Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metres
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| Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics  |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Track events | ||||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| 400 m | men | women | ||
| 800 m | men | women | ||
| 1500 m | men | women | ||
| 3000 m | women | |||
| 5000 m | men | |||
| 10,000 m | men | women | ||
| 100 m hurdles | women | |||
| 110 m hurdles | men | |||
| 400 m hurdles | men | women | ||
| 3000 m steeplechase |
men | |||
| 4×100 m relay | men | women | ||
| 4×400 m relay | men | women | ||
| Road events | ||||
| Marathon | men | women | ||
| 10 km walk | women | |||
| 20 km walk | men | |||
| 50 km walk | men | |||
| Field events | ||||
| Long jump | men | women | ||
| Triple jump | men | |||
| High jump | men | women | ||
| Pole vault | men | |||
| Shot put | men | women | ||
| Discus throw | men | women | ||
| Javelin throw | men | women | ||
| Hammer throw | men | |||
| Combined events | ||||
| Heptathlon | women | |||
| Decathlon | men | |||
| Wheelchair races | ||||
These are the official results of the women's 200 metres event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. There were a total number of 52 participating athletes, with seven qualifying heats.
Medalists
| Gold | Gwen Torrence United States |
| Silver | Juliet Cuthbert Jamaica |
| Bronze | Merlene Ottey Jamaica |
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1992 Summer Olympics.
| World Record | 21.34 | Florence Griffith-Joyner |
Seoul (KOR) | September 29, 1988 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Record | 21.34 | Florence Griffith-Joyner |
Seoul (KOR) | September 29, 1988 |
Final
| RANK | FINAL | TIME |
|---|---|---|
 |
 Gwen Torrence (USA) |
21.81 |
 |
 Juliet Cuthbert (JAM) |
22.02 |
 |
Merlene Ottey (JAM) |
22.09 |
| 4. |  Irina Privalova (EUN) |
22.19 |
| 5. | Carlette Guidry (USA) |
22.30 |
| 6. | Grace Jackson (JAM) |
22.58 |
| 7. | Michelle Finn (USA) |
22.61 |
| 8. | Galina Malchugina (EUN) |
22.63 |
Semifinals
| RANK | HEAT 1 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Merlene Ottey (JAM) |
22.12 |
| 2. | Carlette Guidry (USA) |
22.31 |
| 3. | Galina Malchugina (EUN) |
22.44 |
| 4. | Grace Jackson (JAM) |
22.58 |
| 5. |  Silke Knoll (GER) |
22.60 |
| 6. |  Pauline Davis (BAH) |
22.61 |
| 7. |  Elinda Vorster (RSA) |
23.08 |
| 8. |  Sisko Hanhijoki (FIN) |
23.26 |
| RANK | HEAT 2 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Gwen Torrence (USA) |
21.72 |
| 2. | Juliet Cuthbert (JAM) |
21.75 |
| 3. | Irina Privalova (EUN) |
22.08 |
| 4. | Michelle Finn (USA) |
22.39 |
| 5. |  Mary Onyali (NGR) |
22.60 |
| 6. |  Jennifer Stoute (GBR) |
23.01 |
| 7. |  Melinda Gainsford (AUS) |
23.03 |
| — |  Anelia Nuneva (BUL) |
DNS |
Quarterfinals
| RANK | HEAT 1 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Juliet Cuthbert (JAM) |
22.01 |
| 2. | Michelle Finn (USA) |
22.42 |
| 3. | Pauline Davis (BAH) |
22.44 |
| 4. | Silke Knoll (GER) |
22.46 |
| 5. | Marina Trandenkova (EUN) |
22.50 |
| 6. |  Wang Huei-Chen (TPE) |
22.93 |
| 7. | Simmone Jacobs (GBR) |
23.61 |
| 8. |  Valérie Jean-Charles (FRA) |
23.64 |
| RANK | HEAT 2 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Gwen Torrence (USA) |
22.21 |
| 2. | Grace Jackson (JAM) |
22.59 |
| 3. | Elinda Vorster (RSA) |
22.99 |
| 4. | Sisko Hanhijoki (FIN) |
23.09 |
| 5. |  Lucrécia Jardim (POR) |
23.09 |
| 6. |  Lalao Robine Ravaonirina (MAD) |
23.63 |
| 7. |  Damayanthi Dharsha (SRI) |
23.89 |
| 8. |  Georgette N'Koma (CMR) |
24.06 |
| RANK | HEAT 3 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Galina Malchugina (EUN) |
22.22 |
| 2. | Carlette Guidry (USA) |
22.26 |
| 3. | Anelia Nuneva (BUL) |
22.62 |
| 4. | Jennifer Stoute (GBR) |
22.73 |
| 5. | Sabine Günther (GER) |
23.10 |
| 6. |  Iolanda Oanţă (ROM) |
23.75 |
| 7. |  Karen Clarke (CAN) |
23.80 |
| 8. |  Heather Samuel (ANT) |
24.12 |
| RANK | HEAT 4 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Merlene Ottey (JAM) |
21.94 |
| 2. | Irina Privalova (EUN) |
22.45 |
| 3. | Mary Onyali (NGR) |
22.60 |
| 4. | Melinda Gainsford (USA) |
23.03 |
| 5. | Andrea Thomas (GER) |
23.19 |
| 6. |  Karin de Lange (NED) |
23.41 |
| 7. |  Sabine Tröger (AUT) |
23.41 |
| 8. |  Ruth Morris (ISV) |
24.26 |
Heats
| RANK | HEAT 1 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Mary Onyali (NGR) |
23.06 |
| 2. | Irina Privalova (EUN) |
23.22 |
| 3. | Lucrécia Jardim (POR) |
23.26 |
| 4. | Damayanthi Dharsha (SRI) |
23.82 |
| 5. | Melissa Moore (AUS) |
23.86 |
| 6. |  Olga Mutanda (CIV) |
24.19 |
| 7. |  Vaciseva Tavaga (FIJ) |
25.07 |
| RANK | HEAT 2 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Merlene Ottey (JAM) |
22.95 |
| 2. | Jennifer Stoute (NGR) |
23.15 |
| 3. | Sisko Hanhijoki (FIN) |
23.27 |
| 4. | Wang Huei-Chen (TPE) |
23.37 |
| 5. | Andrea Thomas (GER) |
23.52 |
| 6. |  Trương Hoàng Mỹ Linh (VIE) |
24.45 |
| 7. |  Zoila Stewart (CRC) |
24.64 |
| RANK | HEAT 3 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Juliet Cuthbert (JAM) |
22.99 |
| 2. | Elinda Vorster (RSA) |
23.14 |
| 3. | Pauline Davis (BAH) |
23.47 |
| 4. | Heather Samuel (ANT) |
24.09 |
| 5. | Maguy Nestoret (FRA) |
24.15 |
| 6. |  Ngozi Mwanamwambwa (ZAM) |
24.59 |
| 7. |  Nednapa Chommuak (THA) |
24.76 |
| 8. |  Deirdre Caruana (MLT) |
25.28 |
| RANK | HEAT 4 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Silke Knoll (GER) |
22.83 |
| 2. | Michelle Finn (USA) |
23.00 |
| 3. | Karin de Lange (NED) |
23.53 |
| 4. | Simmone Jacobs (GBR) |
23.90 |
| 5. |  Ágnes Kozáry (HUN) |
24.50 |
| 6. |  Prisca Phillip (BAR) |
24.56 |
| — |  Oumou Sow (GUI) |
DNF |
| RANK | HEAT 5 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Galina Malchugina (EUN) |
23.08 |
| 2. | Sabine Günther (GER) |
23.41 |
| 3. | Sabine Tröger (AUT) |
23.72 |
| 4. | Ruth Morris (ISV) |
24.17 |
| 5. | 22x20px Dawnette Douglas (BER) | 25.03 |
| 6. |  Manda Kanouté (MLI) |
26.03 |
| — |  Chen Zhaojing (CHN) |
DQ |
| RANK | HEAT 6 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Carlette Guidry (USA) |
22.99 |
| 2. | Melinda Gainsford (AUS) |
23.18 |
| 3. | Anelia Nuneva (BUL) |
23.32 |
| 4. | Karen Clarke (CAN) |
23.57 |
| 5. | Valérie Jean-Charles (FRA) |
23.69 |
| 6. |  Gaily Dube (ZIM) |
24.15 |
| 7. |  Melrose Mansaray (SLE) |
24.67 |
| — |  Jacqueline Solíz (BOL) |
DQ |
| RANK | HEAT 7 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Gwen Torrence (USA) |
22.66 |
| 2. | Grace Jackson (JAM) |
22.72 |
| 3. | Marina Trandenkova (EUN) |
22.79 |
| 4. | Lalao Robine Ravaonirina (MAD) |
23.58 |
| 5. | Iolanta Oanţă (ROM) |
23.83 |
| 6. | Georgette N'Koma (CMR) |
23.85 |
| 7. |  Ruth Mangue (GEQ) |
27.65 |
See also
- 1988 Women's Olympic 200 metres (Seoul)
- 1990 Women's European Championships 200 metres (Split)
- 1991 Women's World Championships 200 metres (Tokyo)
- 1993 Women's World Championships 200 metres (Stuttgart)
- 1994 Women's European Championships 200 metres (Helsinki)
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