Daily Almanac for
Nov 9, 2009
Search White Pages
Search: Infoplease Info search tips
Search: Biographies Bio search tips
Last updated on February 1, 2009
Sports > Olympics > Summer Olympics Through The Years > Event-by-Event > Track & Field > Women's Olympic Track & Field

400 meters

Year  Time  
1964 Betty Cuthbert, AUS 52.0  
1968 Colette Besson, FRA 52.03 =OR
1972 Monika Zehrt, E. Ger 51.08 OR
1976 Irena Szewinska, POL 49.29 WR
1980 Marita Koch, E. Ger 48.88 OR
1984 Valerie Brisco-Hooks, USA 48.83 OR
1988 Olga Bryzgina, USSR 48.65 OR
1992 Marie-Jose Perec, FRA 48.83  
1996Marie-Jose Perec, FRA48.25OR
2000Cathy Freeman, AUS49.11 
2004 Tonique Williams-Darling, BAH49.41 

Information Please® Database, © 2007 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.

200 metersWomen's Olympic Track & Field800 meters
    • Cite
    • Print
    • Bookmark

More on 400 meters from Infoplease:

  • 400 meters - 400 meters Year Time 1896 Tom Burke, USA 54.2 1900 Maxey Long, USA 49.4 OR 1904 Harry Hillman, USA ...
  • WOMEN - WOMEN 100 meters Time 1 Marion Jones, USA 10.75 2 Ekaterini Thanou, GRE 11.12 3 Tanya Lawrence, JAM ...
  • Women - Women 100 meters Time 1 Gail Devers, USA 10.94 2 Merlene Ottey, JAM 10.94 3 Gwen Torrence, USA ...
  • Women - Women Two medals: Marion Jones, USA (2-0-0); Zhanna Pintusevich, UKR (1-0-1); Kim Batten, USA ...
  • MEN - MEN 100 Meters Time 1 Maurice Greene, USA 9.87 2 Ato Boldon, TRI 9.99 3 Obadele Thompson, BAR 10.04 ...