Updated September 27, 2017 |
Infoplease Staff
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| 1964 | Betty Cuthbert, Australia | 52.00 |
| 1968 | Colette Besson, France | 52.00 |
| 1972 | Monika Zehrt, East Germany | 51.08 |
| 1976 | Irena Szewinska, Poland | 49.29 |
| 1980 | Marita Koch, East Germany | 48.88 |
| 1984 | Valerie Brisco-Hooks, United States | 48.83 |
| 1988 | Olga Bryzguina, USSR | 48.65 |
| 1992 | Marie Jose-Perec, France | 48.83 |
| 1996 | Marie Jose-Perec, France | 48.25 |
| 2000 | Cathy Freeman, Australia | 49.11 |
| 2004 | Tonique Williams-Darling, Bahamas | 49.41 |
| 2008 | Christine Ohuruogu, Britain | 49.62 |
| 200-Meter Dash | Track and Field–Women | 800-Meter Run |
