| Women's 4 × 100 metre medley relay at the Games of the XXV Olympiad | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Piscines Bernat Picornell | |||||||||
| Date | 30 July 1992 (heats & final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 78 from 17 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 4:02.54 WR | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Freestyle | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | women | |
| 1500 m | men | |
| Backstroke | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Breaststroke | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Butterfly | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Individual medley | ||
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| Freestyle relay | ||
| 4 × 100 m | men | women |
| 4 × 200 m | men | |
| Medley relay | ||
| 4 × 100 m | men | women |
The women's 4 × 100 metre medley relay event at the 1992 Summer Olympics took place on 30 July at the Piscines Bernat Picornell in Barcelona, Spain.
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
| World record |  East Germany (GDR)Ina Kleber (1:00.59) Sylvia Gerasch (1:08.69) Ines Geißler (59.52) Birgit Meineke (54.89) |
4:03.69 | Moscow, Soviet Union | 24 August 1984 |
| Olympic record |  East Germany (GDR)Kristin Otto (1:01.03) Silke Hörner (1:08.20) Birte Weigang (59.51) Katrin Meissner (55.00) |
4:03.74 | Seoul, South Korea | 24 September 1988 |
The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.
| Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 July | Final | Lea Loveless (1:00.82) Anita Nall (1:08.67) Crissy Ahmann-Leighton (58.58) Jenny Thompson (54.47) |
 United States |
4:02.54 | WR |
Results
Heats
Rule: The eight fastest teams advance to the final (Q).
Final
| Rank | Lane | Nation | Swimmers | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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3 | United States |
Lea Loveless (1:00.82) Anita Nall (1:08.67) Crissy Ahmann-Leighton (58.58) Jenny Thompson (54.47) |
4:02.54 | WR |
 |
5 |  Germany |
Dagmar Hase (1:01.61) Jana Dörries (1:09.43) Franziska van Almsick (59.08) Daniela Hunger (55.07) |
4:05.19 | |
 |
4 |  Unified Team |
Nina Zhivanevskaya (1:02.54) Yelena Rudkovskaya (1:07.44) Olga Kirichenko (1:00.98) Natalya Meshcheryakova (55.48) |
4:06.44 | |
| 4 | 8 |  China |
Lin Li (1:02.90) Lou Xia (1:09.51) Qian Hong (58.97) Le Jingyi (55.40) |
4:06.78 | AS |
| 5 | 1 |  Australia |
Nicole Stevenson (1:02.09) Samantha Riley (1:10.06) Susie O'Neill (59.38) Lisa Curry (55.48) |
4:07.01 | OC |
| 6 | 7 |  Canada |
Nikki Dryden (1:03.51) Guylaine Cloutier (1:09.55) Kristin Topham (1:00.38) Andrea Nugent (55.82) |
4:09.26 | |
| 7 | 2 |  Japan |
Yoko Koikawa (1:03.12) Kyoko Iwasaki (1:10.75) Yoko Kando (1:00.51) Suzu Chiba (55.54) |
4:09.92 | NR |
| 8 | 6 |  Netherlands |
Ellen Elzerman (1:03.81) Kira Bulten (1:11.30) Inge de Bruijn (1:00.39) Marianne Muis (55.37) |
4:10.87 |
References
- "Swimming at the 1992 Barcelona Summer Games: Women's 4 x 100 metres Medley Relay". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
- "Barcelona 1992: Swimming – Women's 4×100m Medley Relay Heats" (PDF). Barcelona 1992. LA84 Foundation. pp. 382–383. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
- "Barcelona 1992: Swimming – Women's 4×100m Medley Relay Final" (PDF). Barcelona 1992. LA84 Foundation. p. 383. Retrieved 5 September 2017.