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800 metres, Women

Date	31 July – 3 August 1992
Status	Olympic
Location	Estadio Olímpico de Montjuïc, Barcelona
Participants	36 from 26 countries

The 800 metres’ defending German gold and silver medalists, Sigrun Grau and Christine Wachtel, went out in round one. The fastest semi-final was won by Liliya Nurutdinova of Russia/Unified Team, who had been World Champion in 1991. Going into the Olympics, the year leader was Dutchwoman Ellen van Langen, who had run 1:56.66.

Nurutdinova led the final for 600 metres but had not dropped her rivals. Entering the stretch, she had a slight lead, but van Langen moved thru on the inside, winning in a new national record of 1:55.44. Ana Fidelia Quirós, favored in 1988 before Cuba boycotted, was not the same runner in 1992, but moved up for the bronze.

Pos	Competitor	NOC	R1	SF	Final
1	Ellen van Langen	NED	1:59.86 (2 h2)	2:00.68 (2 h2)	1:55.54 (1)	Gold
2	Liliya Nurutdinova	EUN	2:00.37 (2 h1)	1:58.04 (1 h1)	1:55.99 (2)	Silver
3	Ana Fidelia Quirós	CUB	1:59.06 (2 h4)	2:00.86 (3 h2)	1:56.80 (3)	Bronze
4	Inna Yevseyeva	EUN	1:58.58 (1 h4)	1:58.20 (3 h1)	1:57.20 (4)
5	Maria Mutola	MOZ	2:00.83 (2 h5)	1:58.16 (2 h1)	1:57.49 (5)
6	Ella Kovacs	ROU	1:59.88 (1 h3)	2:00.89 (4 h2)	1:57.95 (6)
7	Joetta Clark	USA	1:59.62 (1 h2)	1:58.22 (4 h1)	1:58.06 (7)
8	Lyubov Gurina	EUN	2:00.27 (1 h5)	2:00.64 (1 h2)	1:58.13 (8)
5 h1 r2/3	Letitia Vriesde	SUR	1:59.93 (2 h3)	1:58.28 (5 h1)	–
5 h2 r2/3	Sigrun Grau	GER	2:00.31 (1 h1)	2:00.91 (5 h2)	–
6 h1 r2/3	Charmaine Crooks	CAN	1:59.52 (3 h4)	1:58.55 (6 h1)	–
6 h2 r2/3	Carla Sacramento	POR	2:00.57 (3 h2)	2:02.85 (6 h2)	–
7 h1 r2/3	Lorraine Baker	GBR	2:00.50 (4 h4)	2:02.17 (7 h1)	–
7 h2 r2/3	Diane Edwards	GBR	2:00.39 (3 h1)	2:04.32 (7 h2)	–
8 h1 r2/3	Sabine Zwiener	GER	2:00.87 (4 h3)	2:02.64 (8 h1)	–
8 h2 r2/3	Julie Jenkins	USA	1:59.96 (3 h3)	2:06.53 (8 h2)	–
3 h5 r1/3	Meredith Rainey	USA	2:01.33 (3 h5)	–	–
4 h1 r1/3	Shiny Wilson	IND	2:01.90 (4 h1)	–	–
4 h2 r1/3	Christine Wachtel	GER	2:01.39 (4 h2)	–	–
4 h5 r1/3	Viviane Dorsile	FRA	2:01.54 (4 h5)	–	–
5 h1 r1/3	Stella Jongmans	NED	2:02.26 (5 h1)	–	–
5 h2 r1/3	Paula Fryer	GBR	2:02.72 (5 h2)	–	–
5 h3 r1/3	Fabia Trabaldo	ITA	2:01.44 (5 h3)	–	–
5 h4 r1/3	Liliana Sălăgeanu	ROU	2:02.65 (5 h4)	–	–
5 h5 r1/3	Amaya Andrés	ESP	2:02.67 (5 h5)	–	–
6 h1 r1/3	Brigitte Nganaye	CAF	2:15.70 (6 h1)	–	–
6 h2 r1/3	Sukanya Sang-Nguen	THA	2:09.94 (6 h2)	–	–
6 h3 r1/3	Sriyani Dhammika Menike	SRI	2:03.85 (6 h3)	–	–
6 h4 r1/3	Zewde Hailemariam	ETH	2:11.60 (6 h4)	–	–
6 h5 r1/3	Gladys Wamuyu	KEN	2:03.01 (6 h5)	–	–
7 h2 r1/3	Andrea Garae	VAN	2:28.61 (7 h2)	–	–
7 h3 r1/3	Prisca Singamo	MAW	2:20.84 (7 h3)	–	–
7 h5 r1/3	Edith Nakiyingi	UGA	2:03.55 (7 h5)	–	–
8 h5 r1/3	Mantokoane Pitso	LES	2:29.77 (8 h5)	–	–
AC h1 r1/3	Rosalie Gangué	CHA	– (DQ h1)	–	–
AC h4 r1/3	Carol Galea	MLT	– (DQ h4)	–	–

Round One

Date	31 July 1992
Format	Top 2 in each heat and next six fastest advanced to the semi-finals.

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time (automatic)
1	Inna Yevseyeva	EUN	1:58.58	Q
2	Ana Fidelia Quirós	CUB	1:59.06	Q
3	Charmaine Crooks	CAN	1:59.52	q
4	Joetta Clark	USA	1:59.62	Q
5	Ellen van Langen	NED	1:59.86	Q
6	Ella Kovacs	ROU	1:59.88	Q
7	Letitia Vriesde	SUR	1:59.93	Q
8	Julie Jenkins	USA	1:59.96	q
9	Lyubov Gurina	EUN	2:00.27	Q
10	Sigrun Grau	GER	2:00.31	Q
11	Liliya Nurutdinova	EUN	2:00.37	Q
12	Diane Edwards	GBR	2:00.39	q
13	Lorraine Baker	GBR	2:00.50	q
14	Carla Sacramento	POR	2:00.57	q
15	Maria Mutola	MOZ	2:00.83	Q
16	Sabine Zwiener	GER	2:00.87	q
17	Meredith Rainey	USA	2:01.33
18	Christine Wachtel	GER	2:01.39
19	Fabia Trabaldo	ITA	2:01.44
20	Viviane Dorsile	FRA	2:01.54
21	Shiny Wilson	IND	2:01.90
22	Stella Jongmans	NED	2:02.26
23	Liliana Sălăgeanu	ROU	2:02.65
24	Amaya Andrés	ESP	2:02.67
25	Paula Fryer	GBR	2:02.72
26	Gladys Wamuyu	KEN	2:03.01
27	Edith Nakiyingi	UGA	2:03.55
28	Sriyani Dhammika Menike	SRI	2:03.85
29	Sukanya Sang-Nguen	THA	2:09.94
30	Zewde Hailemariam	ETH	2:11.60
31	Brigitte Nganaye	CAF	2:15.70
32	Prisca Singamo	MAW	2:20.84
33	Andrea Garae	VAN	2:28.61
34	Mantokoane Pitso	LES	2:29.77
DQ	Rosalie Gangué	CHA	–
DQ	Carol Galea	MLT	–

Heat #1

Time	11:30

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	Sigrun Grau	GER	2:00.31	Q
2	Liliya Nurutdinova	EUN	2:00.37	Q
3	Diane Edwards	GBR	2:00.39	q
4	Shiny Wilson	IND	2:01.90
5	Stella Jongmans	NED	2:02.26
6	Brigitte Nganaye	CAF	2:15.70
DQ	Rosalie Gangué	CHA	–

Split Times

Time	Athlete(s)	NOC	Result	Notes
400 m	Sigrun Wodars-Grau		59.04

Heat #2

Time	11:37

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	Joetta Clark	USA	1:59.62	Q
2	Ellen van Langen	NED	1:59.86	Q
3	Carla Sacramento	POR	2:00.57	q
4	Christine Wachtel	GER	2:01.39
5	Paula Fryer	GBR	2:02.72
6	Sukanya Sang-Nguen	THA	2:09.94
7	Andrea Garae	VAN	2:28.61

Split Times

Time	Athlete(s)	NOC	Result	Notes
400 m	Christine Wachtel		1:00.24

Heat #3

Time	11:44

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	Ella Kovacs	ROU	1:59.88	Q
2	Letitia Vriesde	SUR	1:59.93	Q
3	Julie Jenkins	USA	1:59.96	q
4	Sabine Zwiener	GER	2:00.87	q
5	Fabia Trabaldo	ITA	2:01.44
6	Sriyani Dhammika Menike	SRI	2:03.85
7	Prisca Singamo	MAW	2:20.84

Split Times

Time	Athlete(s)	NOC	Result	Notes
400 m	Julie Jenkins		1:00.29

Heat #4

Time	11:51

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	Inna Yevseyeva	EUN	1:58.58	Q
2	Ana Fidelia Quirós	CUB	1:59.06	Q
3	Charmaine Crooks	CAN	1:59.52	q
4	Lorraine Baker	GBR	2:00.50	q
5	Liliana Sălăgeanu	ROU	2:02.65
6	Zewde Hailemariam	ETH	2:11.60
DQ	Carol Galea	MLT	–

Split Times

Time	Athlete(s)	NOC	Result	Notes
400 m	Inna Yevseyeva		58.37

Heat #5

Time	11:58

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	Lyubov Gurina	EUN	2:00.27	Q
2	Maria Mutola	MOZ	2:00.83	Q
3	Meredith Rainey	USA	2:01.33
4	Viviane Dorsile	FRA	2:01.54
5	Amaya Andrés	ESP	2:02.67
6	Gladys Wamuyu	KEN	2:03.01
7	Edith Nakiyingi	UGA	2:03.55
8	Mantokoane Pitso	LES	2:29.77

Split Times

Time	Athlete(s)	NOC	Result	Notes
400 m	Lyubov Gurina		59.92

Semi-Finals

Date	1 August 1992
Format	Top 4 in each heat advanced to the final.

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time (automatic)
1	Liliya Nurutdinova	EUN	1:58.04	Q
2	Maria Mutola	MOZ	1:58.16	Q
3	Inna Yevseyeva	EUN	1:58.20	Q
4	Joetta Clark	USA	1:58.22	Q
5	Letitia Vriesde	SUR	1:58.28
6	Charmaine Crooks	CAN	1:58.55
7	Lyubov Gurina	EUN	2:00.64	Q
8	Ellen van Langen	NED	2:00.68	Q
9	Ana Fidelia Quirós	CUB	2:00.86	Q
10	Ella Kovacs	ROU	2:00.89	Q
11	Sigrun Grau	GER	2:00.91
12	Lorraine Baker	GBR	2:02.17
13	Sabine Zwiener	GER	2:02.64
14	Carla Sacramento	POR	2:02.85
15	Diane Edwards	GBR	2:04.32
16	Julie Jenkins	USA	2:06.53

Heat #1

Time	19:25

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	Liliya Nurutdinova	EUN	1:58.04	Q
2	Maria Mutola	MOZ	1:58.16	Q
3	Inna Yevseyeva	EUN	1:58.20	Q
4	Joetta Clark	USA	1:58.22	Q
5	Letitia Vriesde	SUR	1:58.28
6	Charmaine Crooks	CAN	1:58.55
7	Lorraine Baker	GBR	2:02.17
8	Sabine Zwiener	GER	2:02.64

Split Times

Time	Athlete(s)	NOC	Result	Notes
400 m	Liliya Nurutdinova		57.52

Heat #2

Time	19:30

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	Lyubov Gurina	EUN	2:00.64	Q
2	Ellen van Langen	NED	2:00.68	Q
3	Ana Fidelia Quirós	CUB	2:00.86	Q
4	Ella Kovacs	ROU	2:00.89	Q
5	Sigrun Grau	GER	2:00.91
6	Carla Sacramento	POR	2:02.85
7	Diane Edwards	GBR	2:04.32
8	Julie Jenkins	USA	2:06.53

Split Times

Time	Athlete(s)	NOC	Result	Notes
400 m	Lyubov Gurina		59.90

Final Round

Date	3 August 1992 — 19:55

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	Ellen van Langen	NED	1:55.54
2	Liliya Nurutdinova	EUN	1:55.99
3	Ana Fidelia Quirós	CUB	1:56.80
4	Inna Yevseyeva	EUN	1:57.20
5	Maria Mutola	MOZ	1:57.49
6	Ella Kovacs	ROU	1:57.95
7	Joetta Clark	USA	1:58.06
8	Lyubov Gurina	EUN	1:58.13

Split Times

Time	Athlete(s)	NOC	Result	Notes
400 m	Liliya Nurutdinova		55.73