| 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 | |||
The Women's Marathon at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California (USA) was held on August 5, 1984. It was the first ever marathon for women in the history of the Olympic Games. The race started on 08.00h local time. A total number of 44 athletes completed the race, with Eleonora Mendonca from Brazil finishing in last position in 2:52:19. There were fifty competitors from 28 countries. Six of them did not finish.
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| Gold | Joan Benoit United States (USA) |
| Silver | Grete Waitz Norway (NOR) |
| Bronze | Rosa Mota Portugal (POR) |
| 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 |
| Standing records prior to the 1984 Summer Olympics | ||||
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| World Record | Joan Benoit (USA) | 2:22:43 | April 18, 1983 | Boston, United States |
| Olympic Record | New Event | |||
| Season Best | Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR) | 2:24:26 | May 13, 1984 | London, United Kingdom |
| Broken records during the 1984 Summer Olympics | ||||
| Olympic Record | Joan Benoit (USA) | 2:24:52 | August 5, 1984 | Los Angeles, United States |
| RANK | FINAL | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| Joan Benoit (USA) | 2:24:52 | |
| Grete Waitz (NOR) | 2:26:18 | |
| Rosa Mota (POR) | 2:26:57 | |
| 4. | Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR) | 2:27:34 |
| 5. | Lorraine Moller (NZL) | 2:28:54 |
| 6. | Priscilla Welch (GBR) | 2:28:54 |
| 7. | Lisa Martin (AUS) | 2:29.03 |
| 8. | Sylvie Ruegger (CAN) | 2:29:09 |
| 9. | Laura Fogli (ITA) | 2:29:28 |
| 10. | Tujia Toivonen (FIN) | 2:32:07 |
| 11. | Joyce Smith (GBR) | 2:32:48 |
| 12. | Alba Milana (ITA) | 2:33:01 |
| 13. | Dorthe Rasmussen (DEN) | 2:33:40 |
| 14. | Sarah Rowell (GBR) | 2:34:08 |
| 15. | Sinikka Keskitalo (FIN) | 2:35:15 |
| 16. | Charlotte Teske (FRG) | 2:35:56 |
| 17. | Anna Marie Malone (CAN) | 2:36:33 |
| 18. | Midde Hamrin (SWE) | 2:36:41 |
| 19. | Nanae Sasaki (JPN) | 2:37:04 |
| 20. | Paola Moro (ITA) | 2:37:06 |
| 21. | Ria Van Landeghem (BEL) | 2:37:11 |
| 22. | Carla Beurskens (NED) | 2:37:51 |
| 23. | Regina Joyce (IRL) | 2:37:57 |
| 24. | Marie-Christine Deurbroeck (BEL) | 2:38:01 |
| 25. | Maria Trujillo (MEX) | 2:38:50 |
| 26. | Bente Moe (NOR) | 2:40:52 |
| 27. | Mary O'Connor (NZL) | 2:41:22 |
| 28. | Carey May (IRL) | 2:41:27 |
| 29. | Francine Peeters (BEL) | 2:42:22 |
| 30. | Zehava Shmueli (ISR) | 2:42:27 |
| 31. | Winnie Lai Chu Ng (HKG) | 2:42:38 |
| 32. | Monica Regonesi (CHI) | 2:44:44 |
| 33. | Naydi Nazario (PUR) | 2:45:49 |
| 34. | Yuko Gordon (HKG) | 2:46:12 |
| 35. | Ena Guevara (PER) | 2:46:50 |
| 36. | Julie Brown (USA) | 2:47:33 |
| 37. | Gabriela Andersen-Schiess (SUI) | 2:48:42 |
| 38. | Rita Borralho (POR) | 2:50:58 |
| 39. | Conceição Ferreira (POR) | 2:50:58 |
| 40. | Maria Cardenas (MEX) | 2:51:03 |
| 41. | Maria Luisa Ronquillo (MEX) | 2:51:04 |
| 42. | Nelly Wright (BOL) | 2:51:35 |
| 43. | Mary Wagaki (KEN) | 2:52:00 |
| 44. | Eleonora Mendonca (BRA) | 2:52:19 |
| — | Ifeoma Mbanugo (NGR) | DNF |
| — | Akemi Masuda (JPN) | DNF |
| — | Jacqueline Gareau (CAN) | DNF |
| — | Julie Isphording (USA) | DNF |
| — | Anne Audain (NZL) | DNF |
| — | Leda Díaz de Cano (HON) | DNF |
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