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Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metres

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Women's 100 metres
at the Games of the XXV Olympiad
VenueOlympic Stadium
Dates31 July 1992 (heats, quarter-finals)
1 August 1992 (semi-finals, finals)
Competitors55 from 41 nations
Winning time10.82
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Gail Devers
 United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Juliet Cuthbert
 Jamaica
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Irina Privalova
 Unified Team
← 1988
1996 →
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The women's 100 metres was an event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. There were a total of 55 participating athletes, with seven qualifying heats. The top four in each heat qualified for the quarterfinals along with the four fastest remaining.[1]

The world record holder and defending gold medalist Florence Griffith-Joyner had retired. The returning silver medalist, 35 year old Evelyn Ashford ran fast in the quarterfinals but was eliminated in the semis. Other returning veterans included Merlene Ottey, who won her first Olympic medal in 1980, Anelia Nuneva who made a heroic attempt to keep up with Griffith-Joyner four years earlier, only to have her hamstring explode in the attempt. Through the semi-final round, Juliet Cuthbert had the fastest qualifying time, while Gwen Torrence was the winner of the other semi-final. Both Cuthbert and Torrence were also returning finalists from 1988. Irina Privalova, Mary Onyali and Liliana Allen were younger sprinters. As the world championship silver medalist in the 100 metres hurdles, Gail Devers was known as a hurdler and didn't carry a strong reputation as a sprinter, though she had finished a distant second in Griffith-Joyner's world record race.

From the gun in the final, Privalova leaped out to an early lead in lane 6. Less noticed in lane 2, Devers also got a slight edge on the two Jamaicans and Torrence in the middle of the track. But Privalova couldn't put them away, instead all three were slowly gaining on the early leaders, with Cuthbert gaining a slight edge amongst the three. By the finish, Devers, Cuthbert, Privalova and Torrence all were within a foot of one another, with Ottey only another foot back. Separated by inches, Devers beat Cuthbert to the line. Privalova barely arrived ahead of Torrence who passed her in the next step after the line.

Four years later, it would be Devers again by inches ahead of Ottey and Torrence to become only the second woman to win the 100 twice in a row.

Records

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These were the standing world and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1992 Summer Olympics.

World Record 10.49 United States Florence Griffith-Joyner Indianapolis (USA) July 16, 1988
Olympic Record 10.54 United States Florence Griffith-Joyner Seoul (KOR) September 24, 1988

Results

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Heats

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First 4 from each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.

Rank Heat Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 3 Juliet Cuthbert  Jamaica 11.14 Q
2 4 Gail Devers  United States 11.23 Q
3 6 Evelyn Ashford  United States 11.23 Q
4 1 Merlene Ottey  Jamaica 11.26 Q
5 5 Gwen Torrence  United States 11.28 Q
6 7 Beatrice Utondu  Nigeria 11.30 Q
7 3 Anelia Nuneva  Bulgaria 11.34 Q
8 6 Mary Onyali  Nigeria 11.37 Q
9 5 Christy Opara  Nigeria 11.39 Q
10 2 Irina Privalova  Unified Team 11.42 Q
11 6 Wang Huei-Chen  Chinese Taipei 11.43 Q
12 1 Sisko Hanhijoki  Finland 11.44 Q
13 3 Elinda Vorster  South Africa 11.45 Q
13 7 Olga Bogoslovskaya  Unified Team 11.45 Q
15 7 Nelli Fiere-Cooman  Netherlands 11.47 Q
16 4 Pauline Davis-Thompson  Bahamas 11.48 Q
17 5 Liliana Allen  Cuba 11.49 Q
18 1 Patricia Girard  France 11.51 Q
19 3 Melinda Gainsford  Australia 11.57 Q
19 7 Laurence Bily  France 11.57 Q
21 6 Lucrécia Jardim  Portugal 11.58 Q
22 2 Kerry Johnson  Australia 11.62 Q
22 3 Odiah Sidibé  France 11.62 q
24 4 Stephanie Douglas  Great Britain 11.65 Q
25 4 Myra Mayberry-Wilkinson  Puerto Rico 11.67 Q
26 1 Gao Han  China 11.68 Q
26 6 Tian Yumei  China 11.68 q
28 2 Xiao Yehua  China 11.69 Q
28 7 Sabine Tröger  Austria 11.69 q
30 1 Cristina Castro Salvador  Spain 11.72 q
31 2 Dahlia Duhaney  Jamaica 11.73 Q
31 5 Andrea Philipp  Germany 11.73 Q
33 5 Lalao Robine Ravaoniriana  Madagascar 11.74
34 4 Heather Samuel  Antigua and Barbuda 11.76
35 5 Patricia Foufoué Ziga  Ivory Coast 11.77
36 2 Karen Clarke  Canada 11.79
37 2 N'Deye Binta Dia  Senegal 11.83
38 2 Damayanthi Darsha  Sri Lanka 11.88
39 3 Ratjai Sripet  Thailand 11.99
40 7 Marcel Winkler  South Africa 12.01
41 6 Dawnette Douglas  Bermuda 12.05
42 4 Gaily Dube  Zimbabwe 12.08
43 1 Trương Hoàng Mỹ Linh  Vietnam 12.11
44 3 Monique Kengné  Cameroon 12.12
44 6 Zoila Stewart  Costa Rica 12.12
46 5 Ngozi Mwanamwambwa  Zambia 12.13
47 7 Aminata Konaté  Guinea 12.33
48 1 Gail Prescod  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 12.41
49 3 Vaciseva Tavaga  Fiji 12.47
50 6 Deirdre Caruana  Malta 12.59
51 5 Muyegbe Mubala  Zaire 12.76
52 4 Laure Kuetey  Benin 13.11
53 2 Aminath Rishtha  Maldives 13.66
7 Magdalena Ansue  Equatorial Guinea DSQ
4 Antónia de Jesus  Angola DNS

Quarterfinals

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Quarterfinal 1

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Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Evelyn Ashford  United States 11.13 Q
2 Beatrice Utondu  Nigeria 11.31 Q
3 Sisko Hanhijoki  Finland 11.50 Q
4 Patricia Girard  France 11.54 Q
5 Kerry Johnson  Australia 11.59
6 Dahlia Duhaney  Jamaica 11.61
7 Lucrécia Jardim  Portugal 11.66
8 Tian Yumei  China 11.78

Quarterfinal 2

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Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Juliet Cuthbert  Jamaica 11.12 Q
2 Anelia Nuneva  Bulgaria 11.17 Q
3 Mary Onyali  Nigeria 11.28 Q
4 Elinda Vorster  South Africa 11.44 Q
5 Nelli Fiere-Cooman  Netherlands 11.55
6 Laurence Bily  France 11.64
7 Myra Mayberry  Puerto Rico 11.69
8 Cristina Castro  Spain 11.79

Quarterfinal 3

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Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Merlene Ottey  Jamaica 11.15 Q
2 Gwen Torrence  United States 11.17 Q
3 Pauline Davis  Bahamas 11.31 Q
4 Olga Bogoslovskaya  Unified Team 11.43 Q
5 Odiah Sidibé  France 11.63
6 Andrea Philipp  Germany 11.67
7 Xiao Yehua  China 11.73
8 Stephanie Douglas  Great Britain 11.77

Quarterfinal 4

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Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Irina Privalova  Unified Team 10.98 Q
2 Gail Devers  United States 11.17 Q
3 Liliana Allen  Cuba 11.33 Q
4 Christy Opara-Thompson  Nigeria 11.42 Q
5 Wang Huei-Chen  Chinese Taipei 11.57
6 Melinda Gainsford  Australia 11.67
7 Gao Han  China 11.76
8 Sabine Tröger  Austria 11.76

Semifinals

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Semifinal 1

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Wind: -2.9

Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Gwen Torrence  United States 11.02 Q
2 Merlene Ottey  Jamaica 11.07 Q
3 Irina Privalova  Unified Team 11.08 Q
4 Mary Onyali  Nigeria 11.30 Q
5 Pauline Davis  Bahamas 11.34
6 Christy Opara-Thompson  Nigeria 11.47
7 Sisko Hanhijoki  Finland 11.65
8 Patricia Girard  France 11.70

Semifinal 2

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Wind: -0.8

Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Juliet Cuthbert  Jamaica 10.98 Q
2 Gail Devers  United States 11.12 Q
3 Anelia Nuneva  Bulgaria 11.17 Q
4 Liliana Allen  Cuba 11.28 Q
5 Evelyn Ashford  United States 11.29
6 Elinda Vorster  South Africa 11.44
7 Olga Bogoslovskaya  Unified Team 11.45
8 Beatrice Utondu  Nigeria 11.53

Final

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Wind: -1.0

Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) 2 Gail Devers  United States 10.82
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3 Juliet Cuthbert  Jamaica 10.83
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 6 Irina Privalova  Unified Team 10.84
4 5 Gwen Torrence  United States 10.86
5 4 Merlene Ottey  Jamaica 10.88
6 7 Anelia Nuneva  Bulgaria 11.10
7 8 Mary Onyali  Nigeria 11.15
8 1 Liliana Allen  Cuba 11.19

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Athletics at the 1992 Barcelona Summer Games: Women's 100 metres". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
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