title: Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metres
text: # Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metres
  
  The women's 100m metres was an event at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. The final was held on August 5, 1984.
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Heats
  
  The heats were held on 1984-08-04.
  
  **Heat 1**
  
  | Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Jeanette Bolden | United States | 11.25 | Q |
  | 2 | Rose-Aimée Bacoul | France | 11.36 | Q |
  | 3 | Els Vader | Netherlands | 11.43 | Q |
  | 4 | Gillian Forde | Trinidad and Tobago | 11.76 | Q |
  | 5 | Ruth Enang Mesode | Cameroon | 11.81 | Q |
  | 6 | Semra Aksu | Turkey | 11.86 | |
  | 7 | Barbara Ingiro | Papua New Guinea | 12.19 | |
  | 8 | Eugenia Osho-Williams | Sierra Leone | 12.57 | |
  
  **Heat 2**
  
  | Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Pauline Davis | Bahamas | 11.51 | Q |
  | 2 | Juliet Cuthbert | Jamaica | 11.83 | Q |
  | 3 | Christa Schumann-Lottmann | Guatemala | 12.04 | Q |
  | 4 | Françoise M'Pika | Republic of the Congo | 12.54 | Q |
  | 5 | Binta Jambane | Mozambique | 12.55 | Q |
  | 6 | Miriama Tuisorisori-Chambault | Fiji | 13.04 | |
  
  **Heat 3**
  
  | Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Evelyn Ashford | United States | 11.06 | Q |
  | 2 | Grace Jackson | Jamaica | 11.24 | Q |
  | 3 | Heather Oakes | Great Britain | 11.32 | Q |
  | 4 | Teresa Rioné | Spain | 11.55 | Q |
  | 5 | France Gareau | Canada | 11.66 | Q |
  | 6 | Doris Wiredu | Ghana | 11.85 | q |
  | 7 | Jabou Jawo | The Gambia | 12.10 | NR |
  | 8 | Walapa Tangjitsusorn | Thailand | 12.18 | |
  
  **Heat 4**
  
  | Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Alice Brown | United States | 11.15 | Q |
  | 2 | Liliane Gaschet | France | 11.42 | Q |
  | 3 | Angela Bailey | Canada | 11.56 | Q |
  | 4 | Esmeralda de Jesus Garcia | Brazil | 11.63 | Q |
  | 5 | Cécile Ngambi | Cameroon | 11.67 | Q |
  | 6 | Evelyn Farrell | Netherlands Antilles | 11.94 | |
  | 7 | Lee Young-sook | South Korea | 12.06 | |
  | 8 | Divina Estrella | Dominican Republic | 12.25 | |
  
  **Heat 5**
  
  | Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Angella Taylor | Canada | 11.23 | Q |
  | 2 | Helinä Marjamaa | Finland | 11.43 | Q |
  | 3 | Shirley Thomas | Great Britain | 11.91 | Q |
  | 4 | Felicia Candelario | Dominican Republic | 12.12 | Q |
  | 5 | Nzaeli Kyomo | Tanzania | 12.26 | Q |
  | 6 | Maya Bentzur | Israel | 12.30 | |
  | 7 | Grace Ann Dinkins | Liberia | 12.35 | |
  | 8 | Gisèle Ongollo | Gabon | 12.40 | |
  
  **Heat 6**
  
  | Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Merlene Ottey-Page | Jamaica | 11.26 | Q |
  | 2 | Heidi-Elke Gaugel | West Germany | 11.38 | Q |
  | 3 | Marie-France Loval | France | 11.51 | Q |
  | 4 | Eldece Clarke | Bahamas | 11.61 | Q |
  | 5 | Angela Williams | Trinidad and Tobago | 11.74 | Q |
  | 6 | Lydia de Vega | Philippines | 11.85 | q |
  | 7 | Ruperta Charles | Antigua and Barbuda | 12.04 | |
  | 8 | Marie-Ange Wirtz | Seychelles | 12.61 | |
  
  ### Quarterfinals
  
  The quarterfinals were held on 1984-08-04.
  
  **Quarterfinal 1**
  
  | Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Evelyn Ashford | United States | 11.21 | Q |
  | 2 | Angela Bailey | Canada | 11.47 | Q |
  | 3 | Heidi-Elke Gaugel | West Germany | 11.50 | Q |
  | 4 | Liliane Gaschet | France | 11.51 | Q |
  | 5 | Els Vader | Netherlands | 11.56 | |
  | 6 | Angela Williams | Trinidad and Tobago | 11.89 | |
  | 7 | Doris Wiredu | Ghana | 12.00 | |
  | 8 | Binta Jambane | Mozambique | 12.57 | |
  
  **Quarterfinal 2**
  
  | Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Merlene Ottey-Page | Jamaica | 11.21 | Q |
  | 2 | Rose-Aimée Bacoul | France | 11.37 | Q |
  | 3 | Angella Taylor | Canada | 11.42 | Q |
  | 4 | Cécile Ngambi | Cameroon | 11.82 | Q |
  | 5 | Gillian Forde | Trinidad and Tobago | 11.86 | |
  | 6 | Lydia de Vega | Philippines | 11.97 | |
  | 7 | Shirley Thomas | Great Britain | 12.13 | |
  | 8 | Francoise Mpika | Republic of the Congo | 12.60 | |
  
  **Quarterfinal 3**
  
  | Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Alice Brown | United States | 11.35 | Q |
  | 2 | Helinae Marjamaa | Finland | 11.51 | Q |
  | 3 | Heather Oakes | Great Britain | 11.54 | Q |
  | 4 | Juliet Cuthbert | Jamaica | 11.71 | Q |
  | 5 | Eldece Clarke | Bahamas | 11.85 | |
  | 6 | France Gareau | Canada | 11.88 | |
  | 7 | Christa Schumann-Lottman | Guatemala | 12.23 | |
  | – | Felicia Candelario | Dominican Republic | DNS | |
  
  **Quarterfinal 4**
  
  | Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Grace Jackson | Jamaica | 11.38 | Q |
  | 2 | Jeanette Bolden | United States | 11.42 | Q |
  | 3 | Marie-France Loval | France | 11.56 | Q |
  | 4 | Pauline Davis | Bahamas | 11.61 | Q |
  | 5 | Teresa Rione | Spain | 11.76 | |
  | 6 | Esmeralda de Jesus Garcia | Brazil | 11.82 | |
  | 7 | Ruth Enang Mesode | Cameroon | 12.02 | |
  | 8 | Nzaeli Kyomo | Tanzania | 12.53 | |
  
  ### Semifinals
  
  The semifinals were held on 1984-08-05.
  
  **Semifinal 1**
  
  | Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Evelyn Ashford | United States | 11.03 | Q |
  | 2 | Merlene Ottey-Page | Jamaica | 11.17 | Q |
  | 3 | Grace Jackson | Jamaica | 11.27 | Q |
  | 4 | Angella Taylor | Canada | 11.36 | Q |
  | 5 | Helinae Marjamaa | Finland | 11.37 | |
  | 6 | Marie-France Loval | France | 11.64 | |
  | 7 | Liliane Gaschet | France | 11.68 | |
  | 8 | Cécile Ngambi | Cameroon | 11.91 | |
  
  **Semifinal 2**
  
  | Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Alice Brown | United States | 11.31 | Q |
  | 2 | Jeanette Bolden | United States | 11.48 | Q |
  | 3 | Angela Bailey | Canada | 11.54 | Q |
  | 4 | Heather Oakes | Great Britain | 11.57 | Q |
  | 5 | Rose-Aimée Bacoul | France | 11.58 | |
  | 6 | Heidi-Elke Gaugel | West Germany | 11.62 | |
  | 7 | Pauline Davis | Bahamas | 11.70 | |
  | 8 | Juliet Cuthbert | Jamaica | 11.80 | |
  
  ### Final
  
  | Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Evelyn Ashford | United States | 10.97 | OR |
  | | Alice Brown | United States | 11.13 | |
  | | Merlene Ottey-Page | Jamaica | 11.16 | |
  | 4 | Jeanette Bolden | United States | 11.25 | |
  | 5 | Grace Jackson | Jamaica | 11.39 | |
  | 6 | Angela Bailey | Canada | 11.40 | |
  | 7 | Heather Oakes | Great Britain | 11.43 | |
  | 8 | Angella Taylor | Canada | 11.62 | |
  