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

Event:	Women's 400 metres
Games:	1992 Summer
Venue:	Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc
Dates:	1 August 1992 (heats) 2 August 1992 (quarter-finals) 3 August 1992 (semi-finals) 5 August 1992 (final)
Competitors:	41
Nations:	29
Win Value:	48.83
Longnames:	yes
Gold:	Marie-José Pérec
Goldnoc:	FRA
Silver:	Olha Bryzhina
Silvernoc:	EUN
Bronze:	Ximena Restrepo
Bronzenoc:	COL
Prev:	1988
Next:	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 Record	47.60	Marita Koch	Canberra (AUS)	October 6, 1985
Olympic Record	48.65	Olga Bryzgina	Seoul (KOR)	September 26, 1988

Final

Rank	Athlete	Nation	Time	Notes
			48.83
			49.05
			49.64
4			49.69
5			49.93
6			50.11
7			50.19
8			50.87

Semifinals

Rank	Athlete	Nation	Time	Notes
1			49.48
2			49.76
3			49.76
4			50.40
5			50.57
6			50.60
7			50.78
8			51.30

Rank	Athlete	Nation	Time	Notes
1			50.02
2			50.31
3			50.35
4			50.37
5			51.75
6			51.96
7			52.09
8			52.85

Quarterfinals

Rank	Athlete	Nation	Time	Notes
1			50.63
2			50.68
3			50.71
4			51.41
5			51.52
6			52.39
7	Jayamini Illeperuma		53.55
8			54.24

Rank	Athlete	Nation	Time	Notes
1			50.95
2			51.27
3			51.30
4			51.71
5			52.05
6			52.12
7			52.34
8			54.92

Rank	Athlete	Nation	Time	Notes
1			51.32
2			51.75
3			52.05
4			52.23
5			52.43
6			52.84
7			53.78
8			54.90

Rank	Athlete	Nation	Time	Notes
1			50.70
2			50.76
3			50.89
4			51.65
5			53.37
6			53.60
7			53.60
8			53.80

Heats

Rank	Athlete	Nation	Time	Notes
1			51.41
2			52.34
3			52.90
4			53.69
5			54.37
6			55.09
7			1:01.97

Rank	Athlete	Nation	Time	Notes
1			52.56
2			52.79
3			52.91
4	Jayamini Illeperuma		54.14
5			55.48
6			55.49

Rank	Athlete	Nation	Time	Notes
1			52.07
2			52.44
3			52.49
4			52.66
5			52.93
6			53.72
7			55.75

Rank	Athlete	Nation	Time	Notes
1			51.99
2			52.09
3			52.18
4			52.24
5			52.29
6			53.37
7			56.78

Rank	Athlete	Nation	Time	Notes
1			53.59
2			53.64
3			53.70
4			53.75
5			54.87
6			54.88
7			55.67

Rank	Athlete	Nation	Time	Notes
1			52.42
2			52.85
3			52.94
4			52.97
5			53.76
6			54.28
7			1:03.32

See also

• 1987 Women's World Championships 400 metres (Rome)
• 1988 Women's Olympic 400 metres (Seoul)
• 1990 Women's European Championships 400 metres (Split)
• 1991 Women's World Championships 400 metres (Tokyo)
• 1993 Women's World Championships 400 metres (Stuttgart)
• 1994 Women's European Championships 400 metres (Helsinki)

External links

• Official Report
• Results

Notes and References

1. Web site: Athletics at the 1992 Barcelona Summer Games: Women's 400 metres . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417174954/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1992/ATH/womens-400-metres.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . 5 August 2017 . sports-reference.com.