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Women’s 400 metres
Held at 16 Games, 1964–2024. Most golds: Bahamas (3). Most medals: Marie-José Pérec (2). The event as the lists name it each year; names that changed are joined here.
Open the latest podium in the atlas →Games161964–2024
Medals48
Delegations18on the podium
Games by Games gold, silver, bronze
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Paris | Marileidy Paulino Dominican Republic | Salwa Eid Naser Bahrain | Natalia Kaczmarek Poland |
| 2020 Tokyo | Shaunae Miller-Uibo Bahamas | Marileidy Paulino Dominican Republic | Allyson Felix United States |
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Shaunae Miller Bahamas | Allyson Felix United States | Shericka Jackson Jamaica |
| 2012 London | Sanya Richards-Ross United States | Christine Ohuruogu Great Britain | DeeDee Trotter United States |
| 2008 Beijing | Christine Ohuruogu Great Britain | Shericka Williams Jamaica | Sanya Richards United States |
| 2004 Athens | Tonique Williams-Darling Bahamas | Ana Guevara Mexico | Natalya Antyukh Russia |
| 2000 Sydney | Cathy Freeman Australia | Lorraine Graham Jamaica | Katharine Merry Great Britain |
| 1996 Atlanta | Marie-José Pérec France | Cathy Freeman Australia | Falilat Ogunkoya Nigeria |
| 1992 Barcelona | Marie-José Pérec France | Olga Bryzgina Unified Team | Ximena Restrepo Colombia |
| 1988 Seoul | Olga Bryzgina Soviet Union | Petra Müller East Germany | Olga Nazarova Soviet Union |
| 1984 Los Angeles | Valerie Brisco-Hooks United States | Chandra Cheeseborough United States | Kathy Smallwood-Cook Great Britain |
| 1980 Moscow | Marita Koch East Germany | Jarmila Kratochvílová Czechoslovakia | Christina Lathan East Germany |
| 1976 Montreal | Irena Szewińska Poland | Christina Lathan East Germany | Ellen Streidt East Germany |
| 1972 Munich | Monika Zehrt East Germany | Rita Wilden West Germany | Kathy Hammond United States |
| 1968 Mexico City | Colette Besson France | Lillian Board Great Britain | Natalya Pechonkina Soviet Union |
| 1964 Tokyo | Betty Cuthbert Australia | Ann Packer Great Britain | Judy Amoore Australia |
Most golds
| Place | Delegation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bahamas | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | France | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | United States | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 4 | East Germany | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 | Australia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | Great Britain | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 7 | Dominican Republic | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Soviet Union | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | Poland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Jamaica | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | Bahrain | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Czechoslovakia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |