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Athletics at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games:
Women's 100 metres
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Host City: Los Angeles, United States
Venue(s): Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California
Date Started: August 4, 1984
Date Finished: August 5, 1984
| Gold: |  Evelyn Ashford |
| Silver: | Alice Brown |
| Bronze: |  Merlene Ottey-Page |
Summary
The event lacked many of the world's top sprinters because of the Eastern European boycott, especially missing East Germany's Marlies Göhr. The favorite was American Evelyn Ashford, who was Göhr's arch-rival. She had been world ranked #1 in 1979 and 1981 and had won the 1979 World Cup title. In July 1983 Ashford broke the world record with 10.79. A great duel was expected at the first World Championships in 1983, but Ashford pulled up injured in the final, and Göhr won comfortably. In Los Angeles, Ashford's health was better and she won very easily, running a strong 10.97 in the final against a 1.2 m/s wind.
Final Standings
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | Medal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Evelyn Ashford | 27 | United States | USA | Gold | OR |
| 2 | Alice Brown | 23 | United States | USA | Silver | |
| 3 | Merlene Ottey-Page | 24 | Jamaica | JAM | Bronze | |
| 4 | Jeanette Bolden | 24 | United States | USA | ||
| 5 | Grace Jackson-Small | 23 | Jamaica | JAM | ||
| 6 | Angela Bailey | 22 | Canada | CAN | ||
| 7 | Heather Hunte-Oakes | 24 | Great Britain | GBR | ||
| 8 | Angella Taylor-Issajenko | 25 | Canada | CAN | ||
| 5 h1 r3/4 | Helinä Laihorinne-Marjamaa | 28 | Finland | FIN | ||
| 5 h2 r3/4 | Rose-Aimée Bacoul | 32 | France | FRA | ||
| 6 h1 r3/4 | Marie-France Loval | 19 | France | FRA | ||
| 6 h2 r3/4 | Heide-Elke Gaugel | 25 | West Germany | FRG | ||
| 7 h1 r3/4 | Liliane Gaschet | 22 | France | FRA | ||
| 7 h2 r3/4 | Pauline Davis-Thompson | 18 | Bahamas | BAH | ||
| 8 h1 r3/4 | Cécile Ngambi | 23 | Cameroon | CMR | ||
| 8 h2 r3/4 | Juliet Cuthbert | 20 | Jamaica | JAM | ||
| 5 h1 r2/4 | Els Vader | 24 | Netherlands | NED | ||
| 5 h2 r2/4 | Gillian Forde | 16 | Trinidad and Tobago | TTO | ||
| 5 h3 r2/4 | Eldece Clarke-Lewis | 19 | Bahamas | BAH | ||
| 5 h4 r2/4 | Teresa Rioné | 19 | Spain | ESP | ||
| 6 h1 r2/4 | Angela Williams | 19 | Trinidad and Tobago | TTO | ||
| 6 h2 r2/4 | Lydia de Vega | 19 | Philippines | PHI | ||
| 6 h3 r2/4 | France Gareau | 17 | Canada | CAN | ||
| 6 h4 r2/4 | Esmeralda García | 25 | Brazil | BRA | ||
| 7 h1 r2/4 | Doris Wiredu | 20 | Ghana | GHA | ||
| 7 h2 r2/4 | Shirley Thomas | 21 | Great Britain | GBR | ||
| 7 h3 r2/4 | Christa Schumann-Lottmann | 20 | Guatemala | GUA | ||
| 7 h4 r2/4 | Ruth Enang Mesode | 26 | Cameroon | CMR | ||
| 8 h1 r2/4 | Binta Jambane | 42 | Mozambique | MOZ | ||
| 8 h2 r2/4 | Françoise M'Pika | 28 | Congo (Brazzaville) | CGO | ||
| 8 h4 r2/4 | Nzaeli Kyomo | 27 | Tanzania | TAN | ||
| 4 h5 r1/4 | Felicia Candelario | 23 | Dominican Republic | DOM | ||
| 6 h1 r1/4 | Semra Aksu | 22 | Turkey | TUR | ||
| 6 h2 r1/4 | Miriama Tuisorisori-Chambault | 32 | Fiji | FIJ | ||
| 6 h4 r1/4 | Evelyn Farrell | 24 | Netherlands Antilles | AHO | ||
| 6 h5 r1/4 | Maya Kalle-Bentzur | 25 | Israel | ISR | ||
| 7 h1 r1/4 | Barbara Ingiro | 21 | Papua New Guinea | PNG | ||
| 7 h3 r1/4 | Jabou Jawo | 22 | Gambia | GAM | ||
| 7 h4 r1/4 | Lee Yeong-Suk | 18 | South Korea | KOR | ||
| 7 h5 r1/4 | Grace Ann Dinkins | 17 | Liberia | LBR | ||
| 7 h6 r1/4 | Ruperta Charles | 21 | Antigua and Barbuda | ANT | ||
| 8 h1 r1/4 | Eugenia Osho-Williams | 23 | Sierra Leone | SLE | ||
| 8 h3 r1/4 | Walapa Tangjitnusorn | 31 | Thailand | THA | ||
| 8 h4 r1/4 | Divina Estrella | 27 | Dominican Republic | DOM | ||
| 8 h5 r1/4 | Gisèle Ongollo | 18 | Gabon | GAB | ||
| 8 h6 r1/4 | Marie-Ange Wirtz | 21 | Seychelles | SEY |
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