Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Women's 3000 metres
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| Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics  |
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| Track events | ||||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| 400 m | men | women | ||
| 800 m | men | women | ||
| 1500 m | men | women | ||
| 3000 m | women | |||
| 5000 m | men | |||
| 10,000 m | men | |||
| 100 m hurdles | women | |||
| 110 m hurdles | men | |||
| 400 m hurdles | men | women | ||
| 3000 m steeplechase |
men | |||
| 4×100 m relay | men | women | ||
| 4×400 m relay | men | women | ||
| Road events | ||||
| Marathon | men | women | ||
| 20 km walk | men | |||
| 50 km walk | men | |||
| Field events | ||||
| Long jump | men | women | ||
| Triple jump | men | |||
| High jump | men | women | ||
| Pole vault | men | |||
| Shot put | men | women | ||
| Discus throw | men | women | ||
| Javelin throw | men | women | ||
| Hammer throw | men | |||
| Combined events | ||||
| Heptathlon | women | |||
| Decathlon | men | |||
| Wheelchair races | ||||
These are the official results of the Women's 3.000m metres event at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. The final, held on August 10, 1984, is still remembered because of the fall after 1.700 metres of USA's Mary Decker after a collision with Zola Budd.
Medalists
| Gold | Maricica Puică Romania |
| Silver | Wendy Sly Great Britain |
| Bronze | Lynn Williams Canada |
Abbreviations
| Q | automatic qualification |
| q | qualification by rank |
| 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 |
Final
| RANK | FINAL | TIME |
|---|---|---|
 |
 Maricica Puică (ROU) |
8:35.96 OR |
 |
 Wendy Sly (GBR) |
8:39.47 |
 |
 Lynn Williams (CAN) |
8:42.14 |
| 4. |  Cindy Bremser (USA) |
8:42.78 |
| 5. |  Cornelia Bürki (SUI) |
8:45.20 |
| 6. |  Aurora Cunha (POR) |
8:46.37 |
| 7. | Zola Budd (GBR) |
8:48.80 |
| 8. | Joan Hansen (USA) |
8:51.53 |
| 9. |  Dianne Rodger (NZL) |
8.56.43 |
| 10. |  Agnese Possamai (ITA) |
9.10.82 |
| — |  Brigitte Kraus (FRG) |
DNF |
| — | Mary Decker (USA) |
DNF |
Qualifying heats
- Held in 1984-08-08
| RANK | HEAT 1 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Mary Decker (USA) |
8.44.38 OR |
| 2. | Lynn Williams (CAN) |
8.45.77 |
| 3. | Agnese Possamai (ITA) |
8.45.84 |
| 4. | Aurora Cunha (POR) |
8.46.38 |
| 5. | Dianne Rodger (NZL) |
8.47.90 |
| 6. | Jane Furniss (GBR) |
8.48.00 |
| 7. |  Helen Kimaiyo (KEN) |
8.57.21 |
| 8. |  Roisin Smyth (IRL) |
9.01.69 |
| 9. |  Raida Abdallah (JOR) |
10.48.00 |
| — |  Helen Ritter (LIE) |
DNS |
| RANK | HEAT 2 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Brigitte Kraus (FRG) |
8:57.53 |
| 2. | Joan Hansen (USA) |
8:58.64 |
| 3. | Wendy Sly (GBR) |
8:58.66 |
| 4. | Maria Machado (POR) |
9.01.77 |
| 5. |  Donna Gould (AUS) |
9.05.56 |
| 6. |  Eva Ernström (SWE) |
9.06.54 |
| 7. |  Annette Sergent (FRA) |
9.15.82 |
| 8. | Sue French (CAN) |
9.24.66 |
| 9. |  Liliana Gongora (ARG) |
9.41.14 |
| 10. |  Hwinga Mwanjala (TAN) |
9.42.66 |
| RANK | HEAT 3 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Maricica Puică (ROU) |
8:43.32 OR |
| 2. | Cindy Bremser (USA) |
8:43.97 |
| 3. | Zola Budd (GBR) |
8:44.62 |
| 4. | Cornelia Bürki (SUI) |
8:45.82 |
| 5. | Monica Joyce (IRL) |
8:54.34 |
| 6. | Geri Fitch (CAN) |
9.07.18 |
| 7. |  Marie-Jane Mukamurenzi (RWA) |
9.27.08 |
| 8. |  Geeta Zutshi (IND) |
9.40.63 |
| 9. |  Kriscia Lorena García (ESA) |
9.42.28 |
| — |  Monica Regonesi (CHI) |
DNF |
| — | Rosa Mota (POR) |
DNF |
See also
- 1980 Women's Olympic 3.000 metres (Moscow)
- 1982 Women's European Championships 3.000 metres (Athens)
- 1983 Women's World Championships 3.000 metres (Helsinki)
- 1986 Women's European Championships 3.000 metres (Stuttgart)
- 1987 Women's World Championships 3.000 metres (Rome)
- 1988 Women's Olympic 3.000 metres (Seoul)
