Athletics at the 1992 Summer Games: Previous Summer Games ▪ Next Summer Games
Host City: Barcelona, Spain
Venue(s): Montjuïc Olympic Stadium, Barcelona
Date Started: August 6, 1992
Date Finished: August 6, 1992
Format: Top five in each heat and next two fastest advanced to the final.
| Gold: | Hassiba Boulmerka |
| Silver: | Lyudmila Rogachova |
| Bronze: | Qu Yunxia |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T(A) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hassiba Boulmerka | 24 | Algeria | ALG | 4:03.81 | QU |
| 2 | Lyudmila Rogachova | 25 | Unified Team | EUN | 4:03.85 | QU |
| 3 | Maria Mutola | 19 | Mozambique | MOZ | 4:04.20 | QU |
| 4 | Liu Li | 21 | China | CHN | 4:04.35 | QU |
| 5 | Elena Fidatov | 32 | Romania | ROU | 4:04.55 | QU |
| 6 | Angela Chalmers | 28 | Canada | CAN | 4:04.87 | |
| 7 | Violeta Beclea-Szekely | 27 | Romania | ROU | 4:05.46 | |
| 8 | Letitia Vriesde | 27 | Suriname | SUR | 4:09.64 | |
| 9 | Kirsty Wade | 29 | Great Britain | GBR | 4:11.36 | |
| 10 | Maria Akraka | 26 | Sweden | SWE | 4:14.30 | |
| 11 | Anna Brzezińska | 21 | Poland | POL | 4:15.53 | |
| 12 | Regina Jacobs | 28 | United States | USA | 4:21.55 | |
| 13 | Marie-Pierre Duros | 25 | France | FRA | 4:26.61 |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T(A) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tetiana Samolenko-Dorovskykh | 30 | Unified Team | EUN | 4:03.79 | QU |
| 2 | Małgorzata Rydz | 25 | Poland | POL | 4:03.83 | QU |
| 3 | Qu Yunxia | 19 | China | CHN | 4:03.86 | QU |
| 4 | Yekaterina Podkopayeva | 40 | Unified Team | EUN | 4:03.93 | QU |
| 5 | Maite Zúñiga | 27 | Spain | ESP | 4:04.00 | QU |
| 6 | PattiSue Plumer | 30 | United States | USA | 4:04.23 | QC |
| 7 | Doina Beşliu-Melinte | 35 | Romania | ROU | 4:04.42 | QC |
| 8 | Paula Schnurr | 28 | Canada | CAN | 4:04.80 | |
| 9 | Carla Sacramento | 20 | Portugal | POR | 4:05.54 | |
| 10 | Fabia Trabaldo | 20 | Italy | ITA | 4:06.05 | |
| 11 | Sonia O'Sullivan | 22 | Ireland | IRL | 4:06.24 | |
| 12 | Theresia Kiesl | 28 | Austria | AUT | 4:07.46 | |
| 13 | Debbie Scott-Bowker | 33 | Canada | CAN | 4:12.50 |