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Host City: Barcelona, Spain

Format: Top four in each heat advanced to the final.

Date Started: July 31, 1992

Format: Top four in each heat advanced to the semi-finals.

Date Finished: August 1, 1992

Format: Top four in each heat and next four fastest advanced to the quarter-finals

(Competitors: 54; Countries: 41; Finalists: 8)

Venue(s): Montjuïc Olympic Stadium, Barcelona

Overview by IAAF

With World Champion Katrin Krabbe (GDR) disqualified for drug abuse, there was no clear favourite. Cuthbert ran the fastest heat (11.14) and improved to 11.12 in the second round, which remained the fastest until the last quarter-final when Privalova ran 10.98 into a 1.1 wind. Cuthbert won her semi-final in 10.98 by more than a metre from Devers (11.12), and Torrence won the other heat in 11.02 into a very strong (2.9) wind. Behind her Ottey (11.07) finished quickly to pass Privalova (11.08) just before the line. The Russian was away best in the final, and maintained a slim lead until 80m, but at that point there were five possible winners, as Torrence, Devers and Cuthbert were virtually even with Privalova, and fast-finishing Ottey was no more than 30cm behind. The picture was no clearer as the five flashed over the line, with a wait of five minutes before the result was announced. The time would have been around 10.70 had the wind blown in the opposite direction.

Summary by Sports-reference.com

The 1991 World Champion and 1990 European Champion at 100 and 200 metres was Katrin Krabbe (GER). Krabbe was a tall, attractive blond, who seemed ready to capitalize on her fame and beauty with endorsements not previously available to her as an East German. But early in 1992 she and some of her teammates went to train in South Africa. There were accusations that this was done to avoid drug testing and the Germans responded by sending a testing team down there. All of the women tested negative but then it was revealed that all of the urine samples had come from the same person. They were all suspended for four years by the German Track Federation, but after appeals to the IAAF this was revoked. However, in June Krabbe withdrew from the Olympics, because of the stress she had been through in the past few months. In July she did test positive, this time for clenbuterol, and she never competed again.

Krabbe's absence left the 1992 100 relatively wide open, with no clear favorite.The runner-up at the 1991 Worlds had been American Gwen Torrence, while the world leader going into Barcelona was Jamaica's Merlene Ottey. But the gold medal went to America's Gail Devers in one of the closest finishes ever. Coming to the line there was almost nothing to separate the top five runners, but Devers' lean won the gold by 0.01 in 10.82 over Jamaican Juliet Cuthbert, with Russian (EUN) Irina Privalova another hundredth back in third. Torrence was only 4/100ths behind Devers in fourth, and Ottey ran 10.88 in fifth. Shortly after the final, Torrence noted that )two of the three medalists were not clean), effectively accusing them of doping, although she never identified those she accused. She retracted that statement a few days later, and came back to win the 200 gold.

Records

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

World Record	10.49	Florence Griffith-Joyner	Indianapolis (USA)	July 16, 1988
Olympic Record	10.62	Florence Griffith-Joyner	Seoul (KOR)	September 24, 1988

			Results

*100 m*	Women		Final	1 August

Rank	Mark	Wind	Athlete	Country	NOC	Birth Date	Records
1	10.82	-1	Gail Devers	United States	USA	19 Nov 66
2	10.83	-1	Juliet Cuthbert	Jamaica	JAM	9 Apr 64
3	10.84	-1	Irina Privalova	Russia	RUS	22 Nov 68
4	10.86	-1	Gwen Torrence	United States	USA	12 Jun 65
5	10.88	-1	Merlene Ottey	Jamaica	JAM	10 May 60
6	11.10	-1	Anelia Nuneva	Bulgaria	BUL	30 Jun 62
7	11.15	-1	Mary Onyali	Nigeria	NGR	3 Feb 68
8	11.19	-1	Liliana Allen	Cuba	CUB	24 May 70
*100 m*	Women		Semifinal 1	1 August

Rank	Mark	Wind	Athlete	Country	NOC	Birth Date	Records
1	11.02	-2.9	Gwen Torrence	United States	USA	12 Jun 65
2	11.07	-2.9	Merlene Ottey	Jamaica	JAM	10 May 60
3	11.08	-2.9	Irina Privalova	Russia	RUS	22 Nov 68
4	11.30	-2.9	Mary Onyali	Nigeria	NGR	3 Feb 68
5	11.34	-2.9	Pauline Davis-Thompson	Bahamas	BAH	9 Jul 66
6	11.47	-2.9	Christy Opara-Thompson	Nigeria	NGR	2 May 70
7	11.65	-2.9	Sisko Hanhijoki	Finland	FIN	25 Apr 62
8	11.70	-2.9	Patricia Girard	France	FRA	8 Apr 68
*100 m*	Women		Semifinal 2	1 August

Rank	Mark	Wind	Athlete	Country	NOC	Birth Date	Records
1	10.98	-0.8	Juliet Cuthbert	Jamaica	JAM	9 Apr 64
2	11.12	-0.8	Gail Devers	United States	USA	19 Nov 66
3	11.24	-0.8	Anelia Nuneva	Bulgaria	BUL	30 Jun 62
4	11.28	-0.8	Liliana Allen	Cuba	CUB	24 May 70
5	11.29	-0.8	Evelyn Ashford	United States	USA	15 Apr 57
6	11.44	-0.8	Elinda Vorster	South Africa	RSA	8 Sep 65
7	11.45	-0.8	Olga Bogoslovskaya	Russia	RUS	20 May 64
8	11.53	-0.8	Beatrice Utondu-Okoye	Nigeria	NGR	23 Nov 69
*100 m*	Women		Heat 1	31 July

Rank	Mark	Wind	Athlete	Country	NOC	Birth Date	Records
1	11.13	-0.5	Evelyn Ashford	United States	USA	15 Apr 57
2	11.31	-0.5	Beatrice Utondu-Okoye	Nigeria	NGR	23 Nov 69
3	11.50	-0.5	Sisko Hanhijoki	Finland	FIN	25 Apr 62
4	11.54	-0.5	Patricia Girard	France	FRA	8 Apr 68
5	11.59	-0.5	Kerry Johnson	Australia	AUS	23 Oct 63
6	11.61	-0.5	Dahlia Duhaney	Jamaica	JAM	20 Jul 70
7	11.66	-0.5	Lucrécia Jardim	Portugal	POR	28 Jan 71
8	11.78	-0.5	Tian Yumei	China	CHN	28 Dec 65
*100 m*	Women		Heat 2	31 July

Rank	Mark	Wind	Athlete	Country	NOC	Birth Date	Records
1	11.12	-0.7	Juliet Cuthbert	Jamaica	JAM	9 Apr 64
2	11.17	-0.7	Anelia Nuneva	Bulgaria	BUL	30 Jun 62
3	11.28	-0.7	Mary Onyali	Nigeria	NGR	3 Feb 68
4	11.44	-0.7	Elinda Vorster	South Africa	RSA	8 Sep 65
5	11.55	-0.7	Nelli Cooman	Netherlands	NED	6 Jun 64
6	11.64	-0.7	Laurence Bily	France	FRA	5 May 63
7	11.69	-0.7	Myra Wilkinson	Puerto Rico	PUR	5 May 65
8	11.79	-0.7	Cristina Castro	Spain	ESP	4 Apr 69
*100 m*	Women		Heat 3	31 July

Rank	Mark	Wind	Athlete	Country	NOC	Birth Date	Records
1	11.15	-1	Merlene Ottey	Jamaica	JAM	10 May 60
2	11.17	-1	Gwen Torrence	United States	USA	12 Jun 65
3	11.31	-1	Pauline Davis-Thompson	Bahamas	BAH	9 Jul 66
4	11.43	-1	Olga Bogoslovskaya	Russia	RUS	20 May 64
5	11.63	-1	Odiah Sidibé	France	FRA	13 Jan 70
6	11.67	-1	Andrea Philipp	Germany	GER	29 Jul 71
7	11.73	-1	Xiao Yehua	China	CHN	6 Nov 71
8	11.77	-1	Stephanie Douglas	Great Britain	GBR	22 Jan 69
*100 m*	Women		Heat 4	31 July

Rank	Mark	Wind	Athlete	Country	NOC	Birth Date	Records
1	10.98	-1.1	Irina Privalova	Russia	RUS	22 Nov 68
2	11.17	-1.1	Gail Devers	United States	USA	19 Nov 66
3	11.33	-1.1	Liliana Allen	Cuba	CUB	24 May 70
4	11.42	-1.1	Christy Opara-Thompson	Nigeria	NGR	2 May 70
5	11.57	-1.1	Wang Huei-Chen	Chinese Taipei	TPE	21 Feb 70
6	11.67	-1.1	Melinda Gainsford-Taylor	Australia	AUS	1 Oct 71
7	11.76	-1.1	Gao Han	China	CHN	3 Jul 71
8	11.76	-1.1	Sabine Tröger	Austria	AUT	7 Jun 67
*100 m*	Women		Heat 1	31 July

Rank	Mark	Wind	Athlete	Country	NOC	Birth Date	Records
1	11.26	-0.2	Merlene Ottey	Jamaica	JAM	10 May 60
2	11.44	-0.2	Sisko Hanhijoki	Finland	FIN	25 Apr 62
3	11.51	-0.2	Patricia Girard	France	FRA	8 Apr 68
4	11.68	-0.2	Gao Han	China	CHN	3 Jul 71
5	11.72	-0.2	Cristina Castro	Spain	ESP	4 Apr 69
6	12.11	-0.2	My Linh Truong Hoang	Vietnam	VIE	27 Jun 69
7	12.41	-0.2	Gail Prescod	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	VIN	12 Aug 71
*100 m*	Women		Heat 2	31 July

Rank	Mark	Wind	Athlete	Country	NOC	Birth Date	Records
1	11.42	-0.2	Irina Privalova	Russia	RUS	22 Nov 68
2	11.62	-0.2	Kerry Johnson	Australia	AUS	23 Oct 63
3	11.69	-0.2	Xiao Yehua	China	CHN	6 Nov 71
4	11.73	-0.2	Dahlia Duhaney	Jamaica	JAM	20 Jul 70
5	11.79	-0.2	Karen Clarke	Canada	CAN	7 Oct 71
6	11.83	-0.2	N'Deye Binta Dia	Senegal	SEN	8 Apr 73
7	11.88	-0.2	Damayanthi Dharsha	Sri Lanka	SRI	13 Feb 75
8	13.66	-0.2	Aminath Rishtha	Maldives	MDV	30 May 75
*100 m*	Women		Heat 3	31 July

Rank	Mark	Wind	Athlete	Country	NOC	Birth Date	Records
1	11.14	-0.8	Juliet Cuthbert	Jamaica	JAM	9 Apr 64
2	11.34	-0.8	Anelia Nuneva	Bulgaria	BUL	30 Jun 62
3	11.45	-0.8	Elinda Vorster	South Africa	RSA	8 Sep 65
4	11.57	-0.8	Melinda Gainsford-Taylor	Australia	AUS	1 Oct 71
5	11.62	-0.8	Odiah Sidibé	France	FRA	13 Jan 70
6	11.99	-0.8	Ratjai Sripet	Thailand	THA	23 Dec 60
7	12.12	-0.8	Monique Kengné	Cameroon	CMR	14 Apr 65
8	12.47	-0.8	Vaciseva Tavaga	Fiji	FIJ	16 Nov 73
*100 m*	Women		Heat 4	31 July

Rank	Mark	Wind	Athlete	Country	NOC	Birth Date	Records
1	11.23	0.3	Gail Devers	United States	USA	19 Nov 66
2	11.48	0.3	Pauline Davis-Thompson	Bahamas	BAH	9 Jul 66
3	11.65	0.3	Stephanie Douglas	Great Britain	GBR	22 Jan 69
4	11.67	0.3	Myra Wilkinson	Puerto Rico	PUR	5 May 65
5	11.76	0.3	Heather Samuel	Antigua and Barbuda	ANT	6 Jul 70
6	12.08	0.3	Gailey Dube	Zimbabwe	ZIM	25 Jul 69
7	13.11	0.3	Laure Kuetey	Benin	BEN	6 Mar 71
*100 m*	Women		Heat 5	31 July

Rank	Mark	Wind	Athlete	Country	NOC	Birth Date	Records
1	11.28	-0.4	Gwen Torrence	United States	USA	12 Jun 65
2	11.39	-0.4	Christy Opara-Thompson	Nigeria	NGR	2 May 70
3	11.49	-0.4	Liliana Allen	Cuba	CUB	24 May 70
4	11.73	-0.4	Andrea Philipp	Germany	GER	29 Jul 71
5	11.74	-0.4	Laloa Ravaonirina	Madagascar	MAD	8 Nov 63
6	11.77	-0.4	Patricia Foufoué Ziga	Cote d'Ivoire	CIV	8 Mar 72
7	12.13	-0.4	Ngozi Mwanamwambwa	Zambia	ZAM	26 Feb 71
8	12.76	-0.4	Muyebo Mabala	DR Congo	COD	12 Dec 70
*100 m*	Women		Heat 6	31 July

Rank	Mark	Wind	Athlete	Country	NOC	Birth Date	Records
1	11.23	0.5	Evelyn Ashford	United States	USA	15 Apr 57
2	11.37	0.5	Mary Onyali	Nigeria	NGR	3 Feb 68
3	11.43	0.5	Wang Huei-Chen	Chinese Taipei	TPE	21 Feb 70
4	11.58	0.5	Lucrécia Jardim	Portugal	POR	28 Jan 71
5	11.68	0.5	Tian Yumei	China	CHN	28 Dec 65
6	12.05	0.5	Dawnette Douglas	Bermuda	BER	21 Jul 71
7	12.12	0.5	Zoila Stewart Lee	Costa Rica	CRC	1 Nov 68
8	12.59	0.5	Deirdre Caruana	Malta	MLT	26 Oct 72
*100 m*	Women		Heat 7	31 July

Rank	Mark	Wind	Athlete	Country	NOC	Birth Date	Records
1	11.30	0.1	Beatrice Utondu-Okoye	Nigeria	NGR	23 Nov 69
2	11.45	0.1	Olga Bogoslovskaya	Russia	RUS	20 May 64
3	11.47	0.1	Nelli Cooman	Netherlands	NED	6 Jun 64
4	11.57	0.1	Laurence Bily	France	FRA	5 May 63
5	11.69	0.1	Sabine Tröger	Austria	AUT	7 Jun 67
6	12.01	0.1	Marcel Winkler	South Africa	RSA	29 Oct 70
7	12.33	0.1	Aminata Konate	Guinea	GUI	29 Dec 68
	DQ	0.1	Magdalena Ansue	Equatorial Guinea	GEQ	2 Apr 74