3,000 metres event at the 1982 European Championships in Athens, Greece. The final was held on 9 September 1982.-Final:-See also:* 1978 Women's European Championships 3,000 metres...
- 1983 Women's World Championships 3.000 metres (Helsinki)
- 1986 Women's European Championships 3.000 metres (Stuttgart)1986 European Championships in Athletics - Women's 3000 metresThese are the official results of the Women's 3,000 metres event at the 1986 European Championships in Stuttgart, West Germany.-Final:-Qualifying heats:-See also:* 1982 Women's European Championships 3,000 metres...
- 1987 Women's World Championships 3.000 metres (Rome)1987 World Championships in Athletics - Women's 3000 metresThese are the official results of the Women's 3.000 metres event at the 1987 IAAF World Championships in Rome, Italy. There were a total number of 31 participating athletes, with two qualifying heats and the final held on Tuesday 1987-09-01.-Medalists:...
- 1988 Women's Olympic 3.000 metres (Seoul)Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics - Women's 3000 metresThe Women's 3.000m at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea had an entrylist of 35 competitors, with two qualifying heats before the final took place on Sunday September 25, 1988.-Final:-Non-Qualifiers:-See also:...