These are the official results of the women's 4 x 400 metres relay

4 x 400 metres relay

The 4 x 400 meters relay or long relay is an athletics track event in which teams comprise four runners who each complete 400 meters or one lap. It is traditionally the final event of a track meet. At top class events, the first 500 meters is run in lanes...

 event at the 1992 Summer Olympics

1992 Summer Olympics

The 1992 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event celebrated in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, in 1992. The International Olympic Committee voted in 1986 to separate the Summer and Winter Games, which had been held in the same...

 in Barcelona, Spain. There were a total of fourteen nations competing.

Medalists

Yelena Ruzina Yelena Ruzina Yelena Ivanovna Ruzina is a retired athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres. She represented the Soviet Union.... Lyudmila Dzhigalova Lyudmila Dzhigalova Lyudmyla Stanislavivna Dzhyhalova is a retired athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres... Olga Nazarova Olga Nazarova Olga Nazarova is a retired athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres. She represented the Soviet Union.She competed for the USSR in the 1988 Summer Olympics held in Seoul, South Korea in the 400m where she won the bronze medal... Olga Bryzgina Olga Bryzgina Olha Bryzhina is a retired athlete who represented USSR and later Ukraine. She trained at Dynamo in Voroshilovgrad. Competing in the 400 metres and 4 x 400 metres relay, she was a particularly successful Olympian with three gold medals and one silver. At the 1988 Olympics the Soviet relay team... Liliya Nurutdinova* Marina Shmonina Marina Shmonina Marina Shmonina is an athlete who represented the Soviet Union and later Uzbekistan. She specialized in the 400 metres and 4 x 400 metres relay.... *

Natasha Kaiser Natasha Kaiser Natasha Kaiser-Brown is an American sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres, and is the current Drake University track and field coach.... Gwen Torrence Gwen Torrence Gwen Torrence is a retired American sprinter and Olympic gold medalist. She was born in Decatur, GA. She attended Columbia High School and the University of Georgia.... Jearl Miles Rochelle Stevens Rochelle Stevens Rochelle Stevens was a 1996 Olympic gold medalist for the United States in the women's 4x400-meter relay... Denean Hill Denean Howard Denean Elizabeth Howard-Hill is an American athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres.At the Olympics she competed as Miss Howard in 1984, as Mrs. Howard-Hill in 1988, and as Mrs... * Dannette Young Dannette Young Dannette Louise Young is a former American athlete. Young won a gold medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. Four years later at the 1992 Summer Olympics, in Barcelona, she won a silver medal.... *

Phylis Smith Phylis Smith Phylis Smith is a former sprinter from Great Britain who won an Olympic bronze medal in 4 x 400 metres relay in Barcelona 1992 and a Commonwealth Gold Medal in the 1994 Commonwealth Games, also with the relay. She specialized in the 400 metres event, and had a personal best of 50.40... Sandra Douglas Sandra Douglas Sandra Marie Douglas is a British athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres.She competed for Great Britain in the 1992 Summer Olympics held in Barcelona, Spain in the 4 x 400 metres where she won the bronze medal with her team mates Phyllis Smith, Jennifer Stoute and Sally Gunnell.-References:... Jennifer Stoute Jennifer Stoute Jennifer Elaine Stoute is a former sprinter from Great Britain.At the 1990 Commonwealth Games, Stoute won a gold medal in the women's 4x400 m, along with a silver in the 4x100 m.... Sally Gunnell Sally Gunnell Sally Jane Janet Gunnell OBE is a former British Olympic champion in the 400 m hurdles...

* Athletes who participated in the heats only and received medals.

Records

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

World Record	3:15.17	Tatyana Ledovskaya Tatyana Ledovskaya Tatyana Mikhailovna Ledovskaya is a retired athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres hurdles. She represented the Soviet Union, training in Minsk....   Olga Nazarova Olga Nazarova Olga Nazarova is a retired athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres. She represented the Soviet Union.She competed for the USSR in the 1988 Summer Olympics held in Seoul, South Korea in the 400m where she won the bronze medal...   Mariya Pinigina Mariya Pinigina Mariya Dzhumabaevna Pinigina is a retired athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres, training at Spartak in Kiev...   Olga Bryzgina Olga Bryzgina Olha Bryzhina is a retired athlete who represented USSR and later Ukraine. She trained at Dynamo in Voroshilovgrad. Competing in the 400 metres and 4 x 400 metres relay, she was a particularly successful Olympian with three gold medals and one silver. At the 1988 Olympics the Soviet relay team...	Seoul Seoul Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world...  (KOR South Korea The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south... )	October 1, 1988
Olympic Record	3:15.17	Tatyana Ledovskaya Tatyana Ledovskaya Tatyana Mikhailovna Ledovskaya is a retired athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres hurdles. She represented the Soviet Union, training in Minsk....   Olga Nazarova Olga Nazarova Olga Nazarova is a retired athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres. She represented the Soviet Union.She competed for the USSR in the 1988 Summer Olympics held in Seoul, South Korea in the 400m where she won the bronze medal...   Mariya Pinigina Mariya Pinigina Mariya Dzhumabaevna Pinigina is a retired athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres, training at Spartak in Kiev...   Olga Bryzgina Olga Bryzgina Olha Bryzhina is a retired athlete who represented USSR and later Ukraine. She trained at Dynamo in Voroshilovgrad. Competing in the 400 metres and 4 x 400 metres relay, she was a particularly successful Olympian with three gold medals and one silver. At the 1988 Olympics the Soviet relay team...	Seoul Seoul Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world...  (KOR South Korea The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south... )	October 1, 1988

Final

RANK	NATION	ATHLETES	TIME
		• Yelena Ruzina Yelena Ruzina Yelena Ivanovna Ruzina is a retired athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres. She represented the Soviet Union.... • Lyudmila Dzhigalova Lyudmila Dzhigalova Lyudmyla Stanislavivna Dzhyhalova is a retired athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres... • Olga Nazarova Olga Nazarova Olga Nazarova is a retired athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres. She represented the Soviet Union.She competed for the USSR in the 1988 Summer Olympics held in Seoul, South Korea in the 400m where she won the bronze medal... • Olga Bryzgina Olga Bryzgina Olha Bryzhina is a retired athlete who represented USSR and later Ukraine. She trained at Dynamo in Voroshilovgrad. Competing in the 400 metres and 4 x 400 metres relay, she was a particularly successful Olympian with three gold medals and one silver. At the 1988 Olympics the Soviet relay team...	3:20.20
		• Natasha Kaiser Natasha Kaiser Natasha Kaiser-Brown is an American sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres, and is the current Drake University track and field coach.... • Gwen Torrence Gwen Torrence Gwen Torrence is a retired American sprinter and Olympic gold medalist. She was born in Decatur, GA. She attended Columbia High School and the University of Georgia.... • Jearl Miles • Rochelle Stevens Rochelle Stevens Rochelle Stevens was a 1996 Olympic gold medalist for the United States in the women's 4x400-meter relay...	3:20.92
		• Phylis Smith Phylis Smith Phylis Smith is a former sprinter from Great Britain who won an Olympic bronze medal in 4 x 400 metres relay in Barcelona 1992 and a Commonwealth Gold Medal in the 1994 Commonwealth Games, also with the relay. She specialized in the 400 metres event, and had a personal best of 50.40... • Sandra Douglas Sandra Douglas Sandra Marie Douglas is a British athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres.She competed for Great Britain in the 1992 Summer Olympics held in Barcelona, Spain in the 4 x 400 metres where she won the bronze medal with her team mates Phyllis Smith, Jennifer Stoute and Sally Gunnell.-References:... • Jennifer Stoute Jennifer Stoute Jennifer Elaine Stoute is a former sprinter from Great Britain.At the 1990 Commonwealth Games, Stoute won a gold medal in the women's 4x400 m, along with a silver in the 4x100 m.... • Sally Gunnell Sally Gunnell Sally Jane Janet Gunnell OBE is a former British Olympic champion in the 400 m hurdles...	3:24.23
4.		• Rosey Edeh Rosey Edeh Rosey Edeh is a Canadian television personality, currently a correspondent for the entertainment newsmagazine series ET Canada.Edeh was born in London, England... • Charmaine Crooks Charmaine Crooks Charmaine Crooks , is a Canadian athlete, five-time Olympian and Olympic Silver Medalist . Charmaine was born in Mandeville, Jamaica, but represented Canada for close to 20 years in athletics... • Camille-Anise Noel • Jill Richardson-Briscoe	3:25.20
5.		• Catherine Scott Catherine Scott Catherine Scott is a retired Jamaican athlete who specialized in the 400 metres hurdles. She also competed on the successful Jamaican team in the 4 x 400 metres relay, winning an Olympic silver medal in 2000. she is the sister of Michael Blackwood.-Achievements:-External links:... • Cathy Ann Rattray • Juliet Campbell Juliet Campbell Juliet Jean Campbell is a retired Jamaican sprinter who specialized in the 200 and 400 metres. She also competed on the successful Jamaican team in both 4 x 100 metres relay and 4 x 400 metres relay.-Achievements:... • Sandie Richards Sandie Richards Alexandra Richards is a Jamaican track and field athlete. She was a bronze medalist in the 4x400 m relay at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece....	3:25.68
6.		• Uta Rohländer Uta Rohländer Uta Rohländer, married Fromm is a retired German sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres.At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, she won a bronze medal in the 4 x 400 metres relay with her teammates Linda Kisabaka, Anja Rücker and Grit Breuer.Her personal best time is 50.33 seconds, achieved in... • Heike Meissner Heike Meissner Heike Meißner is a retired German athlete. She competed mainly in the 400 metres hurdles, but also spent two seasons specializing in the 800 metres... • Linda Kisabaka Linda Kisabaka Linda Kisabaka is a retired German middle distance runner. She ran the 400 metres until 1996, when she began specializing in the 800 metres. She retired in 2001, having represented the sports clubs Bayer 04 Leverkusen and LAZ Leipzig during her active career.Her personal best time is 1:58.24... • Anja Rücker Anja Rücker Anja Rücker is a retired German sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres.At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, she won a bronze medal in the 4 x 400 metres relay with her teammates Uta Rohländer, Linda Kisabaka and Grit Breuer...	3:26.37
7.		• Cathy Freeman Cathy Freeman Catherine Astrid Salome "Cathy" Freeman, OAM is former Australian sprinter, who specialised in the 400 metres event. She became the Olympic champion for the women's 400 metres at the 2000 Summer Olympics, at which she lit the Olympic Flame.Freeman was the first ever Aboriginal... • Susan Andrews • Renee Poetschka • Michelle Lock	3:26.42
8.		• Marta Moreira • Lucrecia Jardim Lucrécia Jardim Maria Lucrécia Jardim is a retired Portuguese sprinter who specialized in the 100 and 200 metres.-Achievements:-External links:... • Elsa Amaral • Eduarda Coelho	3:36.85

See also

• 1988 Women's Olympic 4x400m Relay (Seoul)
• 1990 Women's European Championships 4x400m Relay (Split)
  1990 European Championships in Athletics - Women's 4 x 400 metres relay
  These are the official results of the Women's 4x400 metres event at the 1990 European Championships in Split, Yugoslavia.-Final:-See also:* 1988 Women's Olympic 4x400m Relay * 1991 Women's World Championships 4x400m Relay...
  
  
• 1991 Women's World Championships 4x400m Relay (Tokyo)
  1991 World Championships in Athletics - Women's 4 x 400 metres relay
  These are the official results of the Women's 4x400 metres event at the 1991 IAAF World Championships in Tokyo, Japan. Their final was held on Sunday September 1, 1991.-Schedule:*All times are Japan Standard Time -Final:-Semifinals:...
  
  
• 1993 Women's World Championships 4x400m Relay (Stuttgart)
  1993 World Championships in Athletics - Women's 4 x 400 metres relay
  These are the official results of the Women's 4x400 metres event at the 1993 IAAF World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany. Their final was held on Sunday 1993-08-22.-Final:-Heat 1:-Heat 2:-See also:* 1988 Women's Olympic 4x400m Relay...
  
  
• 1994 Women's European Championships 4x400m Relay (Helsinki)