Swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 100 metre medley relay

The women's 4×100 metre medley relay event at the 1992 Summer Olympics took place on 30 July at the Piscines Bernat Picornell in Barcelona, Spain.[1]

Women's 4 x 100 metre medley relay
at the Games of the XXV Olympiad
VenuePiscines Bernat Picornell
Date30 July 1992 (heats & final)
Competitors78 from 17 nations
Winning time4:02.54 WR
Medalists
 United States (USA)
Lea Loveless, Anita Nall, Crissy Ahmann-Leighton, Jenny Thompson, Janie Wagstaff*, Megan Kleine*, Summer Sanders*, Nicole Haislett*
 Germany (GER)
Dagmar Hase, Jana Dörries, Franziska van Almsick, Daniela Hunger, Daniela Brendel*, Bettina Ustrowski*, Simone Osygus*
 Unified Team (EUN)
Nina Zhivanevskaya, Yelena Rudkovskaya, Olga Kirichenko, Natalya Meshcheryakova, Yelena Shubina*
*Indicates the swimmer only competed in the preliminary heats.

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.

World record East Germany (GDR)
Ina Kleber (1:00.59)
Sylvia Gerasch (1:08.69)
Ines Geißler (59.52)
Birgit Meineke (54.89)
4:03.69Moscow, Soviet Union24 August 1984
Olympic record East Germany (GDR)
Kristin Otto (1:01.03)
Silke Hörner (1:08.20)
Birte Weigang (59.51)
Katrin Meissner (55.00)
4:03.74Seoul, South Korea24 September 1988

The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.

DateEventNameNationalityTimeRecord
30 JulyFinalLea Loveless (1:00.82)
Anita Nall (1:08.67)
Crissy Ahmann-Leighton (58.58)
Jenny Thompson (54.47)
 United States4:02.54WR

Results

Heats

Rule: The eight fastest teams advance to the final (Q).[2]

RankHeatLaneNationSwimmersTimeNotes
114 Unified TeamNina Zhivanevskaya (1:02.24)
Yelena Rudkovskaya (1:10.04)
Olga Kirichenko (1:01.55)
Yelena Shubina (56.54)
4:10.37Q
215 GermanyDagmar Hase (1:02.67)
Daniela Brendel (1:10.27)
Bettina Ustrowski (1:01.93)
Simone Osygus (55.75)
4:10.62Q
334 United StatesJanie Wagstaff (1:03.19)
Megan Kleine (1:12.05)
Summer Sanders (1:00.15)
Nicole Haislett (55.44)
4:10.83Q
413 NetherlandsEllen Elzerman (1:04.19)
Kira Bulten (1:10.84)
Inge de Bruijn (1:00.64)
Marianne Muis (55.58)
4:11.25Q
533 JapanYoko Koikawa (1:02.81)
Kyoko Iwasaki (1:11.11)
Yoko Kando (1:01.14)
Suzu Chiba (56.42)
4:11.48 Q, NR
625 CanadaNikki Dryden (1:03.96)
Guylaine Cloutier (1:10.16)
Kristin Topham (1:01.06)
Andrea Nugent (56.49)
4:11.67 Q
724 AustraliaJoanne Meehan (1:03.70)
Samantha Riley (1:10.83)
Susie O'Neill (1:01.28)
Lisa Curry (56.73)
4:12.54Q
835 ChinaHe Cihong (1:04.48)
Lou Xia (1:10.47)
Qian Hong (1:00.82)
Le Jingyi (56.78)
4:12.55Q
932 ItalyLorenza Vigarani (1:03.97)
Manuela Dalla Valle (1:09.60)
Ilaria Tocchini (1:01.67)
Ilaria Sciorelli (57.53)
4:12.77
1023 Great BritainJoanne Deakins (1:04.51)
Suki Brownsdon (1:13.52)
Madeleine Campbell (1:02.70)
Karen Pickering (55.78)
4:16.51
1116 DenmarkMette Jacobsen (1:04.06)
Britta Vestergaard (1:12.58)
Berit Puggaard (1:03.89)
Gitta Jensen (56.67)
4:17.20
1222 RomaniaClaudia Stănescu (1:04.90)
Beatrice Câșlaru (1:13.35)
Diana Ureche (1:02.51)
Luminița Dobrescu (57.15)
4:17.91
1312 SpainNúria Castelló (1:04.87)
Rocío Ruiz (1:12.86)
María Peláez (1:03.54)
Claudia Franco (58.00)
4:19.27
1436 FranceCéline Bonnet (1:05.73)
Audrey Guerit (1:12.90)
Jacqueline Delord (1:05.10)
Julie Blaise (57.46)
4:21.19
1527 FinlandAnne Lackman (1:06.56)
Riikka Ukkola (1:15.58)
Marja Pärssinen (1:03.07)
Minna Salmela (57.86)
4:23.07
1637 South AfricaJill Brukman (1:05.78)
Penny Heyns (1:14.43)
Jeanine Steenkamp (1:06.19)
Marianne Kriel (57.88)
4:24.28
1717 MexicoHeike Koerner (1:06.77)
Ana Mendoza (1:16.42)
Gabriela Gaja (1:04.57)
Laura Sánchez (58.97)
4:26.73

Final

[3]

RankLaneNationSwimmersTimeNotes
3 United StatesLea Loveless (1:00.82)
Anita Nall (1:08.67)
Crissy Ahmann-Leighton (58.58)
Jenny Thompson (54.47)
4:02.54WR
5 GermanyDagmar Hase (1:01.61)
Jana Dörries (1:09.43)
Franziska van Almsick (59.08)
Daniela Hunger (55.07)
4:05.19
4 Unified TeamNina Zhivanevskaya (1:02.54)
Yelena Rudkovskaya (1:07.44)
Olga Kirichenko (1:00.98)
Natalya Meshcheryakova (55.48)
4:06.44
48 ChinaLin Li (1:02.90)
Lou Xia (1:09.51)
Qian Hong (58.97)
Le Jingyi (55.40)
4:06.78AS
51 AustraliaNicole Stevenson (1:02.09)
Samantha Riley (1:10.06)
Susie O'Neill (59.38)
Lisa Curry (55.48)
4:07.01OC
67 CanadaNikki Dryden (1:03.51)
Guylaine Cloutier (1:09.55)
Kristin Topham (1:00.38)
Andrea Nugent (55.82)
4:09.26
72 JapanYoko Koikawa (1:03.12)
Kyoko Iwasaki (1:10.75)
Yoko Kando (1:00.51)
Suzu Chiba (55.54)
4:09.92NR
86 NetherlandsEllen Elzerman (1:03.81)
Kira Bulten (1:11.30)
Inge de Bruijn (1:00.39)
Marianne Muis (55.37)
4:10.87

References

  1. "Swimming at the 1992 Barcelona Summer Games: Women's 4 x 100 metres Medley Relay". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  2. "Barcelona 1992: Swimming – Women's 4×100m Medley Relay Heats" (PDF). Barcelona 1992. LA84 Foundation. pp. 382–383. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  3. "Barcelona 1992: Swimming – Women's 4×100m Medley Relay Final" (PDF). Barcelona 1992. LA84 Foundation. p. 383. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
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