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400 metres, Women

Date	1 – 5 August 1992
Status	Olympic
Location	Estadio Olímpico de Montjuïc, Barcelona
Participants	41 from 29 countries

The defending champion, Olga Bryzgina, now of the Unified Team and Ukraine, was back, but the favorite was the 1991 World Champion, Marie-José Pérec. Pérec was French but had been born in Guadeloupe. Both Bryzgina and Pérec qualified easily for the final. The leader around the bend was Phylis Smith of Great Britain. But Bryzgina had taken over by 200 metres. Pérec closed slightly around the final curve but pulled even with 60 metres to go and crept ahead for the gold medal, Bryzgina coming in second. The bronze medal went to Ximena Restrepo, who won the first medal ever for Colombia in athletics and the first by a woman from that country.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	R1	QF	SF	Final
1	651	Marie-José Pérec	FRA	53.64 (2 h5)	50.89 (3 h4)	49.48 (1 h1)	48.83 (1)	Gold
2	488	Olga Bryzgina	EUN	52.44 (2 h3)	50.68 (2 h1)	49.76 (3 h1)	49.05 (2)	Silver
3	324	Ximena Restrepo	COL	52.34 (2 h1)	50.63 (1 h1)	49.76 (2 h1)	49.64 (3)	Bronze
4	536	Olga Nazarova	EUN	52.09 (2 h4)	51.30 (3 h2)	50.31 (2 h2)	49.69 (4)
5	243	Jill Richardson-Briscoe	CAN	51.99 (1 h4)	50.95 (1 h2)	50.02 (1 h2)	49.93 (5)
6	1767	Rochelle Stevens	USA	52.42 (1 h6)	50.70 (1 h4)	50.37 (4 h2)	50.11 (6)
7	1060	Sandie Richards	JAM	52.56 (1 h2)	50.76 (2 h4)	50.35 (3 h2)	50.19 (7)
8	759	Phylis Smith	GBR	53.59 (1 h5)	51.32 (1 h3)	50.40 (4 h1)	50.87 (8)
5 h1 r3/4	1737	Jearl Miles	USA	52.79 (2 h2)	51.27 (2 h2)	50.57 (5 h1)	–
5 h2 r3/4	321	Norfalia Carabalí	COL	52.18 (3 h4)	51.65 (4 h4)	51.75 (5 h2)	–
6 h1 r3/4	1723	Natasha Kaiser-Brown	USA	51.41 (1 h1)	50.71 (3 h1)	50.60 (6 h1)	–
6 h2 r3/4	700	Sandra Douglas	GBR	52.91 (3 h2)	51.41 (4 h1)	51.96 (6 h2)	–
7 h1 r3/4	54	Michelle Lock	AUS	52.49 (3 h3)	51.71 (4 h2)	50.78 (7 h1)	–
7 h2 r3/4	61	Renée Poetschka	AUS	52.85 (2 h6)	52.05 (3 h3)	52.09 (7 h2)	–
8 h1 r3/4	555	Yelena Ruzina	EUN	52.94 (3 h6)	52.23 (4 h3)	51.30 (8 h1)	–
8 h2 r3/4	625	Elsa Devassoigne	FRA	52.07 (1 h3)	51.75 (2 h3)	52.85 (8 h2)	–
5 h1 r2/4	45	Cathy Freeman	AUS	53.70 (3 h5)	51.52 (5 h1)	–	–
5 h2 r2/4	846	Anja Rücker	GER	52.24 (4 h4)	52.05 (5 h2)	–	–
5 h3 r2/4	435	Julia Merino	ESP	52.90 (3 h1)	52.43 (5 h3)	–	–
5 h4 r2/4	1430	Myra Mayberry-Wilkinson	PUR	53.75 (4 h5)	53.37 (5 h4)	–	–
6 h1 r2/4	1504	Aïssatou N'Diaye	SEN	52.29 (5 h4)	52.39 (6 h1)	–	–
6 h2 r2/4	1040	Juliet Campbell	JAM	53.69 (4 h1)	52.12 (6 h2)	–	–
6 h3 r2/4	1068	Claudine Williams	JAM	52.97 (4 h6)	52.84 (6 h3)	–	–
6 h4 r2/4	718	Lorraine Hanson	GBR	52.66 (4 h3)	53.60 (6 h4)	–	–
7 h1 r2/4	1537	Jayamini Illeperuma	SRI	54.14 (4 h2)	53.55 (7 h1)	–	–
7 h2 r2/4	1259	Tina Paulino	MOZ	52.93 (5 h3)	52.34 (7 h2)	–	–
7 h3 r2/4	318	Susie Tanéfo	CMR	53.37 (6 h4)	53.78 (7 h3)	–	–
7 h4 r2/4	332	Zoila Stewart	CRC	53.72 (6 h3)	53.60 (7 h4)	–	–
8 h1 r2/4	918	Judit Forgács	HUN	54.87 (5 h5)	54.24 (8 h1)	–	–
8 h2 r2/4	979	Ruth Morris	ISV	54.37 (5 h1)	54.92 (8 h2)	–	–
8 h3 r2/4	1623	Noodang Pimpol	THA	54.28 (6 h6)	54.90 (8 h3)	–	–
8 h4 r2/4	304	Alimata Koné	CIV	53.76 (5 h6)	53.80 (8 h4)	–	–
5 h2 r1/4	21	Charmaine Gilgeous	ANT	55.48 (5 h2)	–	–	–
6 h1 r1/4	102	Prisca Philip	BAR	55.09 (6 h1)	–	–	–
6 h2 r1/4	890	Shermaine Ross	GRN	55.49 (6 h2)	–	–	–
6 h5 r1/4	1816	Ngozi Mwanamwambwa	ZAM	54.88 (6 h5)	–	–	–
7 h1 r1/4	1252	Fanta Dao	MLI	1:01.97 (7 h1)	–	–	–
7 h3 r1/4	1788	Mary-Estelle Kapalu	VAN	55.75 (7 h3)	–	–	–
7 h4 r1/4	130	Jacqueline Soliz	BOL	56.78 (7 h4)	–	–	–
7 h5 r1/4	1516	Melrose Mansaray	SLE	55.67 (7 h5)	–	–	–
7 h6 r1/4	777	Ruth Mangue	GEQ	1:03.32 (7 h6)	–	–	–

Round One

Date	1 August 1992 — 11:00
Format	Top 4 in each heat and next eight fastest advanced to the quarter-finals.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Time (automatic)
1	1723	Natasha Kaiser-Brown	USA	51.41	Q
2	243	Jill Richardson-Briscoe	CAN	51.99	Q	1
3	625	Elsa Devassoigne	FRA	52.07	Q
4	536	Olga Nazarova	EUN	52.09	Q
5	321	Norfalia Carabalí	COL	52.18	Q	2
6	846	Anja Rücker	GER	52.24	Q
7	1504	Aïssatou N'Diaye	SEN	52.29	q
8	324	Ximena Restrepo	COL	52.34	Q
9	1767	Rochelle Stevens	USA	52.42	Q
10	488	Olga Bryzgina	EUN	52.44	Q
11	54	Michelle Lock	AUS	52.49	Q
12	1060	Sandie Richards	JAM	52.56	Q
13	718	Lorraine Hanson	GBR	52.66	Q
14	1737	Jearl Miles	USA	52.79	Q
15	61	Renée Poetschka	AUS	52.85	Q
16	435	Julia Merino	ESP	52.90	Q
17	700	Sandra Douglas	GBR	52.91	Q
18	1259	Tina Paulino	MOZ	52.93	q
19	555	Yelena Ruzina	EUN	52.94	Q
20	1068	Claudine Williams	JAM	52.97	Q
21	318	Susie Tanéfo	CMR	53.37	q
22	759	Phylis Smith	GBR	53.59	Q
23	651	Marie-José Pérec	FRA	53.64	Q
24	1040	Juliet Campbell	JAM	53.69	Q
25	45	Cathy Freeman	AUS	53.70	Q
26	332	Zoila Stewart	CRC	53.72	q
27	1430	Myra Mayberry-Wilkinson	PUR	53.75	Q
28	304	Alimata Koné	CIV	53.76	q
29	1537	Jayamini Illeperuma	SRI	54.14	Q
30	1623	Noodang Pimpol	THA	54.28	q
31	979	Ruth Morris	ISV	54.37	q
32	918	Judit Forgács	HUN	54.87	q
33	1816	Ngozi Mwanamwambwa	ZAM	54.88
34	102	Prisca Philip	BAR	55.09
35	21	Charmaine Gilgeous	ANT	55.48
36	890	Shermaine Ross	GRN	55.49
37	1516	Melrose Mansaray	SLE	55.67
38	1788	Mary-Estelle Kapalu	VAN	55.75
39	130	Jacqueline Soliz	BOL	56.78
40	1252	Fanta Dao	MLI	1:01.97
41	777	Ruth Mangue	GEQ	1:03.32

Heat #1

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	5	Natasha Kaiser-Brown	USA	51.41	Q
2	1	Ximena Restrepo	COL	52.34	Q
3	6	Julia Merino	ESP	52.90	Q
4	3	Juliet Campbell	JAM	53.69	Q
5	7	Ruth Morris	ISV	54.37	q
6	2	Prisca Philip	BAR	55.09
7	4	Fanta Dao	MLI	1:01.97

Heat #2

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	4	Sandie Richards	JAM	52.56	Q
2	6	Jearl Miles	USA	52.79	Q
3	1	Sandra Douglas	GBR	52.91	Q
4	5	Jayamini Illeperuma	SRI	54.14	Q
5	2	Charmaine Gilgeous	ANT	55.48
6	3	Shermaine Ross	GRN	55.49

Heat #3

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	6	Elsa Devassoigne	FRA	52.07	Q
2	3	Olga Bryzgina	EUN	52.44	Q
3	2	Michelle Lock	AUS	52.49	Q
4	5	Lorraine Hanson	GBR	52.66	Q
5	4	Tina Paulino	MOZ	52.93	q
6	1	Zoila Stewart	CRC	53.72	q
7	7	Mary-Estelle Kapalu	VAN	55.75

Heat #4

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	6	Jill Richardson-Briscoe	CAN	51.99	Q	3
2	4	Olga Nazarova	EUN	52.09	Q
3	5	Norfalia Carabalí	COL	52.18	Q	4
4	2	Anja Rücker	GER	52.24	Q
5	1	Aïssatou N'Diaye	SEN	52.29	q
6	3	Susie Tanéfo	CMR	53.37	q
7	7	Jacqueline Soliz	BOL	56.78

Heat #5

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	2	Phylis Smith	GBR	53.59	Q
2	5	Marie-José Pérec	FRA	53.64	Q
3	6	Cathy Freeman	AUS	53.70	Q
4	1	Myra Mayberry-Wilkinson	PUR	53.75	Q
5	7	Judit Forgács	HUN	54.87	q
6	3	Ngozi Mwanamwambwa	ZAM	54.88
7	4	Melrose Mansaray	SLE	55.67

Heat #6

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	6	Rochelle Stevens	USA	52.42	Q
2	4	Renée Poetschka	AUS	52.85	Q
3	7	Yelena Ruzina	EUN	52.94	Q
4	3	Claudine Williams	JAM	52.97	Q
5	1	Alimata Koné	CIV	53.76	q
6	2	Noodang Pimpol	THA	54.28	q
7	5	Ruth Mangue	GEQ	1:03.32

Quarter-Finals

Date	2 August 1992 — 19:55
Format	Top 4 in each heat advanced to the semi-finals.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Time (automatic)
1	324	Ximena Restrepo	COL	50.63	Q
2	488	Olga Bryzgina	EUN	50.68	Q
3	1767	Rochelle Stevens	USA	50.70	Q
4	1723	Natasha Kaiser-Brown	USA	50.71	Q
5	1060	Sandie Richards	JAM	50.76	Q
6	651	Marie-José Pérec	FRA	50.89	Q
7	243	Jill Richardson-Briscoe	CAN	50.95	Q
8	1737	Jearl Miles	USA	51.27	Q
9	536	Olga Nazarova	EUN	51.30	Q
10	759	Phylis Smith	GBR	51.32	Q
11	700	Sandra Douglas	GBR	51.41	Q
12	45	Cathy Freeman	AUS	51.52
13	321	Norfalia Carabalí	COL	51.65	Q
14	54	Michelle Lock	AUS	51.71	Q
15	625	Elsa Devassoigne	FRA	51.75	Q
=16	846	Anja Rücker	GER	52.05
=16	61	Renée Poetschka	AUS	52.05	Q
18	1040	Juliet Campbell	JAM	52.12
19	555	Yelena Ruzina	EUN	52.23	Q
20	1259	Tina Paulino	MOZ	52.34
21	1504	Aïssatou N'Diaye	SEN	52.39
22	435	Julia Merino	ESP	52.43
23	1068	Claudine Williams	JAM	52.84
24	1430	Myra Mayberry-Wilkinson	PUR	53.37
25	1537	Jayamini Illeperuma	SRI	53.55
26	718	Lorraine Hanson	GBR	53.60
27	332	Zoila Stewart	CRC	53.60
28	318	Susie Tanéfo	CMR	53.78
29	304	Alimata Koné	CIV	53.80
30	918	Judit Forgács	HUN	54.24
31	1623	Noodang Pimpol	THA	54.90
32	979	Ruth Morris	ISV	54.92

Heat #1

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	3	Ximena Restrepo	COL	50.63	Q
2	6	Olga Bryzgina	EUN	50.68	Q
3	5	Natasha Kaiser-Brown	USA	50.71	Q
4	7	Sandra Douglas	GBR	51.41	Q
5	2	Cathy Freeman	AUS	51.52
6	4	Aïssatou N'Diaye	SEN	52.39
7	1	Jayamini Illeperuma	SRI	53.55
8	8	Judit Forgács	HUN	54.24

Heat #2

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	3	Jill Richardson-Briscoe	CAN	50.95	Q
2	1	Jearl Miles	USA	51.27	Q
3	6	Olga Nazarova	EUN	51.30	Q
4	4	Michelle Lock	AUS	51.71	Q
5	5	Anja Rücker	GER	52.05
6	7	Juliet Campbell	JAM	52.12
7	2	Tina Paulino	MOZ	52.34
8	8	Ruth Morris	ISV	54.92

Heat #3

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	8	Phylis Smith	GBR	51.32	Q
2	4	Elsa Devassoigne	FRA	51.75	Q
3	6	Renée Poetschka	AUS	52.05	Q
4	3	Yelena Ruzina	EUN	52.23	Q
5	5	Julia Merino	ESP	52.43
6	2	Claudine Williams	JAM	52.84
7	1	Susie Tanéfo	CMR	53.78
8	7	Noodang Pimpol	THA	54.90

Heat #4

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	4	Rochelle Stevens	USA	50.70	Q
2	3	Sandie Richards	JAM	50.76	Q
3	8	Marie-José Pérec	FRA	50.89	Q
4	6	Norfalia Carabalí	COL	51.65	Q
5	1	Myra Mayberry-Wilkinson	PUR	53.37
6	5	Lorraine Hanson	GBR	53.60
7	2	Zoila Stewart	CRC	53.60
8	7	Alimata Koné	CIV	53.80

Semi-Finals

Date	3 August 1992 — 19:10
Format	Top 4 in each heat advanced to the final.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Time (automatic)
1	651	Marie-José Pérec	FRA	49.48	Q
2	324	Ximena Restrepo	COL	49.76	Q
3	488	Olga Bryzgina	EUN	49.76	Q
4	243	Jill Richardson-Briscoe	CAN	50.02	Q
5	536	Olga Nazarova	EUN	50.31	Q
6	1060	Sandie Richards	JAM	50.35	Q
7	1767	Rochelle Stevens	USA	50.37	Q
8	759	Phylis Smith	GBR	50.40	Q
9	1737	Jearl Miles	USA	50.57
10	1723	Natasha Kaiser-Brown	USA	50.60
11	54	Michelle Lock	AUS	50.78
12	555	Yelena Ruzina	EUN	51.30
13	321	Norfalia Carabalí	COL	51.75
14	700	Sandra Douglas	GBR	51.96
15	61	Renée Poetschka	AUS	52.09
16	625	Elsa Devassoigne	FRA	52.85

Heat #1

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	4	Marie-José Pérec	FRA	49.48	Q
2	3	Ximena Restrepo	COL	49.76	Q
3	5	Olga Bryzgina	EUN	49.76	Q
4	2	Phylis Smith	GBR	50.40	Q
5	7	Jearl Miles	USA	50.57
6	6	Natasha Kaiser-Brown	USA	50.60
7	1	Michelle Lock	AUS	50.78
8	8	Yelena Ruzina	EUN	51.30

Heat #2

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	6	Jill Richardson-Briscoe	CAN	50.02	Q
2	4	Olga Nazarova	EUN	50.31	Q
3	5	Sandie Richards	JAM	50.35	Q
4	3	Rochelle Stevens	USA	50.37	Q
5	8	Norfalia Carabalí	COL	51.75
6	7	Sandra Douglas	GBR	51.96
7	2	Renée Poetschka	AUS	52.09
8	1	Elsa Devassoigne	FRA	52.85

Final Round

Date	5 August 1992 — 20:50

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	5	Marie-José Pérec	FRA	48.83
2	3	Olga Bryzgina	EUN	49.05
3	6	Ximena Restrepo	COL	49.64
4	8	Olga Nazarova	EUN	49.69
5	4	Jill Richardson-Briscoe	CAN	49.93
6	1	Rochelle Stevens	USA	50.11
7	2	Sandie Richards	JAM	50.19
8	7	Phylis Smith	GBR	50.87