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Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Women's marathon

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Women's marathon
at the Games of the XXV Olympiad
VenueEstadi Olímpic Lluís Companys, Barcelona
DatesAugust 1
Competitors47 from 31 nations
Winning time2:32:41
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Valentina Yegorova  Unified Team
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Yuko Arimori  Japan
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Lorraine Moller  New Zealand
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The Women's Marathon at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain was held on Saturday August 1, 1992. The race started on 6.30 p.m. local time. A total number of 37 athletes completed the race, with Bakombo Kungu from Zaire finishing in last position in 3:29:10. There were 47 competitors from 31 countries. Nine of them did not finish.[1] The winning margin was 8 seconds.

After finishing fourth, Madina Biktagirova of the Unified Team tested positive for norephedrine and became the first Olympic marathoner disqualified for failing a drug test.[2]

Medalists

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GoldValentina Yegorova
 Unified Team
SilverYuko Arimori
 Japan
BronzeLorraine Moller
 New Zealand

Abbreviations

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  • All times shown are in hours:minutes:seconds
DNSdid not start
NMno mark
ORolympic record
WRworld record
ARarea record
NRnational record
PBpersonal best
SBseason best

Records

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Standing records prior to the 1992 Summer Olympics
World Record Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR)2:21:06April 21, 1985United Kingdom London, United Kingdom
Olympic Record Joan Benoit (USA)2:24:52August 5, 1984United States Los Angeles, United States
Season Best Olga Markova (RUS)2:23:43April 20, 1992United States Boston, United States

Final ranking

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PlaceAthleteTime
 Valentina Yegorova (EUN) 2:32:41
 Yuko Arimori (JPN) 2:32:49
 Lorraine Moller (NZL) 2:33:59
4.  Sachiko Yamashita (JPN) 2:36:26
5.  Katrin Dörre (GER) 2:36:48
6.  Mun Gyong-ae (PRK) 2:37:03
7.  Manuela Machado (POR) 2:38:22
8.  Ramilya Burangulova (EUN) 2:38:46
9.  Colleen De Reuck (RSA) 2:39:03
10.  Cathy O'Brien (USA) 2:39:42
11.  Karolina Szabó (HUN) 2:40:10
12.  Francie Larrieu Smith (USA) 2:41:09
13.  Sally Eastall (GBR) 2:41:20
14.  Ritva Lemettinen (FIN) 2:41:48
15.  Birgit Jerschabek (GER) 2:42:45
16.  Véronique Marot (GBR) 2:42:55
17.  Márcia Narloch (BRA) 2:44:32
18.  Emma Scaunich (ITA) 2:46:14
19.  Odette Lapierre (CAN) 2:46:18
20.  Anna Villani (ITA) 2:46:44
21.  Janis Klecker (USA) 2:47:17
22.  Wanda Panfil (POL) 2:47:27
23.  Bettina Sabatini (ITA) 2:50:09
24.  Alena Peterková (TCH) 2:53:30
25.  Lee Mi-Ok (KOR) 2:54:21
26.  Małgorzata Birbach (POL) 2:54:33
27.  Sally Ellis (GBR) 2:54:41
28.  Pascaline Wangui (KEN) 2:56:46
29.  Yumi Kokamo (JPN) 2:58:18
30.  Addis Gezahegn (ETH) 2:58:27
31.  Janete Mayal (BRA) 3:00:23
32.  Elena Murgoci (ROU) 3:01:46
33.  Vilma Peña (CRC) 3:03:34
34.  Ena Guevara (PER) 3:05:50
35.  Ana Gutiérrez (ISV) 3:14:02
36.  Jen Allred (GUM) 3:14:45
37.  Christine Bakombo (ZAI) 3:29:10
—  Aurora Cunha (POR) DNF
—  Olga Appell (MEX) DNF
—  Franziska Moser (SUI) DNF
—  Đặng Thị Tèo (VIE) DNF
—  Lizanne Bussieres (CAN) DNF
—  Maria Rebelo (FRA) DNF
—  Cornelia Melis (ARU) DNF
—  Marguerite Buist (NZL) DNF
—  Lisa Ondieki (AUS) DNF
—  Madina Biktagirova (EUN) DSQ

See also

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References

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Specific
  1. ↑ "Athletics at the 1992 Barcelona Summer Games: Women's Marathon". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
  2. ↑ Benyo, Richard; Henderson, Joe (2002). "B: BAA to Bush, George W.". Running Encyclopedia: The Ultimate Source for Today's Runner. Champaign, Illinois: Human Kinetics. p. 34. ISBN 978-0-7360-3734-1.
General
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