1992 in the sport of athletics

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This article contains an overview of the year 1992 in athletics.

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International events

World records

Men

EVENTATHLETEMARKDATEVENUE
1500 metres Flag of Algeria.svg  Noureddine Morceli  (ALG)3:28.866 September Rieti, Italy
3,000 metres Flag of Kenya.svg  Moses Kiptanui  (KEN)7:28.9616 August Köln, Germany
400 m hurdles Flag of the United States.svg  Kevin Young  (USA)46.786 August Barcelona, Spain
3000 m steeplechase Flag of Kenya.svg  Moses Kiptanui  (KEN)8:02.0819 August Zürich, Switzerland
4 × 100 m Relay Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)
• Michael Marsh
• Leroy Burrell
• Dennis Mitchell
• Carl Lewis 		37.408 August Barcelona
4 × 200 m Relay Santa Monica Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)
• Michael Marsh
• Leroy Burrell
• Floyd Heard
• Carl Lewis 		1:19.1125 April Philadelphia
4 × 400 m Relay Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)
• Andrew Valmon
• Quincy Watts
• Michael Johnson
• Steve Lewis 		2:55.748 August Barcelona
Pole Vault Flag of Ukraine.svg  Sergey Bubka  (UKR)6.11m13 June Dijon, France
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Sergey Bubka  (UKR)6.12m30 August Padua, Italy
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Sergey Bubka  (UKR)6.13m19 September Tokyo, Japan
Javelin (new) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Steve Backley  (GBR)91.46m25 January North Shore, New Zealand
Decathlon Flag of the United States.svg  Dan O'Brien  (USA)88914-5 September Talence, France

Women

EVENTATHLETEMARKDATEVENUE
Pole Vault Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Sun Caiyun  (CHN)4.05m21 May Nanjing, China

Men's best year performers

100 metres

RANK1992 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME
1.Flag of the United States.svg  Michael Marsh  (USA)9.93
2.Flag of Nigeria.svg  Davidson Ezinwa  (NGR)9.96
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Linford Christie  (GBR)
4.Flag of Nigeria.svg  Olapade Adeniken  (NGR)9.97
Flag of the United States.svg  Leroy Burrell  (USA)

200 metres

RANK1992 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME
1.Flag of the United States.svg  Michael Marsh  (USA)19.73
2.Flag of the United States.svg  Michael Johnson  (USA)19.79
3.Flag of Namibia.svg  Frank Fredericks  (NAM)19.97
4.Flag of the United States.svg  Mike Bates  (USA)20.01
5.Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  John Regis  (GBR)20.09

400 metres

RANK1992 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME
1.Flag of the United States.svg  Quincy Watts  (USA)43.50
2.Flag of the United States.svg  Danny Everett  (USA)43.81
3.Flag of the United States.svg  Michael Johnson  (USA)43.98
4.Flag of the United States.svg  Steve Lewis  (USA)44.08
5.Flag of Kenya.svg  Samson Kitur  (KEN)44.18

800 metres

RANK1992 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME
1.Flag of the United States.svg  Johnny Gray  (USA)1:42.80
2.Flag of Kenya.svg  Nixon Kiprotich  (KEN)1:43.31
3.Flag of Kenya.svg  William Tanui  (KEN)1:43.37
4.Flag of the United States.svg  Mark Everett  (USA)1:43.40
5.Flag of Italy.svg  Andrea Benvenuti  (ITA)1:43.92

1,500 metres

RANK1992 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME
1.Flag of Algeria.svg  Noureddine Morceli  (ALG)3:28.86
2.Flag of Kenya.svg  David Kibet  (KEN)3:32.13
3.Flag of Kenya.svg  William Kemei  (KEN)3:32.41
4.Flag of Kenya.svg  Wilfred Kirochi  (KEN)3:33.49
5.Flag of Spain.svg  Fermín Cacho  (ESP)3:32.69

Mile

RANK1992 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME
1.Flag of Kenya.svg  William Kemei  (KEN)3:48.80
2.Flag of Algeria.svg  Noureddine Morceli  (ALG)3:49.79
3.Flag of Germany.svg  Dieter Baumann  (GER)3:51.12
4.Flag of Italy.svg  Gennaro di Napoli  (ITA)3:51.96
5.Flag of Kenya.svg  David Kibet  (KEN)3:52.32

3,000 metres

RANK1992 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME
1.Flag of Kenya.svg  Moses Kiptanui  (KEN)7:28.96
2.Flag of Kenya.svg  Paul Bitok  (KEN)7:33.28
3.Flag of Kenya.svg  Yobes Ondieki  (KEN)7:34.18
4.Flag of Germany.svg  Dieter Baumann  (FRG)7:38.10
5.Flag of Kenya.svg  William Sigei  (KEN)7:39.51

5,000 metres

RANK1992 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME
1.Flag of Kenya.svg  Moses Kiptanui  (KEN)13:00.93
2.Flag of Kenya.svg  Yobes Ondieki  (KEN)13:03.58
3.Flag of Kenya.svg  Paul Bitok  (KEN)13:08.89
4.Flag of Germany.svg  Dieter Baumann  (FRG)13:09.03
5.Flag of Morocco.svg  Khalid Skah  (MAR)13:09.10

10,000 metres

RANK1992 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME
1.Flag of Ethiopia (1991-1996).svg  Fita Bayissa  (ETH)27:14.26
2.Flag of Kenya.svg  Richard Chelimo  (KEN)27:15.53
3.Flag of France.svg  António Martins  (FRA)27:22.78
4.Flag of Mexico.svg  Arturo Barrios  (MEX)27:34.60
5.Flag of Kenya.svg  Joseph Keino  (KEN)27:35.77

Half Marathon

RANK1992 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME
1.Flag of Kenya.svg  Benson Masya  (KEN)1:00:24

Marathon

RANK1992 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME
1.Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg  David Tsebe  (RSA)2:08:07
2.Flag of Kenya.svg  Ibrahim Hussein  (KEN)2:08:14
3.Flag of Mexico.svg  Dionicio Cerón  (MEX)2:08:36
4.Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Manuel Matias  (POR)2:08:38
5.Flag of South Korea.svg  Hwang Young-Cho  (KOR)2:08:47

110m hurdles

RANK1992 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME
1.Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Colin Jackson  (GBR)13.04
2.Flag of the United States.svg  Tony Dees  (USA)13.08
3.Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Mark McKoy  (CAN)13.11
4.Flag of Germany.svg  Florian Schwarthoff  (GER)13.13
Flag of the United States.svg  Jack Pierce  (USA)

400m hurdles

RANK1992 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME
1.Flag of the United States.svg  Kevin Young  (USA)46.78
2.Flag of Jamaica.svg  Winthrop Graham  (JAM)47.62
3.Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Kriss Akabusi  (GBR)47.82
4.Flag of Zambia.svg  Samuel Matete  (ZAM)47.91
5.Flag of the United States.svg  David Patrick  (USA)48.01

3,000m steeplechase

RANK1992 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME
1.Flag of Kenya.svg  Moses Kiptanui  (KEN)8:02.08
2.Flag of Kenya.svg  Philip Barkutwo  (KEN)8:05.37
3.Flag of Kenya.svg  Matthew Birir  (KEN)8:08.84
4.Flag of Kenya.svg  Patrick Sang  (KEN)8:09.55
5.Flag of Kenya.svg  William Mutwol  (KEN)8:10.74

High jump

RANK1992 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSHEIGHT
1.Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Steve Smith  (GBR)2.37
2.Flag of Greece.svg  Lambros Papakostas  (GRE)2.36
Flag of Cuba.svg  Javier Sotomayor  (CUB)
4.Flag of the United States.svg  Hollis Conway  (USA)2.35
Flag of the United States.svg  Darrin Plab  (USA)
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Dragutin Topić  (YUG)

Long jump

RANK1992 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSDISTANCE
1.Flag of the United States.svg  Carl Lewis  (USA)8.68
2.Flag of the United States.svg  Mike Powell  (USA)8.64
3.Flag of Cuba.svg  Iván Pedroso  (CUB)8.53
4.Flag of the United States.svg  Erick Walder  (USA)8.47
5.Flag of the United States.svg  Llewellyn Starks  (USA)8.40

Triple jump

RANK1992 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSDISTANCE
1.Flag of the United States.svg  Mike Conley  (USA)17.72
2.Flag of the United States.svg  Charles Simpkins  (USA)17.60
3.Flag of Russia.svg  Denis Kapustin  (RUS)17.48
4.Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Frank Rutherford  (BAH)17.41
5.Flag of Russia.svg  Leonid Voloshin  (RUS)17.36

Discus

RANK1992 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSDISTANCE
1.Flag of Germany.svg  Jürgen Schult  (GER)69.04
2.Flag of Germany.svg  Lars Riedel  (GER)68.66
3.Flag of Lithuania.svg  Romas Ubartas  (LTU)68.18
4.Flag of the United States.svg  Anthony Washington  (USA)67.88
5.Flag of Russia.svg  Dmitriy Shevchenko  (RUS)67.30

Shot put

RANK1992 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSDISTANCE
1.Flag of the United States.svg  Gregg Tafralis  (USA)21.98
2.Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Werner Günthör  (SUI)21.91
3.Flag of the United States.svg  Mike Stulce  (USA)21.70
4.Flag of the United States.svg  Jim Doehring  (USA)21.60
5.Flag of Ukraine.svg  Aleksandr Bagach  (UKR)21.19

Hammer

RANK1992 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSDISTANCE
1.Flag of Belarus (1918, 1991-1995).svg  Igor Astapkovich  (BLR)84.62
2.Flag of Russia.svg  Igor Nikulin  (RUS)83.44
3.Flag of Russia.svg  Vasiliy Sidorenko  (RUS)82.54
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Andrey Abduvaliyev  (UZB)
5.Flag of Russia.svg  Yuriy Syedikh  (RUS)82.18

Javelin (new design)

RANK1992 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSDISTANCE
1.Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Steve Backley  (GBR)91.46
2.Flag of Finland.svg  Seppo Räty  (FIN)90.60
3.Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Jan Železný  (CZE)90.18
4.Flag of Finland.svg  Juha Laukkanen  (FIN)88.22
5.Flag of the United States.svg  Tom Petranoff  (USA)87.26

Pole vault

RANK1992 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSHEIGHT
1.Flag of Ukraine.svg  Sergey Bubka  (UKR)6.13
2.Flag of Russia.svg  Rodion Gataullin  (RUS)5.95
3.Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Igor Potapovich  (KAZ)5.92
4.Flag of the United States.svg  Dean Starkey  (USA)5.91
5.Flag of Russia.svg  Maksim Tarasov  (RUS)5.90
Flag of France.svg  Jean Galfione  (FRA)
Flag of Russia.svg  Igor Trandenkov  (RUS)

Decathlon

RANK1992 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSPOINTS
1.Flag of the United States.svg  Dan O'Brien  (USA)8891
2.Flag of the United States.svg  Dave Johnson  (USA)8649
3.Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Robert Změlík  (TCH)8627
4.Flag of Spain.svg  Antonio Peñalver  (ESP)8412
5.Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Michael Smith  (CAN)8409

Women's best year performers

60 metres

RANK1992 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME
1.Flag of Jamaica.svg  Merlene Ottey  (JAM)6.96
2.Flag of Russia.svg  Irina Privalova  (RUS)6.97
3.Flag of the United States.svg  Michelle Finn  (USA)7.07
4.Flag of Jamaica.svg  Juliet Cuthbert  (JAM)7.09
5.Flag of Germany.svg  Katrin Krabbe  (GER)7.10

100 metres

RANK1992 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME
1.Flag of Jamaica.svg  Merlene Ottey  (JAM)10.80
2.Flag of Russia.svg  Irina Privalova  (RUS)10.82
Flag of the United States.svg  Gail Devers  (USA)
4.Flag of Jamaica.svg  Juliet Cuthbert  (JAM)10.83
5.Flag of the United States.svg  Gwen Torrence  (USA)10.86

200 metres

RANK1992 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME
1.Flag of the United States.svg  Gwen Torrence  (USA)21.72
2.Flag of Jamaica.svg  Juliet Cuthbert  (JAM)21.75
3.Flag of Russia.svg  Irina Privalova  (RUS)21.93
4.Flag of Jamaica.svg  Merlene Ottey  (JAM)21.94
5.Flag of France.svg  Marie-José Pérec  (FRA)22.20

400 metres

RANK1992 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME
1.Flag of France.svg  Marie-José Pérec  (FRA)48.83
2.Flag of Ukraine.svg  Olga Bryzgina  (UKR)49.07
3.Flag of the United States.svg  Gwen Torrence  (USA)49.64
Flag of Colombia.svg  Ximena Restrepo  (COL)
5.Flag of Russia.svg  Olga Nazarova  (RUS)49.69

800 metres

RANK1992 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME
1.Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Ellen van Langen  (NED)1:55.54
2.Flag of Russia.svg  Lilia Nurutdinova  (RUS)1:55.99
3.Flag of Cuba.svg  Ana Fidelia Quirot  (CUB)1:56.80
4.Flag of Romania.svg  Ella Kovacs  (ROM)1:57.19
5.Flag of Ukraine.svg  Inna Yevseyeva  (UKR)1:57.20

1,500 metres

RANK1992 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME
1.Flag of Algeria.svg  Hassiba Boulmerka  (ALG)3:55.30
2.Flag of Russia.svg  Lyudmila Rogachova  (RUS)3:56.91
3.Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Qu Yunxia  (CHN)3:57.08
4.Flag of Ukraine.svg  Tatyana Dorovskikh  (UKR)3:57.92
5.Flag of Russia.svg  Lyubov Kremlyova  (RUS)3:58.71

Mile

RANK1992 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME
1.Flag of Russia.svg  Lyudmila Rogachova  (RUS)4:21.30
2.Flag of Romania.svg  Doina Melinte  (ROM)4:21.74
3.Flag of Ireland.svg  Sonia O'Sullivan  (IRL)4:24.27
4.Flag of Russia.svg  Lyubov Kremlyova  (RUS)4:24.50
5.Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Angela Chalmers  (CAN)4:25.08

3,000 metres

RANK1992 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME
1.Flag of Russia.svg  Yelena Romanova  (RUS)8:33.72
2.Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Yvonne Murray  (GBR)8:36.63
3.Flag of Ireland.svg  Sonia O'Sullivan  (IRL)8:37.92
4.Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg  Elana Meyer  (RSA)8:38.45
5.Flag of Romania.svg  Margareta Keszeg  (ROM)8:39.64

5,000 metres

RANK1992 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME
1.Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg  Elana Meyer  (RSA)14:44.15
2.Flag of Ireland.svg  Sonia O'Sullivan  (IRL)14:59.11
3.Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Liz McColgan  (GBR)15:01.86
4.Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Christien Toonstra  (NED)15:07.68
5.Flag of Kenya.svg  Esther Kiplagat  (KEN)15:07.87

10,000 metres

RANK1992 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME
1.Flag of Ethiopia (1991-1996).svg  Derartu Tulu  (ETH)31:06.02
2.Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Lisa Ondieki  (AUS)31:11.72
3.Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg  Elana Meyer  (RSA)31:11.75
4.Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Maria Conceição Ferreira  (POR)31:16.42
5.Flag of the United States.svg  Lynn Jennings  (USA)31:19.89

Half marathon

RANK1992 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME
1.Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Liz McColgan  (GBR)1:08:42

Marathon

RANK1992 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME
1.Flag of Russia.svg  Olga Markova  (RUS)2:23:43
2.Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Lisa Ondieki  (AUS)2:24:40
3.Flag of Belarus (1918, 1991-1995).svg  Madina Biktagirova  (BLR)2:26:23
4.Flag of Japan.svg  Yumi Kokamo  (JPN)2:26:26
Flag of Japan.svg  Yoshiko Yamamoto  (JPN)

60m hurdles

RANK1992 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME
1.Flag of Russia.svg  Ludmila Narozhilenko  (RUS)7.76
2.Flag of the United States.svg  Gail Devers  (USA)7.93
3.Flag of Belarus (1918, 1991-1995).svg  Lidiya Yurkova  (BLR)7.94
4.Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Julie Baumann  (SWI)7.95
Flag of France.svg  Monique Éwanjé-Épée  (FRA)
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Nataliya Grygoryeva  (UKR)

100m hurdles

RANK1992 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME
1.Flag of Russia.svg  Ludmila Narozhilenko  (RUS)12.26
2.Flag of the United States.svg  Gail Devers  (USA)12.55
3.Flag of Ukraine.svg  Nataliya Grygoryeva  (UKR)12.60
4.Flag of Greece.svg  Paraskevi Patoulidou  (GRE)12.64
5.Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Yordanka Donkova  (BUL)12.67

400m hurdles

RANK1992 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME
1.Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Sally Gunnell  (GBR)53.23
2.Flag of Belarus (1918, 1991-1995).svg  Tatyana Ledovskaya  (BLR)53.55
3.Flag of the United States.svg  Sandra Farmer-Patrick  (USA)53.59
4.Flag of Russia.svg  Margarita Ponomaryova  (RUS)53.66
5.Flag of the United States.svg  Janeene Vickers  (USA)54.31

High jump

RANK1992 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSHEIGHT
1.Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Stefka Kostadinova  (BUL)2.05 m
2.Flag of Germany.svg  Heike Henkel  (GER)2.04 m
3.Flag of Ukraine.svg  Inga Babakova  (UKR)2.00 m
Flag of Romania.svg  Alina Astafei  (ROM)
5.Flag of Cuba.svg  Ioamnet Quintero  (CUB)1.98 m

Long jump

RANK1992 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSDISTANCE
1.Flag of Germany.svg  Heike Drechsler  (GER)7.48 m
2.Flag of Ukraine.svg  Inessa Kravets  (UKR)7.37 m
3.Flag of the United States.svg  Jackie Joyner-Kersee  (USA)7.17 m
4.Flag of Romania.svg  Mirela Dulgheru  (ROM)7.14 m
5.Flag of Nigeria.svg  Chioma Ajunwa  (NGR)7.06 m

Triple jump

RANK1992 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSDISTANCE
1.Flag of Russia.svg  Galina Chistyakova  (RUS)14.62 m
2.Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Li Huirong  (CHN)14.55 m
3.Flag of Ukraine.svg  Inessa Kravets  (UKR)14.41 m

Shot put

RANK1992 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSDISTANCE
1.Flag of Russia.svg  Svetlana Krivelyova  (RUS)21.06 m
2.Flag of Cuba.svg  Belsis Laza  (CUB)20.96 m
3.Flag of Poland.svg  Krystyna Zabawska  (POL)19.42 m
4.Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Zhou Shuqin  (CHN)19.40 m
5.Flag of Belarus (1918, 1991-1995).svg  Tatyana Khorkhulyova  (BLR)19.28 m

Javelin (old design)

RANK1992 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSDISTANCE
1.Flag of Belarus (1918, 1991-1995).svg  Natalya Shikolenko  (BLR)70.36
2.Flag of Germany.svg  Karen Forkel  (GER)69.58
3.Flag of Norway.svg  Trine Hattestad  (NOR)69.50
4.Flag of Germany.svg  Silke Renk  (GER)68.34
5.Flag of Lithuania.svg  Teresė Nekrošaitė  (LTU)67.64

Heptathlon

RANK1992 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSPOINTS
1.Flag of the United States.svg  Jackie Joyner-Kersee  (USA)7044
2.Flag of Germany.svg  Sabine Braun  (GER)6985
3.Flag of Russia.svg  Irina Belova  (RUS)6845
4.Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Svetla Dimitrova  (BUL)6658
5.Flag of Romania.svg  Liliana Nastase  (ROM)6619

Births

Deaths

References

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