Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Women's 10 kilometres walk
The Women's 10 km Walk at the 1992 Summer Olympics was held on August 3, 1992, in Barcelona, Spain. There were a total number of 44 competitors, with six athletes who were disqualified.[1]
| Women's 10 kilometres walk at the Games of the XXV Olympiad | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Olympic Stadium | |||||||||
| Dates | August 3 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 44 from 20 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 44:32 OR | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Inside the stadium, Alina Ivanova of the Unified Team and Chen Yueling of China were locked in a tight battle. With 200 metres to go, Ivanova accelerated, and began sprinting for what looked like would be a gold/bronze combination for the former Soviet athletes as Chen maintained her pace to stay ahead of Yelena Nikolayeva and Chen's teammate Li Chunxiu.
Ivanova crossed the finish line in first, but her final sprint saw her confronted by officials and disqualified; in the midst of this, Ileana Salvador of Italy sprinted past Li at the line, and she too was disqualified.
This gave Chen the gold medal and Li the bronze, while Chen also took the inaugural Olympic record.
Medalists edit
| Gold | Chen Yueling China
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| Silver | Yelena Nikolayeva Unified Team
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| Bronze | Li Chunxiu China
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Abbreviations edit
- All times shown are in hours:minutes:seconds
| DNS | did not start |
| NM | no mark |
| OR | olympic record |
| WR | world record |
| AR | area record |
| NR | national record |
| PB | personal best |
| SB | season best |
Records edit
| Standing records prior to the 1992 Summer Olympics | ||||
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| World Record |  Kerry Saxby-Junna (AUS) |
41:30 | August 27, 1988 | Canberra, Australia
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| Olympic Record | New Event | |||
| Broken records at the 1992 Summer Olympics | ||||
| Olympic Record | Chen Yueling (CHN) |
44:32 | August 3, 1992 |  Barcelona, Spain
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Final ranking edit
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Athletics at the 1992 Barcelona Summer Games: Women's 10 kilometres Walk". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2017.