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100 metres Hurdles, Women

Date	5 – 6 August 1992
Status	Olympic
Location	Estadio Olímpico de Montjuïc, Barcelona
Participants	37 from 23 countries

At the 1991 World Championships, Lyudmila Narozhilenko (EUN/RUS) defeated Gail Devers (USA) in a very close finish. In Barcelona, Devers won the 100 metres and looked formidable for the hurdles, especially when Narozhilenko had to withdraw from the semis after pulling a hamstring in the quarter-finals. In the final, Devers had her way for the first nine hurdles. But she hit the 10th barrier and stumbled all the way to the finish line, finally falling and half crawling across the finish line. Behind Devers, Greece’s Paraskevi )Voula) Patoulidou outlasted the USA’s LaVonna Martin and defending champion Yordanka Donkova, who won the silver and bronze medals. Devers’ crawling/falling got her fifth place. Patoulidou was a most unlikely winner. Prior to the Olympics her best time had been only 12.96, which she bettered with 12.88 in the semis, and shattered in the final with 12.64. Her best previous finish at an international meet had been fifth at the 1992 Balkan Games.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC
1	884	Voula Patoulidou	GRE	Gold
2	1735	LaVonna Martin	USA	Silver
3	176	Yordanka Donkova	BUL	Bronze
4	1771	Lynda Tolbert	USA
5	1687	Gail Devers	USA
6	354	Aliuska López	CUB
7	517	Nataliya Kolovanova	EUN
8	1836	Odalys Adams	CUB
5 h1 r3/4	655	Anne Piquereau	FRA
5 h2 r3/4	480	Marina Azyabina	EUN
6 h1 r3/4	1062	Gillian Russell	JAM
6 h2 r3/4	845	Gabi Roth	GER
7 h1 r3/4	295	Zhang Yu	CHN
7 h2 r3/4	1061	Dionne Rose	JAM
8 h1 r3/4	834	Kristin Patzwahl	GER
8 h2 r3/4	621	Cécile Cinélu	FRA
9 h1 r3/4	1522	Brigita Bukovec	SLO
2 h3 r2/4	535	Lyudmila Narozhilenko	EUN
6 h3 r2/4	299	Zhu Yuqing	CHN
7 h1 r2/4	204	Katie Anderson	CAN
7 h3 r2/4	683	Jacqui Agyepong	GBR
8 h1 r2/4	106	Sylvia Dethiér	BEL
8 h2 r2/4	1464	Liliana Năstase	ROU
8 h3 r2/4	1045	Michelle Freeman	JAM
5 h1 r1/4	430	María José Mardomingo	ESP
5 h4 r1/4	1195	Nicole Ramalalanirina	MAD
6 h1 r1/4	457	Anu Kaljurand	EST
6 h2 r1/4	758	Lesley-Ann Skeete	GBR
6 h4 r1/4	1539	Sriyani Kulawansa	SRI
6 h5 r1/4	743	Kay Morley-Brown	GBR
7 h1 r1/4	1510	Eunice Barber	SLE
7 h2 r1/4	1794	Nguyễn Thị Thu Hằng	VIE
7 h3 r1/4	630	Monique Éwanjé-Épée	FRA
7 h5 r1/4	904	Chan Sau Ying	HKG
8 h3 r1/4	319	Louisette Thobi	CMR
8 h5 r1/4	940	Elizabeta Pavlovska	IOA
AC h4 r1/4	816	Caren Jung	GER
DNS	1543	Julie Baumann	SUI
DNS	7	Yasmina Azzizi	ALG

Round One

Date	5 August 1992 — 10:45
Format	Top four in each heat and next four fastest advanced to the quarter-finals.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Time (automatic)
1	1735	LaVonna Martin	USA	12.82	Q	1
2	1045	Michelle Freeman	JAM	12.90	Q
=3	176	Yordanka Donkova	BUL	12.96	Q
=3	1771	Lynda Tolbert	USA	12.96	Q
5	535	Lyudmila Narozhilenko	EUN	13.04	Q
6	1062	Gillian Russell	JAM	13.07	Q
7	354	Aliuska López	CUB	13.08	Q
8	480	Marina Azyabina	EUN	13.10	Q
=9	834	Kristin Patzwahl	GER	13.11	Q
=9	655	Anne Piquereau	FRA	13.11	Q
11	845	Gabi Roth	GER	13.12	Q
12	884	Voula Patoulidou	GRE	13.14	Q
=13	1687	Gail Devers	USA	13.19	Q
=13	106	Sylvia Dethiér	BEL	13.19	Q
15	517	Nataliya Kolovanova	EUN	13.20	Q
16	299	Zhu Yuqing	CHN	13.22	q	2
17	1464	Liliana Năstase	ROU	13.23	Q
18	683	Jacqui Agyepong	GBR	13.25	Q
19	295	Zhang Yu	CHN	13.26	Q
20	1836	Odalys Adams	CUB	13.28	q	3
21	1061	Dionne Rose	JAM	13.29	q
22	204	Katie Anderson	CAN	13.33	q
=23	621	Cécile Cinélu	FRA	13.40	Q
=23	1195	Nicole Ramalalanirina	MAD	13.40
25	758	Lesley-Ann Skeete	GBR	13.42
26	743	Kay Morley-Brown	GBR	13.44
27	1522	Brigita Bukovec	SLO	13.45	Q
28	1539	Sriyani Kulawansa	SRI	13.55
29	430	María José Mardomingo	ESP	13.58
30	630	Monique Éwanjé-Épée	FRA	13.73
31	457	Anu Kaljurand	EST	13.81
32	904	Chan Sau Ying	HKG	13.88
33	940	Elizabeta Pavlovska	IOA	14.26
34	319	Louisette Thobi	CMR	14.37
35	1510	Eunice Barber	SLE	15.01
36	1794	Nguyễn Thị Thu Hằng	VIE	15.16
DQ	816	Caren Jung	GER	–
DNS	7	Yasmina Azzizi	ALG	–
DNS	1543	Julie Baumann	SUI	–

Heat #1

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	535	Lyudmila Narozhilenko	EUN	13.04	Q
2	1464	Liliana Năstase	ROU	13.23	Q
3	621	Cécile Cinélu	FRA	13.40	Q
4	1522	Brigita Bukovec	SLO	13.45	Q
5	430	María José Mardomingo	ESP	13.58
6	457	Anu Kaljurand	EST	13.81
7	1510	Eunice Barber	SLE	15.01
DNS	7	Yasmina Azzizi	ALG	–

Heat #2

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	1045	Michelle Freeman	JAM	12.90	Q
2	834	Kristin Patzwahl	GER	13.11	Q
3	1687	Gail Devers	USA	13.19	Q
4	517	Nataliya Kolovanova	EUN	13.20	Q
5	299	Zhu Yuqing	CHN	13.22	q	4
6	758	Lesley-Ann Skeete	GBR	13.42
7	1794	Nguyễn Thị Thu Hằng	VIE	15.16

Heat #3

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	176	Yordanka Donkova	BUL	12.96	Q
2	354	Aliuska López	CUB	13.08	Q
3	480	Marina Azyabina	EUN	13.10	Q
4	683	Jacqui Agyepong	GBR	13.25	Q
5	1061	Dionne Rose	JAM	13.29	q
6	204	Katie Anderson	CAN	13.33	q
7	630	Monique Éwanjé-Épée	FRA	13.73
8	319	Louisette Thobi	CMR	14.37

Heat #4

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	1735	LaVonna Martin	USA	12.82	Q	5
2	1062	Gillian Russell	JAM	13.07	Q
3	106	Sylvia Dethiér	BEL	13.19	Q
4	295	Zhang Yu	CHN	13.26	Q
5	1195	Nicole Ramalalanirina	MAD	13.40
6	1539	Sriyani Kulawansa	SRI	13.55
DQ	816	Caren Jung	GER	–
DNS	1543	Julie Baumann	SUI	–

Heat #5

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	1771	Lynda Tolbert	USA	12.96	Q
2	655	Anne Piquereau	FRA	13.11	Q
3	845	Gabi Roth	GER	13.12	Q
4	884	Voula Patoulidou	GRE	13.14	Q
5	1836	Odalys Adams	CUB	13.28	q	6
6	743	Kay Morley-Brown	GBR	13.44
7	904	Chan Sau Ying	HKG	13.88
8	940	Elizabeta Pavlovska	IOA	14.26

Quarter-Finals

Date	5 August 1992 — 18:00
Format	Top four in each heat and next four fastest advanced to the semi-finals.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Time (automatic)
1	1687	Gail Devers	USA	12.76	Q
2	1735	LaVonna Martin	USA	12.82	Q
3	176	Yordanka Donkova	BUL	12.84	Q
4	1771	Lynda Tolbert	USA	12.96	Q
5	354	Aliuska López	CUB	13.01	Q
6	884	Voula Patoulidou	GRE	13.05	Q
=7	517	Nataliya Kolovanova	EUN	13.06	Q	7
=7	535	Lyudmila Narozhilenko	EUN	13.06	Q
9	621	Cécile Cinélu	FRA	13.07	q
10	834	Kristin Patzwahl	GER	13.16	q
=11	1061	Dionne Rose	JAM	13.17	q
=11	655	Anne Piquereau	FRA	13.17	Q
13	1062	Gillian Russell	JAM	13.23	Q
=14	480	Marina Azyabina	EUN	13.26	Q	8
=14	1836	Odalys Adams	CUB	13.26	Q
16	1522	Brigita Bukovec	SLO	13.28	q
17	295	Zhang Yu	CHN	13.28	q
18	845	Gabi Roth	GER	13.28	q
=19	204	Katie Anderson	CAN	13.31
=19	299	Zhu Yuqing	CHN	13.31		9
21	106	Sylvia Dethiér	BEL	13.32
22	1464	Liliana Năstase	ROU	13.33		10
23	683	Jacqui Agyepong	GBR	13.36
24	1045	Michelle Freeman	JAM	15.84

Heat #1

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	1735	LaVonna Martin	USA	12.82	Q
2	354	Aliuska López	CUB	13.01	Q
3	1062	Gillian Russell	JAM	13.23	Q
4	480	Marina Azyabina	EUN	13.26	Q	11
5	1522	Brigita Bukovec	SLO	13.28	q
6	295	Zhang Yu	CHN	13.28	q
7	204	Katie Anderson	CAN	13.31
8	106	Sylvia Dethiér	BEL	13.32

Heat #2

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	176	Yordanka Donkova	BUL	12.84	Q
2	1771	Lynda Tolbert	USA	12.96	Q
3	884	Voula Patoulidou	GRE	13.05	Q
4	517	Nataliya Kolovanova	EUN	13.06	Q	12
5	621	Cécile Cinélu	FRA	13.07	q
6	834	Kristin Patzwahl	GER	13.16	q
7	1061	Dionne Rose	JAM	13.17	q
8	1464	Liliana Năstase	ROU	13.33		13

Heat #3

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	1687	Gail Devers	USA	12.76	Q
2	535	Lyudmila Narozhilenko	EUN	13.06	Q
3	655	Anne Piquereau	FRA	13.17	Q
4	1836	Odalys Adams	CUB	13.26	Q
5	845	Gabi Roth	GER	13.28	q
6	299	Zhu Yuqing	CHN	13.31		14
7	683	Jacqui Agyepong	GBR	13.36
8	1045	Michelle Freeman	JAM	15.84

Semi-Finals

Date	6 August 1992 — 18:00
Format	Top four in each heat advanced to the final.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Time (automatic)
1	1735	LaVonna Martin	USA	12.81	Q
2	176	Yordanka Donkova	BUL	12.87	Q
3	884	Voula Patoulidou	GRE	12.88	Q
4	1771	Lynda Tolbert	USA	13.10	Q
=5	1687	Gail Devers	USA	13.14	Q
=5	1836	Odalys Adams	CUB	13.14	Q
7	517	Nataliya Kolovanova	EUN	13.15	Q
8	354	Aliuska López	CUB	13.16	Q
9	480	Marina Azyabina	EUN	13.22
10	845	Gabi Roth	GER	13.22
11	1061	Dionne Rose	JAM	13.22
12	621	Cécile Cinélu	FRA	13.24
13	655	Anne Piquereau	FRA	13.32
14	1062	Gillian Russell	JAM	13.35		15
15	295	Zhang Yu	CHN	13.39
16	834	Kristin Patzwahl	GER	13.44		16
17	1522	Brigita Bukovec	SLO	13.68
DNS	535	Lyudmila Narozhilenko	EUN	–

Heat #1

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	1771	Lynda Tolbert	USA	13.10	Q
2	1687	Gail Devers	USA	13.14	Q
3	517	Nataliya Kolovanova	EUN	13.15	Q
4	354	Aliuska López	CUB	13.16	Q
5	655	Anne Piquereau	FRA	13.32
6	1062	Gillian Russell	JAM	13.35		17
7	295	Zhang Yu	CHN	13.39
8	834	Kristin Patzwahl	GER	13.44		18
9	1522	Brigita Bukovec	SLO	13.68

Heat #2

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	1735	LaVonna Martin	USA	12.81	Q
2	176	Yordanka Donkova	BUL	12.87	Q
3	884	Voula Patoulidou	GRE	12.88	Q
4	1836	Odalys Adams	CUB	13.14	Q
5	480	Marina Azyabina	EUN	13.22
6	845	Gabi Roth	GER	13.22
7	1061	Dionne Rose	JAM	13.22
8	621	Cécile Cinélu	FRA	13.24
DNS	535	Lyudmila Narozhilenko	EUN	–

Final Round

Date	6 August 1992 — 20:15

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	884	Voula Patoulidou	GRE	12.64
2	1735	LaVonna Martin	USA	12.69
3	176	Yordanka Donkova	BUL	12.70
4	1771	Lynda Tolbert	USA	12.75
5	1687	Gail Devers	USA	12.75
6	354	Aliuska López	CUB	12.87
7	517	Nataliya Kolovanova	EUN	13.01
8	1836	Odalys Adams	CUB	13.57