| Women's 100 metres at the Games of the XXV Olympiad | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Olympic Stadium | |||||||||
| Dates | 31 July 1992 (heats, quarter-finals) 1 August 1992 (semi-finals, finals) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 55 from 41 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 10.82 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics | ||
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| Track events | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | women |
| 3000 m | women | |
| 5000 m | men | |
| 10,000 m | men | women |
| 100 m hurdles | women | |
| 110 m hurdles | men | |
| 400 m hurdles | men | women |
| 3000 m steeplechase | men | |
| 4 × 100 m relay | men | women |
| 4 × 400 m relay | men | women |
| Road events | ||
| Marathon | men | women |
| 10 km walk | women | |
| 20 km walk | men | |
| 50 km walk | men | |
| Field events | ||
| Long jump | men | women |
| Triple jump | men | |
| High jump | men | women |
| Pole vault | men | |
| Shot put | men | women |
| Discus throw | men | women |
| Javelin throw | men | women |
| Hammer throw | men | |
| Combined events | ||
| Heptathlon | women | |
| Decathlon | men | |
| Wheelchair races | ||
The women's 100 metres was an event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. There were a total of 55 participating athletes, with seven qualifying heats. The top four in each heat qualified for the quarterfinals along with the four fastest remaining.
The world record holder and defending gold medalist Florence Griffith-Joyner had retired. The returning silver medalist, 35 year old Evelyn Ashford ran fast in the quarterfinals but was eliminated in the semis. Other returning veterans included Merlene Ottey, who won her first Olympic medal in 1980, Anelia Nuneva who made a heroic attempt to keep up with Griffith-Joyner four years earlier, only to have her hamstring explode in the attempt. Through the semi-final round, Juliet Cuthbert had the fastest qualifying time, while Gwen Torrence was the winner of the other semi-final. Both Cuthbert and Torrence were also returning finalists from 1988. Irina Privalova, Mary Onyali and Liliana Allen were younger sprinters. As the world championship silver medalist in the 100 metres hurdles, Gail Devers was known as a hurdler and didn't carry a strong reputation as a sprinter, though she had finished a distant second in Griffith-Joyner's world record race.
From the gun in the final, Privalova leaped out to an early lead in lane 6. Less noticed in lane 2, Devers also got a slight edge on the two Jamaicans and Torrence in the middle of the track. But Privalova couldn't put them away, instead all three were slowly gaining on the early leaders, with Cuthbert gaining a slight edge amongst the three. By the finish, Devers, Cuthbert, Privalova and Torrence all were within a foot of one another, with Ottey only another foot back. Separated by inches, Devers beat Cuthbert to the line. Privalova barely arrived ahead of Torrence who passed her in the next step after the line.
Four years later, it would be Devers again by inches ahead of Ottey and Torrence to become only the second woman to win the 100 twice in a row.
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1992 Summer Olympics.
| World Record | 10.49 |  Florence Griffith-Joyner
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Indianapolis (USA) | July 16, 1988 |
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| Olympic Record | 10.54 | Florence Griffith-Joyner
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Seoul (KOR) | September 24, 1988 |
Results
Heats
First 4 from each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.
Quarterfinals
Quarterfinal 1
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Evelyn Ashford |  United States
|
11.13 | Q |
| 2 | Beatrice Utondu |  Nigeria
|
11.31 | Q |
| 3 | Sisko Hanhijoki |  Finland
|
11.50 | Q |
| 4 | Patricia Girard |  France
|
11.54 | Q |
| 5 | Kerry Johnson |  Australia
|
11.59 | |
| 6 | Dahlia Duhaney |  Jamaica
|
11.61 | |
| 7 | Lucrécia Jardim |  Portugal
|
11.66 | |
| 8 | Tian Yumei |  China
|
11.78 |
Quarterfinal 2
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juliet Cuthbert | Jamaica
|
11.12 | Q |
| 2 | Anelia Nuneva |  Bulgaria
|
11.17 | Q |
| 3 | Mary Onyali | Nigeria
|
11.28 | Q |
| 4 | Elinda Vorster |  South Africa
|
11.44 | Q |
| 5 | Nelli Fiere-Cooman |  Netherlands
|
11.55 | |
| 6 | Laurence Bily | France
|
11.64 | |
| 7 | Myra Mayberry |  Puerto Rico
|
11.69 | |
| 8 | Cristina Castro |  Spain
|
11.79 |
Quarterfinal 3
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Merlene Ottey | Jamaica
|
11.15 | Q |
| 2 | Gwen Torrence | United States
|
11.17 | Q |
| 3 | Pauline Davis |  Bahamas
|
11.31 | Q |
| 4 | Olga Bogoslovskaya |  Unified Team
|
11.43 | Q |
| 5 | Odiah Sidibé | France
|
11.63 | |
| 6 | Andrea Philipp |  Germany
|
11.67 | |
| 7 | Xiao Yehua | China
|
11.73 | |
| 8 | Stephanie Douglas |  Great Britain
|
11.77 |
Quarterfinal 4
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irina Privalova | Unified Team
|
10.98 | Q |
| 2 | Gail Devers | United States
|
11.17 | Q |
| 3 | Liliana Allen |  Cuba
|
11.33 | Q |
| 4 | Christy Opara-Thompson | Nigeria
|
11.42 | Q |
| 5 | Wang Huei-Chen |  Chinese Taipei
|
11.57 | |
| 6 | Melinda Gainsford | Australia
|
11.67 | |
| 7 | Gao Han | China
|
11.76 | |
| 8 | Sabine Tröger |  Austria
|
11.76 |
Semifinals
Semifinal 1
Wind: -2.9
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gwen Torrence | United States
|
11.02 | Q |
| 2 | Merlene Ottey | Jamaica
|
11.07 | Q |
| 3 | Irina Privalova | Unified Team
|
11.08 | Q |
| 4 | Mary Onyali | Nigeria
|
11.30 | Q |
| 5 | Pauline Davis | Bahamas
|
11.34 | |
| 6 | Christy Opara-Thompson | Nigeria
|
11.47 | |
| 7 | Sisko Hanhijoki | Finland
|
11.65 | |
| 8 | Patricia Girard | France
|
11.70 |
Semifinal 2
Wind: -0.8
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juliet Cuthbert | Jamaica
|
10.98 | Q |
| 2 | Gail Devers | United States
|
11.12 | Q |
| 3 | Anelia Nuneva | Bulgaria
|
11.17 | Q |
| 4 | Liliana Allen | Cuba
|
11.28 | Q |
| 5 | Evelyn Ashford | United States
|
11.29 | |
| 6 | Elinda Vorster | South Africa
|
11.44 | |
| 7 | Olga Bogoslovskaya | Unified Team
|
11.45 | |
| 8 | Beatrice Utondu | Nigeria
|
11.53 |
Final
Wind: -1.0
| Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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2 | Gail Devers | United States
|
10.82 |
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3 | Juliet Cuthbert | Jamaica
|
10.83 |
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6 | Irina Privalova | Unified Team
|
10.84 |
| 4 | 5 | Gwen Torrence | United States
|
10.86 |
| 5 | 4 | Merlene Ottey | Jamaica
|
10.88 |
| 6 | 7 | Anelia Nuneva | Bulgaria
|
11.10 |
| 7 | 8 | Mary Onyali | Nigeria
|
11.15 |
| 8 | 1 | Liliana Allen | Cuba
|
11.19 |
See also
- 1990 Women's European Championships 100 metres (Split)
- 1991 Women's World Championships 100 metres (Tokyo)
- 1993 Women's World Championships 100 metres (Stuttgart)
- 1994 Women's European Championships 100 metres (Helsinki)
References
- "Athletics at the 1992 Barcelona Summer Games: Women's 100 metres". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
External links
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| Complete event history | |
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