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 (eight men and six women) were among the contenders. Thirty former Olympic champions competed, and a total number of 1725 athletes from 156 countries.Encyclopaedia Britannica. 9 April, 2026. Olympic Games. In Britannica.https://www.britannica.com/sports/Olympic-Games

Medal summary

Men

100 metres 9.96 10.02 10.04 200 metres 20.01 20.13 20.38 400 metres 43.50 (OR) 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 MarshLeroy BurrellDennis MitchellCarl LewisJames Jett* 37.40(WR) Oluyemi KayodeChidi ImohOlapade AdenikenDavidson EzinwaOsmond Ezinwa* 37.98 Andrés SimónJoel LamelaJoel IsasiJorge Aguilera 38.00 4 × 400 metres relay Andrew ValmonQuincy WattsMichael JohnsonSteve LewisDarnell Hall*Charles Jenkins* 2:55.74(WR) Lázaro MartínezHéctor HerreraNorberto TéllezRoberto Hernández 2:59.51 Roger BlackDavid GrindleyKriss AkabusiJohn RegisDu'aine Ladejo*Mark Richardson* 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 High jump 2.34 m 2.34 m 2.34 m Pole vault () 5.80 m () 5.80 m 5.75 m Long jump 8.67 m 8.64 m 8.34 m Triple jump 18.17 m w 17.60 m 17.36 m Shot put 21.70 m 20.96 m () 20.94 m Discus throw 65.12 m 64.94 m 64.12 m Hammer throw () 82.54 m () 81.96 m () 81.38 m Javelin throw 89.66 m 86.60 m 83.38 m Decathlon 8611 8412 8309 * Athletes who participated in the heats only and received medals.

Women 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 AshfordEsther JonesCarlette GuidryGwen TorrenceMichelle Finn* 42.11 Olga BogoslovskayaGalina MalchuginaMarina TrandenkovaIrina Privalova 42.16 Beatrice UtonduFaith IdehenChristy Opara-ThompsonMary Onyali 42.81 4 × 400 metres relay Yelena RuzinaLyudmyla DzhyhalovaOlga NazarovaOlha BryzhinaLiliya Nurutdinova*Marina Shmonina* 3:20.20 Natasha KaiserGwen TorrenceJearl MilesRochelle StevensDenean Hill*Dannette Young* 3:20.92 Phylis SmithSandra DouglasJennifer StouteSally Gunnell 3:24.23 Marathon () 2:32:41 2:32:49 2:33:59 10 kilometres walk 44:32 () 44:33 44:41 High jump 2.02 m 2.00 m 1.97 m Long jump 7.14 m () 7.12 m 7.07 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

Participating nations A total of 156 nations participated in the different Athletics events at the 1992 Summer Olympics.

See also 1992 in athletics (track and field)

References