| | Event type
400 metres Individual Medley, Women
| Date | 26 July 1992 |
|---|---|
| Status | Olympic |
| Location | Piscinas Bernat Picornell, Barcelona |
| Participants | 32 from 21 countries |
As of 1991 this event looked to be a contest between China’s Lin Li, the 1991 World Champion, and American Summer Sanders, 1991 World runner-up, and 1991 Pan Pac Champion. But Hungary’s backstroke champion Krisztina Egerszegi threw a monkey wrench into the works at the 1991 Europeans when she swam this event for the first time internationally, and won gold at that meet. The final would come down to these three battling it out in one of the great IMs in history.
Sanders started it by leading on her specialty, the butterfly leg, but then Egerszegi surged ahead on her specialty, the backstroke, leading by over 1½ seconds at 200 metres. Sanders went ahead again at the end of the breaststroke, as Lin closed on the duo. But Egerszegi had the most left. She took the lead just before the final turn and held it on the last lap to win the gold medal in 4:36.54. Lin also passed Sanders, finishing in 4:36.73, as Sanders’ bronze medal winning time of 4:37.58 was still six seconds ahead of fourth-placed Australian Hayley Lewis. The medal-winning times were the third, fourth, and fifth fastest performances of all-time, trailing only the world record from 1982 by East German Petra Schneider (4:36.10) and her 1980 Olympic winning time of 4:36.29.
| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | R1 | B Final | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 331 | Krisztina Egerszegi |  HUN | 4:43.83 (1 h4) | – | 4:36.54 (1) | Gold | ||
| 2 | 112 | Lin Li |  CHN | 4:45.74 (1 h3) | – | 4:36.73 (2) | Silver | ||
| 3 | 628 | Summer Sanders |  USA | 4:43.95 (1 h2) | – | 4:37.58 (3) | Bronze | ||
| 4 | 22 | Hayley Lewis |  AUS | 4:46.57 (3 h2) | – | 4:43.75 (4) | |||
| 5 | 383 | Hideko Hiranaka |  JPN | 4:47.92 (4 h3) | – | 4:46.24 (5) | |||
| 6 | 277 | Daniela Hunger |  GER | 4:47.39 (3 h3) | – | 4:47.57 (6) | |||
| 7 | 391 | Eri Kimura | JPN | 4:46.17 (2 h3) | – | 4:47.78 (7) | |||
| 8 | 489 | Ewa Synowska |  POL | 4:46.00 (2 h2) | – | 4:53.32 (8) | |||
| 9 | 270 | Jana Haas | GER | 4:49.93 (3 h4) | 4:47.74 (1) | – | |||
| 10 | 611 | Erika Hansen | USA | 4:48.13 (2 h4) | 4:48.37 (2) | – | |||
| 11 | 94 | Joanne Malar |  CAN | 4:52.85 (5 h3) | 4:48.52 (3) | – | |||
| 12 | 154 | Silvia Parera |  ESP | 4:50.16 (4 h4) | 4:48.77 (4) | – | |||
| 13 | 103 | Nancy Sweetnam | CAN | 4:52.41 (6 h4) | 4:50.17 (5) | – | |||
| 14 | 581 | Hana Černá |  TCH | 4:52.21 (5 h2) | 4:50.30 (6) | – | |||
| 15 | 509 | Beatrice Coadă |  ROU | 4:48.12 (4 h2) | 4:50.60 (7) | – | |||
| 16 | 26 | Jacqui McKenzie | AUS | 4:51.80 (5 h4) | 4:52.04 (8) | – | |||
| 17 | 462 | Phillippa Langrell |  NZL | 4:53.62 (1 h1) | – | – | |||
| 18 | 512 | Noëmi Lung | ROU | 4:53.91 (6 h3) | – | – | |||
| 19 | 212 | Céline Bonnet |  FRA | 4:54.70 (6 h2) | – | – | |||
| 20 | 120 | Yan Ming | CHN | 4:54.93 (7 h4) | – | – | |||
| 21 | 241 | Sharron Davies |  GBR | 4:56.44 (7 h2) | – | – | |||
| 22 | 157 | Elisenda Pérez | ESP | 4:56.78 (7 h3) | – | – | |||
| 23 | 263 | Helen Slatter | GBR | 4:58.24 (8 h3) | – | – | |||
| 24 | 492 | Marta Włodkowska | POL | 4:58.30 (8 h4) | – | – | |||
| 25 | 527 | Jeanine Steenkamp |  RSA | 4:58.48 (2 h1) | – | – | |||
| 26 | 345 | Michelle Smith |  IRL | 4:58.94 (3 h1) | – | – | |||
| 27 | 519 | Jill Brukman | RSA | 5:03.34 (4 h1) | – | – | |||
| 28 | 586 | Praphalsai Minpraphal |  THA | 5:04.95 (5 h1) | – | – | |||
| 29 | 350 | Keren Regal |  ISR | 5:07.97 (6 h1) | – | – | |||
| 30 | 536 | May Ooi |  SGP | 5:08.19 (7 h1) | – | – | |||
| 31 | 324 | Claudia Fortín |  HON | 5:09.84 (8 h1) | – | – | |||
| 137 | Britta Vestergaard |  DEN | – (DQ h2) | – | – |
Round One
| Date | 26 July 1992 — 11:00 |
|---|---|
| Format | Fastest eight advanced to the final. Places 9-16 advanced to the B Final. |
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | Krisztina Egerszegi | HUN | 4:43.83 | ||
| 2 | – | Summer Sanders | USA | 4:43.95 | ||
| 3 | – | Lin Li | CHN | 4:45.74 | ||
| 4 | – | Ewa Synowska | POL | 4:46.00 | ||
| 5 | – | Eri Kimura | JPN | 4:46.17 | ||
| 6 | – | Hayley Lewis | AUS | 4:46.57 | ||
| 7 | – | Daniela Hunger | GER | 4:47.39 | ||
| 8 | – | Hideko Hiranaka | JPN | 4:47.92 | ||
| 9 | – | Beatrice Coadă | ROU | 4:48.12 | ||
| 10 | – | Erika Hansen | USA | 4:48.13 | ||
| 11 | – | Jana Haas | GER | 4:49.93 | ||
| 12 | – | Silvia Parera | ESP | 4:50.16 | ||
| 13 | – | Jacqui McKenzie | AUS | 4:51.80 | ||
| 14 | – | Hana Černá | TCH | 4:52.21 | ||
| 15 | – | Nancy Sweetnam | CAN | 4:52.41 | ||
| 16 | – | Joanne Malar | CAN | 4:52.85 | ||
| 17 | – | Phillippa Langrell | NZL | 4:53.62 | ||
| 18 | – | Noëmi Lung | ROU | 4:53.91 | ||
| 19 | – | Céline Bonnet | FRA | 4:54.70 | ||
| 20 | – | Yan Ming | CHN | 4:54.93 | ||
| 21 | – | Sharron Davies | GBR | 4:56.44 | ||
| 22 | – | Elisenda Pérez | ESP | 4:56.78 | ||
| 23 | – | Helen Slatter | GBR | 4:58.24 | ||
| 24 | – | Marta Włodkowska | POL | 4:58.30 | ||
| 25 | – | Jeanine Steenkamp | RSA | 4:58.48 | ||
| 26 | – | Michelle Smith | IRL | 4:58.94 | ||
| 27 | – | Jill Brukman | RSA | 5:03.34 | ||
| 28 | – | Praphalsai Minpraphal | THA | 5:04.95 | ||
| 29 | – | Keren Regal | ISR | 5:07.97 | ||
| 30 | – | May Ooi | SGP | 5:08.19 | ||
| 31 | – | Claudia Fortín | HON | 5:09.84 | ||
| – | Britta Vestergaard | DEN | – |
Heat #1
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time | 100 m | 200 m | 300 m | 100-200 m Time (Rank) | 200-300 m Time (Rank) | 300-400 m Time (Rank) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | Phillippa Langrell | NZL | 4:53.62 | 1:05.72 (1) | 2:20.22 (1) | 3:50.15 (1) | 1:14.50 (2) | 1:29.93 (6) | 1:03.47 (1) | ||
| 2 | – | Jeanine Steenkamp | RSA | 4:58.48 | 1:06.57 (2) | 2:25.08 (4) | 3:51.36 (3) | 1:18.51 (4) | 1:26.28 (1) | 1:07.12 (2) | ||
| 3 | – | Michelle Smith | IRL | 4:58.94 | 1:06.82 (3) | 2:20.92 (2) | 3:50.43 (2) | 1:14.10 (1) | 1:29.51 (5) | 1:08.51 (5) | ||
| 4 | – | Jill Brukman | RSA | 5:03.34 | 1:07.51 (5) | 2:22.71 (3) | 3:53.63 (4) | 1:15.20 (3) | 1:30.92 (8) | 1:09.71 (7) | ||
| 5 | – | Praphalsai Minpraphal | THA | 5:04.95 | 1:07.47 (4) | 2:27.27 (5) | 3:56.46 (5) | 1:19.80 (7) | 1:29.19 (3) | 1:08.49 (4) | ||
| 6 | – | Keren Regal | ISR | 5:07.97 | 1:13.58 (8) | 2:32.46 (8) | 3:59.84 (8) | 1:18.88 (5) | 1:27.38 (2) | 1:08.13 (3) | ||
| 7 | – | May Ooi | SGP | 5:08.19 | 1:09.38 (6) | 2:29.79 (7) | 3:59.26 (6) | 1:20.41 (8) | 1:29.47 (4) | 1:08.93 (6) | ||
| 8 | – | Claudia Fortín | HON | 5:09.84 | 1:10.42 (7) | 2:29.31 (6) | 3:59.50 (7) | 1:18.89 (6) | 1:30.19 (7) | 1:10.34 (8) |
Heat #2
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time | 100 m | 200 m | 300 m | 100-200 m Time (Rank) | 200-300 m Time (Rank) | 300-400 m Time (Rank) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | Summer Sanders | USA | 4:43.95 | 1:02.94 (1) | 2:14.34 (1) | 3:36.40 (1) | 1:11.40 (2) | 1:22.06 (3) | 1:07.55 (5) | ||
| 2 | – | Ewa Synowska | POL | 4:46.00 | 1:04.06 (2) | 2:19.28 (3) | 3:40.95 (2) | 1:15.22 (5) | 1:21.67 (2) | 1:05.05 (2) | ||
| 3 | – | Hayley Lewis | AUS | 4:46.57 | 1:04.95 (3) | 2:16.20 (2) | 3:41.57 (3) | 1:11.25 (1) | 1:25.37 (6) | 1:05.00 (1) | ||
| 4 | – | Beatrice Coadă | ROU | 4:48.12 | 1:06.13 (4) | 2:22.03 (5) | 3:42.88 (4) | 1:15.90 (6) | 1:20.85 (1) | 1:05.24 (3) | ||
| 5 | – | Hana Černá | TCH | 4:52.21 | 1:07.63 (6) | 2:20.65 (4) | 3:44.45 (5) | 1:13.02 (3) | 1:23.80 (4) | 1:07.76 (6) | ||
| 6 | – | Céline Bonnet | FRA | 4:54.70 | 1:08.40 (7) | 2:22.50 (6) | 3:46.74 (6) | 1:14.10 (4) | 1:24.24 (5) | 1:07.96 (7) | ||
| 7 | – | Sharron Davies | GBR | 4:56.44 | 1:07.03 (5) | 2:23.07 (7) | 3:48.90 (7) | 1:16.04 (7) | 1:25.83 (7) | 1:07.54 (4) | ||
| – | Britta Vestergaard | DEN | – | – (–) | – (–) | – (–) | – | – | – |
Heat #3
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time | 100 m | 200 m | 300 m | 100-200 m Time (Rank) | 200-300 m Time (Rank) | 300-400 m Time (Rank) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | Lin Li | CHN | 4:45.74 | 1:05.35 (2) | 2:17.79 (1) | 3:39.50 (1) | 1:12.44 (1) | 1:21.71 (1) | 1:06.24 (4) | ||
| 2 | – | Eri Kimura | JPN | 4:46.17 | 1:06.04 (5) | 2:18.50 (3) | 3:40.55 (2) | 1:12.46 (2) | 1:22.05 (2) | 1:05.62 (2) | ||
| 3 | – | Daniela Hunger | GER | 4:47.39 | 1:05.70 (4) | 2:18.19 (2) | 3:41.84 (3) | 1:12.49 (3) | 1:23.65 (4) | 1:05.55 (1) | ||
| 4 | – | Hideko Hiranaka | JPN | 4:47.92 | 1:05.15 (1) | 2:19.83 (5) | 3:42.14 (4) | 1:14.68 (7) | 1:22.31 (3) | 1:05.78 (3) | ||
| 5 | – | Joanne Malar | CAN | 4:52.85 | 1:05.55 (3) | 2:20.05 (6) | 3:46.18 (6) | 1:14.50 (6) | 1:26.13 (7) | 1:06.67 (5) | ||
| 6 | – | Noëmi Lung | ROU | 4:53.91 | 1:06.39 (6) | 2:19.69 (4) | 3:45.08 (5) | 1:13.30 (4) | 1:25.39 (5) | 1:08.83 (7) | ||
| 7 | – | Elisenda Pérez | ESP | 4:56.78 | 1:07.86 (8) | 2:22.77 (8) | 3:48.36 (7) | 1:14.91 (8) | 1:25.59 (6) | 1:08.42 (6) | ||
| 8 | – | Helen Slatter | GBR | 4:58.24 | 1:06.50 (7) | 2:20.32 (7) | 3:49.05 (8) | 1:13.82 (5) | 1:28.73 (8) | 1:09.19 (8) |
Heat #4
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time | 100 m | 200 m | 300 m | 100-200 m Time (Rank) | 200-300 m Time (Rank) | 300-400 m Time (Rank) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | Krisztina Egerszegi | HUN | 4:43.83 | 1:04.69 (1) | 2:14.23 (1) | 3:37.43 (1) | 1:09.54 (1) | 1:23.20 (2) | 1:06.40 (3) | ||
| 2 | – | Erika Hansen | USA | 4:48.13 | 1:05.28 (3) | 2:16.73 (2) | 3:43.25 (2) | 1:11.45 (2) | 1:26.52 (8) | 1:04.88 (1) | ||
| 3 | – | Jana Haas | GER | 4:49.93 | 1:06.55 (6) | 2:20.06 (3) | 3:43.39 (3) | 1:13.51 (4) | 1:23.33 (3) | 1:06.54 (4) | ||
| 4 | – | Silvia Parera | ESP | 4:50.16 | 1:07.79 (8) | 2:21.84 (8) | 3:44.81 (5) | 1:14.05 (5) | 1:22.97 (1) | 1:05.35 (2) | ||
| 5 | – | Jacqui McKenzie | AUS | 4:51.80 | 1:06.74 (7) | 2:20.18 (4) | 3:45.19 (6) | 1:13.44 (3) | 1:25.01 (6) | 1:06.61 (5) | ||
| 6 | – | Nancy Sweetnam | CAN | 4:52.41 | 1:05.03 (2) | 2:20.88 (5) | 3:44.43 (4) | 1:15.85 (8) | 1:23.55 (4) | 1:07.98 (6) | ||
| 7 | – | Yan Ming | CHN | 4:54.93 | 1:06.05 (4) | 2:21.58 (6) | 3:46.54 (7) | 1:15.53 (7) | 1:24.96 (5) | 1:08.39 (7) | ||
| 8 | – | Marta Włodkowska | POL | 4:58.30 | 1:06.54 (5) | 2:21.60 (7) | 3:48.08 (8) | 1:15.06 (6) | 1:26.48 (7) | 1:10.22 (8) |
B Final
| Date | 26 July 1992 — 18:30 |
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| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time | 100 m | 200 m | 300 m | 100-200 m Time (Rank) | 200-300 m Time (Rank) | 300-400 m Time (Rank) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | Jana Haas | GER | 4:47.74 | 1:06.43 (4) | 2:19.16 (2) | 3:41.62 (1) | 1:12.73 (3) | 1:22.46 (3) | 1:06.12 (6) | ||
| 2 | – | Erika Hansen | USA | 4:48.37 | 1:05.93 (1) | 2:17.54 (1) | 3:44.90 (7) | 1:11.61 (1) | 1:27.36 (8) | 1:03.47 (1) | ||
| 3 | – | Joanne Malar | CAN | 4:48.52 | 1:06.33 (3) | 2:19.18 (3) | 3:44.02 (5) | 1:12.85 (4) | 1:24.84 (7) | 1:04.50 (2) | ||
| 4 | – | Silvia Parera | ESP | 4:48.77 | 1:08.20 (8) | 2:21.30 (5) | 3:43.33 (2) | 1:13.10 (5) | 1:22.03 (2) | 1:05.44 (3) | ||
| 5 | – | Nancy Sweetnam | CAN | 4:50.17 | 1:06.52 (5) | 2:22.56 (8) | 3:43.95 (4) | 1:16.04 (8) | 1:21.39 (1) | 1:06.22 (7) | ||
| 6 | – | Hana Černá | TCH | 4:50.30 | 1:07.54 (7) | 2:20.06 (4) | 3:43.63 (3) | 1:12.52 (2) | 1:23.57 (5) | 1:06.67 (8) | ||
| 7 | – | Beatrice Coadă | ROU | 4:50.60 | 1:06.27 (2) | 2:21.75 (6) | 3:44.50 (6) | 1:15.48 (7) | 1:22.75 (4) | 1:06.10 (5) | ||
| 8 | – | Jacqui McKenzie | AUS | 4:52.04 | 1:07.49 (6) | 2:21.86 (7) | 3:46.17 (8) | 1:14.37 (6) | 1:24.31 (6) | 1:05.87 (4) |
Final Round
| Date | 26 July 1992 — 18:30 |
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| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time | 100 m | 200 m | 300 m | 100-200 m Time (Rank) | 200-300 m Time (Rank) | 300-400 m Time (Rank) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | Krisztina Egerszegi | HUN | 4:36.54 | 1:03.84 (2) | 2:12.41 (1) | 3:33.23 (2) | 1:08.57 (1) | 1:20.82 (3) | 1:03.31 (2) | ||
| 2 | – | Lin Li | CHN | 4:36.73 | 1:03.94 (3) | 2:15.17 (3) | 3:33.64 (3) | 1:11.23 (3) | 1:18.47 (1) | 1:03.09 (1) | ||
| 3 | – | Summer Sanders | USA | 4:37.58 | 1:02.74 (1) | 2:14.04 (2) | 3:32.67 (1) | 1:11.30 (4) | 1:18.63 (2) | 1:04.91 (7) | ||
| 4 | – | Hayley Lewis | AUS | 4:43.75 | 1:04.41 (4) | 2:15.53 (4) | 3:39.59 (4) | 1:11.12 (2) | 1:24.06 (8) | 1:04.16 (3) | ||
| 5 | – | Hideko Hiranaka | JPN | 4:46.24 | 1:06.09 (8) | 2:20.77 (7) | 3:41.97 (5) | 1:14.68 (7) | 1:21.20 (4) | 1:04.27 (4) | ||
| 6 | – | Daniela Hunger | GER | 4:47.57 | 1:06.05 (6) | 2:19.51 (5) | 3:43.12 (7) | 1:13.46 (5) | 1:23.61 (7) | 1:04.45 (5) | ||
| 7 | – | Eri Kimura | JPN | 4:47.78 | 1:06.07 (7) | 2:20.51 (6) | 3:43.05 (6) | 1:14.44 (6) | 1:22.54 (6) | 1:04.73 (6) | ||
| 8 | – | Ewa Synowska | POL | 4:53.32 | 1:04.69 (5) | 2:21.97 (8) | 3:44.22 (8) | 1:17.28 (8) | 1:22.25 (5) | 1:09.10 (8) |