Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Women's 400 metre individual medley
| Women's 400 metre individual medley at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad
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| Venue | McDonald's Olympic Swim Stadium | ||||||||||||
| Date | 29 July 1984 (heats & final) | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 20 from 14 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 4:39.24 AM | ||||||||||||
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Tracy Caulkins |
 United States
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Suzie Landells |
 Australia
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Petra Zindler |
 West Germany
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The final of the women's 400 metre individual medley event at the 1984 Summer Olympics was held in the McDonald's Olympic Swim Stadium in Los Angeles, California, on July 29, 1984. The first eight qualified for the final, the next eight for the B-final.
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
Rule: The eight fastest swimmers advance to final A (Q), while the next eight to final B (q).
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