Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Women's marathon

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Anderson-Schiess Video on YouTube

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
1st place, gold medalist(s) Joan Benoit File:Flag of the United States.svg United States 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Grete Waitz File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Rosa Mota File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal

The Women's Marathon at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California (United States) 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 United States won the gold medal by 1m 26, with the silver medal going to the 1983 World champion Grete Waitz of Norway, and bronze to Rosa Mota of Portugal. Strategically, the race was notable for Benoit making a bold move in only the third mile of the race, despite the August heat. The rest of the field did not try to keep pace with her, and Benoit maintained her lead all the way to finish, defeating Waitz by more than a minute.

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Official Video Highlights of Gabriela Andersen-Schiess

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 File:Flag of the United States.svg United States
Silver	Grete Waitz File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway
Bronze	Rosa Mota File:Flag of Portugal.svg 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 ranking

Place	Athlete	Time
File:Med 1.png	File:Flag of the United States.svg Joan Benoit (USA)	2:24:52
File:Med 2.png	File:Flag of Norway.svg Grete Waitz (NOR)	2:26:18
File:Med 3.png	File:Flag of Portugal.svg Rosa Mota (POR)	2:26:57
4	File:Flag of Norway.svg Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR)	2:27:34
5	File:Flag of New Zealand.svg Lorraine Moller (NZL)	2:28:34
6	File:Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg Priscilla Welch (GBR)	2:28:54
7	File:Flag of Australia.svg Lisa Martin (AUS)	2:29:03
8	File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Silvia Ruegger (CAN)	2:29:09
9	File:Flag of Italy.svg Laura Fogli (ITA)	2:29:28
10	File:Flag of Finland.svg Tuija Toivonen (FIN)	2:32:07
11	File:Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg Joyce Smith (GBR)	2:32:48
12	File:Flag of Italy.svg Alba Milana (ITA)	2:33:01
13	File:Flag of Denmark.svg Dorthe Rasmussen (DEN)	2:33:40
14	File:Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg Sarah Rowell (GBR)	2:34:08
15	File:Flag of Finland.svg Sinikka Keskitalo (FIN)	2:35:15
16	File:Flag of Germany.svg Charlotte Teske (FRG)	2:35:56
17	File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Anne Marie Malone (CAN)	2:36:33
18	File:Flag of Sweden.svg Midde Hamrin (SWE)	2:36:41
19	File:Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Nanae Sasaki (JPN)	2:37:04
20	File:Flag of Italy.svg Paola Moro (ITA)	2:37:06
21	File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Ria Van Landeghem (BEL)	2:37:11
22	File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Carla Beurskens (NED)	2:37:51
23	File:Flag of Ireland (3-2).svg Regina Joyce (IRL)	2:37:57
24	File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Marie-Christine Deurbroeck (BEL)	2:38:01
25	File:Flag of Mexico.svg Maria Trujillo (MEX)	2:38:50
26	File:Flag of Norway.svg Bente Moe (NOR)	2:40:52
27	File:Flag of New Zealand.svg Mary O'Connor (NZL)	2:41:22
28	File:Flag of Ireland (3-2).svg Carey May (IRL)	2:41:27
29	File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Francine Peeters (BEL)	2:42:22
30	File:Flag of Israel.svg Zehava Shmueli (ISR)	2:42:27
31	File:Flag of Hong Kong (1959–1997).svg Winnie Ng (HKG)	2:42:38
32	File:Flag of Chile.svg Monica Regonesi (CHI)	2:44:44
33	File:Flag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg Naydi Nazario (PUR)	2:45:49
34	File:Flag of Hong Kong (1959–1997).svg Yuko Gordon (HKG)	2:46:12
35	File:Flag of Peru.svg Ena Guevara (PER)	2:46:50
36	File:Flag of the United States.svg Julie Brown (USA)	2:47:33
37	File:Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Gabriela Andersen-Schiess (SUI)	2:48:42
38	File:Flag of Portugal.svg Rita Borralho (POR)	2:50:58
39	File:Flag of Portugal.svg Conceição Ferreira (POR)	2:50:58
40	File:Flag of Mexico.svg Maria Cardenas (MEX)	2:51:03
41	File:Flag of Mexico.svg María Luisa Ronquillo (MEX)	2:51:04
42	File:Flag of Bolivia.svg Nelly Chávez (BOL)	2:51:35
43	File:Flag of Kenya.svg Mary Wagaki (KEN)	2:52:00
44	File:Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Eleonora de Mendonça (BRA)	2:52:19
—	File:Flag of Nigeria.svg Ifeoma Mbanugo (NGR)	DNF
—	File:Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Akemi Masuda (JPN)	DNF
—	File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jacqueline Gareau (CAN)	DNF
—	File:Flag of the United States.svg Julie Isphording (USA)	DNF
—	File:Flag of New Zealand.svg Anne Audain (NZL)	DNF
—	File:Flag of Honduras (before 2022).svg Leda Díaz (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)

External links

• (in English) sports-reference