Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Women's 3000 metres
| Women's 3000 metres at the Games of the XXV Olympiad | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venue | Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc | |||||||||
| Dates | 31 July 1992 (heats) 2 August 1992 (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 33 from 21 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 8:46.04 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
| ||||||||||
- v
- t
- e
These are the official results of the women's 3000 metres event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. There were a total of 34 participating athletes, with three qualifying heats.[1]
Medalists
| Gold | Yelena Romanova Unified Team |
| Silver | Tetyana Dorovskikh Unified Team |
| Bronze | Angela Chalmers Canada |
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1992 Summer Olympics.
| World Record | 8:22.26 |  Tatyana Kazankina | Leningrad (URS) | August 26, 1984 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Record | 8:26.53 | Tetyana Samolenko | Seoul (KOR) | September 25, 1988 |
Tetyana Samolenko competes in this event after her marriage under the name Tetyana Dorovskikh.
Final
| RANK | FINAL | TIME |
|---|---|---|
 |  Yelena Romanova (EUN) | 8:46.04 |
 | Tetyana Dorovskikh (EUN) | 8:46.85 |
 |  Angela Chalmers (CAN) | 8:47.22 |
| 4. |  Sonia O'Sullivan (IRL) | 8:47.41 |
| 5. |  PattiSue Plumer (USA) | 8:48.29 |
| 6. | Yelena Kopytova (EUN) | 8:49.55 |
| 7. | Shelly Steely (USA) | 8:52.67 |
| 8. |  Yvonne Murray (GBR) | 8:55.85 |
| 9. | Alison Wyeth (GBR) | 9:00.23 |
| 10. |  Roberta Brunet (ITA) | 9:01.26 |
| 11. |  Margareta Keszeg (ROM) | 9:03.16 |
| — |  Marie Pierre Duros (FRA) | DNF |
Qualifying heats
| RANK | HEAT 1 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Yelena Kopytova (EUN) | 8:47.21 |
| 2. | Margareta Keszeg (ROM) | 8:47.24 |
| 3. | PattiSue Plumer (USA) | 8:47.58 |
| 4. | Lisa York (GBR) | 8:47.71 |
| 5. | Robyn Meagher (CAN) | 8:49.72 |
| 6. |  Gitte Karlshøj (DEN) | 8:54.05 |
| 7. |  Estela Estévez (ESP) | 8:55.70 |
| 8. |  Jane Ngotho (KEN) | 9:00.96 |
| 9. |  Zola Pieterse (RSA) | 9:07.10 |
| 10. |  Ana Isabel Elias (ANG) | 9:58.82 |
| — |  Sandra Cortez (BOL) | DNS |
| RANK | HEAT 2 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Marie Pierre Duros (FRA) | 8:42.32 |
| 2. | Tatyana Dorovskikh (EUN) | 8:42.45 |
| 3. | Angela Chalmers (CAN) | 8:42.85 |
| 4. | Alison Wyeth (GBR) | 8:43.93 |
| 5. | Roberta Brunet (ITA) | 8:44.21 |
| 6. | Shelly Steely (USA) | 8:44.22 |
| 7. | Esther Kiplagat (KEN) | 8:44.97 |
| 8. | Catherina McKiernan (IRL) | 8:57.91 |
| 9. |  Fernanda Ribeiro (POR) | 9:07.69 |
| 10. |  Inmaculle Naberaho (RWA) | 10:02.62 |
| 11. |  Rosemary Turare (PNG) | 11:15.18 |
| RANK | HEAT 3 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Sonia O'Sullivan (IRL) | 8:50.08 |
| 2. | Yvonne Murray (GBR) | 8:51.16 |
| 3. | Yelena Romanova (EUN) | 8:51.18 |
| 4. | Annette Peters (USA) | 8:52.77 |
| 5. | Zohra Graziani-Koullou (FRA) | 8:55.21 |
| 6. |  Päivi Tikkanen (FIN) | 8:59.60 |
| 7. |  Krishna Stanton (AUS) | 9:00.62 |
| 8. | Pauline Konga (KEN) | 9:02.79 |
| 9. | Leah Pells (CAN) | 9:13.19 |
| 10. |  Khin Khin Htwe (MYA) | 9:31.70 |
| 11. |  Janeth Caizalitín (ECU) | 9:32.39 |
| 12. |  Mirsada Burić (BIH) | 10:03.34 |
See also
- 1990 Women's European Championships 3000 metres (Split)
- 1991 Women's World Championships 3000 metres (Tokyo)
- 1993 Women's World Championships 3000 metres (Stuttgart)
- 1994 Women's European Championships 3000 metres (Helsinki)
- 1995 Women's World Championships 5000 metres (Gothenburg)
References
- ^ "Athletics at the 1992 Barcelona Games: Women's 3000 metres". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
External links
- Official Report
- Results
