Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay

These are the official results of the women's 4 × 400 metres relay event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. There were a total of fourteen nations competing.[1]

Medalists edit

Gold Silver Bronze
  Unified Team (EUN)
Yelena Ruzina
Lyudmila Dzhigalova
Olga Nazarova
Olga Bryzgina
Liliya Nurutdinova*
Marina Shmonina*
  United States (USA)
Natasha Kaiser
Gwen Torrence
Jearl Miles
Rochelle Stevens
Denean Hill*
Dannette Young*
  Great Britain (GBR)
Phylis Smith
Sandra Douglas
Jennifer Stoute
Sally Gunnell

* Athletes who participated in the heats only and received medals.

Records edit

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

World Record 3:15.17   Tatyana Ledovskaya
  Olga Nazarova
  Mariya Pinigina
  Olga Bryzgina
Seoul (KOR) October 1, 1988
Olympic Record 3:15.17   Tatyana Ledovskaya
  Olga Nazarova
  Mariya Pinigina
  Olga Bryzgina
Seoul (KOR) October 1, 1988

Results edit

Final edit

RANK NATION ATHLETES TIME
    Unified Team (EUN) Yelena Ruzina
Lyudmila Dzhigalova
Olga Nazarova
Olga Bryzgina
3:20.20
    United States (USA) Natasha Kaiser
Gwen Torrence
Jearl Miles
Rochelle Stevens
3:20.92
    Great Britain (GBR) Phylis Smith
Sandra Douglas
Jennifer Stoute
Sally Gunnell
3:24.23
4.   Canada (CAN) Rosey Edeh
Charmaine Crooks
Camille-Anise Noel
Jill Richardson-Briscoe
3:25.20
5.   Jamaica (JAM) Catherine Scott
Cathy Ann Rattray
Juliet Campbell
Sandie Richards
3:25.68
6.   Germany (GER) Uta Rohländer
Heike Meissner
Linda Kisabaka
Anja Rücker
3:26.37
7.   Australia (AUS) Cathy Freeman
Susan Andrews
Renee Poetschka
Michelle Lock
3:26.42
8.   Portugal (POR) Marta Moreira
Lucrécia Jardim
Elsa Amaral
Eduarda Coelho
3:36.85

Heats edit

Qualification: First 3 of each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest times (q) advanced to the final.

Rank Heat Nation Athletes Time Notes
1 1   United States (USA) Denean Hill, Jearl Miles, Dannette Young, Natasha Kaiser 3:22.29 Q
2 2   Unified Team (EUN) Marina Shmonina, Lyudmila Dzhigalova, Yelena Ruzina, Liliya Nurutdinova 3:22.91 Q
3 2   Great Britain (GBR) Sandra Douglas, Phylis Smith, Jennifer Stoute, Sally Gunnell 3:25.20 Q
4 1   Jamaica (JAM) Catherine Scott, Cathy Ann Rattray, Claudine Williams, Juliet Campbell 3:25.55 Q
5 1   Australia (AUS) Susan Andrews, Renee Poetschka, Cathy Freeman, Michelle Lock 3:25.68 Q
6 1   Canada (CAN) Rosey Edeh, Karen Clarke, Camille-Anise Noel, Charmaine Crooks 3:26.09 q
7 2   Germany (GER) Uta Rohländer, Heike Meissner, Linda Kisabaka, Anja Rücker 3:26.25 Q
8 2   Portugal (POR) Marta Moreira, Eduarda Coelho, Elsa Amaral, Lucrecia Jardim 3:29.38 q, NR
9 2   Switzerland (SUI) Kathrin Lüthi, Regula Scalabrin, Martha Grossenbacher, Helen Burkart 3:31.26
10 2   Spain (ESP) Esther Lahoz, Cristina Pérez, Gregoria Ferrer, Julia Merino 3:31.35
11 1   Hungary (HUN) Edit Molnár, Agnes Kozary, Eva Barati, Judit Forgács 3:33.81
12 1   Thailand (THA) Saleerat Srimek, Sukanya Sang-Nguen, Srirat Chimrak, Noodang Pimpol 3:35.48
13 2   Bolivia (BOL) Jacqueline Soliz, Sandra Antelo, Gloria Burgos, Moré Galetovic 3:53.65
1   Cuba (CUB) Nancy McLeón, Odalmis Limonta, Daysi Duporty, Ana Fidelia Quirot DQ

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Athletics at the 1992 Barcelona Summer Games: Women's 4 × 400 metres Relay". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 5 September 2017.

External links edit