Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Women's marathon

Women's marathon
at the Games of the XXV Olympiad
VenueEstadi Olímpic Lluís Companys, Barcelona
DatesAugust 1
Competitors47 from 31 nations
Winning time2:32:41
Medalists
   Unified Team
   Japan
   New Zealand
Athletics at the
1992 Summer Olympics
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

The Women's Marathon at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain was held on Saturday August 1, 1992. The race started on 6.30 p.m. local time. A total number of 37 athletes completed the race, with Bakombo Kungu from Zaire finishing in last position in 3:29:10. There were 47 competitors from 31 countries. Nine of them did not finish.

After finishing fourth, Madina Biktagirova of the Unified Team tested positive for norephedrine and became the first Olympic marathoner disqualified for failing a drug test.[1]

Medalists

GoldValentina Yegorova
 Unified Team
SilverYuko Arimori
 Japan
BronzeLorraine Moller
 New Zealand

Abbreviations

DNS did not start
NM no mark
OR olympic record
WR world record
AR area record
NR national record
PB personal best
SB season best

Records

Standing records prior to the 1992 Summer Olympics
World Record  Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR) 2:21:06 April 21, 1985 United Kingdom London, United Kingdom
Olympic Record  Joan Benoit (USA) 2:24:52 August 5, 1984 United States Los Angeles, United States
Season Best  Olga Markova (RUS) 2:23:43 April 20, 1992 United States Boston, United States

Final ranking

RANK ATHLETE TIME
 Valentina Yegorova (EUN) 2:32:41
 Yuko Arimori (JPN) 2:32:49
 Lorraine Moller (NZL) 2:33:59
4.  Sachiko Yamashita (JPN) 2:36:26
5.  Katrin Dörre (GER) 2:36:48
6.  Mun Gyong-Ae (PRK) 2:37:03
7.  Manuela Machado (POR) 2:38:22
8.  Ramilya Burangulova (EUN) 2:38:46
9.  Colleen De Reuck (RSA) 2:39:03
10.  Cathy O'Brien (USA) 2:39:42
11.  Karolina Szabó (HUN) 2:40:10
12.  Francie Larrieu Smith (USA) 2:41:09
13.  Sally Eastall (GBR) 2:41:20
14.  Ritva Lemettinen (FIN) 2:41:48
15.  Birgit Jerschabek (GER) 2:42:45
16.  Véronique Marot (GBR) 2:42:55
17.  Márcia Narloch (BRA) 2:44:32
18.  Emma Scaunich (ITA) 2:46:14
19.  Odette Lapierre (CAN) 2:46:18
20.  Anna Villani (ITA) 2:46:44
21.  Janis Klecker (USA) 2:47:17
22.  Wanda Panfil (POL) 2:47:27
23.  Bettina Sabatini (ITA) 2:50:09
24.  Alena Peterková (TCH) 2:53:30
25.  Lee Mi-Ok (KOR) 2:54:21
26.  Małgorzata Birbach (POL) 2:54:33
27.  Sally Ellis (GBR) 2:54:41
28.  Pascaline Wangui (KEN) 2:56:46
29.  Yumi Kokamo (JPN) 2:58:18
30.  Addis Gezahegu (ETH) 2:58:27
31.  Janette Mayal (BRA) 3:00:23
32.  Elena Murgoci (ROU) 3:01:46
33.  Vilma Peña (CRC) 3:03:34
34.  Ena Guevara (PER) 3:05:50
35.  Ana Gutierrez (ISV) 3:14:02
36.  Jen Allred (GUM) 3:14:45
37.  Bakombo Kungu (ZAI) 3:29:10
 Aurora Cunha (POR) DNF
 Olga Appell (MEX) DNF
 Franziska Moser (SUI) DNF
 Teo Dang-Thi (VIE) DNF
 Lizanne Bussieres (CAN) DNF
 Maria Rebelo (FRA) DNF
 Cornelia Melis (ARU) DNF
 Marguerite Buist (NZL) DNF
 Lisa Ondieki (AUS) DNF
 Madina Biktagirova (EUN) DSQ

See also

References

Specific
  1. Benyo, Richard; Henderson, Joe (2002). "B: BAA to Bush, George W.". Running Encyclopedia: The Ultimate Source for Today's Runner. Champaign, Illinois: Human Kinetics. p. 34. ISBN 978-0-7360-3734-1.
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