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

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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
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Athletics at the
1992 Summer Olympics
Track events
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mmenwomen
1500 mmenwomen
3000 mwomen
5000 mmen
10,000 mmenwomen
100 m hurdleswomen
110 m hurdlesmen
400 m hurdlesmenwomen
3000 m
steeplechase		men
4 × 100 m relaymenwomen
4 × 400 m relaymenwomen
Road events
Marathonmenwomen
10 km walkwomen
20 km walkmen
50 km walkmen
Field events
Long jumpmenwomen
Triple jumpmen
High jumpmenwomen
Pole vaultmen
Shot putmenwomen
Discus throwmenwomen
Javelin throwmenwomen
Hammer throwmen
Combined events
Heptathlonwomen
Decathlonmen
Wheelchair races

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.

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 East Germany Marita Koch Canberra (AUS) October 6, 1985
Olympic Record 48.65 Soviet Union Olga Bryzgina Seoul (KOR) September 26, 1988

Final

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Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Marie-José Pérec  France 48.83
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Olga Bryzgina  Unified Team 49.05
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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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