Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Women's 3000 metres
| Women's 3000 metres at the Games of the XXV Olympiad | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc | |||||||||
| Dates | 31 July 1992 (heats) 2 August 1992 (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 33 from 21 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 8:46.04 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Track events | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | women |
| 3000 m | women | |
| 5000 m | men | |
| 10,000 m | men | women |
| 100 m hurdles | women | |
| 110 m hurdles | men | |
| 400 m hurdles | men | women |
| 3000 m steeplechase | men | |
| 4 × 100 m relay | men | women |
| 4 × 400 m relay | men | women |
| Road events | ||
| Marathon | men | women |
| 10 km walk | women | |
| 20 km walk | men | |
| 50 km walk | men | |
| Field events | ||
| Long jump | men | women |
| Triple jump | men | |
| High jump | men | women |
| Pole vault | men | |
| Shot put | men | women |
| Discus throw | men | women |
| Javelin throw | men | women |
| Hammer throw | men | |
| Combined events | ||
| Heptathlon | women | |
| Decathlon | men | |
| Wheelchair races | ||
These are the official results of the women's 3000 metres event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. There were a total of 34 participating athletes, with three qualifying heats.[1]
Medalists[edit]
| Gold | Yelena Romanova Unified Team
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| Silver | Tetyana Dorovskikh Unified Team
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| Bronze | Angela Chalmers Canada
|
Records[edit]
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1992 Summer Olympics.
| World Record | 8:22.26 |  Tatyana Kazankina
|
Leningrad (URS) | August 26, 1984 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Record | 8:26.53 | Tetyana Samolenko
|
Seoul (KOR) | September 25, 1988 |
Tetyana Samolenko competes in this event after her marriage under the name Tetyana Dorovskikh.
Final[edit]
| RANK | FINAL | TIME |
|---|---|---|
|
 Yelena Romanova (EUN)
|
8:46.04 |
|
Tetyana Dorovskikh (EUN)
|
8:46.85 |
|
 Angela Chalmers (CAN)
|
8:47.22 |
| 4. |  Sonia O'Sullivan (IRL)
|
8:47.41 |
| 5. |  PattiSue Plumer (USA)
|
8:48.29 |
| 6. | Yelena Kopytova (EUN)
|
8:49.55 |
| 7. | Shelly Steely (USA)
|
8:52.67 |
| 8. |  Yvonne Murray (GBR)
|
8:55.85 |
| 9. | Alison Wyeth (GBR)
|
9:00.23 |
| 10. |  Roberta Brunet (ITA)
|
9:01.26 |
| 11. |  Margareta Keszeg (ROM)
|
9:03.16 |
| — |  Marie Pierre Duros (FRA)
|
DNF |
Qualifying heats[edit]
| RANK | HEAT 1 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Yelena Kopytova (EUN)
|
8:47.21 |
| 2. | Margareta Keszeg (ROM)
|
8:47.24 |
| 3. | PattiSue Plumer (USA)
|
8:47.58 |
| 4. | Lisa York (GBR)
|
8:47.71 |
| 5. | Robyn Meagher (CAN)
|
8:49.72 |
| 6. |  Gitte Karlshøj (DEN)
|
8:54.05 |
| 7. |  Estela Estévez (ESP)
|
8:55.70 |
| 8. |  Jane Ngotho (KEN)
|
9:00.96 |
| 9. |  Zola Pieterse (RSA)
|
9:07.10 |
| 10. |  Ana Isabel Elias (ANG)
|
9:58.82 |
| — |  Sandra Cortez (BOL)
|
DNS |
| RANK | HEAT 2 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Marie Pierre Duros (FRA)
|
8:42.32 |
| 2. | Tatyana Dorovskikh (EUN)
|
8:42.45 |
| 3. | Angela Chalmers (CAN)
|
8:42.85 |
| 4. | Alison Wyeth (GBR)
|
8:43.93 |
| 5. | Roberta Brunet (ITA)
|
8:44.21 |
| 6. | Shelly Steely (USA)
|
8:44.22 |
| 7. | Esther Kiplagat (KEN)
|
8:44.97 |
| 8. | Catherina McKiernan (IRL)
|
8:57.91 |
| 9. |  Fernanda Ribeiro (POR)
|
9:07.69 |
| 10. |  Inmaculle Naberaho (RWA)
|
10:02.62 |
| 11. |  Rosemary Turare (PNG)
|
11:15.18 |
| RANK | HEAT 3 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Sonia O'Sullivan (IRL)
|
8:50.08 |
| 2. | Yvonne Murray (GBR)
|
8:51.16 |
| 3. | Yelena Romanova (EUN)
|
8:51.18 |
| 4. | Annette Peters (USA)
|
8:52.77 |
| 5. | Zohra Graziani-Koullou (FRA)
|
8:55.21 |
| 6. |  Päivi Tikkanen (FIN)
|
8:59.60 |
| 7. |  Krishna Stanton (AUS)
|
9:00.62 |
| 8. | Pauline Konga (KEN)
|
9:02.79 |
| 9. | Leah Pells (CAN)
|
9:13.19 |
| 10. |  Khin Khin Htwe (MYA)
|
9:31.70 |
| 11. |  Janeth Caizalitín (ECU)
|
9:32.39 |
| 12. |  Mirsada Burić (BIH)
|
10:03.34 |
See also[edit]
- 1990 Women's European Championships 3000 metres (Split)
- 1991 Women's World Championships 3000 metres (Tokyo)
- 1993 Women's World Championships 3000 metres (Stuttgart)
- 1994 Women's European Championships 3000 metres (Helsinki)
- 1995 Women's World Championships 5000 metres (Gothenburg)
References[edit]
- ^ "Athletics at the 1992 Barcelona Games: Women's 3000 metres". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2017.