[1] The 1964 race was run with the contemporary break after a single turn, a style that changed and was reverted over the next decade and a half.

[1] Packer, who had placed fifth in her first round heat and third in her semifinal, started the final as the second slowest of the eight contestants.

After the break in the final Zsuzsa Szabó took the lead with Maryvonne Dupureur and Antje Gleichfeld in close order behind her.

Suddenly halfway through the final turn, Packer launched into a sprint, running around the other competitors.

[2] The first five runners beat the Olympic record time (set by Dupureur in the semifinals).