These are the official results of the Women's Individual Pursuit 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. The races were held on July 30, and July 31, 1992 at the Velòdrom d'Horta

Velòdrom d'Horta

Velòdrom d'Horta is a velodrome in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain that was the track cycling venue for the 1992 Summer Olympics. It was also the venue for the UCI Track Cycling World Championships in 1984....

with a race distance of 3 km. This was the Olympic debut of this event for the women.

Medalists

Gold:	Silver:	Bronze:
Petra Rossner,	Kathy Watt Kathy Watt Kathryn Ann Watt is an Australian racing cyclist who won two medals at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain .... ,	Rebecca Twigg Rebecca Twigg Rebecca Twigg is an American former racing cyclist, who won six world track cycling championships in the individual pursuit... ,

Results

• Q Denotes qualified for next round.
• q Denotes qualified for classification round.
• OVTK Denotes overtaken by opponent during heat.
• CAP Denotes captured your opponent.
• DNS Denotes did not start.
• WR Denotes New world record.
• OR Denotes New Olympic record

Qualifying round

Held, July 30


The seventeen riders raced against each other in matches of two. Qualification for the next round was not based on who won those matches, however. The cyclists with the eight fastest times advanced to the quarter-finals, regardless of whether they won or lost their match.

Pos.	Athlete	NOC	Time	Ave. Speed	Qual.	Notes
1	Kathy Watt Kathy Watt Kathryn Ann Watt is an Australian racing cyclist who won two medals at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain ....		3:41.886	48.673 km/h	Q	OR
2	Petra Rossner		3:43.091	48.410 km/h	Q
3	Rebecca Twigg Rebecca Twigg Rebecca Twigg is an American former racing cyclist, who won six world track cycling championships in the individual pursuit...		3:43.218	48.383 km/h	Q
4	Svetlana Samokhvalova		3:43.326	48.359 km/h	Q
5	Hanne Malmberg		3:45.230	47.950  km/h	Q
6	Jeannie Longo Jeannie Longo Jeannie Longo is a French racing cyclist, multiple French champion and 13 times world champion. Longo is still active in cycling as of 2011 and is widely considered one of the greatest female cyclists of all time...		3:46.935	47.590 km/h	Q
7	Leontien van Moorsel Leontien van Moorsel Leontine Martha Henrica Petronella van Moorsel is a former Dutch racing cyclist.Van Moorsel started her career in the late 1980s and was soon one of the best cyclists in the world. She won major races both on the track, and on the road...		3:46.956	47.586 km/h	Q	OR
8	Tea Vikstedt		3:47.516	47.469 km/h	Q
9	Kristel Werckx		3:50.051	46.946 km/h
10	Jacqui Nelson		3:51.259	46.700 km/h
11	Seiko Hashimoto Seiko Hashimoto Seiko Hashimoto is a former ice speed skater and track cycling sprinter from Japan, who represented her native country in four consecutive Winter Olympics, starting in 1984 in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia, and three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988 in Seoul, South Korea...		3:51.674	46.617 km/h		OR
12	Gabriella Pregnolato		3:52.376	46.476 km/h
13	Aiga Zagorska Aiga Zagorska Aiga Zagorska is a retired female track and road racing cyclist from Lithuania, who competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain for her Baltic country. There she ended up in 14th place in the women's individual road race.-References:*...		3:52.450	46.461 km/h
14	Kelly-Ann Way Kelly-Ann Way Kelly-Ann Way is a retired track cyclist and road bicycle racer from Canada, who won the silver medal in the women's individual pursuit at the 1987 Pan American Games. She represented Canada at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988.-References:* *...		3:54.284	46.097 km/h
15	Zhou Ligmei		4:04.085	44.247 km/h
16	Olga Sacasa		4:32.671	39.608 km/h		OR
-	Margaret Bean		OVTK

Quarter-finals

Held July 30

In the first round of actual match competition, cyclists were seeded into matches based on their times from the qualifying round. The winners of the four heats of advanced to the semi-finals.

Heat 1

Pos.	Athlete	NOC	Time	Ave. Speed	Qual.
1	Hanne Malmberg		3:46.959	47.585 km/h	Q
2	Svetlana Samokhvalova		3:47.444	47.484 km/h

Heat 2

Pos.	Athlete	NOC	Time	Ave. Speed	Qual.
1	Rebecca Twigg Rebecca Twigg Rebecca Twigg is an American former racing cyclist, who won six world track cycling championships in the individual pursuit...		3:46.508	47.680 km/h	Q
2	Jeannie Longo Jeannie Longo Jeannie Longo is a French racing cyclist, multiple French champion and 13 times world champion. Longo is still active in cycling as of 2011 and is widely considered one of the greatest female cyclists of all time...		3:46.547	47.672 km/h

Heat 3

Pos.	Athlete	NOC	Time	Ave. Speed	Qual.	Notes
1	Petra Rossner		3:41.509	48.756 km/h	Q	OR
2	Leontien van Moorsel Leontien van Moorsel Leontine Martha Henrica Petronella van Moorsel is a former Dutch racing cyclist.Van Moorsel started her career in the late 1980s and was soon one of the best cyclists in the world. She won major races both on the track, and on the road...		3:49.795	46.998 km/h

Heat 4

Pos.	Athlete	NOC	Time	Ave. Speed	Qual.
1	Kathy Watt Kathy Watt Kathryn Ann Watt is an Australian racing cyclist who won two medals at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain ....		3:45.305	47.935 km/h	Q
2	Tea Vikstedt		3:48.2918	47.178 km/h

Semi-finals

Held July 31

The winner of the two heats advance to the finals, for the gold medal. The loser with the fastest semi-final time wins the bronze.

Heat 1

Pos.	Athlete	NOC	Time	Ave. Speed	Qual.
1	Kathy Watt Kathy Watt Kathryn Ann Watt is an Australian racing cyclist who won two medals at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain ....		3:49.790	46.999 km/h	Q
2	Rebecca Twigg Rebecca Twigg Rebecca Twigg is an American former racing cyclist, who won six world track cycling championships in the individual pursuit...		3:52.429	46.465 km/h

Heat 2

Pos.	Athlete	NOC	Time	Ave. Speed	Qual.
1	Petra Rossner		3:48.517	47.261 km/h	Q
2	Hanne Malmberg		3:53.516	46.249 km/h

Final

Held July 31

Pos.	Athlete	NOC	Time	Ave. Speed
1	Petra Rossner		3:41.753	48.702 km/h
2	Kathy Watt Kathy Watt Kathryn Ann Watt is an Australian racing cyclist who won two medals at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain ....		3:43.438	48.335 km/h

Final classification

	Final results
Pos.	Athlete	NOC
1.	Petra Rossner
2.	Kathy Watt Kathy Watt Kathryn Ann Watt is an Australian racing cyclist who won two medals at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain ....
3.	Rebecca Twigg Rebecca Twigg Rebecca Twigg is an American former racing cyclist, who won six world track cycling championships in the individual pursuit...
4.	Hanne Malmber
5.	Jeannie Longo Jeannie Longo Jeannie Longo is a French racing cyclist, multiple French champion and 13 times world champion. Longo is still active in cycling as of 2011 and is widely considered one of the greatest female cyclists of all time...
6.	Svetlana Samokhvalova
7.	Tea Vikstedt
8.	Leontien van Moorsel Leontien van Moorsel Leontine Martha Henrica Petronella van Moorsel is a former Dutch racing cyclist.Van Moorsel started her career in the late 1980s and was soon one of the best cyclists in the world. She won major races both on the track, and on the road...