Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Women's 3000 metres

These are the official results of the women's 3000 metres event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. There were a total of 34 participating athletes, with three qualifying heats.[1]

Women's 3000 metres
at the Games of the XXV Olympiad
VenueEstadi Olímpic de Montjuïc
Dates31 July 1992 (heats)
2 August 1992 (final)
Competitors33 from 21 nations
Winning time8:46.04
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Yelena Romanova
 Unified Team
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Tetyana Dorovskikh
 Unified Team
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Angela Chalmers
 Canada
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Medalists

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Gold Yelena Romanova
  Unified Team
Silver Tetyana Dorovskikh
  Unified Team
Bronze Angela Chalmers
  Canada

Records

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These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1992 Summer Olympics.

World Record 8:22.26   Tatyana Kazankina Leningrad (URS) August 26, 1984
Olympic Record 8:26.53   Tetyana Samolenko Seoul (KOR) September 25, 1988

Tetyana Samolenko competes in this event after her marriage under the name Tetyana Dorovskikh.

Final

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RANK FINAL TIME
    Yelena Romanova (EUN) 8:46.04
    Tetyana Dorovskikh (EUN) 8:46.85
    Angela Chalmers (CAN) 8:47.22
4.   Sonia O'Sullivan (IRL) 8:47.41
5.   PattiSue Plumer (USA) 8:48.29
6.   Yelena Kopytova (EUN) 8:49.55
7.   Shelly Steely (USA) 8:52.67
8.   Yvonne Murray (GBR) 8:55.85
9.   Alison Wyeth (GBR) 9:00.23
10.   Roberta Brunet (ITA) 9:01.26
11.   Margareta Keszeg (ROM) 9:03.16
  Marie Pierre Duros (FRA) DNF

Qualifying heats

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RANK HEAT 1 TIME
1.   Yelena Kopytova (EUN) 8:47.21
2.   Margareta Keszeg (ROM) 8:47.24
3.   PattiSue Plumer (USA) 8:47.58
4.   Lisa York (GBR) 8:47.71
5.   Robyn Meagher (CAN) 8:49.72
6.   Gitte Karlshøj (DEN) 8:54.05
7.   Estela Estévez (ESP) 8:55.70
8.   Jane Ngotho (KEN) 9:00.96
9.   Zola Pieterse (RSA) 9:07.10
10.   Ana Isabel Elias (ANG) 9:58.82
  Sandra Cortez (BOL) DNS


RANK HEAT 2 TIME
1.   Marie Pierre Duros (FRA) 8:42.32
2.   Tatyana Dorovskikh (EUN) 8:42.45
3.   Angela Chalmers (CAN) 8:42.85
4.   Alison Wyeth (GBR) 8:43.93
5.   Roberta Brunet (ITA) 8:44.21
6.   Shelly Steely (USA) 8:44.22
7.   Esther Kiplagat (KEN) 8:44.97
8.   Catherina McKiernan (IRL) 8:57.91
9.   Fernanda Ribeiro (POR) 9:07.69
10.   Inmaculle Naberaho (RWA) 10:02.62
11.   Rosemary Turare (PNG) 11:15.18


RANK HEAT 3 TIME
1.   Sonia O'Sullivan (IRL) 8:50.08
2.   Yvonne Murray (GBR) 8:51.16
3.   Yelena Romanova (EUN) 8:51.18
4.   Annette Peters (USA) 8:52.77
5.   Zohra Graziani-Koullou (FRA) 8:55.21
6.   Päivi Tikkanen (FIN) 8:59.60
7.   Krishna Stanton (AUS) 9:00.62
8.   Pauline Konga (KEN) 9:02.79
9.   Leah Pells (CAN) 9:13.19
10.   Khin Khin Htwe (MYA) 9:31.70
11.   Janeth Caizalitín (ECU) 9:32.39
12.   Mirsada Burić (BIH) 10:03.34

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Athletics at the 1992 Barcelona Games: Women's 3000 metres". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
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