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
Venue Estadi 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
Gold medal icon.svg Marie-José Pérec
Flag of France.svg  France
Silver medal icon.svg Olha Bryzhina
Olympic flag.svg  Unified Team
Bronze medal icon.svg Ximena Restrepo
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
  1988
1996  

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

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

World Record47.60 Flag of East Germany.svg Marita Koch Canberra (AUS)October 6, 1985
Olympic Record48.65 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Olga Bryzgina Seoul (KOR)September 26, 1988

Final

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Marie-José Pérec Flag of France.svg  France 48.83
Silver medal icon.svg Olga Bryzgina Olympic flag.svg  Unified Team 49.05
Bronze medal icon.svg Ximena Restrepo Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 49.64
4 Olga Nazarova Olympic flag.svg  Unified Team 49.69
5 Jillian Richardson Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 49.93
6 Rochelle Stevens Flag of the United States.svg  United States 50.11
7 Sandie Richards Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 50.19
8 Phylis Smith Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 50.87

Semifinals

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Marie-José Pérec Flag of France.svg  France 49.48
2 Ximena Restrepo Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 49.76
3 Olga Bryzgina Olympic flag.svg  Unified Team 49.76
4 Phylis Smith Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 50.40
5 Jearl Miles Flag of the United States.svg  United States 50.57
6 Natasha Kaiser Flag of the United States.svg  United States 50.60
7 Michelle Lock Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 50.78
8 Yelena Ruzina Olympic flag.svg  Unified Team 51.30


RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Jillian Richardson Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 50.02
2 Olga Nazarova Olympic flag.svg  Unified Team 50.31
3 Sandie Richards Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 50.35
4 Rochelle Stevens Flag of the United States.svg  United States 50.37
5 Norfalia Carabalí Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 51.75
6 Sandra Douglas Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 51.96
7 Renée Poetschka Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 52.09
8 Elsa Devassoigne Flag of France.svg  France 52.85

Quarterfinals

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Ximena Restrepo Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 50.63
2 Olga Bryzgina Olympic flag.svg  Unified Team 50.68
3 Natasha Kaiser Flag of the United States.svg  United States 50.71
4 Sandra Douglas Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 51.41
5 Cathy Freeman Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 51.52
6 Aïssatou Tandian Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 52.39
7Jayamini IlleperumaFlag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 53.55
8 Judit Forgács Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 54.24


RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Jillian Richardson Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 50.95
2 Jearl Miles Flag of the United States.svg  United States 51.27
3 Olga Nazarova Olympic flag.svg  Unified Team 51.30
4 Michelle Lock Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 51.71
5 Anja Rücker Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 52.05
6 Juliet Campbell Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 52.12
7 Tina Paulino Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique 52.34
8 Ruth Morris Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg  Virgin Islands 54.92


RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Phylis Smith Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 51.32
2 Elsa Devassoigne Flag of France.svg  France 51.75
3 Renée Poetschka Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 52.05
4 Yelena Ruzina Olympic flag.svg  Unified Team 52.23
5 Julia Merino Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 52.43
6 Claudine Williams Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 52.84
7 Susie Tanéfo Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 53.78
8 Noodang Phimpho Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 54.90


RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Rochelle Stevens Flag of the United States.svg  United States 50.70
2 Sandie Richards Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 50.76
3 Marie-José Pérec Flag of France.svg  France 50.89
4 Norfalia Carabalí Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 51.65
5 Myra Mayberry Flag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg  Puerto Rico 53.37
6 Lorraine Hanson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 53.60
7 Zoila Stewart Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 53.60
8 Alimata Koné Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 53.80

Heats

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Natasha Kaiser Flag of the United States.svg  United States 51.41
2 Ximena Restrepo Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 52.34
3 Julia Merino Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 52.90
4 Juliet Campbell Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 53.69
5 Ruth Morris Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg  Virgin Islands 54.37
6 Prisca Philip Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados 55.09
7 Fanta Dao Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 1:01.97


RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Sandie Richards Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 52.56
2 Jearl Miles Flag of the United States.svg  United States 52.79
3 Sandra Douglas Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 52.91
4Jayamini IlleperumaFlag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 54.14
5 Charmaine Gilgeous Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg  Antigua and Barbuda 55.48
6 Shermaine Ross Flag of Grenada.svg  Grenada 55.49


RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Elsa Devassoigne Flag of France.svg  France 52.07
2 Olga Bryzgina Olympic flag.svg  Unified Team 52.44
3 Michelle Lock Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 52.49
4 Lorraine Hanson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 52.66
5 Tina Paulino Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique 52.93
6 Zoila Stewart Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 53.72
7 Mary-Estelle Kapalu Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu 55.75


RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Jillian Richardson Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 51.99
2 Olga Nazarova Olympic flag.svg  Unified Team 52.09
3 Norfalia Carabalí Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 52.18
4 Anja Rücker Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 52.24
5 Aïssatou Tandian Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 52.29
6 Susie Tanéfo Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 53.37
7 Jacqueline Solíz Flag of Bolivia.svg  Bolivia 56.78


RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Phylis Smith Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 53.59
2 Marie-José Pérec Flag of France.svg  France 53.64
3 Cathy Freeman Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 53.70
4 Myra Mayberry Flag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg  Puerto Rico 53.75
5 Judit Forgács Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 54.87
6 Ngozi Mwanamwambwa Flag of Zambia (1964-1996).svg  Zambia 54.88
7 Melrose Mansaray Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone 55.67


RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Rochelle Stevens Flag of the United States.svg  United States 52.42
2 Renée Poetschka Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 52.85
3 Yelena Ruzina Olympic flag.svg  Unified Team 52.94
4 Claudine Williams Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 52.97
5 Alimata Koné Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 53.76
6 Noodang Pimpol Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 54.28
7 Ruth Mangue Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg  Equatorial Guinea 1:03.32

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References

  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.