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

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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 →

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]

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.