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Host City: Barcelona, Spain

Date Started: August 3, 1992

Date Finished: August 3, 1992

(Competitors: 44; Countries: 21)

Venue(s): Montjuïc Olympic Stadium, Barcelona

Overview by IAAF

Alina Ivanova (RUS) and Svensson, the first two in the Tokyo world championships, were the two leaders at halfway, reached in 22:15. The hilly course and 26°C temperature did nothing to help a fast pace, and the climb back towards the stadium took its toll. With 1000m to go Chen and Li were leading, with Ivanova and Nikolayeva 30m behind. Chen had moved 20m ahead of her teammate, with Ivanova another 20m behind. The Russian put in a burst of speed which brought her a second red warning card, but also put her just in front of Chen. The Chinese woman applied pressure, and Ivanova, in trying to keep the lead, lifted again and was disqualified though she continued and crossed the line first. Li was passed by Salvador, who was also disqualified, with the result that Li won the bronze despite crossing the line in fifth place.

Summary by Sports-reference.com

This was the first walking competition for women at the Olympics. The day was very hot. The favorite was 1991 World Champion Alina Ivanova who led the early sections. With one kilometer left, the women had to ascend the hill of Montjuíc to the Estadi Olímpic. Chen Yueling and Li Chunxiu of China had the lead over Ivanova and her teammate Yelena Nikolayeva. As they entered the tunnel to the stadium, Ivanova made up the deficit and took the lead. With 150 metres left, she “sprinted” for the finish, however, and was disqualified for her third warning for lifting. Chen held on for the gold medal, with Nikolayeva second and Li earning the bronze.

Records

Standing records prior to the 1992 Summer Olympics
World Record	Kerry Saxby-Junna (AUS)	41:30	August 27, 1988	Canberra, Australia
Olympic Record	New Event
Broken records at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Olympic Record	Chen Yueling (CHN)	44:32	August 3, 1992	Barcelona, Spain

		Results
The Women's 10 km Walk at the 1992 Summer Olympics was held on August 3, 1992, in Barcelona, Spain. There were a total number of 44 competitors, with six athletes who were disqualified. Inside the stadium, Alina Ivanova and Chen Yueling were locked in a tight battle. With 200 metres to go, Ivanova accelerated for what looked like would be a gold/bronze combination for the former Soviet athletes. Chen maintained her pace to stay ahead of Yelena Nikolayeva, sprinting to chase her down, pulling away from Chen's Chinese teammate Li Chunxiu. Well ahead, Ivanova bounded across the finish line in first, but her final sprint only earned her a disqualification. Ileana Salvador sprinted past Li at the line, also earning a disqualification, giving Chen the gold medal and China the gold/bronze combination. Chen also took the Olympic record in the first time Olympic event.
*10 km walk*	Women	Final	3 August

Rank	Mark	Athlete	Country	NOC	Birth Date	Records
1	44.32	Chen Yueling	China	CHN	1 Apr 68
2	44.33	Yelena Nikolayeva	Russia	RUS	17 Mar 66
3	44.41	Li Chunxiu	China	CHN	13 Aug 69
4	45.08	Sari Essayah	Finland	FIN	21 Feb 67
5	45.15	Cui Yingzi	China	CHN	26 Jan 71
6	45.17	Madelein Svensson	Sweden	SWE	20 Jul 69
7	45.23	Annarita Sidoti	Italy	ITA	25 Jul 69
8	45.23	Yelena Sayko	Russia	RUS	24 Dec 67
9	45.28	Anne-Marie Judkins	New Zealand	NZL	1 Mar 64
10	45.32	Mari Cruz Díaz	Spain	ESP	24 Oct 69
11	45.45	Katarzyna Radtke	Poland	POL	31 Aug 69
12	45.5	Mária Urbanik-Rosza	Hungary	HUN	12 Feb 67
13	45.54	Ildikó Ilyés	Hungary	HUN	28 Aug 66
14	46	Encarna Granados	Spain	ESP	30 Jan 72
15	46.01	Kerry Saxby-Junna	Australia	AUS	2 Jun 61
16	46.31	Beate Gummelt	Germany	GER	4 Feb 68
17	46.34	Beata Kaczmarska	Poland	POL	5 Jul 70
18	46.35	Andrea Alföldi	Hungary	HUN	22 Sep 64
19	46.43	Elisabetta Perrone	Italy	ITA	9 Jul 68
20	46.45	Michelle Rohl	United States	USA	12 Nov 65
21	46.5	Tina Poitras	Canada	CAN	5 Oct 70
22	47.03	Emilia Cano	Spain	ESP	4 Mar 68
23	47.11	Miki Itakura	Japan	JPN	1 Aug 75
24	47.43	Yuko Sato	Japan	JPN	23 Jan 68
25	48.05	Janice McCaffrey	Canada	CAN	20 Oct 59
26	48.23	Debbi Lawrence	United States	USA	15 Oct 61
27	48.26	Victoria Herazo	United States	USA	2 Jun 59
28	48.39	Maricela Chávez	Mexico	MEX	15 May 65
29	49.14	Pascale Grand	Canada	CAN
30	50.02	Eva Machuca	Mexico	MEX	70
31	50.13	Gabrielle Blythe	Australia	AUS	9 Mar 69
32	50.14	Betty Sworowski	Great Britain	GBR	12 Mar 61
33	50.21	Kathrin Boyde	Germany	GER	4 Dec 70
34	50.23	Isilda Gonçalves	Portugal	POR	11 Nov 69
35	51.44	Lisa Kehler	Great Britain	GBR	15 Mar 67
36	51.56	Miriam Ramón	Ecuador	ECU	10 Feb 73
37	54.53	Perri Williams	Ireland	IRL	2 Jun 66
38	55.24	Kada Delic	Yugoslavia	YUG	7 Jul 65
	DQ	Khin Lwan Ma	Myanmar	MYA	5 May 66
	DQ	Vicky Lupton	Great Britain	GBR	17 Apr 72
	DQ	Maria Graciela Mendoza	Mexico	MEX	22 Mar 63
	DQ	Alina Ivanova	Russia	RUS	16 Mar 69
	DQ	Ileana Salvador	Italy	ITA	16 Jan 62
	DQ	Susana Feitor	Portugal	POR	28 Jan 75