Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Women's 400 metres

The women's 400 metres was the second-longest of the four women's track races in the Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics program in Tokyo. It was held on 15 October, 16 October, and 17 October 1964. 23 athletes from 17 nations entered. The first round was held on 15 October, the semifinals on 16 October, and the final on 17 October. The 1964 Summer Olympics were the first to feature the women's 400 metres.[1]

Women's 400 metres
at the Games of the XVIII Olympiad
VenueOlympic Stadium
Dates15–17 October
Competitors23 from 17 nations
Winning time52.0 OR
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Betty Cuthbert
 Australia
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Ann Packer
 Great Britain
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Judy Amoore
 Australia
1968 →

Results

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First round

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The top five runners in each of the 3 heats advanced, as well as the next fastest runner from across the heats.

Heat 1

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Place Athlete Nation Time
1 Antónia Munkácsi   Hungary 54.4 seconds OR
2 Tilly van der Made   Netherlands 54.8 seconds
3 Betty Cuthbert   Australia 56.0 seconds
4 Joy Grieveson   Great Britain 56.8 seconds
5 Kiyoki Ogawa   Japan 57.6 seconds
6 Stephie D'Souza   India 58.0 seconds
7 Erna Maisack   United Team of Germany 58.6 seconds
8 Ramazangiin Aldaa-nysh   Mongolia 1:00.8

Heat 2

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Place Athlete Nation Time
1 Maria Itkina   Soviet Union 54.9 seconds
2 Margret Buscher   United Team of Germany 55.3 seconds
3 Una Morris   Jamaica 55.3 seconds
4 Maeve Kyle   Ireland 55.4 seconds
5 Janell Smith   United States 55.5 seconds
6 Patricia Kippax   Great Britain 55.5 seconds
7 Abigal Hoffman   Canada 55.9 seconds
8 Samruay Charonggool   Thailand 1:04.0

Heat 3

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Place Athlete Nation Time
1 Ann Packer   Great Britain 53.1 seconds OR
2 Judy Amoore   Australia 53.8 seconds
3 Evelyne Lebret   France 54.8 seconds
4 Gertrud Schmidt   United Team of Germany 55.1 seconds
5 Olga Kazi   Hungary 56.5 seconds
6 Mary Rajamani   Malaysia 57.8 seconds
7 Han Myeong-hui   South Korea 58.7 seconds

Semifinals

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The fastest four runners in each of the two semifinals advanced to the final.

Semifinal 1

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Place Athlete Nation Time
1 Ann Packer   Great Britain 52.7 seconds OR
2 Betty Cuthbert   Australia 53.8 seconds
3 Antónia Munkácsi   Hungary 54.0 seconds
4 Evelyne Lebret   France 54.5 seconds
5 Joy Grieveson   Great Britain 54.8 seconds
6 Una Morris   Jamaica 54.9 seconds
7 Margret Buscher   United Team of Germany 55.2 seconds
8 Ogawa Kiyoko   Japan 57.1 seconds

Semifinal 2

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Place Athlete Nation Time
1 Judy Amoore   Australia 53.3 seconds
2 Maria Itkina   Soviet Union 53.5 seconds
3 Tilly van der Made   Netherlands 54.1 seconds
4 Gertrud Schmidt   United Team of Germany 54.2 seconds
5 Patricia Kippax   Great Britain 54.4 seconds
6 Janell Smith   United States 54.5 seconds
7 Maeve Kyle   Ireland 55.3 seconds
Olga Kazi   Hungary Did not start

Final

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Place Athlete Nation Time
1 Betty Cuthbert   Australia 52.0 seconds OR
2 Ann Packer   Great Britain 52.2 seconds
3 Judy Amoore   Australia 53.4 seconds
4 Antónia Munkácsi   Hungary 54.4 seconds
5 Maria Itkina   Soviet Union 54.6 seconds
6 Tilly van der Made   Netherlands 55.2 seconds
7 Gertrud Schmidt   United Team of Germany 55.4 seconds
8 Evelyne Lebret   France 55.5 seconds

References

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  1. ^ "Athletics at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games: Women's 400 metres". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 31 July 2017.