Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metres

Women's 200 metres
at the Games of the XXV Olympiad
VenueOlympic Stadium
Dates3 August 1992 (heats and quarter-finals)
5 August 1992 (semi-finals)
6 August 1992 (final)
Competitors51 from 40 nations
Winning time21.81
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Gwen Torrence
 United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Juliet Cuthbert
 Jamaica
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Merlene Ottey
 Jamaica
← 1988
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These are the official results of the women's 200 metres event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. There were a total number of 52 participating athletes, with seven qualifying heats.[1] The winning margin was 0.21 seconds.

Medalists

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Gold Gwen Torrence
 United States
Silver Juliet Cuthbert
 Jamaica
Bronze Merlene Ottey
 Jamaica

Records

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

World Record 21.34 United States Florence Griffith-Joyner Seoul (KOR) September 29, 1988
Olympic Record 21.34 United States Florence Griffith-Joyner Seoul (KOR) September 29, 1988

Final

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RANK FINAL TIME
 Gwen Torrence (USA) 21.81
 Juliet Cuthbert (JAM) 22.02
 Merlene Ottey (JAM) 22.09
4.  Irina Privalova (EUN) 22.19
5.  Carlette Guidry (USA) 22.30
6.  Grace Jackson (JAM) 22.58
7.  Michelle Finn (USA) 22.61
8.  Galina Malchugina (EUN) 22.63

Semifinals

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RANK HEAT 1 TIME
1.  Merlene Ottey (JAM) 22.12
2.  Carlette Guidry (USA) 22.31
3.  Galina Malchugina (EUN) 22.44
4.  Grace Jackson (JAM) 22.58
5.  Silke Knoll (GER) 22.60
6.  Pauline Davis (BAH) 22.61
7.  Elinda Vorster (RSA) 23.08
8.  Sisko Hanhijoki (FIN) 23.26


RANK HEAT 2 TIME
1.  Gwen Torrence (USA) 21.72
2.  Juliet Cuthbert (JAM) 21.75
3.  Irina Privalova (EUN) 22.08
4.  Michelle Finn (USA) 22.39
5.  Mary Onyali (NGR) 22.60
6.  Jennifer Stoute (GBR) 23.01
7.  Melinda Gainsford (AUS) 23.03
 Anelia Nuneva (BUL) DNS

Quarterfinals

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RANK HEAT 1 TIME
1.  Juliet Cuthbert (JAM) 22.01
2.  Michelle Finn (USA) 22.42
3.  Pauline Davis (BAH) 22.44
4.  Silke Knoll (GER) 22.46
5.  Marina Trandenkova (EUN) 22.50
6.  Wang Huei-Chen (TPE) 22.93
7.  Simmone Jacobs (GBR) 23.61
8.  Valérie Jean-Charles (FRA) 23.64


RANK HEAT 2 TIME
1.  Gwen Torrence (USA) 22.21
2.  Grace Jackson (JAM) 22.59
3.  Elinda Vorster (RSA) 22.99
4.  Sisko Hanhijoki (FIN) 23.09
5.  Lucrécia Jardim (POR) 23.09
6.  Lalao Robine Ravaonirina (MAD) 23.63
7.  Damayanthi Dharsha (SRI) 23.89
8.  Georgette N'Koma (CMR) 24.06


RANK HEAT 3 TIME
1.  Galina Malchugina (EUN) 22.22
2.  Carlette Guidry (USA) 22.26
3.  Anelia Nuneva (BUL) 22.62
4.  Jennifer Stoute (GBR) 22.73
5.  Sabine Günther (GER) 23.10
6.  Iolanda Oanță (ROM) 23.75
7.  Karen Clarke (CAN) 23.80
8.  Heather Samuel (ANT) 24.12


RANK HEAT 4 TIME
1.  Merlene Ottey (JAM) 21.94
2.  Irina Privalova (EUN) 22.45
3.  Mary Onyali (NGR) 22.60
4.  Melinda Gainsford (AUS) 23.03
5.  Andrea Thomas (GER) 23.19
6.  Karin de Lange (NED) 23.41
7.  Sabine Tröger (AUT) 23.41
8.  Ruth Morris (ISV) 24.26

Heats

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RANK HEAT 1 TIME
1.  Mary Onyali (NGR) 23.06
2.  Irina Privalova (EUN) 23.22
3.  Lucrécia Jardim (POR) 23.26
4.  Damayanthi Dharsha (SRI) 23.82
5.  Melissa Moore (AUS) 23.86
6.  Olga Mutanda (CIV) 24.19
7.  Vaciseva Tavaga (FIJ) 25.07


RANK HEAT 2 TIME
1.  Merlene Ottey (JAM) 22.95
2.  Jennifer Stoute (GBR) 23.15
3.  Sisko Hanhijoki (FIN) 23.27
4.  Wang Huei-Chen (TPE) 23.37
5.  Andrea Thomas (GER) 23.52
6.  Trương Hoàng Mỹ Linh (VIE) 24.45
7.  Zoila Stewart (CRC) 24.64


RANK HEAT 3 TIME
1.  Juliet Cuthbert (JAM) 22.99
2.  Elinda Vorster (RSA) 23.14
3.  Pauline Davis (BAH) 23.47
4.  Heather Samuel (ANT) 24.09
5.  Maguy Nestoret (FRA) 24.15
6.  Ngozi Mwanamwambwa (ZAM) 24.59
7.  Nednapa Chommuak (THA) 24.76
8.  Deirdre Caruana (MLT) 25.28


RANK HEAT 4 TIME
1.  Silke Knoll (GER) 22.83
2.  Michelle Finn (USA) 23.00
3.  Karin de Lange (NED) 23.53
4.  Simmone Jacobs (GBR) 23.90
5.  Ágnes Kozáry (HUN) 24.50
6.  Prisca Philip (BAR) 24.56
 Oumou Sow (GUI) DNF


RANK HEAT 5 TIME
1.  Galina Malchugina (EUN) 23.08
2.  Sabine Günther (GER) 23.41
3.  Sabine Tröger (AUT) 23.72
4.  Ruth Morris (ISV) 24.17
5.  Dawnette Douglas (BER) 25.03
6.  Manda Kanouté (MLI) 26.03
 Chen Zhaojing (CHN) DQ


RANK HEAT 6 TIME
1.  Carlette Guidry (USA) 22.99
2.  Melinda Gainsford (AUS) 23.18
3.  Anelia Nuneva (BUL) 23.32
4.  Karen Clarke (CAN) 23.57
5.  Valérie Jean-Charles (FRA) 23.69
6.  Gaily Dube (ZIM) 24.15
7.  Melrose Mansaray (SLE) 24.67
 Jacqueline Solíz (BOL) DQ


RANK HEAT 7 TIME
1.  Gwen Torrence (USA) 22.66
2.  Grace Jackson (JAM) 22.72
3.  Marina Trandenkova (EUN) 22.79
4.  Lalao Robine Ravaonirina (MAD) 23.58
5.  Iolanta Oanță (ROM) 23.83
6.  Georgette N'Koma (CMR) 23.85
7.  Ruth Mangue (GEQ) 27.65

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Athletics at the 1992 Barcelona Games: Women's 200 metres". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
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