- Heats Heat one Heat two Heat three Heat four Heat five Heat six Heat seven
- Quarterfinals Heat two Heat three Heat four
- Semifinals Heat one Heat two
- Final
- References
- External links
{{Infobox Olympic event |event = Women's 400 metres |games = 1972 Summer |image = |caption = |venue = Olympic Stadium, Munich, West Germany |date =2 September 1972 & 7 September 1972 |competitors = 49 |nations = 29 |win_value = 51.08 |gold = Monika Zehrt |goldNOC = GDR |silver = Rita Wilden |silverNOC = FRG |bronze = Kathy Hammond |bronzeNOC = USA |prev = 1968 |next = 1976 }}{{AthleticsAt1972SummerOlympics}}These are the official results of the Women's 400 metres event at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. The competition was held on 2 & 7 of September.[1] The favorite coming into the Olympics was Monika Zehrt of East Germany who equaled the world record in the previous July. The other world record holder was Marilyn Neufville of Jamaica, who was also favored to win, but was injured and unable to compete. This left the field open to challenge the world record holder for the top prize. HeatsThe top four runners in each heat (blue) and the next four fastest (pink), advanced to the quarterfinal round. Heat one Rank | Name | Nationality | Lane | Time | Notes |
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1 | Charlene Rendina | {{flagIOC|AUS|1972 Summer}} | 7 | 51.94 | OR | 2 | Rita Wilden | {{flagIOC|FRG|1972 Summer}} | 4 | 51.97 | 3 | Mable Fergerson | {{flagIOC|USA|1972 Summer}} | 1 | 52.05 | 4 | Judith Ayaa | {{flagIOC|UGA|1972 Summer}} | 2 | 52.85 | 5 | Karoline Käfer | {{flagIOC|AUT|1972 Summer}} | 3 | 53.60 | 6 | Asunción Acosta | {{flagIOC|CUB|1972 Summer}} | 5 | 54.52 | 7 | Barbara Bishop | {{flagIOC|BAR|1972 Summer}} | 6 | 56.35 | |
Heat two Rank | Name | Nationality | Lane | Time |
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1 | Kathy Hammond | {{flagIOC|USA|1972 Summer}} | 1 | 53.45 | 2 | Jannette Roscoe | {{flagIOC|GBR|1972 Summer}} | 7 | 53.67 | 3 | Marika Eklund | {{flagIOC|FIN|1972 Summer}} | 3 | 53.81 | 4 | Natalya Pechonkina | {{flagIOC|URS|1972 Summer}} | 2 | 53.81 | 5 | Krystyna Kacperczyk | {{flagIOC|POL|1972 Summer}} | 4 | 53.85 | 6 | Junaidah Aman | {{flagIOC|MAS|1972 Summer}} | 5 | 57.36 | - | Christiane Casapicola | {{flagIOC|AUT|1972 Summer}} | 6 | DNS | |
Heat three Rank | Name | Nationality | Lane | Time |
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1 | Monika Zehrt | {{flagIOC|GDR|1972 Summer}} | 3 | 52.49 | 2 | Mona-Lisa Strandvall | {{flagIOC|FIN|1972 Summer}} | 5 | 52.85 | 3 | Trudy Ruth | {{flagIOC|NED|1972 Summer}} | 2 | 53.16 | 4 | Tekla Chemabwai | {{flagIOC|KEN|1972 Summer}} | 4 | 53.38 | 5 | Debra Edwards | {{flagIOC|USA|1972 Summer}} | 1 | 54.43 | 6 | Maria Sykora | {{flagIOC|AUT|1972 Summer}} | 7 | 54.46 | 7 | Josefa Vicent | {{flagIOC|URU|1972 Summer}} | 6 | 55.33 | |
Heat four Rank | Name | Nationality | Lane | Time |
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1 | Nicole Duclos | {{flagIOC|FRA|1972 Summer}} | 4 | 52.69 | 2 | Györgyi Balogh | {{flagIOC|HUN|1972 Summer}} | 7 | 52.75 | 3 | Nadezhda Kolesnikova | {{flagIOC|URS|1972 Summer}} | 2 | 53.20 | 4 | Karin Wallgren | {{flagIOC|SWE|1972 Summer}} | 5 | 53.70 | 5 | Bożena Zientarska | {{flagIOC|POL|1972 Summer}} | 3 | 54.20 | 6 | Ruth Williams | {{flagIOC|JAM|1972 Summer}} | 6 | 55.72 | 7 | Aida Mantawel | {{flagIOC|PHI|1972 Summer}} | 1 | 57.91 | |
Heat five Rank | Name | Nationality | Lane | Time |
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1 | Yvonne Saunders | {{flagIOC|JAM|1972 Summer}} | 1 | 52.38 | 2 | Helga Seidler | {{flagIOC|GDR|1972 Summer}} | 6 | 52.79 | 3 | Colette Besson | {{flagIOC|FRA|1972 Summer}} | 5 | 53.41 | 4 | Allison Ross-Edwards | {{flagIOC|AUS|1972 Summer}} | 4 | 53.48 | 5 | Donata Govoni | {{flagIOC|ITA|1972 Summer}} | 2 | 53.98 | 6 | Irén Orosz | {{flagIOC|HUN|1972 Summer}} | 3 | 54.83 | 7 | Arda Kalpakian | {{flagIOC|LIB|1972 Summer}} | 7 | 1:05.18 | |
Heat six Rank | Name | Nationality | Lane | Time |
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1 | Christel Frese | {{flagIOC|FRG|1972 Summer}} | 5 | 52.89 | 2 | Dagmar Käsling | {{flagIOC|GDR|1972 Summer}} | 6 | 52.99 | 3 | Aurelia Pentón | {{flagIOC|CUB|1972 Summer}} | 2 | 53.25 | 4 | Olga Syrovatskaya | {{flagIOC|URS|1972 Summer}} | 7 | 53.62 | 5 | Janet Simpson | {{flagIOC|GBR|1972 Summer}} | 8 | 54.13 | 6 | Joyce Sadowick | {{flagIOC|CAN|1972 Summer}} | 3 | 54.59 | 7 | Elsy Rivas | {{flagIOC|COL|1972 Summer}} | 1 | 56.33 | 8 | Kamaljit Sandhu | {{flagIOC|IND|1972 Summer}} | 4 | 57.74 | |
Heat seven Rank | Name | Nationality | Lane | Time |
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1 | Carmen Trustée | {{flagIOC|CUB|1972 Summer}} | 7 | 52.80 | 2 | Penny Hunt | {{flagIOC|NZL|1972 Summer}} | 5 | 52.82 | 3 | Danuta Piecyk | {{flagIOC|POL|1972 Summer}} | 6 | 53.08 | 4 | Verona Bernard | {{flagIOC|GBR|1972 Summer}} | 4 | 53.31 | 5 | Anette Rückes | {{flagIOC|FRG|1972 Summer}} | 3 | 53.92 | 6 | Vreni Leiser | {{flagIOC|SUI|1972 Summer}} | 1 | 54.65 | 7 | Grace Muneene | {{flagIOC|ZAM|1972 Summer}} | 2 | 57.71 | |
QuarterfinalsThe top four runners in each heat advanced to the semifinal round. Heat one Rank | Name | Nationality | Lane | Time |
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1 | Charlene Rendina | {{flagIOC|AUS|1972 Summer}} | 5 | 51.96 | 2 | Helga Seidler | {{flagIOC|GDR|1972 Summer}} | 3 | 51.97 | 3 | Nadezhda Kolesnikova | {{flagIOC|URS|1972 Summer}} | 1 | 52.30 | 4 | Trudy Ruth | {{flagIOC|NED|1972 Summer}} | 8 | 52.45 | 5 | Karoline Käfer | {{flagIOC|AUT|1972 Summer}} | 6 | 52.82 | 6 | Jannette Roscoe | {{flagIOC|GBR|1972 Summer}} | 7 | 53.01 | 7 | Anette Rückes | {{flagIOC|FRG|1972 Summer}} | 2 | 53.22 | - | Carmen Trustée | {{flagIOC|CUB|1972 Summer}} | 4 | DNS | |
Heat two Rank | Name | Nationality | Lane | Time |
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1 | Yvonne Saunders | {{flagIOC|JAM|1972 Summer}} | 8 | 52.13 | 2 | Monika Zehrt | {{flagIOC|GDR|1972 Summer}} | 2 | 52.33 | 3 | Judith Ayaa | {{flagIOC|UGA|1972 Summer}} | 7 | 52.68 | 4 | Christel Frese | {{flagIOC|FRG|1972 Summer}} | 1 | 53.01 | 5 | Colette Besson | {{flagIOC|FRA|1972 Summer}} | 3 | 53.39 | 6 | Marika Eklund | {{flagIOC|FIN|1972 Summer}} | 6 | 53.50 | 7 | Tekla Chemabwai | {{flagIOC|KEN|1972 Summer}} | 5 | 53.54 | 8 | Natalya Pechonkina | {{flagIOC|URS|1972 Summer}} | 4 | 54.58 | |
Heat three Rank | Name | Nationality | Lane | Time | Notes |
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1 | Györgyi Balogh | {{flagIOC|HUN|1972 Summer}} | 2 | 51.71 | OR | 2 | Rita Wilden | {{flagIOC|FRG|1972 Summer}} | 8 | 51.91 | 3 | Aurelia Pentón | {{flagIOC|CUB|1972 Summer}} | 6 | 52.02 | 4 | Kathy Hammond | {{flagIOC|USA|1972 Summer}} | 5 | 52.44 | 5 | Danuta Piecyk | {{flagIOC|POL|1972 Summer}} | 4 | 52.62 | 6 | Penny Hunt | {{flagIOC|NZL|1972 Summer}} | 1 | 52.66 | 7 | Olga Syrovatskaya | {{flagIOC|URS|1972 Summer}} | 7 | 53.42 | 8 | Donata Govoni | {{flagIOC|ITA|1972 Summer}} | 3 | 53.78 | |
Heat four Rank | Name | Nationality | Lane | Time |
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1 | Dagmar Käsling | {{flagIOC|GDR|1972 Summer}} | 1 | 52.33 | 2 | Mona-Lisa Strandvall | {{flagIOC|FIN|1972 Summer}} | 3 | 52.53 | 3 | Mable Fergerson | {{flagIOC|USA|1972 Summer}} | 7 | 52.93 | 4 | Nicole Duclos | {{flagIOC|FRA|1972 Summer}} | 8 | 52.96 | 5 | Verona Bernard | {{flagIOC|GBR|1972 Summer}} | 2 | 53.29 | 6 | Allison Ross-Edwards | {{flagIOC|AUS|1972 Summer}} | 5 | 53.60 | 7 | Karin Wallgren | {{flagIOC|SWE|1972 Summer}} | 6 | 53.87 | 8 | Krystyna Kacperczyk | {{flagIOC|POL|1972 Summer}} | 4 | 54.39 | |
SemifinalsTop four in each heat advanced to the final round. Heat one Rank | Name | Nationality | Lane | Time | Notes |
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1 | Helga Seidler | {{flagIOC|GDR|1972 Summer}} | 4 | 51.68 | OR | 2 | Dagmar Käsling | {{flagIOC|GDR|1972 Summer}} | 8 | 51.73 | 3 | Györgyi Balogh | {{flagIOC|HUN|1972 Summer}} | 5 | 51.90 | 4 | Kathy Hammond | {{flagIOC|USA|1972 Summer}} | 1 | 51.92 | 5 | Aurelia Pentón | {{flagIOC|CUB|1972 Summer}} | 6 | 52.15 | 6 | Mona-Lisa Strandvall | {{flagIOC|FIN|1972 Summer}} | 7 | 52.23 | 7 | Judith Ayaa | {{flagIOC|UGA|1972 Summer}} | 2 | 52.91 | - | Christel Frese | {{flagIOC|FRG|1972 Summer}} | 3 | DNF | |
Heat two Rank | Name | Nationality | Lane | Time | Notes |
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1 | Monika Zehrt | {{flagIOC|GDR|1972 Summer}} | 5 | 51.47 | OR | 2 | Rita Wilden | {{flagIOC|FRG|1972 Summer}} | 3 | 51.76 | 3 | Charlene Rendina | {{flagIOC|AUS|1972 Summer}} | 8 | 51.90 | 4 | Mable Fergerson | {{flagIOC|USA|1972 Summer}} | 6 | 51.91 | 5 | Yvonne Saunders | {{flagIOC|JAM|1972 Summer}} | 2 | 51.93 | 6 | Nicole Duclos | {{flagIOC|FRA|1972 Summer}} | 4 | 52.18 | 7 | Nadezhda Kolesnikova | {{flagIOC|URS|1972 Summer}} | 7 | 52.29 | 8 | Trudy Ruth | {{flagIOC|NED|1972 Summer}} | 1 | 53.02 | |
Final Rank | Name | Nationality | Lane | Time | Notes |
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{{Gold1}} | Monika Zehrt | {{flagIOC|GDR|1972 Summer}} | 7 | 51.08 | OR | {{Silver2}} | Rita Wilden | {{flagIOC|FRG|1972 Summer}} | 4 | 51.21 | {{Bronze3}} | Kathy Hammond | {{flagIOC|USA|1972 Summer}} | 5 | 51.64 | 4 | Helga Seidler | {{flagIOC|GDR|1972 Summer}} | 6 | 51.86 | 5 | Mable Fergerson | {{flagIOC|USA|1972 Summer}} | 3 | 51.96 | 6 | Charlene Rendina | {{flagIOC|AUS|1972 Summer}} | 8 | 51.99 | 7 | Dagmar Käsling | {{flagIOC|GDR|1972 Summer}} | 1 | 52.19 | 8 | Györgyi Balogh | {{flagIOC|HUN|1972 Summer}} | 2 | 52.39 | |
Key: OR = Olympic record; DNS = did not start; DNF = did not finish References1. ^{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1972/ATH/womens-400-metres.html |title=Athletics at the 1972 Munich Summer Games: Women's 400 metres |accessdate=1 August 2017 |work=sports-reference.com}}
External links- [https://web.archive.org/web/20120318234804/http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1968/1968v3pt2.pdf Official report]
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