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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Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics | ||
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Track events | ||
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
400 m | men | women |
800 m | men | women |
1500 m | men | women |
3000 m | women | |
5000 m | men | |
10,000 m | men | women |
100 m hurdles | women | |
110 m hurdles | men | |
400 m hurdles | men | women |
3000 m steeplechase | men | |
4 × 100 m relay | men | women |
4 × 400 m relay | men | women |
Road events | ||
Marathon | men | women |
10 km walk | women | |
20 km walk | men | |
50 km walk | men | |
Field events | ||
Long jump | men | women |
Triple jump | men | |
High jump | men | women |
Pole vault | men | |
Shot put | men | women |
Discus throw | men | women |
Javelin throw | men | women |
Hammer throw | men | |
Combined events | ||
Heptathlon | women | |
Decathlon | men | |
Wheelchair races | ||
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.
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]
Gold | Valentina Yegorova ![]() |
Silver | Yuko Arimori ![]() |
Bronze | Lorraine Moller ![]() |
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 |
Standing records prior to the 1992 Summer Olympics | ||||
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World Record | ![]() | 2:21:06 | April 21, 1985 | ![]() |
Olympic Record | ![]() | 2:24:52 | August 5, 1984 | ![]() |
Season Best | ![]() | 2:23:43 | April 20, 1992 | ![]() |