You Are Here > SR/Olympics > Summer Games > 1992 Barcelona > Athletics > Women's 400 metres
Athletics at the 1992 Barcelona Summer Games:
Women's 400 metres
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 1, 1992
Date Finished: August 5, 1992
| Gold: |  Marie-José Pérec |
| Silver: |  Olha Bryzhina |
| Bronze: |  Ximena Restrepo |
Summary
The defending champion, Olga Bryzgina, now of the Unified Team and the Ukraine, was back, but the favorite was the 1991 World Champion, Marie-José Pérec. Pérec was French but had been born in Guadeloupe. Both Bryzgina and Pérec qualified easily for the final. The leader around the bend was Phylis Smith of Great Britain. But Bryzgina had taken over by 200 metres. Pérec closed slightly around the final curve but pulled even with 60 metres to go and crept ahead for the gold medal, Bryzgina coming in second. The bronze medal went to Ximena Restrepo, who won the first medal ever for Colombia in athletics and the first by a woman from that country.
Final Standings
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | Medal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marie-José Pérec | 24 | France | FRA | Gold | |
| 2 | Olha Bryzhina | 29 | Unified Team | EUN | Silver | |
| 3 | Ximena Restrepo | 23 | Colombia | COL | Bronze | |
| 4 | Olga Nazarova | 27 | Unified Team | EUN | ||
| 5 | Jill Richardson-Briscoe | 27 | Canada | CAN | ||
| 6 | Rochelle Stevens | 25 | United States | USA | ||
| 7 | Sandie Richards | 23 | Jamaica | JAM | ||
| 8 | Phylis Smith | 26 | Great Britain | GBR | ||
| 5 h1 r3/4 | Jearl Miles-Clark | 25 | United States | USA | ||
| 5 h2 r3/4 | Norfalia Carabalí | 28 | Colombia | COL | ||
| 6 h1 r3/4 | Natasha Kaiser-Brown | 25 | United States | USA | ||
| 6 h2 r3/4 | Sandra Douglas | 25 | Great Britain | GBR | ||
| 7 h1 r3/4 | Michelle Lock | 25 | Australia | AUS | ||
| 7 h2 r3/4 | Renée Poetschka | 21 | Australia | AUS | ||
| 8 h1 r3/4 | Yelena Ruzina | 28 | Unified Team | EUN | ||
| 8 h2 r3/4 | Elsa Devassoigne | 22 | France | FRA | ||
| 5 h1 r2/4 | Cathy Freeman | 19 | Australia | AUS | ||
| 5 h2 r2/4 | Anja Rücker | 19 | Germany | GER | ||
| 5 h3 r2/4 | Julia Merino | 21 | Spain | ESP | ||
| 5 h4 r2/4 | Myra Mayberry-Wilkinson | 27 | Puerto Rico | PUR | ||
| 6 h1 r2/4 | Aïssatou Tandian | 25 | Senegal | SEN | ||
| 6 h2 r2/4 | Juliet Campbell | 22 | Jamaica | JAM | ||
| 6 h3 r2/4 | Claudine Williams | 16 | Jamaica | JAM | ||
| 6 h4 r2/4 | Lorraine Hanson | 27 | Great Britain | GBR | ||
| 7 h1 r2/4 | Jayamini Illeperuma | 25 | Sri Lanka | SRI | ||
| 7 h2 r2/4 | Tina Paulino | 19 | Mozambique | MOZ | ||
| 7 h3 r2/4 | Susie Tanéfo | 23 | Cameroon | CMR | ||
| 7 h4 r2/4 | Zoila Stewart | 23 | Costa Rica | CRC | ||
| 8 h1 r2/4 | Judit Forgács | 33 | Hungary | HUN | ||
| 8 h2 r2/4 | Ruth Morris | 29 | United States Virgin Islands | ISV | ||
| 8 h3 r2/4 | Noodang Phimphoo | 23 | Thailand | THA | ||
| 8 h4 r2/4 | Alimata Koné | 27 | Cote d'Ivoire | CIV | ||
| 5 h2 r1/4 | Charmaine Gilgeous | 20 | Antigua and Barbuda | ANT | ||
| 6 h1 r1/4 | Prisca Philip | 24 | Barbados | BAR | ||
| 6 h2 r1/4 | Shermaine Ross | 20 | Grenada | GRN | ||
| 6 h5 r1/4 | Ngozi Mwanamwambwa | 21 | Zambia | ZAM | ||
| 7 h1 r1/4 | Fanta Dao | 19 | Mali | MLI | ||
| 7 h3 r1/4 | Mary-Estelle Kapalu | 25 | Vanuatu | VAN | ||
| 7 h4 r1/4 | Jacqueline Solíz | 27 | Bolivia | BOL | ||
| 7 h5 r1/4 | Melrose Mansaray | 20 | Sierra Leone | SLE | ||
| 7 h6 r1/4 | Ruth Mangue | 17 | Equatorial Guinea | GEQ |
Partner of USA TODAY Sports Digital Properties.