Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Women's 400 metres

These are the official results of the women's 400 metres event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. There were a total number of 41 participating athletes, with six qualifying heats. The finals were held on July 25.[1] The winning margin was 0.22 seconds.

Women's 400 metres
at the Games of the XXV Olympiad
VenueEstadi Olímpic de Montjuïc
Dates1 August 1992 (heats)
2 August 1992 (quarter-finals)
3 August 1992 (semi-finals)
5 August 1992 (final)
Competitors41 from 29 nations
Winning time48.83
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Marie-José Pérec
 France
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Olha Bryzhina
 Unified Team
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Ximena Restrepo
 Colombia
← 1988
1996 →

Records

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These were the standing world and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1992 Summer Olympics.

World Record 47.60   Marita Koch Canberra (AUS) October 6, 1985
Olympic Record 48.65   Olga Bryzgina Seoul (KOR) September 26, 1988

Final

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Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
  Marie-José Pérec   France 48.83
  Olga Bryzgina   Unified Team 49.05
  Ximena Restrepo   Colombia 49.64 AR
4 Olga Nazarova   Unified Team 49.69
5 Jillian Richardson   Canada 49.93
6 Rochelle Stevens   United States 50.11
7 Sandie Richards   Jamaica 50.19
8 Phylis Smith   Great Britain 50.87

Semifinals

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Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Marie-José Pérec   France 49.48
2 Ximena Restrepo   Colombia 49.76
3 Olga Bryzgina   Unified Team 49.76
4 Phylis Smith   Great Britain 50.40
5 Jearl Miles   United States 50.57
6 Natasha Kaiser   United States 50.60
7 Michelle Lock   Australia 50.78
8 Yelena Ruzina   Unified Team 51.30


Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Jillian Richardson   Canada 50.02
2 Olga Nazarova   Unified Team 50.31
3 Sandie Richards   Jamaica 50.35
4 Rochelle Stevens   United States 50.37
5 Norfalia Carabalí   Colombia 51.75
6 Sandra Douglas   Great Britain 51.96
7 Renée Poetschka   Australia 52.09
8 Elsa Devassoigne   France 52.85

Quarterfinals

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Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Ximena Restrepo   Colombia 50.63
2 Olga Bryzgina   Unified Team 50.68
3 Natasha Kaiser   United States 50.71
4 Sandra Douglas   Great Britain 51.41
5 Cathy Freeman   Australia 51.52
6 Aïssatou Tandian   Senegal 52.39
7 Jayamini Illeperuma   Sri Lanka 53.55
8 Judit Forgács   Hungary 54.24


Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Jillian Richardson   Canada 50.95
2 Jearl Miles   United States 51.27
3 Olga Nazarova   Unified Team 51.30
4 Michelle Lock   Australia 51.71
5 Anja Rücker   Germany 52.05
6 Juliet Campbell   Jamaica 52.12
7 Tina Paulino   Mozambique 52.34
8 Ruth Morris   Virgin Islands 54.92


Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Phylis Smith   Great Britain 51.32
2 Elsa Devassoigne   France 51.75
3 Renée Poetschka   Australia 52.05
4 Yelena Ruzina   Unified Team 52.23
5 Julia Merino   Spain 52.43
6 Claudine Williams   Jamaica 52.84
7 Susie Tanéfo   Cameroon 53.78
8 Noodang Phimpho   Thailand 54.90


Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Rochelle Stevens   United States 50.70
2 Sandie Richards   Jamaica 50.76
3 Marie-José Pérec   France 50.89
4 Norfalia Carabalí   Colombia 51.65
5 Myra Mayberry   Puerto Rico 53.37
6 Lorraine Hanson   Great Britain 53.60
7 Zoila Stewart   Costa Rica 53.60
8 Alimata Koné   Ivory Coast 53.80

Heats

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Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Natasha Kaiser   United States 51.41
2 Ximena Restrepo   Colombia 52.34
3 Julia Merino   Spain 52.90
4 Juliet Campbell   Jamaica 53.69
5 Ruth Morris   Virgin Islands 54.37
6 Prisca Philip   Barbados 55.09
7 Fanta Dao   Mali 1:01.97


Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Sandie Richards   Jamaica 52.56
2 Jearl Miles   United States 52.79
3 Sandra Douglas   Great Britain 52.91
4 Jayamini Illeperuma   Sri Lanka 54.14
5 Charmaine Gilgeous   Antigua and Barbuda 55.48
6 Shermaine Ross   Grenada 55.49


Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Elsa Devassoigne   France 52.07
2 Olga Bryzgina   Unified Team 52.44
3 Michelle Lock   Australia 52.49
4 Lorraine Hanson   Great Britain 52.66
5 Tina Paulino   Mozambique 52.93
6 Zoila Stewart   Costa Rica 53.72
7 Mary-Estelle Kapalu   Vanuatu 55.75


Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Jillian Richardson   Canada 51.99
2 Olga Nazarova   Unified Team 52.09
3 Norfalia Carabalí   Colombia 52.18
4 Anja Rücker   Germany 52.24
5 Aïssatou Tandian   Senegal 52.29
6 Susie Tanéfo   Cameroon 53.37
7 Jacqueline Solíz   Bolivia 56.78


Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Phylis Smith   Great Britain 53.59
2 Marie-José Pérec   France 53.64
3 Cathy Freeman   Australia 53.70
4 Myra Mayberry   Puerto Rico 53.75
5 Judit Forgács   Hungary 54.87
6 Ngozi Mwanamwambwa   Zambia 54.88
7 Melrose Mansaray   Sierra Leone 55.67


Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Rochelle Stevens   United States 52.42
2 Renée Poetschka   Australia 52.85
3 Yelena Ruzina   Unified Team 52.94
4 Claudine Williams   Jamaica 52.97
5 Alimata Koné   Ivory Coast 53.76
6 Noodang Pimpol   Thailand 54.28
7 Ruth Mangue   Equatorial Guinea 1:03.32

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Athletics at the 1992 Barcelona Summer Games: Women's 400 metres". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
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