These are the official results of the
Women's 400 metres event at the
1972 Summer Olympics
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in
Munich
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. The competition was held on 2 & 7 of September.
The favorite coming into the Olympics was
Monika Zehrt
Monika Zehrt (later Landgraf, born 29 September 1952) is a retired East German sprinter who specialized in the 400 m. At the 1972 Olympics she won gold medals in the individual 400 m and 4 × 400 m relay, setting an Olympic and a world record, ...
of
East Germany
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who equaled the world record in the previous July. The other world record holder was
Marilyn Neufville of
Jamaica
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, who was also favored to win, but was injured and unable to compete. This left the field open to challenge the world record holder for the top prize.
Heats
The top four runners in each heat (blue) and the next four fastest (pink), advanced to the quarterfinal round.
Heat 1
Heat 2
Heat 3
Heat 4
Heat 5
Heat 6
Heat 7
Quarterfinals
The top four runners in each heat advanced to the semifinal round.
Quarterfinal 1
Quarterfinal 2
Quarterfinal 3
Quarterfinal 4
Semifinals
Top four in each heat advanced to the final round.
Semifinal 1
Semifinal 2
Final
Key: OR = Olympic record; DNS = did not start; DNF = did not finish
References
External links
Official report
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Women's 400 metres
400 metres at the Olympics
1972 in women's athletics
Women's events at the 1972 Summer Olympics