Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metres

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.[1]

Women's 200 metres
at the Games of the XXV Olympiad
VenueOlympic Stadium
Dates3 August 1992 (heats and quarter-finals)
5 August 1992 (semi-finals)
6 August 1992 (final)
Competitors51 from 40 nations
Winning time21.81
Medalists
Gwen Torrence
 United States
Juliet Cuthbert
 Jamaica
Merlene Ottey
 Jamaica
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

Medalists
GoldGwen Torrence
 United States
SilverJuliet Cuthbert
 Jamaica
BronzeMerlene 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 Oanță (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 (AUS) 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 (GBR) 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 Philip (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.  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 Oanță (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)

References
  1. "Athletics at the 1992 Barcelona Games: Women's 200 metres". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
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