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Host City: Barcelona, Spain
Venue(s): Montjuïc Olympic Stadium, Barcelona
Date Started: August 2, 1992
Date Finished: August 2, 1992
Format: Top four in each heat advanced to the semi-finals.
| Gold: | Marie-José Pérec |
| Silver: | Olha Bryzhina |
| Bronze: | Ximena Restrepo |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T(A) | L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ximena Restrepo | 23 | Colombia | COL | 50.63 | 3 | QU |
| 2 | Olha Bryzhina | 29 | Unified Team | EUN | 50.68 | 6 | QU |
| 3 | Natasha Kaiser-Brown | 25 | United States | USA | 50.71 | 5 | QU |
| 4 | Sandra Douglas | 25 | Great Britain | GBR | 51.41 | 7 | QU |
| 5 | Cathy Freeman | 19 | Australia | AUS | 51.52 | 2 | |
| 6 | Aïssatou Tandian | 25 | Senegal | SEN | 52.39 | 4 | |
| 7 | Jayamini Illeperuma | 25 | Sri Lanka | SRI | 53.55 | 1 | |
| 8 | Judit Forgács | 33 | Hungary | HUN | 54.24 | 8 |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T(A) | L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jill Richardson-Briscoe | 27 | Canada | CAN | 50.95 | 3 | QU |
| 2 | Jearl Miles-Clark | 25 | United States | USA | 51.27 | 1 | QU |
| 3 | Olga Nazarova | 27 | Unified Team | EUN | 51.30 | 6 | QU |
| 4 | Michelle Lock | 25 | Australia | AUS | 51.71 | 4 | QU |
| 5 | Anja Rücker | 19 | Germany | GER | 52.05 | 5 | |
| 6 | Juliet Campbell | 22 | Jamaica | JAM | 52.12 | 7 | |
| 7 | Tina Paulino | 19 | Mozambique | MOZ | 52.34 | 2 | |
| 8 | Ruth Morris | 29 | United States Virgin Islands | ISV | 54.92 | 8 |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T(A) | L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phylis Smith | 26 | Great Britain | GBR | 51.32 | 8 | QU |
| 2 | Elsa Devassoigne | 22 | France | FRA | 51.75 | 4 | QU |
| 3 | Renée Poetschka | 21 | Australia | AUS | 52.05 | 6 | QU |
| 4 | Yelena Ruzina | 28 | Unified Team | EUN | 52.23 | 3 | QU |
| 5 | Julia Merino | 21 | Spain | ESP | 52.43 | 5 | |
| 6 | Claudine Williams | 16 | Jamaica | JAM | 52.84 | 2 | |
| 7 | Susie Tanéfo | 23 | Cameroon | CMR | 53.78 | 1 | |
| 8 | Noodang Phimphoo | 23 | Thailand | THA | 54.90 | 7 |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T(A) | L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rochelle Stevens | 25 | United States | USA | 50.70 | 4 | QU |
| 2 | Sandie Richards | 23 | Jamaica | JAM | 50.76 | 3 | QU |
| 3 | Marie-José Pérec | 24 | France | FRA | 50.89 | 8 | QU |
| 4 | Norfalia Carabalí | 28 | Colombia | COL | 51.65 | 6 | QU |
| 5 | Myra Mayberry-Wilkinson | 27 | Puerto Rico | PUR | 53.37 | 1 | |
| 6 | Lorraine Hanson | 27 | Great Britain | GBR | 53.60 | 5 | |
| 7 | Zoila Stewart | 23 | Costa Rica | CRC | 53.60 | 2 | |
| 8 | Alimata Koné | 27 | Cote d'Ivoire | CIV | 53.80 | 7 |