Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Women's 400 metres

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]

Women's 400 metres
at the Games of the XXV Olympiad
VenueEstadi 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
Marie-José Pérec
 France
Olha Bryzhina
 Unified Team
Ximena Restrepo
 Colombia
Athletics at the
1992 Summer Olympics
Track events
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mmenwomen
1500 mmenwomen
3000 mwomen
5000 mmen
10,000 mmenwomen
100 m hurdleswomen
110 m hurdlesmen
400 m hurdlesmenwomen
3000 m
steeplechase		men
4×100 m relaymenwomen
4×400 m relaymenwomen
Road events
Marathonmenwomen
10 km walkwomen
20 km walkmen
50 km walkmen
Field events
Long jumpmenwomen
Triple jumpmen
High jumpmenwomen
Pole vaultmen
Shot putmenwomen
Discus throwmenwomen
Javelin throwmenwomen
Hammer throwmen
Combined events
Heptathlonwomen
Decathlonmen
Wheelchair races

Records

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

World Record 47.60 Marita Koch Canberra (AUS) October 6, 1985
Olympic Record 48.65 Olga Bryzgina Seoul (KOR) September 26, 1988

Final
Rank AthleteNation TimeNotes
Marie-José Pérec France 48.83
Olga Bryzgina Unified Team 49.05
Ximena Restrepo Colombia 49.64
4 Olga Nazarova Unified Team 49.69
5 Jillian Richardson Canada 49.93
6 Rochelle Stevens United States 50.11
7 Sandie Richards Jamaica 50.19
8 Phylis Smith Great Britain 50.87

Semifinals
Rank AthleteNation TimeNotes
1 Marie-José Pérec France 49.48
2 Ximena Restrepo Colombia 49.76
3 Olga Bryzgina Unified Team 49.76
4 Phylis Smith Great Britain 50.40
5 Jearl Miles United States 50.57
6 Natasha Kaiser United States 50.60
7 Michelle Lock Australia 50.78
8 Yelena Ruzina Unified Team 51.30


Rank AthleteNation TimeNotes
1 Jillian Richardson Canada 50.02
2 Olga Nazarova Unified Team 50.31
3 Sandie Richards Jamaica 50.35
4 Rochelle Stevens United States 50.37
5 Norfalia Carabali Colombia 51.75
6 Sandra Douglas Great Britain 51.96
7 Renée Poetschka Australia 52.09
8 Elsa Devassoigne France 52.85

Quarterfinals
Rank AthleteNation TimeNotes
1 Ximena Restrepo Colombia 50.63
2 Olga Bryzgina Unified Team 50.68
3 Natasha Kaiser United States 50.71
4 Sandra Douglas Great Britain 51.41
5 Cathy Freeman Australia 51.52
6 Aïssatou Tandian Senegal 52.39
7 Jayamini Illeperuma Sri Lanka 53.55
8 Judit Forgács Hungary 54.24


Rank AthleteNation TimeNotes
1 Jillian Richardson Canada 50.95
2 Jearl Miles United States 51.27
3 Olga Nazarova Unified Team 51.30
4 Michelle Lock Australia 51.71
5 Anja Rücker Germany 52.05
6 Juliet Campbell Jamaica 52.12
7 Tina Paulino Mozambique 52.34
8 Ruth Morris Virgin Islands 54.92


Rank AthleteNation TimeNotes
1 Phylis Smith Great Britain 51.32
2 Elsa Devassoigne France 51.75
3 Renée Poetschka Australia 52.05
4 Yelena Ruzina Unified Team 52.23
5 Julia Merino Spain 52.43
6 Claudine Williams Jamaica 52.84
7 Susie Tanéfo Cameroon 53.78
8 Noodang Phimpho Thailand 54.90


Rank AthleteNation TimeNotes
1 Rochelle Stevens United States 50.70
2 Sandie Richards Jamaica 50.76
3 Marie-José Pérec France 50.89
4 Norfalia Carabali Colombia 51.65
5 Myra Mayberry Puerto Rico 53.37
6 Lorraine Hanson Great Britain 53.60
7 Zoila Stewart Costa Rica 53.60
8 Alimata Koné Ivory Coast 53.80

Heats
Rank AthleteNation TimeNotes
1 Natasha Kaiser United States 51.41
2 Ximena Restrepo Colombia 52.34
3 Julia Merino Spain 52.90
4 Juliet Campbell Jamaica 53.69
5 Ruth Morris Virgin Islands 54.37
6 Prisca Philip Barbados 55.09
7 Fanta Dao Mali 1:01.97


Rank AthleteNation TimeNotes
1 Sandie Richards Jamaica 52.56
2 Jearl Miles United States 52.79
3 Sandra Douglas Great Britain 52.91
4 Jayamini Illeperuma Sri Lanka 54.14
5 Charmaine Gilgeous Antigua and Barbuda 55.48
6 Shermaine Ross Grenada 55.49


Rank AthleteNation TimeNotes
1 Elsa Devassoigne France 52.07
2 Olga Bryzgina Unified Team 52.44
3 Michelle Lock Australia 52.49
4 Lorraine Hanson Great Britain 52.66
5 Tina Paulino Mozambique 52.93
6 Zoila Stewart Costa Rica 53.72
7 Mary-Estelle Kapalu Vanuatu 55.75


Rank AthleteNation TimeNotes
1 Jillian Richardson Canada 51.99
2 Olga Nazarova Unified Team 52.09
3 Norfalia Carabali Colombia 52.18
4 Anja Rücker Germany 52.24
5 Aïssatou Tandian Senegal 52.29
6 Susie Tanéfo Cameroon 53.37
7 Jacqueline Solíz Bolivia 56.78


Rank AthleteNation TimeNotes
1 Phylis Smith Great Britain 53.59
2 Marie-José Pérec France 53.64
3 Cathy Freeman Australia 53.70
4 Myra Mayberry Puerto Rico 53.75
5 Judit Forgács Hungary 54.87
6 Ngozi Mwanamwambwa Zambia 54.88
7 Melrose Mansaray Sierra Leone 55.67


Rank AthleteNation TimeNotes
1 Rochelle Stevens United States 52.42
2 Renée Poetschka Australia 52.85
3 Yelena Ruzina Unified Team 52.94
4 Claudine Williams Jamaica 52.97
5 Alimata Koné Ivory Coast 53.76
6 Noodang Pimpol Thailand 54.28
7 Ruth Mangue Equatorial Guinea 1:03.32

See also

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.
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