| | Event type
4 x 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.
Round One (7 August 1992)
Top three in each heat and next two fastest advanced to the final.
Heat One (19:00)
| Pos | Nr | Team | NOC | Time (A) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | Unified Team |  EUN | 42.42 | |||||||||
| Olga Bogoslovskaya • Galina Malchugina • Marina Trandenkova • Irina Privalova | |||||||||||||
| 2 | – | United States |  USA | 42.50 | |||||||||
| Evelyn Ashford • Esther Jones • Carlette Guidry • Michelle Finn | |||||||||||||
| 3 | – | Germany |  GER | 43.32 | |||||||||
| Andrea Philipp • Silke Knoll • Andrea Thomas • Sabine Günther | |||||||||||||
| 4 | – | Australia |  AUS | 43.49 | |||||||||
| Melissa Moore • Melinda Gainsford • Kathy Sambell • Kerry Johnson | |||||||||||||
| 5 | – | People's Republic of China |  CHN | 43.70 | |||||||||
| Gao Han • Tian Yumei • Chen Zhaojing • Xiao Yehua | |||||||||||||
| 6 | – | Thailand |  THA | 44.94 | |||||||||
| Nednapa Chommuak • Rewadee Srithoa • Ratjai Sripet • Pornpim Srisurat | |||||||||||||
| 7 | – | Cameroon |  CMR | 44.97 | |||||||||
| Myriam Mani • Georgette N'Koma • Monique Kengné • Louisette Thobi | |||||||||||||
Heat Two (19:10)
| Pos | Nr | Team | NOC | Time (A) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | Jamaica |  JAM | 42.28 | |||||||||
| Michelle Freeman • Juliet Cuthbert • Dahlia Duhaney • Merlene Ottey | |||||||||||||
| 2 | – | Nigeria |  NGR | 42.39 | |||||||||
| Beatrice Utondu • Faith Idehen • Christy Opara-Thompson • Mary Onyali | |||||||||||||
| 3 | – | France |  FRA | 42.58 | |||||||||
| Patricia Girard • Odiah Sidibé • Laurence Bily • Marie-José Pérec | |||||||||||||
| 4 | – | Cuba |  CUB | 43.51 | |||||||||
| Eusebia Riquelme • Aliuska López • Idalmis Bonne • Liliana Allen | |||||||||||||
| 5 | – | Finland |  FIN | 43.60 | |||||||||
| Minna Painilainen-Soon • Sisko Hanhijoki • Sanna Hernesniemi • Marja Tennivaara | |||||||||||||
| 6 | – | Netherlands |  NED | 43.91 | |||||||||
| Karen van der Kooij • Jacqueline Poelman • Karin de Lange • Petra Huijbrechtse | |||||||||||||
| – | Côte d'Ivoire |  CIV | – | ||||||||||
| Louise Ayétotché • Alimata Koné • Olga Mutanda • Patricia Foufoué Ziga | |||||||||||||
Final (8 August 1992 — 19:00)
| Pos | Nr | Team | NOC | Time (A) | Split (Pos) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | United States | USA | 42.11 | ||||
| 1664 | Evelyn Ashford | 11.31 | 11.31 (1) | |||||
| 1721 | Esther Jones | 10.31 | 21.62 (1) | |||||
| 1704 | Carlette Guidry | 10.76 | 32.38 (1) | |||||
| 1772 | Gwen Torrence | 9.73 | 42.11 (1) | |||||
| 2 | – | Unified Team | EUN | 42.16 | ||||
| 485 | Olga Bogoslovskaya | – | – (–) | |||||
| 532 | Galina Malchugina | – | – (–) | |||||
| 570 | Marina Trandenkova | – | – (–) | |||||
| 550 | Irina Privalova | 9.94 | – (–) | |||||
| 3 | – | Nigeria | NGR | 42.81 | ||||
| 1309 | Beatrice Utondu | – | – (–) | |||||
| 1301 | Faith Idehen | – | – (–) | |||||
| 1307 | Christy Opara-Thompson | – | – (–) | |||||
| 1306 | Mary Onyali | – | – (–) | |||||
| 4 | – | France | FRA | 42.85 | ||||
| 635 | Patricia Girard | – | – (–) | |||||
| 664 | Odiah Sidibé | – | – (–) | |||||
| 615 | Laurence Bily | – | – (–) | |||||
| 651 | Marie-José Pérec | – | – (–) | |||||
| 5 | – | Germany | GER | 43.12 | ||||
| 837 | Andrea Philipp | – | – (–) | |||||
| 820 | Silke Knoll | – | – (–) | |||||
| 853 | Andrea Thomas | – | – (–) | |||||
| 805 | Sabine Günther | – | – (–) | |||||
| 6 | – | Australia | AUS | 43.77 | ||||
| 58 | Melissa Moore | – | – (–) | |||||
| 46 | Melinda Gainsford | – | – (–) | |||||
| 63 | Kathy Sambell | – | – (–) | |||||
| 52 | Kerry Johnson | – | – (–) | |||||
| – | Jamaica | JAM | – | |||||
| 1045 | Michelle Freeman | – | – (–) | |||||
| 1042 | Juliet Cuthbert | – | – (–) | |||||
| 1044 | Dahlia Duhaney | – | – (–) | |||||
| 1058 | Merlene Ottey | – | – (–) | |||||
| – | Cuba | CUB | – | |||||
| 365 | Eusebia Riquelme | – | – (–) | |||||
| 354 | Aliuska López | – | – (–) | |||||
| 338 | Idalmis Bonne | – | – (–) | |||||
| 337 | Liliana Allen | – | – (–) |