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Athletics At The 1984 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 Metres
The women's 100m metres was an event at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the largest city in the state of California and the second most populous city in the United States after New York City, as well as one of the world' .... The final was held on August 5, 1984. Results Heats The heats were held on 1984-08-04. Heat 1 Heat 2 Heat 3 Heat 4 Heat 5 Heat 6 Quarterfinals The quarterfinals were held on 1984-08-04. Quarterfinal 1 Quarterfinal 2 Quarterfinal 3 Quarterfinal 4 Semifinals The semifinals were held on 1984-08-05. Semifinal 1 Semifinal 2 Final See also * 1983 Women's World Championships 100 metres (Helsinki) * 1984 Friendship Games 100 metres (Prague) * 1986 Women's European Championships 100 metres (Stuttgart) References External links Results {{DEFAULTSORT:Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics - Women' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (also known as the L.A. Coliseum) is a multi-purpose stadium in the Exposition Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. Conceived as a hallmark of civic pride, the Coliseum was commissioned in 1921 as a memorial to Los Angeles veterans of World War I. Completed in 1923, it will become the first stadium to have hosted the Summer Olympics three times when it hosts the 2028 Summer Olympics; the stadium previously hosted the Summer Olympics in 1932 and 1984. It was designated a National Historic Landmark on July 27, 1984, a day before the opening ceremony of the 1984 Summer Olympics. The stadium serves as the home of the University of Southern California (USC) Trojans football team of the Pac-12 Conference. The Coliseum is jointly owned by the State of California's Sixth District Agricultural Association, Los Angeles County, and the city of Los Angeles. It is managed and operated by the Auxiliary Services Department of the University of Sou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pauline Davis-Thompson
Pauline Elaine Davis-Thompson (born 9 July 1966) is a former Bahamian sprinter. She competed at five Olympics, a rarity for a track and field athlete. She won her first medal at her fourth Olympics and her first gold medals at her fifth Olympics ( Sydney 2000) at age 34 in the 4 × 100 m Relay and, after Marion Jones' belated disqualification nine years later, in the 200m. Career In 1984, she was awarded the Austin Sealy Trophy for the most outstanding athlete of the 1984 CARIFTA Games. Her first high-profile success came in 1989 when she became the NCAA National Champion in the 200-meter dash while setting a collegiate national record as a member of the Alabama Crimson Tide team at the University of Alabama. Then in 1995, she won the silver medal in the 200 metres at the IAAF World Indoor Championships and won another silver, this time in the 400 metres, at the 1995 World Championships in Athletics. She ran at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics the following year and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liliane Gaschet
Liliane Gaschet (born 16 March 1962 in Fort-de-France, Martinique) is a French athlete who specialises in the 100 and 200 meters. Gaschet competed in the women's 100 and 200 meters and also the 4 x 100 meter relay at the 1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the secon .... Records References External links * * * 1962 births Living people Sportspeople from Fort-de-France Martiniquais athletes French female sprinters Olympic athletes for France French people of Martiniquais descent Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics Mediterranean Games gold medalists for France Mediterranean Games silver medalists for France Athletes (track and field) at the 1983 Mediterranean Games European Athletics Championships medalists Med ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walapa Tangjitsusorn
Walapa Tangjitsusorn (born 14 June 1953) is a Thai sprinter. She competed in the women's 100 metres at the 1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the secon .... References External links * 1953 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics Walapa Tangjitsusorn Walapa Tangjitsusorn Place of birth missing (living people) Asian Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Walapa Tangjitsusorn Athletes (track and field) at the 1982 Asian Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1986 Asian Games Medalists at the 1982 Asian Games Medalists at the 1986 Asian Games SEA Games medalists in athletics Walapa Tangjitsusorn Competitors at the 1977 SEA Games Olympic female sprinters Asian Athletics Championships winners ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jabou Jawo
Jabou Jawo (born 18 April 1962) is a Gambian sprinter. She competed in the 100 metres at the 1984 Summer Olympics and the 1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서울 1988, Seoul Cheon gubaek palsip-pal), was an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October .... She was the first woman to represent the Gambia at the Olympics. References External links * 1962 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Gambian female sprinters Olympic athletes for the Gambia Athletes (track and field) at the 1978 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1982 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games competitors for the Gambia Place of birth missing (living people) Olympic female sprinters {{Gambia-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doris Wiredu
Doris Frema Wiredu (born 1 February 1964) is a retired Ghanaian female track and field athlete who specialised in 100 metres. She won a gold medal in the 1984 African Championships in the event, and two silvers in 100 metres and 400 metres events in the 1985 edition. Her personal best in 100 metres was 11.75, set in 1985. She also competed for Ghana in the 1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the secon ... in Los Angeles as part of Ghana's 4×100 metres relay women's team, which finished 5th in its semi-final heat, without progressing to the final round. International competitions References External links * 1964 births Living people Ghanaian female sprinters Olympic athletes for Ghana Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
France Gareau
France Gareau (born April 15, 1967) is a Canadian athlete, who competed in the sprint events. Gareau was born in Verner, Ontario. Gareau competed for Canada in the 1984 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles, United States in the 100 metres and the 4 x 100 metres relay, where she anchored Canada to the silver medal (as a 17-year-old) with her teammates Angela Bailey, Marita Payne and Angella Taylor-Issajenko. Gareau also won relay medals at the 1990 Commonwealth Games, 1993 Summer Universiade and at two Francophone Games. Gareau was also Canadian champion at the 100 metres in 1989. Personal life She is married to former Ottawa Rough Riders and BC Lions player Sean Foudy. Their sons Liam and Jean-Luc are ice hockey players. Liam was selected in the first round of the 2018 NHL Entry Draft by the Columbus Blue Jackets. Jean-Luc was selected in the third round of the 2020 NHL Entry Draft The 2020 NHL Entry Draft was the 58th NHL Entry Draft, held from Octob ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teresa Rioné
Teresa Rioné (born 23 March 1965) is a Spanish sprinter. She competed in the women's 100 metres at the 1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the secon .... References External links * 1965 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics Spanish female sprinters Olympic athletes for Spain Place of birth missing (living people) Olympic female sprinters Spanish Athletics Championships winners {{Spain-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heather Oakes
Heather Regina Oakes (née Hunte born 14 August 1959) is a female English former sprinter who competed mainly in the 100 metres. In the 4 × 100m relay, she won Olympic bronze medals in Moscow 1980 and Los Angeles 1984. She also won a silver medal in the 60m at the 1985 World Indoor Games, and a gold medal in the 100m at the 1986 Commonwealth Games. Career Oakes was born in Hackney, London. She was a member of the Haringey Athletic Club. In 1977, as Heather Hunte, she finished fourth in the 100 m final at the European Junior Championships in Donetsk, being edged out of a medal by teammate Kathy Smallwood (11.71 - 11.72). She won a bronze medal in the sprint relay. On 21 May 1980, at a meeting at the Crystal Palace, she ran the 100 metres in a wind-assisted 11.01 secs (+4.0). Later that year she competed for Great Britain at the Olympic Games in Moscow, where she won a bronze medal in the 4 × 100 metres relay, with her teammates Smallwood, Beverley Goddard and Sonia Lanna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grace Jackson
Grace Jackson-Small (born 14 June 1961) is a Jamaican former athlete who competed mainly in the 100 and 200 metres. She won an Olympic silver medal in the 200 metres at the 1988 Seoul Olympics, and is a former Jamaican record-holder in the 200m and 400m. She was Jamaican Sportswoman of the Year in 1986 and 1988. Career Born in St. Ann, Jamaica, West Indies Federation, Jackson reached the 100m and 200m finals in the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, finishing fifth in both. A year later, she won the 200m title at the 1985 Universiade and finished second in the 100m and 200m at the 1985 IAAF World Cup. She won a bronze medal in the 200m at the 1987 IAAF World Indoor Championships behind Heike Drechsler and Merlene Ottey. The highlight of her career was at the 1988 Seoul Olympics, where she won a silver medal in the 200m behind Florence Griffith-Joyner's still-standing world record of 21.34. Jackson ran a Jamaican record time of 21.72 seconds that was .01 seconds short o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miriama Tuisorisori-Chambault
Miriama Kadavu Tuisorisori-Chambault (born 27 March 1952) is a Fijian sprinter. She competed in the women's 100 metres at the 1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the secon .... She was the first woman to represent Fiji at the Olympics. References External links * 1952 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games competitors for Fiji Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics Fijian female sprinters Fijian female long jumpers Fijian pentathletes Olympic athletes for Fiji Place of birth missing (living people) New Zealand Athletics Championships winners Pacific Games gold medalists for Fiji Pacific Games medalist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Binta Jambane
Binta Jambane (born 14 May 1942) is a Mozambican sprinter. She competed in the women's 100 metres at the 1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the secon .... References External links * 1942 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics Mozambican female sprinters Olympic athletes for Mozambique 20th-century Mozambican people Place of birth missing (living people) Olympic female sprinters {{Mozambique-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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