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4 × 100 metres Relay, Women

Date	7 – 8 August 1992
Status	Olympic
Location	Estadio Olímpico de Montjuïc, Barcelona
Participants	57 from 14 countries

With no East Germany and no Soviet Union, the United States was the favorite over the remnant of the USSR – the Unified Team, but also highly considered were the 1991 World Champions, Jamaica. In the final, Juliet Cuthbert, running the second leg for Jamaica, pulled a hamstring and they were out of the race. EUN anchor runner Irina Privalova took the baton one metre ahead of American Gwen Torrence but Torrence pulled ahead to give the US a very close victory.

Pos	Number	Competitors	NOC	R1	Final
1	–	United States	USA	42.50 (2 h1)	42.11 (1)	Gold
		Evelyn Ashford • Esther Jones • Carlette Guidry • Gwen Torrence • Michelle Finn
2	–	Unified Team	EUN	42.42 (1 h1)	42.16 (2)	Silver
		Olga Bogoslovskaya • Galina Malchugina • Marina Trandenkova • Irina Privalova
3	–	Nigeria	NGR	42.39 (2 h2)	42.81 (3)	Bronze
		Beatrice Utondu • Faith Idehen • Christy Opara-Thompson • Mary Onyali
4	–	France	FRA	42.58 (3 h2)	42.85 (4)
		Patricia Girard • Odiah Sidibé • Laurence Bily • Marie-José Pérec
5	–	Germany	GER	43.32 (3 h1)	43.12 (5)
		Andrea Philipp • Silke Knoll • Andrea Thomas • Sabine Günther
6	–	Australia	AUS	43.49 (4 h1)	43.77 (6)
		Melissa Moore • Melinda Gainsford • Kathy Sambell • Kerry Johnson
AC r2/2	–	Cuba	CUB	43.51 (4 h2)	– (DNF)
		Eusebia Riquelme • Aliuska López • Idalmis Bonne • Liliana Allen
AC r2/2	–	Jamaica	JAM	42.28 (1 h2)	– (DNF)
		Michelle Freeman • Juliet Cuthbert • Dahlia Duhaney • Merlene Ottey
5 h1 r1/2	–	People's Republic of China	CHN	43.70 (5 h1)	–
		Gao Han • Tian Yumei • Chen Zhaojing • Xiao Yehua
5 h2 r1/2	–	Finland	FIN	43.60 (5 h2)	–
		Minna Painilainen-Soon • Sisko Hanhijoki • Sanna Hernesniemi • Marja Tennivaara
6 h1 r1/2	–	Thailand	THA	44.94 (6 h1)	–
		Nednapa Chommuak • Rewadee Srithoa • Ratjai Sripet • Pornpim Srisurat
6 h2 r1/2	–	Netherlands	NED	43.91 (6 h2)	–
		Karen van der Kooij • Jacqueline Poelman • Karin de Lange • Petra Huijbrechtse
7 h1 r1/2	–	Cameroon	CMR	44.97 (7 h1)	–
		Myriam Mani • Georgette N'Koma • Monique Kengné • Louisette Thobi
AC h2 r1/2	–	Côte d'Ivoire	CIV	– (DQ h2)	–
		Louise Ayétotché • Alimata Koné • Olga Mutanda • Patricia Foufoué Ziga

Round One

Date	7 August 1992
Format	Top 3 in each heat and next 2 fastest advanced to the final round.

Pos	Team	NOC	Time (automatic)
1	Jamaica	JAM	42.28	Q
2	Nigeria	NGR	42.39	Q
3	Unified Team	EUN	42.42	Q
4	United States	USA	42.50	Q
5	France	FRA	42.58	Q
6	Germany	GER	43.32	Q
7	Australia	AUS	43.49	q
8	Cuba	CUB	43.51	q
9	Finland	FIN	43.60
10	People's Republic of China	CHN	43.70
11	Netherlands	NED	43.91
12	Thailand	THA	44.94
13	Cameroon	CMR	44.97
DQ	Côte d'Ivoire	CIV	–

Heat #1

Time	19:00

Pos	Lane	Competitors	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	6	Unified Team	EUN	42.42	Q
Lead-Off	485	Olga Bogoslovskaya		–
2nd Leg	532	Galina Malchugina		–
3rd Leg	570	Marina Trandenkova		–
Anchor	550	Irina Privalova		–
2	2	United States	USA	42.50	Q
Lead-Off	1664	Evelyn Ashford		–
2nd Leg	1721	Esther Jones		–
3rd Leg	1704	Carlette Guidry		–
Anchor	1697	Michelle Finn		–
3	7	Germany	GER	43.32	Q
Lead-Off	837	Andrea Philipp		–
2nd Leg	820	Silke Knoll		–
3rd Leg	853	Andrea Thomas		–
Anchor	805	Sabine Günther		–
4	8	Australia	AUS	43.49	q
Lead-Off	58	Melissa Moore		–
2nd Leg	46	Melinda Gainsford		–
3rd Leg	63	Kathy Sambell		–
Anchor	52	Kerry Johnson		–
5	5	People's Republic of China	CHN	43.70
Lead-Off	275	Gao Han		–
2nd Leg	287	Tian Yumei		–
3rd Leg	272	Chen Zhaojing		–
Anchor	289	Xiao Yehua		–
6	4	Thailand	THA	44.94
Lead-Off	1617	Nednapa Chommuak		–
2nd Leg	1632	Rewadee Srithoa		–
3rd Leg	1630	Ratjai Sripet		–
Anchor	1631	Pornpim Srisurat		–
7	3	Cameroon	CMR	44.97
Lead-Off	315	Myriam Mani		–
2nd Leg	317	Georgette N'Koma		–
3rd Leg	313	Monique Kengné		–
Anchor	319	Louisette Thobi		–

Heat #2

Time	19:10

Pos	Lane	Competitors	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	4	Jamaica	JAM	42.28	Q
Lead-Off	1045	Michelle Freeman		–
2nd Leg	1042	Juliet Cuthbert		–
3rd Leg	1044	Dahlia Duhaney		–
Anchor	1058	Merlene Ottey		–
2	2	Nigeria	NGR	42.39	Q
Lead-Off	1309	Beatrice Utondu		–
2nd Leg	1301	Faith Idehen		–
3rd Leg	1307	Christy Opara-Thompson		–
Anchor	1306	Mary Onyali		–
3	3	France	FRA	42.58	Q
Lead-Off	635	Patricia Girard		–
2nd Leg	664	Odiah Sidibé		–
3rd Leg	615	Laurence Bily		–
Anchor	651	Marie-José Pérec		–
4	8	Cuba	CUB	43.51	q
Lead-Off	365	Eusebia Riquelme		–
2nd Leg	354	Aliuska López		–
3rd Leg	338	Idalmis Bonne		–
Anchor	337	Liliana Allen		–
5	7	Finland	FIN	43.60
Lead-Off	603	Minna Painilainen-Soon		–
2nd Leg	592	Sisko Hanhijoki		–
3rd Leg	595	Sanna Hernesniemi		–
Anchor	611	Marja Tennivaara		–
6	5	Netherlands	NED	43.91
Lead-Off	1287	Karen van der Kooij		–
2nd Leg	1284	Jacqueline Poelman		–
3rd Leg	1277	Karin de Lange		–
Anchor	1281	Petra Huijbrechtse		–
DQ	6	Côte d'Ivoire	CIV	–
Lead-Off	1833	Louise Ayétotché		–
2nd Leg	304	Alimata Koné		–
3rd Leg	307	Olga Mutanda		–
Anchor	302	Patricia Foufoué Ziga		–

Final Round

Date	8 August 1992 — 19:00

Pos	Lane	Competitors	NOC	Time (Automatic)	Split	Exchange
1	3	United States	USA	42.11	– (–)	– (–)
Lead-Off	1664	Evelyn Ashford		–	11.31 (1)	– (–)
2nd Leg	1721	Esther Jones		–	10.31 (–)	21.62 (1)
3rd Leg	1704	Carlette Guidry		–	10.76 (–)	32.38 (1)
Anchor	1772	Gwen Torrence		–	9.73 (–)	– (–)
2	6	Unified Team	EUN	42.16	– (–)	– (–)
Lead-Off	485	Olga Bogoslovskaya		–	– (–)	– (–)
2nd Leg	532	Galina Malchugina		–	– (–)	– (–)
3rd Leg	570	Marina Trandenkova		–	– (–)	– (–)
Anchor	550	Irina Privalova		–	9.94 (–)	– (–)
3	4	Nigeria	NGR	42.81	– (–)	– (–)
Lead-Off	1309	Beatrice Utondu		–	– (–)	– (–)
2nd Leg	1301	Faith Idehen		–	– (–)	– (–)
3rd Leg	1307	Christy Opara-Thompson		–	– (–)	– (–)
Anchor	1306	Mary Onyali		–	– (–)	– (–)
4	2	France	FRA	42.85	– (–)	– (–)
Lead-Off	635	Patricia Girard		–	– (–)	– (–)
2nd Leg	664	Odiah Sidibé		–	– (–)	– (–)
3rd Leg	615	Laurence Bily		–	– (–)	– (–)
Anchor	651	Marie-José Pérec		–	– (–)	– (–)
5	7	Germany	GER	43.12	– (–)	– (–)
Lead-Off	837	Andrea Philipp		–	– (–)	– (–)
2nd Leg	820	Silke Knoll		–	– (–)	– (–)
3rd Leg	853	Andrea Thomas		–	– (–)	– (–)
Anchor	805	Sabine Günther		–	– (–)	– (–)
6	1	Australia	AUS	43.77	– (–)	– (–)
Lead-Off	58	Melissa Moore		–	– (–)	– (–)
2nd Leg	46	Melinda Gainsford		–	– (–)	– (–)
3rd Leg	63	Kathy Sambell		–	– (–)	– (–)
Anchor	52	Kerry Johnson		–	– (–)	– (–)
DNF	5	Jamaica	JAM	–	– (–)	– (–)
Lead-Off	1045	Michelle Freeman		–	– (–)	– (–)
2nd Leg	1042	Juliet Cuthbert		–	– (–)	– (–)
3rd Leg	1044	Dahlia Duhaney		–	– (–)	– (–)
Anchor	1058	Merlene Ottey		–	– (–)	– (–)
DNF	8	Cuba	CUB	–	– (–)	– (–)
Lead-Off	365	Eusebia Riquelme		–	– (–)	– (–)
2nd Leg	354	Aliuska López		–	– (–)	– (–)
3rd Leg	338	Idalmis Bonne		–	– (–)	– (–)
Anchor	337	Liliana Allen		–	– (–)	– (–)