Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay

These are the official results of the women's 4 × 400 metres relay event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. There were a total of fourteen nations competing.^[1]

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Unified Team (EUN) Yelena Ruzina Lyudmila Dzhigalova Olga Nazarova Olga Bryzgina Liliya Nurutdinova* Marina Shmonina*	United States (USA) Natasha Kaiser Gwen Torrence Jearl Miles Rochelle Stevens Denean Hill* Dannette Young*	Great Britain (GBR) Phylis Smith Sandra Douglas Jennifer Stoute Sally Gunnell

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

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

World Record	3:15.17	Tatyana Ledovskaya Olga Nazarova Mariya Pinigina Olga Bryzgina	Seoul (KOR)	October 1, 1988
Olympic Record	3:15.17	Tatyana Ledovskaya Olga Nazarova Mariya Pinigina Olga Bryzgina	Seoul (KOR)	October 1, 1988

RANK	NATION	ATHLETES	TIME
	Unified Team (EUN)	• Yelena Ruzina • Lyudmila Dzhigalova • Olga Nazarova • Olga Bryzgina	3:20.20
	United States (USA)	• Natasha Kaiser • Gwen Torrence • Jearl Miles • Rochelle Stevens	3:20.92
	Great Britain (GBR)	• Phylis Smith • Sandra Douglas • Jennifer Stoute • Sally Gunnell	3:24.23
4.	Canada (CAN)	• Rosey Edeh • Charmaine Crooks • Camille-Anise Noel • Jill Richardson-Briscoe	3:25.20
5.	Jamaica (JAM)	• Catherine Scott • Cathy Ann Rattray • Juliet Campbell • Sandie Richards	3:25.68
6.	Germany (GER)	• Uta Rohländer • Heike Meissner • Linda Kisabaka • Anja Rücker	3:26.37
7.	Australia (AUS)	• Cathy Freeman • Susan Andrews • Renee Poetschka • Michelle Lock	3:26.42
8.	Portugal (POR)	• Marta Moreira • Lucrécia Jardim • Elsa Amaral • Eduarda Coelho	3:36.85

Qualification: First 3 of each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest times (q) advanced to the final.

Rank	Heat	Nation	Athletes	Time	Notes
1	1	United States (USA)	Denean Hill, Jearl Miles, Dannette Young, Natasha Kaiser	3:22.29	Q
2	2	Unified Team (EUN)	Marina Shmonina, Lyudmila Dzhigalova, Yelena Ruzina, Liliya Nurutdinova	3:22.91	Q
3	2	Great Britain (GBR)	Sandra Douglas, Phylis Smith, Jennifer Stoute, Sally Gunnell	3:25.20	Q
4	1	Jamaica (JAM)	Catherine Scott, Cathy Ann Rattray, Claudine Williams, Juliet Campbell	3:25.55	Q
5	1	Australia (AUS)	Susan Andrews, Renee Poetschka, Cathy Freeman, Michelle Lock	3:25.68	Q
6	1	Canada (CAN)	Rosey Edeh, Karen Clarke, Camille-Anise Noel, Charmaine Crooks	3:26.09	q
7	2	Germany (GER)	Uta Rohländer, Heike Meissner, Linda Kisabaka, Anja Rücker	3:26.25	Q
8	2	Portugal (POR)	Marta Moreira, Eduarda Coelho, Elsa Amaral, Lucrecia Jardim	3:29.38	q, NR
9	2	Switzerland (SUI)	Kathrin Lüthi, Regula Scalabrin, Martha Grossenbacher, Helen Burkart	3:31.26
10	2	Spain (ESP)	Esther Lahoz, Cristina Pérez, Gregoria Ferrer, Julia Merino	3:31.35
11	1	Hungary (HUN)	Edit Molnár, Agnes Kozary, Eva Barati, Judit Forgács	3:33.81
12	1	Thailand (THA)	Saleerat Srimek, Sukanya Sang-Nguen, Srirat Chimrak, Noodang Pimpol	3:35.48
13	2	Bolivia (BOL)	Jacqueline Soliz, Sandra Antelo, Gloria Burgos, Moré Galetovic	3:53.65
	1	Cuba (CUB)	Nancy McLeón, Odalmis Limonta, Daysi Duporty, Ana Fidelia Quirot	DQ