Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Women's heptathlon

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Women's heptathlon
at the Games of the XXV Olympiad
Athletics pictogram.svg
Venues Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc
Dates1-2 August
Competitors32 from 22 nations
Winning points7044
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Jackie Joyner-Kersee
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Silver medal icon.svg Irina Belova
Olympic flag.svg  Unified Team
Bronze medal icon.svg Sabine Braun
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
  1988
1996  

These are the official results of the Women's Heptathlon competition at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. There were a total number of 32 participating athletes, with one non-starter and six competitors who didn't finish the competition. [1]

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Medalists

Gold Jackie Joyner-Kersee
Flag of the United States.svg United States
Silver Irina Belova
Olympic flag.svg Unified Team
Bronze Sabine Braun
Flag of Germany.svg Germany

Records

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

World Record7291 Flag of the United States.svg Jackie Joyner-Kersee Seoul (KOR)September 24, 1988
Olympic Record7291 Flag of the United States.svg Jackie Joyner-Kersee Seoul (KOR)September 24, 1988

Final classification

  The highest mark recorded in each event is highlighted in yellow
RankAthleteNationality100m HHJSP200mLJJT800mPointsNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Jackie Joyner-Kersee Flag of the United States.svg  United States 12.851.9114.1323.127.1044.982:11.787044
Silver medal icon.svg Irina Belova Olympic flag.svg  Unified Team 13.251.8813.7723.346.8241.902:05.086845
Bronze medal icon.svg Sabine Braun Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 13.251.9414.2324.276.0251.122:14.356649
4 Liliana Năstase Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 12.861.8214.3423.706.4941.302:11.226619 NR
5 Svetla Dimitrova Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 13.231.7014.6823.316.1144.482:07.906464
6 Peggy Beer Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 13.481.8213.2323.936.0148.102:09.496434
7 Birgit Clarius Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 14.101.8215.3324.866.1345.142:08.836388
8 Urszula Włodarczyk Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 13.571.8213.9124.186.2043.462:14.966333
9 Cindy Greiner Flag of the United States.svg  United States 13.591.7914.3524.606.3840.782:14.166300
10 Maria Kamrowska Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 13.481.7014.4924.406.1244.122:10.966263
11 Kym Carter Flag of the United States.svg  United States 13.971.8514.3524.546.1037.582:08.626256
12 Anzhela Atroshchenko Olympic flag.svg  Unified Team 14.031.7913.0524.396.2245.182:10.906251
13 Petra Văideanu Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 14.041.7314.9625.286.1149.002:18.406152
14 Remigija Nazarovienė Flag of Lithuania (1988-2004).svg  Lithuania 13.751.7614.4925.206.0344.422:14.956142
15 Odile Lesage Flag of France.svg  France 13.751.8813.4825.245.9941.282:15.576141
16 Zhu Yuqing Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 13.641.8214.2623.835.9945.122:31.846123
17 Anu Kaljurand Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 13.641.7312.8325.296.3547.422:19.616095
18 Helle Aro Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 13.871.7013.1125.446.2345.422:14.316030
19 Clova Court Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 13.481.5813.8523.956.1052.122:31.215994
20 Tina Rättyä Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 13.961.7012.9725.095.9049.022:15.185993
21 Catherine Bond-Mills Flag of Canada.svg  Canada 14.311.7612.9625.016.0143.302:18.845897
22 Anne Brit Skjæveland Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 13.731.8212.0724.486.0835.422:22.195869
23 Nathalie Teppe Flag of France.svg  France 14.061.7912.6926.135.6552.582:24.425847
24 Manuela Marxer Flag of Liechtenstein.svg  Liechtenstein 13.941.6712.4024.435.7441.082:17.535749
25 Ghada Shouaa Flag of Syria.svg  Syria 16.621.6412.2425.445.8844.402:24.305278
26 Eunice Barber Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone 14.791.5510.7125.665.76NM2:21.594530
Ma Chun-ping Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 14.521.7612.1325.23NMDNSDNF
Rita Ináncsi Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 14.531.6713.1525.43NMDNSDNF
Alma Qeramixhi Flag of Albania (1992-2002).svg  Albania 15.90NM10.7027.814.99DNSDNF
Satu Ruotsalainen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 13.39NMDNSDNF
Joanne Henry Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 14.55NMDNSDNF
Jane Flemming Flag of Australia.svg  Australia DNFDNSDNF
Yasmina Azzizi-Kettab Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria DNSDNS

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References

  1. "Athletics at the 1992 Barcelona Summer Games: Women's Pentathlon". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 28 January 2018.[ dead link ]