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

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Field	Value
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

2 August 1992 (quarter-finals) 3 August 1992 (semi-finals) 5 August 1992 (final)

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. 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	Olympic Record
47.60	GDR Marita Koch
48.65	URS Olga Bryzgina

Final

Rank	Athlete	Nation	Time	Notes
	Marie-José Pérec	FRA	48.83
	Olga Bryzgina	EUN	49.05
	Ximena Restrepo	COL	49.64	****
4	Olga Nazarova	EUN	49.69
5	Jillian Richardson	CAN	49.93
6	Rochelle Stevens	USA	50.11
7	Sandie Richards	JAM	50.19
8	Phylis Smith	GBR	50.87

Semifinals

Rank	Athlete	Nation	Time
1	Marie-José Pérec	FRA	49.48
2	Ximena Restrepo	COL	49.76
3	Olga Bryzgina	EUN	49.76
4	Phylis Smith	GBR	50.40
5	Jearl Miles	USA	50.57
6	Natasha Kaiser	USA	50.60
7	Michelle Lock	AUS	50.78
8	Yelena Ruzina	EUN	51.30

Rank	Athlete	Nation	Time
1	Jillian Richardson	CAN	50.02
2	Olga Nazarova	EUN	50.31
3	Sandie Richards	JAM	50.35
4	Rochelle Stevens	USA	50.37
5	Norfalia Carabalí	COL	51.75
6	Sandra Douglas	GBR	51.96
7	Renée Poetschka	AUS	52.09
8	Elsa Devassoigne	FRA	52.85

Quarterfinals

Rank	Athlete	Nation	Time
1	Ximena Restrepo	COL	50.63
2	Olga Bryzgina	EUN	50.68
3	Natasha Kaiser	USA	50.71
4	Sandra Douglas	GBR	51.41
5	Cathy Freeman	AUS	51.52
6	Aïssatou Tandian	SEN	52.39
7	Jayamini Illeperuma	SRI	53.55
8	Judit Forgács	HUN	54.24

Rank	Athlete	Nation	Time
1	Jillian Richardson	CAN	50.95
2	Jearl Miles	USA	51.27
3	Olga Nazarova	EUN	51.30
4	Michelle Lock	AUS	51.71
5	Anja Rücker	GER	52.05
6	Juliet Campbell	JAM	52.12
7	Tina Paulino	MOZ	52.34
8	Ruth Morris	ISV	54.92

Rank	Athlete	Nation	Time
1	Phylis Smith	GBR	51.32
2	Elsa Devassoigne	FRA	51.75
3	Renée Poetschka	AUS	52.05
4	Yelena Ruzina	EUN	52.23
5	Julia Merino	ESP	52.43
6	Claudine Williams	JAM	52.84
7	Susie Tanéfo	CMR	53.78
8	Noodang Phimpho	THA	54.90

Rank	Athlete	Nation	Time
1	Rochelle Stevens	USA	50.70
2	Sandie Richards	JAM	50.76
3	Marie-José Pérec	FRA	50.89
4	Norfalia Carabalí	COL	51.65
5	Myra Mayberry	PUR	53.37
6	Lorraine Hanson	GBR	53.60
7	Zoila Stewart	CRC	53.60
8	Alimata Koné	CIV	53.80

Heats

Rank	Athlete	Nation	Time
1	Natasha Kaiser	USA	51.41
2	Ximena Restrepo	COL	52.34
3	Julia Merino	ESP	52.90
4	Juliet Campbell	JAM	53.69
5	Ruth Morris	ISV	54.37
6	Prisca Philip	BAR	55.09
7	Fanta Dao	MLI	1:01.97

Rank	Athlete	Nation	Time
1	Sandie Richards	JAM	52.56
2	Jearl Miles	USA	52.79
3	Sandra Douglas	GBR	52.91
4	Jayamini Illeperuma	SRI	54.14
5	Charmaine Gilgeous	ANT	55.48
6	Shermaine Ross	GRN	55.49

Rank	Athlete	Nation	Time
1	Elsa Devassoigne	FRA	52.07
2	Olga Bryzgina	EUN	52.44
3	Michelle Lock	AUS	52.49
4	Lorraine Hanson	GBR	52.66
5	Tina Paulino	MOZ	52.93
6	Zoila Stewart	CRC	53.72
7	Mary-Estelle Kapalu	VAN	55.75

Rank	Athlete	Nation	Time
1	Jillian Richardson	CAN	51.99
2	Olga Nazarova	EUN	52.09
3	Norfalia Carabalí	COL	52.18
4	Anja Rücker	GER	52.24
5	Aïssatou Tandian	SEN	52.29
6	Susie Tanéfo	CMR	53.37
7	Jacqueline Solíz	BOL	56.78

Rank	Athlete	Nation	Time
1	Phylis Smith	GBR	53.59
2	Marie-José Pérec	FRA	53.64
3	Cathy Freeman	AUS	53.70
4	Myra Mayberry	PUR	53.75
5	Judit Forgács	HUN	54.87
6	Ngozi Mwanamwambwa	ZAM	54.88
7	Melrose Mansaray	SLE	55.67

Rank	Athlete	Nation	Time
1	Rochelle Stevens	USA	52.42
2	Renée Poetschka	AUS	52.85
3	Yelena Ruzina	EUN	52.94
4	Claudine Williams	JAM	52.97
5	Alimata Koné	CIV	53.76
6	Noodang Pimpol	THA	54.28
7	Ruth Mangue	GEQ	1:03.32

References

"Athletics at the 1992 Barcelona Summer Games: Women's 400 metres". sports-reference.com.

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