| Date | 7 – 8 August 1992 |
|---|---|
| Status | Olympic |
| Location | Estadio Olímpico de Montjuïc, Barcelona |
| Participants | 62 from 14 countries |
East Germany had won the 1990 European Championships, while the Soviet Union had won the 1991 World Championships, but neither team was around in 1992. The Soviet Union remnant of the Unified Team, however, had all of the top former Soviet runners. The Unifieds and the United States were considered favorites, with the US running the fastest time in the heats with 3:22.29. As in 1988, the former Soviets Olga Nazarova and Olga Bryzgina led the team, with Bryzgina again running the anchor. The US led by less than a metre at the final exchange, but Bryzgina pulled ahead of US anchor Rochelle Stevens in the final straight to win the gold medal, with the US second and Great Britain getting the bronze.
| Date | 7 August 1992 |
|---|---|
| Format | Top 3 in each heat and next two fastest advanced to the final. |
| Pos | Team | NOC | Time (automatic) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States |  USA | 3:22.29 | ||
| 2 | Unified Team |  EUN | 3:22.91 | ||
| 3 | Great Britain |  GBR | 3:25.20 | ||
| 4 | Jamaica |  JAM | 3:25.55 | ||
| 5 | Australia |  AUS | 3:25.68 | ||
| 6 | Canada |  CAN | 3:26.09 | ||
| 7 | Germany |  GER | 3:26.25 | ||
| 8 | Portugal |  POR | 3:29.38 | ||
| 9 | Switzerland |  SUI | 3:31.26 | ||
| 10 | Spain |  ESP | 3:31.35 | ||
| 11 | Hungary |  HUN | 3:33.81 | ||
| 12 | Thailand |  THA | 3:35.48 | ||
| 13 | Bolivia |  BOL | 3:53.65 | ||
| Cuba |  CUB | – |
| Time | 20:30 |
|---|
| Pos | Competitors | NOC | Time (Automatic) | Split | Exchange | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | USA | 3:22.29 | – (–) | – (–) | ||
| Lead-Off | Denean Howard-Hill | – | 51.7 (1) | – (–) | |||
| 2nd Leg | Jearl Miles | – | 49.6 (–) | 1:41.3 (1) | |||
| 3rd Leg | Dannette Young | – | 50.2 (–) | 2:31.5 (1) | |||
| Anchor | Natasha Kaiser-Brown | – | 50.8 (–) | – (–) | |||
| 2 | Jamaica | JAM | 3:25.55 | – (–) | – (–) | ||
| Lead-Off | Catherine Pomales | – | – (–) | – (–) | |||
| 2nd Leg | Cathy Rattray-Williams | – | – (–) | – (–) | |||
| 3rd Leg | Claudine Williams | – | – (–) | – (–) | |||
| Anchor | Juliet Campbell | – | – (–) | – (–) | |||
| 3 | Australia | AUS | 3:25.68 | – (–) | – (–) | ||
| Lead-Off | Sue Andrews | – | – (–) | – (–) | |||
| 2nd Leg | Renée Poetschka | – | – (–) | – (–) | |||
| 3rd Leg | Cathy Freeman | – | – (–) | – (–) | |||
| Anchor | Michelle Lock | – | – (–) | – (–) | |||
| 4 | Canada | CAN | 3:26.09 | – (–) | – (–) | ||
| Lead-Off | Rosey Edeh | – | – (–) | – (–) | |||
| 2nd Leg | Karen Clarke | – | – (–) | – (–) | |||
| 3rd Leg | Camille Noel | – | – (–) | – (–) | |||
| Anchor | Charmaine Crooks | – | – (–) | – (–) | |||
| 5 | Hungary | HUN | 3:33.81 | – (–) | – (–) | ||
| Lead-Off | Edit Molnár | – | – (–) | – (–) | |||
| 2nd Leg | Ágnes Kozáry | – | – (–) | – (–) | |||
| 3rd Leg | Éva Baráti | – | – (–) | – (–) | |||
| Anchor | Judit Forgács | – | – (–) | – (–) | |||
| 6 | Thailand | THA | 3:35.48 | – (–) | – (–) | ||
| Lead-Off | Saleerat Srimek | – | – (–) | – (–) | |||
| 2nd Leg | Sukanya Sang-Nguen | – | – (–) | – (–) | |||
| 3rd Leg | Srirat Chimrak | – | – (–) | – (–) | |||
| Anchor | Noodang Pimpol | – | – (–) | – (–) | |||
| Cuba | CUB | – | – (–) | – (–) | |||
| Lead-Off | Nancy McLeón | – | – (–) | – (–) | |||
| 2nd Leg | Odalmis Limonta | – | – (–) | – (–) | |||
| 3rd Leg | Daysi Duportey | – | – (–) | – (–) | |||
| Anchor | Ana Fidelia Quirós | – | – (–) | – (–) |
| Time | 20:40 |
|---|
| Pos | Competitors | NOC | Time (Automatic) | Split | Exchange | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unified Team | EUN | 3:22.91 | – (–) | – (–) | ||
| Lead-Off | Marina Shmonina | – | 51.1 (1) | – (–) | |||
| 2nd Leg | Lyudmila Dzhigalova | – | 50.7 (–) | 1:41.8 (1) | |||
| 3rd Leg | Yelena Ruzina | – | 50.2 (–) | 2:32.0 (1) | |||
| Anchor | Liliya Nurutdinova | – | 50.9 (–) | – (–) | |||
| 2 | Great Britain | GBR | 3:25.20 | – (–) | – (–) | ||
| Lead-Off | Sandra Douglas | – | – (–) | – (–) | |||
| 2nd Leg | Phylis Smith | – | – (–) | – (–) | |||
| 3rd Leg | Jenny Stoute | – | – (–) | – (–) | |||
| Anchor | Sally Gunnell | – | – (–) | – (–) | |||
| 3 | Germany | GER | 3:26.25 | – (–) | – (–) | ||
| Lead-Off | Uta Rohländer | – | – (–) | – (–) | |||
| 2nd Leg | Heike Meißner | – | – (–) | – (–) | |||
| 3rd Leg | Linda Kisabaka | – | – (–) | – (–) | |||
| Anchor | Anja Rücker | – | – (–) | – (–) | |||
| 4 | Portugal | POR | 3:29.38 | – (–) | – (–) | ||
| Lead-Off | Marta Moreira | – | – (–) | – (–) | |||
| 2nd Leg | Eduarda Coelho | – | – (–) | – (–) | |||
| 3rd Leg | Elsa Amaral | – | – (–) | – (–) | |||
| Anchor | Lucrécia Jardim | – | – (–) | – (–) | |||
| 5 | Switzerland | SUI | 3:31.26 | – (–) | – (–) | ||
| Lead-Off | Kathrin Lüthi | – | – (–) | – (–) | |||
| 2nd Leg | Regula Scalabrin | – | – (–) | – (–) | |||
| 3rd Leg | Martha Grossenbacher | – | – (–) | – (–) | |||
| Anchor | Helen Burkart | – | – (–) | – (–) | |||
| 6 | Spain | ESP | 3:31.35 | – (–) | – (–) | ||
| Lead-Off | Esther Lahoz | – | – (–) | – (–) | |||
| 2nd Leg | Cristina Pérez | – | – (–) | – (–) | |||
| 3rd Leg | Gregoria Ferrer | – | – (–) | – (–) | |||
| Anchor | Julia Merino | – | – (–) | – (–) | |||
| 7 | Bolivia | BOL | 3:53.65 | – (–) | – (–) | ||
| Lead-Off | Jacqueline Soliz | – | – (–) | – (–) | |||
| 2nd Leg | Sandra Antelo | – | – (–) | – (–) | |||
| 3rd Leg | Gloria Burgos | – | – (–) | – (–) | |||
| Anchor | Moré Galetovic | – | – (–) | – (–) |
| Date | 8 August 1992 — 21:15 |
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| Pos | Competitors | NOC | Time (Automatic) | Split | Exchange | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unified Team | EUN | 3:20.20 | – (–) | – (–) | ||
| Lead-Off | Yelena Ruzina | – | 51.5 (3) | – (–) | |||
| 2nd Leg | Lyudmila Dzhigalova | – | 50.1 (2) | 1:41.6 (2) | |||
| 3rd Leg | Olga Nazarova | – | 49.1 (1) | 2:30.7 (=1) | |||
| Anchor | Olga Bryzgina | – | 49.5 (1) | – (–) | |||
| 2 | United States | USA | 3:20.92 | – (–) | – (–) | ||
| Lead-Off | Natasha Kaiser-Brown | – | 51.4 (2) | – (–) | |||
| 2nd Leg | Gwen Torrence | – | 49.8 (1) | 1:41.2 (1) | |||
| 3rd Leg | Jearl Miles | – | 49.5 (2) | 2:30.7 (=1) | |||
| Anchor | Rochelle Stevens | – | 50.2 (=4) | – (–) | |||
| 3 | Great Britain | GBR | 3:24.23 | – (–) | – (–) | ||
| Lead-Off | Phylis Smith | – | 51.3 (1) | – (–) | |||
| 2nd Leg | Sandra Douglas | – | 52.0 (7) | 1:43.3 (=4) | |||
| 3rd Leg | Jenny Stoute | – | 50.5 (3) | 2:33.8 (3) | |||
| Anchor | Sally Gunnell | – | 50.4 (6) | – (–) | |||
| 4 | Canada | CAN | 3:25.20 | – (–) | – (–) | ||
| Lead-Off | Rosey Edeh | – | 52.2 (7) | – (–) | |||
| 2nd Leg | Charmaine Crooks | – | 50.2 (3) | 1:42.4 (3) | |||
| 3rd Leg | Camille Noel | – | 52.6 (=6) | 2:35.0 (5) | |||
| Anchor | Jill Richardson-Briscoe | – | 50.2 (=4) | – (–) | |||
| 5 | Jamaica | JAM | 3:25.68 | – (–) | – (–) | ||
| Lead-Off | Catherine Pomales | – | 51.9 (4) | – (–) | |||
| 2nd Leg | Cathy Rattray-Williams | – | 51.4 (=4) | 1:43.3 (=4) | |||
| 3rd Leg | Juliet Campbell | – | 52.6 (=6) | 2:35.9 (6) | |||
| Anchor | Sandie Richards | – | 49.8 (2) | – (–) | |||
| 6 | Germany | GER | 3:26.37 | – (–) | – (–) | ||
| Lead-Off | Uta Rohländer | – | 52.0 (5) | – (–) | |||
| 2nd Leg | Heike Meißner | – | 51.4 (=4) | 1:43.4 (6) | |||
| 3rd Leg | Linda Kisabaka | – | 51.5 (4) | 2:34.9 (4) | |||
| Anchor | Anja Rücker | – | 51.5 (7) | – (–) | |||
| 7 | Australia | AUS | 3:26.42 | – (–) | – (–) | ||
| Lead-Off | Cathy Freeman | – | 52.1 (6) | – (–) | |||
| 2nd Leg | Sue Andrews | – | 51.9 (6) | 1:44.0 (7) | |||
| 3rd Leg | Renée Poetschka | – | 52.3 (5) | 2:36.3 (7) | |||
| Anchor | Michelle Lock | – | 50.1 (3) | – (–) | |||
| 8 | Portugal | POR | 3:36.85 | – (–) | – (–) | ||
| Lead-Off | Marta Moreira | – | – (8) | – (–) | |||
| 2nd Leg | Lucrécia Jardim | – | – (8) | – (–) | |||
| 3rd Leg | Elsa Amaral | – | – (8) | – (–) | |||
| Anchor | Eduarda Coelho | – | – (8) | – (–) |
