At the 1992 Summer Olympics

1992 Summer Olympics

The 1992 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event celebrated in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, in 1992. The International Olympic Committee voted in 1986 to separate the Summer and Winter Games, which had been held in the same...

in Barcelona

Barcelona

Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...

, 43 events in athletics were contested, 24 events by men and 19 by women. The competition ran from July 31, 1992 to August 9, 1992. Fourteen world record-holders (eight men and six women) were among the contenders. There were also a good thirty former Olympic champions competing, and a total number of 1725 athletes from 156 countries.

Of the 39 current individual world champions, only three won the gold in their events, and they were three women: Marie-José Pérec

Marie-José Pérec

Marie-José Pérec is a French athlete, specialised in the 200 and 400 m, and a triple Olympic champion....

 of France in the 400 m, Heike Henkel

Heike Henkel

Heike Henkel is a German former athlete competing in high jump...

 of Germany in the high jump and Hassiba Boulmerka

Hassiba Boulmerka

Hassiba Boulmerka is a former Algerian middle distance athlete. In 1992, she became the first Algerian to win an Olympic title....

 of Algeria in the 1500 m. Three of the "unquestioned" favourites failed: the Ukrainian Sergey Bubka (EUN) did not make a valid vault, Michael Johnson

Michael Johnson (athlete)

Michael Duane Johnson is a retired American sprinter. He won four Olympic gold medals and eight world championship gold medals. Johnson currently holds the world and Olympic records in the 400 m and 4 x 400 meters relay. He formerly held the world and Olympic record in the 200 m, and the world...

 of the USA was eliminated in the semi-finals of the 200 m and Noureddine Morceli

Noureddine Morceli

Noureddine Morceli is a retired Algerian athlete, winner of the 1500 m run at the 1996 Summer Olympics. Born in Ténès, Noureddine Morceli rose to athletic prominence after winning the silver medal in the 1500 m at the World Junior Championships in 1988...

 of Algeria came seventh in the final of the 1500 m.

A total number of three world records were set in the competition. On August 6 in the 400 m hurdles, Kevin Young

Kevin Young (athlete)

Kevin Curtis Young is a former American athlete. He was the winner of the 400 meter hurdles at the 1992 Summer Olympics...

 (46.78 s) shattered
a legendary barrier, the 47 seconds, which had stood up even to the finest specialist of all time, Edwin Moses

Edwin Moses

Edwin Corley Moses is an American track and field athlete who won gold medals in the 400 metre hurdles at the 1976 and 1984 Olympics. Between 1977 and 1987, Moses won 107 consecutive finals and set the world record in his event four times...

, since 1983, with
47.02 s. On August 8, within the space of about two hours, the other records were broken, both in the relays. In the 4x100 m, the US team of Michael Marsh, Leroy Burrell

Leroy Burrell

Leroy Russel Burrell is a former American athlete who twice set the world record for the 100 meters sprint, setting a time of 9.90 seconds in June 1991. This was broken by Carl Lewis in September at the World Track and Field Championships. In that race, Burrell came in second, yet he...

, Dennis Mitchell

Dennis Mitchell

Dennis Allen Mitchell is a former American college and international track and field athlete, whose team won the gold medal in the 4 x 100 meters relay race at the 1992 Summer Olympics.- Athletic career :...

 and Carl Lewis

Carl Lewis

Frederick Carlton "Carl" Lewis is an American former track and field athlete, who won 10 Olympic medals including 9 gold, and 10 World Championships medals, of which 8 were gold. His career spanned from 1979 when he first achieved a world ranking to 1996 when he last won an Olympic title and...

, with a time of 37.40 s, knocked ten hundredths off the previous best, run in the 1991 IAAF World Championships

1991 World Championships in Athletics

The 3rd World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held in the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo, Japan between August 23 and September 1 and athletes from 167 countries participated in the event.The event is best-remembered for the...

 in Tokyo by the same team, except for the first (Cason instead of Marsh). In the 4x400 m, Andrew Valmon

Andrew Valmon

Andrew Orlando Valmon is an American former 400 meters runner.Valmon was born in Brooklyn, New York, and raised in Manchester Township, New Jersey. He attended college at Seton Hall University and graduated in 1987 with a degree in communications.Valmon won the silver medal at the World Indoor...

, Quincy Watts

Quincy Watts

Quincy D. Watts is a former American athlete, winner of two gold medals at the 1992 Summer Olympics.Born in Detroit, Michigan, Quincy Watts attended the University of Southern California where he excelled not only as an athlete but also as a wide receiver on the college football team...

, Michael Johnson and Steve Lewis ran 2 min 55.74 s.

Men's events

100 metres		9.96		10.02		10.04
200 metres		20.01		20.13		20.38
400 metres		43.50		44.21		44.24
800 metres		1:43.66		1:43.70		1:43.97
1500 metres		3:40.12		3:40.62		3:40.69
5000 metres		13:12.52		13:12.71		13:13.03
10,000 metres		27:46.70		27:47.72		28:00.07
110 metres hurdles		13.12		13.24		13.26
400 metres hurdles		46.78 (WR)		47.66		47.82
3000 metres steeplechase		8:08.84		8:09.55		8:10.74
4×100 metres relay	Michael Marsh Leroy Burrell Leroy Burrell Leroy Russel Burrell is a former American athlete who twice set the world record for the 100 meters sprint, setting a time of 9.90 seconds in June 1991. This was broken by Carl Lewis in September at the World Track and Field Championships. In that race, Burrell came in second, yet he... Dennis Mitchell Dennis Mitchell Dennis Allen Mitchell is a former American college and international track and field athlete, whose team won the gold medal in the 4 x 100 meters relay race at the 1992 Summer Olympics.- Athletic career :... Carl Lewis Carl Lewis Frederick Carlton "Carl" Lewis is an American former track and field athlete, who won 10 Olympic medals including 9 gold, and 10 World Championships medals, of which 8 were gold. His career spanned from 1979 when he first achieved a world ranking to 1996 when he last won an Olympic title and... James Jett James Jett James S. Jett , is a former American football wide receiver and Olympic sprinter who played nine seasons for the Los Angeles/Oakland Raiders from 1993 to 2002, in the National Football League... *	37.40 (WR)	Oluyemi Kayode Oluyemi Kayode Oluyemi Kayode was a Nigerian sprinter.Kayode won the silver medal in 4 x 100 m relay at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona, Spain, together with teammates Chidi Imoh, Olapade Adeniken and Davidson Ezinwa... Chidi Imoh Chidi Imoh Chidi Imoh is a former sprinter from Nigeria who won an Olympic silver medal in the 4 x 100 metres relay at the 1992 Summer Olympics... Olapade Adeniken Olapade Adeniken Olapade Adeniken is a retired Nigerian sprinter who specialized in the 100 and 200 metres,and is the father of Michael Adeniken.... Davidson Ezinwa Davidson Ezinwa Davidson Ezinwa is a former sprinter from Nigeria.He won a silver medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics as well as a silver medal at the 1997 World Championships, both in 4 x 100 metres relay... Osmond Ezinwa Osmond Ezinwa Osmond Ezinwa is a former sprinter from Nigeria. Together with Olapade Adeniken, Francis Obikwelu and Davidson Ezinwa he won a silver medal in 4 x 100 metres relay at the 1997 World Championships in Athletics.... *	37.98	Andrés Simón Andrés Simón Andrés Simón Gómez is a former sprinter from Cuba who won an Olympic bronze medal in 4 x 100 metres relay in Barcelona 1992. He also participated in the relay at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta. He specialized in the 60 meters and 100 metres events. His personal best for the 100m is 10.06, set in... Joel Lamela Joel Lamela Joel Lamela Loaces is a former sprinter from Cuba who won an Olympic bronze medal in 4 x 100 metres relay in Barcelona 1992. He specialized in the 100 metres event, and his personal best of 10.53 was set during the 1991 World Championships.-References:... Joel Isasi Joel Isasi Joel Isasi González is a former sprinter from Cuba who won an Olympic bronze medal in 4 x 100 metres relay in Barcelona 1992 and a silver medal at the 4 x 100 relay at the 1990 Goodwill Games. His personal best of 10.22 and 21.64 was both set during 1995.-External links:... Jorge Aguilera Jorge Aguilera Jorge Luis Aguilera Ruiz is a retired male track and field sprinter from Cuba who won an Olympic bronze medal in 4 x 100 metres relay in Barcelona 1992. He specialized in the 100 metres event, and his personal best of 10.57 was set in Zürich, 1993.-Achievements:- External :*...	38.00
4×400 metres relay	Andrew Valmon Andrew Valmon Andrew Orlando Valmon is an American former 400 meters runner.Valmon was born in Brooklyn, New York, and raised in Manchester Township, New Jersey. He attended college at Seton Hall University and graduated in 1987 with a degree in communications.Valmon won the silver medal at the World Indoor... Quincy Watts Quincy Watts Quincy D. Watts is a former American athlete, winner of two gold medals at the 1992 Summer Olympics.Born in Detroit, Michigan, Quincy Watts attended the University of Southern California where he excelled not only as an athlete but also as a wide receiver on the college football team... Michael Johnson Michael Johnson (athlete) Michael Duane Johnson is a retired American sprinter. He won four Olympic gold medals and eight world championship gold medals. Johnson currently holds the world and Olympic records in the 400 m and 4 x 400 meters relay. He formerly held the world and Olympic record in the 200 m, and the world... Steve Lewis Darnell Hall Darnell Hall Darnell Kenneth Hall is an American sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres. He ran for the later gold-winning Team USA in the preliminary heats of the men's 4 x 400 m relay at the 1992 Summer Olympics.... * Charles Jenkins*	2:55.74 (WR)	Lázaro Martínez Lazaro Martínez Lázaro Martínez Despaigne is a retired Cuban sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres.He won an Olympic silver medal in 4 x 400 metres relay in Barcelona 1992. His personal best of 46.12 was set during the 1991 World Championships.... Héctor Herrera Héctor Herrera Héctor Herrera Ortiz is a retired 800 metres runner from Cuba who won an Olympic silver medal in 4 x 400 metres relay in Barcelona 1992, together with teammates Lázaro Martínez, Norberto Téllez and Roberto Hernández.... Norberto Téllez Norberto Téllez Norberto Téllez is a retired Cuban runner.Originally a 400 metres runner who also enjoyed success in 4 x 400 metres relay, winning the silver medal at the 1992 Olympics, Téllez later converted to the 800 metres distance. At the 1996 Summer Olympics he ran in 1:42.85 and thereby improved the... Roberto Hernández Roberto Hernández (track athlete) Roberto Hernández Prendes is a retired Cuban sprints athlete who specialized in the 400 metres.Hernández' personal best for the 400 metres is 44.14 seconds, set in Seville, Spain in May 1990. For many years, this was the fastest time by anyone not from the USA...	2:59.51	Roger Black Roger Black Roger Anthony Black MBE is a retired British athlete. During his athletics career, he won individual silver medals in the 400 metres sprint at both the Olympic Games and World Championships, two individual gold medals at the European Championships, and 4x400 metres relay gold medals at both the... David Grindley David Grindley David Allan Grindley is a British former 400 metres runner who reached the final of the Barcelona Olympics in 1992.-Athletics career:... Kriss Akabusi Kriss Akabusi Kriss Kezie Uche Chukwu Duru Akabusi MBE is a former sprint and hurdling athlete from the United Kingdom. During his career, he won the gold medal in the 400 metres hurdles at the 1990 European Championships, a gold in the 4 x 400 metres relay at the 1991 World Championships, and a silver medal in... John Regis John Regis (athlete) John Paul Lyndon Regis, MBE is a retired English sprinter. During his career, he won gold medals in the 200 metres at the 1989 World Indoor Championships and the 1990 European Championships, and a silver medal in the distance at the 1993 World Championships.He was a member of the British teams... Du'aine Ladejo Du'aine Ladejo Du'aine Ladejo is an English-born athlete and television personality. In his sports career, he was best known for winning the 400 metres sprint gold medal at the 1994 European Championships and being a member of the United Kingdom and England 400 metre relay squads at the European Championships,... * Mark Richardson Mark Richardson (athlete) Mark Ashton Richardson is a British former athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres.He competed for Great Britain in the 1996 Summer Olympics held in Atlanta, United States in the 4 x 400 metre relay where he won the silver medal with his team mates Iwan Thomas, Jamie Baulch and Roger Black... *	2:59.73
Marathon		2:13:23		2:13:45		2:14:00
20 kilometres walk		1:21.25		1:22.25		1:23.11
50 kilometres walk		3:50.13		3:52.09		3:53.45
Long jump		8.67 m		8.64 m		8.34 m
Triple jump		18.17  mw		17.60 m		17.36 m
High jump		2.34 m		2.34 m		2.34 m
Pole vault		5.80 m		5.80 m		5.75 m
Shot put		21.70 m		20.96 m		20.94 m
Discus throw		65.12 m		64.94 m		64.12 m
Javelin throw		89.66 m		86.60 m		83.38 m
Hammer throw		82.54 m		81.96 m		81.38 m
Decathlon		8611		8412		8309

* Athletes who participated in the heats only and received medals.

Women's events

100 metres		10.82		10.83		10.84
200 metres		21.81		22.02		22.09
400 metres		48.83		49.05		49.64
800 metres		1:55:54		1:55:99		1:56.80
1500 metres		3:55.30		3:56.91		3:57.08
3000 metres		8:46.04		8:46.85		8:47.22
10,000 metres		31:06.02		31:11.75		31:19.89
100 metres hurdles		12.64		12.69		12.70
400 metres hurdles		53.23		53.69		54.31
4×100 metres relay	Evelyn Ashford Evelyn Ashford Evelyn Ashford is a retired American athlete, the 1984 Olympic champion in the 100 m. She has run under the 11 second barrier over 30 times and was the first to run under 11 seconds in an Olympic Games.As a 19-year-old, Ashford finished 5th in the 100 m event at the 1976 Summer Olympics... Esther Jones Esther Jones Esther Jones is a former sprinter who won an Olympic gold medal in 4 x 100 metres relay in Barcelona 1992. -References:-External links:... Carlette Guidry Gwen Torrence Gwen Torrence Gwen Torrence is a retired American sprinter and Olympic gold medalist. She was born in Decatur, GA. She attended Columbia High School and the University of Georgia.... Michelle Finn Michelle Finn Michelle Finn is an American former sprint athlete from Orlando, Florida. She graduated from Oak Ridge High School in Orlando. She set the Florida State University record for the 100 meters which has lasted over 18 years into the 2006 season. She won a gold medal at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics as... *	42.11	Olga Bogoslovskaya Olga Bogoslovskaya Olga Bogoslovskaya is a retired Russian athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres. Today she is a sports journalist.She competed for the Unified Team at the age of 28 in the 1992 Summer Olympics held in Barcelona, Spain in the 4 x 100 metres with her team mates Galina Malchugina, Marina... Galina Malchugina Galina Malchugina Galina Malchugina is a retired sprinter from Russia. Competing for the Soviet relay team, she won medals at the 1988 and 1992 Olympics... Marina Trandenkova Marina Trandenkova Marina Evgenevna Trandenkova is a Russian athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres.She competed for the Unified Team at the 1992 Summer Olympics held in Barcelona, Spain in the 4 x 100 metres where she won the silver medal with her team mates Olga Bogoslovskaya, Galina Malchugina and Irina... Irina Privalova Irina Privalova Irina Anatoljewna Privalova is a Russian athlete.She first competed in the sprint events, winning two Olympic medals in the 100 m and 200 m in 1992 whilst representing the Unified Team. Irina Privalova had been a formidable competitor during most of the 1990s but had not yet won an...	42.16	Beatrice Utondu Beatrice Utondu Beatrice Utondu is a former sprinter from Nigeria who won an Olympic bronze medal in 4 x 100 metres relay in Barcelona 1992... Faith Idehen Faith Idehen Faith Idehen is a retired female sprinter from Nigeria. At the 1992 Summer Olympics she, together with Beatrice Utondu, Christy Opara Thompson and Mary Onyali, won a bronze medal in 4 x 100 metres relay.-Achievements:- References :*... Christy Opara-Thompson Mary Onyali	42.81
4×400 metres relay	Yelena Ruzina Yelena Ruzina Yelena Ivanovna Ruzina is a retired athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres. She represented the Soviet Union.... Lyudmila Dzhigalova Lyudmila Dzhigalova Lyudmyla Stanislavivna Dzhyhalova is a retired athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres... Olga Nazarova Olga Nazarova Olga Nazarova is a retired athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres. She represented the Soviet Union.She competed for the USSR in the 1988 Summer Olympics held in Seoul, South Korea in the 400m where she won the bronze medal... Olga Bryzgina Olga Bryzgina Olha Bryzhina is a retired athlete who represented USSR and later Ukraine. She trained at Dynamo in Voroshilovgrad. Competing in the 400 metres and 4 x 400 metres relay, she was a particularly successful Olympian with three gold medals and one silver. At the 1988 Olympics the Soviet relay team... Liliya Nurutdinova* Marina Shmonina Marina Shmonina Marina Shmonina is an athlete who represented the Soviet Union and later Uzbekistan. She specialized in the 400 metres and 4 x 400 metres relay.... *	3:20.20	Natasha Kaiser Natasha Kaiser Natasha Kaiser-Brown is an American sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres, and is the current Drake University track and field coach.... Gwen Torrence Gwen Torrence Gwen Torrence is a retired American sprinter and Olympic gold medalist. She was born in Decatur, GA. She attended Columbia High School and the University of Georgia.... Jearl Miles Rochelle Stevens Rochelle Stevens Rochelle Stevens was a 1996 Olympic gold medalist for the United States in the women's 4x400-meter relay... Denean Hill Denean Howard Denean Elizabeth Howard-Hill is an American athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres.At the Olympics she competed as Miss Howard in 1984, as Mrs. Howard-Hill in 1988, and as Mrs... * Dannette Young Dannette Young Dannette Louise Young is a former American athlete. Young won a gold medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. Four years later at the 1992 Summer Olympics, in Barcelona, she won a silver medal.... *	3:20.92	Phylis Smith Phylis Smith Phylis Smith is a former sprinter from Great Britain who won an Olympic bronze medal in 4 x 400 metres relay in Barcelona 1992 and a Commonwealth Gold Medal in the 1994 Commonwealth Games, also with the relay. She specialized in the 400 metres event, and had a personal best of 50.40... Sandra Douglas Sandra Douglas Sandra Marie Douglas is a British athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres.She competed for Great Britain in the 1992 Summer Olympics held in Barcelona, Spain in the 4 x 400 metres where she won the bronze medal with her team mates Phyllis Smith, Jennifer Stoute and Sally Gunnell.-References:... Jennifer Stoute Jennifer Stoute Jennifer Elaine Stoute is a former sprinter from Great Britain.At the 1990 Commonwealth Games, Stoute won a gold medal in the women's 4x400 m, along with a silver in the 4x100 m.... Sally Gunnell Sally Gunnell Sally Jane Janet Gunnell OBE is a former British Olympic champion in the 400 m hurdles...	3:24.23
Marathon		2:32:41		2:32:49		2:33:59
10 kilometres walk		44:32		44:33		44:41
Long jump		7.14 m		7.12 m		7.07
High jump		2.02 m		2.00 m		1.97 m
Shot put		21.06 m		20.47 m		19.78 m
Discus throw		70.06 m		67.78 m		66.24 m
Javelin throw		68.34 m		68.26 m		66.86 m
Heptathlon		7044		6845		6649

* Athletes who participated in the heats only and received medals.

Medal table

1		12	8	10	30
2		7	11	3	21
3		4	1	5	10
4		2	4	2	8
5		2	1	4	7
6		2	1	1	4
7		2	0	4	6
8		2	0	0	2
9		1	1	2	4
10		1	1	1	3
11		1	1	0	2
12		1	0	2	3
13		1	0	0	1
		1	0	0	1
		1	0	0	1
		1	0	0	1
		1	0	0	1
		1	0	0	1
19		0	3	1	4
20		0	2	0	2
		0	2	0	2
22		0	1	1	2
		0	1	1	2
24		0	1	0	1
		0	1	0	1
		0	1	0	1
		0	1	0	1
		0	1	0	1
29		0	0	2	2
30		0	0	1	1
		0	0	1	1
		0	0	1	1
		0	0	1	1
		0	0	1	1
		0	0	1	1