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

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Women's 200 metres
at the Games of the XXV Olympiad
Venue Olympic 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
Gold medal icon.svg Gwen Torrence
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Silver medal icon.svg Juliet Cuthbert
Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
Bronze medal icon.svg Merlene Ottey
Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
  1988
1996  

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

Gold Gwen Torrence
Flag of the United States.svg United States
Silver Juliet Cuthbert
Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica
Bronze Merlene Ottey
Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica

Records

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

World Record21.34 Flag of the United States.svg Florence Griffith-Joyner Seoul (KOR)September 29, 1988
Olympic Record21.34 Flag of the United States.svg Florence Griffith-Joyner Seoul (KOR)September 29, 1988

Final

RANKFINALTIME
Med 1.png Flag of the United States.svg  Gwen Torrence  (USA)21.81
Med 2.png Flag of Jamaica.svg  Juliet Cuthbert  (JAM)22.02
Med 3.png Flag of Jamaica.svg  Merlene Ottey  (JAM)22.09
4.Olympic flag.svg  Irina Privalova  (EUN)22.19
5.Flag of the United States.svg  Carlette Guidry  (USA)22.30
6.Flag of Jamaica.svg  Grace Jackson  (JAM)22.58
7.Flag of the United States.svg  Michelle Finn  (USA)22.61
8.Olympic flag.svg  Galina Malchugina  (EUN)22.63

Semifinals

RANKHEAT 1TIME
1.Flag of Jamaica.svg  Merlene Ottey  (JAM)22.12
2.Flag of the United States.svg  Carlette Guidry  (USA)22.31
3.Olympic flag.svg  Galina Malchugina  (EUN)22.44
4.Flag of Jamaica.svg  Grace Jackson  (JAM)22.58
5.Flag of Germany.svg  Silke Knoll  (GER)22.60
6.Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Pauline Davis  (BAH)22.61
7.South African Olympic Flag.svg  Elinda Vorster  (RSA)23.08
8.Flag of Finland.svg  Sisko Hanhijoki  (FIN)23.26


RANKHEAT 2TIME
1.Flag of the United States.svg  Gwen Torrence  (USA)21.72
2.Flag of Jamaica.svg  Juliet Cuthbert  (JAM)21.75
3.Olympic flag.svg  Irina Privalova  (EUN)22.08
4.Flag of the United States.svg  Michelle Finn  (USA)22.39
5.Flag of Nigeria.svg  Mary Onyali  (NGR)22.60
6.Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Jennifer Stoute  (GBR)23.01
7.Flag of Australia.svg  Melinda Gainsford  (AUS)23.03
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Anelia Nuneva  (BUL)DNS

Quarterfinals

RANKHEAT 1TIME
1.Flag of Jamaica.svg  Juliet Cuthbert  (JAM)22.01
2.Flag of the United States.svg  Michelle Finn  (USA)22.42
3.Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Pauline Davis  (BAH)22.44
4.Flag of Germany.svg  Silke Knoll  (GER)22.46
5.Olympic flag.svg  Marina Trandenkova  (EUN)22.50
6.Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Wang Huei-Chen  (TPE)22.93
7.Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Simmone Jacobs  (GBR)23.61
8.Flag of France.svg  Valérie Jean-Charles  (FRA)23.64


RANKHEAT 2TIME
1.Flag of the United States.svg  Gwen Torrence  (USA)22.21
2.Flag of Jamaica.svg  Grace Jackson  (JAM)22.59
3.South African Olympic Flag.svg  Elinda Vorster  (RSA)22.99
4.Flag of Finland.svg  Sisko Hanhijoki  (FIN)23.09
5.Flag of Portugal.svg  Lucrécia Jardim  (POR)23.09
6.Flag of Madagascar.svg  Lalao Robine Ravaonirina  (MAD)23.63
7.Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Damayanthi Dharsha  (SRI)23.89
8.Flag of Cameroon.svg  Georgette N'Koma  (CMR)24.06


RANKHEAT 3TIME
1.Olympic flag.svg  Galina Malchugina  (EUN)22.22
2.Flag of the United States.svg  Carlette Guidry  (USA)22.26
3.Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Anelia Nuneva  (BUL)22.62
4.Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Jennifer Stoute  (GBR)22.73
5.Flag of Germany.svg  Sabine Günther  (GER)23.10
6.Flag of Romania.svg  Iolanda Oanță  (ROM)23.75
7.Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Karen Clarke  (CAN)23.80
8.Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg  Heather Samuel  (ANT)24.12


RANKHEAT 4TIME
1.Flag of Jamaica.svg  Merlene Ottey  (JAM)21.94
2.Olympic flag.svg  Irina Privalova  (EUN)22.45
3.Flag of Nigeria.svg  Mary Onyali  (NGR)22.60
4.Flag of Australia.svg  Melinda Gainsford  (AUS)23.03
5.Flag of Germany.svg  Andrea Thomas  (GER)23.19
6.Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Karin de Lange  (NED)23.41
7.Flag of Austria.svg  Sabine Tröger  (AUT)23.41
8.Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg  Ruth Morris  (ISV)24.26

Heats

RANKHEAT 1TIME
1.Flag of Nigeria.svg  Mary Onyali  (NGR)23.06
2.Olympic flag.svg  Irina Privalova  (EUN)23.22
3.Flag of Portugal.svg  Lucrécia Jardim  (POR)23.26
4.Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Damayanthi Dharsha  (SRI)23.82
5.Flag of Australia.svg  Melissa Moore  (AUS)23.86
6.Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Olga Mutanda  (CIV)24.19
7.Flag of Fiji.svg  Vaciseva Tavaga  (FIJ)25.07


RANKHEAT 2TIME
1.Flag of Jamaica.svg  Merlene Ottey  (JAM)22.95
2.Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Jennifer Stoute  (GBR)23.15
3.Flag of Finland.svg  Sisko Hanhijoki  (FIN)23.27
4.Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Wang Huei-Chen  (TPE)23.37
5.Flag of Germany.svg  Andrea Thomas  (GER)23.52
6.Flag of Vietnam.svg  Trương Hoàng Mỹ Linh  (VIE)24.45
7.Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Zoila Stewart  (CRC)24.64


RANKHEAT 3TIME
1.Flag of Jamaica.svg  Juliet Cuthbert  (JAM)22.99
2.South African Olympic Flag.svg  Elinda Vorster  (RSA)23.14
3.Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Pauline Davis  (BAH)23.47
4.Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg  Heather Samuel  (ANT)24.09
5.Flag of France.svg  Maguy Nestoret  (FRA)24.15
6.Flag of Zambia (1964-1996).svg  Ngozi Mwanamwambwa  (ZAM)24.59
7.Flag of Thailand.svg  Nednapa Chommuak  (THA)24.76
8.Flag of Malta.svg  Deirdre Caruana  (MLT)25.28


RANKHEAT 4TIME
1.Flag of Germany.svg  Silke Knoll  (GER)22.83
2.Flag of the United States.svg  Michelle Finn  (USA)23.00
3.Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Karin de Lange  (NED)23.53
4.Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Simmone Jacobs  (GBR)23.90
5.Flag of Hungary.svg  Ágnes Kozáry  (HUN)24.50
6.Flag of Barbados.svg  Prisca Philip  (BAR)24.56
Flag of Guinea.svg  Oumou Sow  (GUI)DNF


RANKHEAT 5TIME
1.Olympic flag.svg  Galina Malchugina  (EUN)23.08
2.Flag of Germany.svg  Sabine Günther  (GER)23.41
3.Flag of Austria.svg  Sabine Tröger  (AUT)23.72
4.Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg  Ruth Morris  (ISV)24.17
5.Flag of Bermuda (1910-1999).svg  Dawnette Douglas  (BER)25.03
6.Flag of Mali.svg  Manda Kanouté  (MLI)26.03
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Chen Zhaojing  (CHN)DQ


RANKHEAT 6TIME
1.Flag of the United States.svg  Carlette Guidry  (USA)22.99
2.Flag of Australia.svg  Melinda Gainsford  (AUS)23.18
3.Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Anelia Nuneva  (BUL)23.32
4.Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Karen Clarke  (CAN)23.57
5.Flag of France.svg  Valérie Jean-Charles  (FRA)23.69
6.Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Gaily Dube  (ZIM)24.15
7.Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Melrose Mansaray  (SLE)24.67
Flag of Bolivia.svg  Jacqueline Solíz  (BOL)DQ


RANKHEAT 7TIME
1.Flag of the United States.svg  Gwen Torrence  (USA)22.66
2.Flag of Jamaica.svg  Grace Jackson  (JAM)22.72
3.Olympic flag.svg  Marina Trandenkova  (EUN)22.79
4.Flag of Madagascar.svg  Lalao Robine Ravaonirina  (MAD)23.58
5.Flag of Romania.svg  Iolanda Oanță  (ROM)23.83
6.Flag of Cameroon.svg  Georgette N'Koma  (CMR)23.85
7.Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg  Ruth Mangue  (GEQ)27.65

See also

References

  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.