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.[1]
| 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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Records edit
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 edit
Heats edit
Rule: The eight fastest teams advance to the final (Q).[2]
Final edit
| 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 edit
- ^ "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.