It was even closer in 1984 in the women’s 400m hurdles:
RANK FINAL TIME
1. Nawal El Moutawakel (MAR) 54.61
2. Judi Brown (USA) 55.20
3. Cristieana Cojocaru (ROU) 55.41
4. P. T. Usha (IND) 55.42
5. Ann-Louise Skoglund (SWE) 55.43
6. Debbie Flintoff (AUS) 56.21
7. Tuija Helander (FIN) 56.55
8. Sandra Farmer (JAM) 57.15