Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Women's marathon
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The Women's Marathon at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain was held on Saturday August 1, 1992. The race started on 6.30 p.m. local time. A total number of 37 athletes completed the race, with Bakombo Kungu from Zaire finishing in last position in 3:29:10. There were 47 competitors from 31 countries. Nine of them did not finish.[1] The winning margin was 8 seconds.
Women's marathon at the Games of the XXV Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys, Barcelona | ||||||||||||
Dates | August 1 | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 47 from 31 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 2:32:41 | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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After finishing fourth, Madina Biktagirova of the Unified Team tested positive for norephedrine and became the first Olympic marathoner disqualified for failing a drug test.[2]
Medalists
editGold | Valentina Yegorova Unified Team |
Silver | Yuko Arimori Japan |
Bronze | Lorraine Moller New Zealand |
Abbreviations
edit- All times shown are in hours:minutes:seconds
DNS | did not start |
NM | no mark |
OR | olympic record |
WR | world record |
AR | area record |
NR | national record |
PB | personal best |
SB | season best |
Records
editStanding records prior to the 1992 Summer Olympics | ||||
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World Record | Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR) | 2:21:06 | April 21, 1985 | London, United Kingdom |
Olympic Record | Joan Benoit (USA) | 2:24:52 | August 5, 1984 | Los Angeles, United States |
Season Best | Olga Markova (RUS) | 2:23:43 | April 20, 1992 | Boston, United States |
Final ranking
editSee also
editReferences
edit- Specific
- ^ "Athletics at the 1992 Barcelona Summer Games: Women's Marathon". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
- ^ Benyo, Richard; Henderson, Joe (2002). "B: BAA to Bush, George W.". Running Encyclopedia: The Ultimate Source for Today's Runner. Champaign, Illinois: Human Kinetics. p. 34. ISBN 978-0-7360-3734-1.
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