400 metres Hurdles, Women
| Date | 2 – 5 August 1992 |
|---|---|
| Status | Olympic |
| Location | Estadio Olímpico de Montjuïc, Barcelona |
| Participants | 27 from 18 countries |
The silver medalist from 1988, Tatyana Ledovskaya, had won the 1990 European title and the 1991 World Championships. But the best runner in 1992 had been the Jamaican-born American, Sandra Farmer-Patrick. Also well considered was the 1990 Commonwealth Champion, Britain’s Sally Gunnell, who had defeated the 1988 gold medalist, Debbie Flintoff-King, to win her Commonwealth gold. Flintoff-King was injured and did not compete in Barcelona. All the favorites made it through to the final, with the semis won by Gunnell and Farmer-Patrick. Farmer-Patrick took the lead in the final at the third hurdle and led until the ninth hurdle. But shaky technique on the last two hurdles allowed Gunnell to run thru and pull ahead to the gold medal.
| Pos | Nr | Athlete | NOC | R1 | SF | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 715 | Sally Gunnell |  GBR | 54.98 (1 h4) | 53.78 (1 h1) | 53.23 (1) | Gold | ||
| 2 | 1696 | Sandra Farmer-Patrick |  USA | 55.12 (1 h1) | 53.90 (1 h2) | 53.69 (2) | Silver | ||
| 3 | 1776 | Janeene Vickers | USA | 55.24 (1 h3) | 54.67 (3 h1) | 54.31 (3) | Bronze | ||
| 4 | 528 | Tatsiana Ledauskaya |  EUN | 55.03 (1 h2) | 54.53 (3 h2) | 54.31 (4) | |||
| 5 | 541 | Vera Ordina | EUN | 55.25 (2 h3) | 54.37 (2 h1) | 54.83 (5) | |||
| 6 | 548 | Margarita Ponomaryova | EUN | 55.36 (2 h1) | 53.98 (2 h2) | 54.83 (6) | |||
| 7 | 1049 | Deon Hemmings |  JAM | 55.48 (3 h3) | 54.70 (4 h1) | 55.58 (7) | |||
| AC r3/3 | 1472 | Myrtle Bothma |  RSA | 55.60 (3 h1) | 54.53 (4 h2) | – ( | |||
| 5 h1 r2/3 | 1200 | Nezha Bidouane |  MAR | 55.95 (4 h3) | 55.08 (5 h1) | – | |||
| 5 h2 r2/3 | 752 | Gowry Retchakan | GBR | 55.62 (3 h2) | 54.63 (5 h2) | – | |||
| 6 h1 r2/3 | 828 | Heike Meißner |  GER | 55.62 (2 h2) | 55.35 (6 h1) | – | |||
| 6 h2 r2/3 | 1673 | Tonja Buford | USA | 56.35 (3 h4) | 55.04 (6 h2) | – | |||
| 7 h1 r2/3 | 1570 | Frida Johansson |  SWE | 56.13 (5 h3) | 55.85 (7 h1) | – | |||
| 7 h2 r2/3 | 214 | Rosey Edeh |  CAN | 55.66 (4 h1) | 55.76 (7 h2) | – | |||
| 8 h1 r2/3 | 213 | Donalda Duprey | CAN | 56.37 (6 h3) | 56.30 (8 h1) | – | |||
| 8 h2 r2/3 | 1032 | Irmgard Trojer |  ITA | 55.49 (2 h4) | 56.34 (8 h2) | – | |||
| 4 h2 r1/3 | 1578 | Monica Westén | SWE | 56.68 (4 h2) | – | – | |||
| 4 h4 r1/3 | 843 | Silvia Rieger | GER | 56.61 (4 h4) | – | – | |||
| 5 h1 r1/3 | 710 | Louise Fraser | GBR | 57.49 (5 h1) | – | – | |||
| 5 h2 r1/3 | 1450 | Nicoleta Căruțașu |  ROU | 57.18 (5 h2) | – | – | |||
| 5 h4 r1/3 | 394 | Miriam Alonso |  ESP | 57.66 (5 h4) | – | – | |||
| 6 h2 r1/3 | 1409 | Marta Moreira |  POR | 58.24 (6 h2) | – | – | |||
| 6 h4 r1/3 | 55 | Gail Luke |  AUS | 58.32 (6 h4) | – | – | |||
| 7 h2 r1/3 | 386 | Liliana Chalá |  ECU | 58.55 (7 h2) | – | – | |||
| 7 h3 r1/3 | 1788 | Mary-Estelle Kapalu |  VAN | 1:00.97 (7 h3) | – | – | |||
| 7 h4 r1/3 | 1632 | Rewadee Srithoa |  THA | 58.80 (7 h4) | – | – | |||
| AC h1 r1/3 | 258 | Addo Ndala |  CGO | – (DNF h1) | – | – | |||
| 819 | Linda Kisabaka | GER | – (DNS h1) | – | – |
Round One (2 August 1992 — 11:00)
Top three in each heat and next four fastest advanced to the semi-finals.
Heat One
| Pos | Lane | Athlete | NOC | Time (A) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Sandra Farmer-Patrick | USA | 55.12 | |||
| 2 | 4 | Margarita Ponomaryova | EUN | 55.36 | |||
| 3 | 2 | Myrtle Bothma | RSA | 55.60 | |||
| 4 | 1 | Rosey Edeh | CAN | 55.66 | |||
| 5 | 5 | Louise Fraser | GBR | 57.49 | |||
| 3 | Addo Ndala | CGO | – | ||||
| 7 | Linda Kisabaka | GER | – |
Heat Two
| Pos | Lane | Athlete | NOC | Time (A) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Tatsiana Ledauskaya | EUN | 55.03 | |||
| 2 | 3 | Heike Meißner | GER | 55.62 | |||
| 3 | 2 | Gowry Retchakan | GBR | 55.62 | |||
| 4 | 1 | Monica Westén | SWE | 56.68 | |||
| 5 | 7 | Nicoleta Căruțașu | ROU | 57.18 | |||
| 6 | 6 | Marta Moreira | POR | 58.24 | |||
| 7 | 5 | Liliana Chalá | ECU | 58.55 |
Heat Three
| Pos | Lane | Athlete | NOC | Time (A) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Janeene Vickers | USA | 55.24 | |||
| 2 | 7 | Vera Ordina | EUN | 55.25 | |||
| 3 | 1 | Deon Hemmings | JAM | 55.48 | |||
| 4 | 2 | Nezha Bidouane | MAR | 55.95 | |||
| 5 | 5 | Frida Johansson | SWE | 56.13 | |||
| 6 | 3 | Donalda Duprey | CAN | 56.37 | |||
| 7 | 6 | Mary-Estelle Kapalu | VAN | 1:00.97 |
Heat Four
| Pos | Lane | Athlete | NOC | Time (A) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Sally Gunnell | GBR | 54.98 | |||
| 2 | 3 | Irmgard Trojer | ITA | 55.49 | |||
| 3 | 2 | Tonja Buford | USA | 56.35 | |||
| 4 | 5 | Silvia Rieger | GER | 56.61 | |||
| 5 | 7 | Miriam Alonso | ESP | 57.66 | |||
| 6 | 6 | Gail Luke | AUS | 58.32 | |||
| 7 | 1 | Rewadee Srithoa | THA | 58.80 |
Semi-Finals (3 August 1992 — 21:45)
Top four in each heat advanced to the final.
Heat One
| Pos | Lane | Athlete | NOC | Time (A) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Sally Gunnell | GBR | 53.78 | |||
| 2 | 5 | Vera Ordina | EUN | 54.37 | |||
| 3 | 6 | Janeene Vickers | USA | 54.67 | |||
| 4 | 3 | Deon Hemmings | JAM | 54.70 | |||
| 5 | 7 | Nezha Bidouane | MAR | 55.08 | |||
| 6 | 2 | Heike Meißner | GER | 55.35 | |||
| 7 | 8 | Frida Johansson | SWE | 55.85 | |||
| 8 | 1 | Donalda Duprey | CAN | 56.30 |
Heat Two
| Pos | Lane | Athlete | NOC | Time (A) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Sandra Farmer-Patrick | USA | 53.90 | |||
| 2 | 3 | Margarita Ponomaryova | EUN | 53.98 | |||
| 3 | 5 | Tatsiana Ledauskaya | EUN | 54.53 | |||
| 4 | 2 | Myrtle Bothma | RSA | 54.53 | |||
| 5 | 7 | Gowry Retchakan | GBR | 54.63 | |||
| 6 | 8 | Tonja Buford | USA | 55.04 | |||
| 7 | 1 | Rosey Edeh | CAN | 55.76 | |||
| 8 | 6 | Irmgard Trojer | ITA | 56.34 |
Final (5 August 1992 — 19:40)
| Pos | Lane | Athlete | NOC | Time (A) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Sally Gunnell | GBR | 53.23 | |||
| 2 | 4 | Sandra Farmer-Patrick | USA | 53.69 | |||
| 3 | 1 | Janeene Vickers | USA | 54.31 | |||
| 4 | 8 | Tatsiana Ledauskaya | EUN | 54.31 | 1 | ||
| 5 | 5 | Vera Ordina | EUN | 54.83 | |||
| 6 | 6 | Margarita Ponomaryova | EUN | 54.83 | |||
| 7 | 7 | Deon Hemmings | JAM | 55.58 | |||
| 2 | Myrtle Bothma | RSA | – |