These are the official results of the women's 400 metres

Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics

At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, 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 were among the contenders...

event 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, Spain. There were a total number of 69 participating athletes, with nine qualifying heats.

Medalists

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1992 Summer Olympics.

World Record	47.60	Marita Koch Marita Koch Marita Koch , is a former sprint track and field athlete...	Canberra Canberra Canberra is the capital city of Australia. With a population of over 345,000, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The city is located at the northern end of the Australian Capital Territory , south-west of Sydney, and north-east of Melbourne...  (AUS Australia Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area... )	October 6, 1985
Olympic Record	48.65	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...	Seoul Seoul Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world...  (KOR South Korea The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south... )	September 26, 1988

Final

RANK	FINAL	TIME
		48.83
		49.05
		49.64
4.		49.69
5.		49.93
6.		50.11
7.		50.19
8.		50.87

Semifinals

RANK	HEAT 1	TIME
1.		49.48
2.		49.76
3.		49.76
4.		50.40
5.		50.57
6.		50.60
7.		50.78
8.		51.30

RANK	HEAT 2	TIME
1.		50.02
2.		50.31
3.		50.35
4.		50.37
5.		51.75
6.		51.96
7.		52.09
8.		52.85

Quarterfinals

RANK	HEAT 1	TIME
1.		50.63
2.		50.68
3.		50.71
4.		51.41
5.		51.52
6.		52.39
7.		53.55
8.		54.24

RANK	HEAT 2	TIME
1.		50.95
2.		51.27
3.		51.30
4.		51.71
5.		52.05
6.		52.12
7.		52.34
8.		54.92

RANK	HEAT 3	TIME
1.		51.32
2.		51.75
3.		52.05
4.		52.23
5.		52.43
6.		52.84
7.		53.78
8.		54.90

RANK	HEAT 4	TIME
1.		50.70
2.		50.76
3.		50.89
4.		51.65
5.		53.37
6.		53.60
7.		53.60
8.		53.80

Heats

RANK	HEAT 1	TIME
1.		51.41
2.		52.34
3.		52.90
4.		53.69
5.		54.37
6.		55.09
7.		1:01.97

RANK	HEAT 2	TIME
1.		52.56
2.		52.79
3.		52.91
4.		54.14
5.		55.48
6.		55.49

RANK	HEAT 3	TIME
1.		52.07
2.		52.44
3.		52.49
4.		52.66
5.		52.93
6.		53.72
7.		55.75

RANK	HEAT 4	TIME
1.		51.99
2.		52.09
3.		52.18
4.		52.24
5.		52.29
6.		53.37
7.		56.78

RANK	HEAT 5	TIME
1.		53.59
2.		53.64
3.		53.70
4.		53.75
5.		54.87
6.		54.88
7.		55.67

RANK	HEAT 6	TIME
1.		52.42
2.		52.85
3.		52.94
4.		52.97
5.		53.76
6.		54.28
7.		1:03.32

See also

• 1987 Women's World Championships 400 metres (Rome)
• 1988 Women's Olympic 400 metres (Seoul)
  Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics - Women's 400 metres
  The Women's 400 metres event at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea had an entrylist of 48 competitors. The final was run on Monday September 26, 1988 in the Seoul Olympic Stadium.-Medalists:-Records:...
  
  
• 1990 Women's European Championships 400 metres (Split)
  1990 European Championships in Athletics - Women's 400 metres
  These are the official results of the Women's 400 metres event at the 1990 European Championships in Split, Yugoslavia.-Final:-Semifinals:-See also:* 1988 Women's Olympic 400 metres * 1991 Women's World Championships 400 metres...
  
  
• 1991 Women's World Championships 400 metres (Tokyo)
  1991 World Championships in Athletics - Women's 400 metres
  These are the official results of the Women's 400 metres event at the 1991 IAAF World Championships in Tokyo, Japan. There were a total of 37 participating athletes, with five qualifying heats and the final held on Tuesday 27 August 1991.-Medalists:...
  
  
• 1993 Women's World Championships 400 metres (Stuttgart)
  1993 World Championships in Athletics - Women's 400 metres
  These are the official results of the Women's 400 metres event at the 1993 IAAF World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany. There were a total of 37 participating athletes, with five qualifying heats and the final held on Tuesday 1993-08-17.-Final:...
  
  
• 1994 Women's European Championships 400 metres (Helsinki)