Updated August 28, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
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400 meters
| Year | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Betty Cuthbert, AUS | 52.0 | |
| 1968 | Colette Besson, FRA | 52.03 | OR |
| 1972 | Monika Zehrt, E. Ger | 51.08 | OR |
| 1976 | Irena Szewinska, POL | 49.29 | WR |
| 1980 | Marita Koch, E. Ger | 48.88 | OR |
| 1984 | Valerie Brisco-Hooks, USA | 48.83 | OR |
| 1988 | Olga Bryzgina, USSR | 48.65 | OR |
| 1992 | Marie-Jose Perec, FRA | 48.83 | |
| 1996 | Marie-Jose Perec, FRA | 48.25 | OR |
| 2000 | Cathy Freeman, AUS | 49.11 | |
| 2004 | Tonique Williams-Darling, BAH | 49.41 | |
| 2008 | Christine Ohuruogu, GBR | 49.62 | |
| 2012 | Sanya Richards-Ross, USA | 49.55 |
| 200 meters | Women's Olympic Track & Field | 800 meters |
