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3,000 metres, Women

Date	31 July – 2 August 1992
Status	Olympic
Location	Estadio Olímpico de Montjuïc, Barcelona
Participants	33 from 21 countries

Ukrainian Tatyana Samolenko-Dorovskikh had been dominant in this event for the past few years, winning the 1988 Olympic gold, and the 1987 and 1991 World Championships. Yelena Romanova had been runner-up at the 1990 European Championship and the 1991 World Championships. The final was run in a languid 3:06 for the first kilometer. This led to a pack finish, with all the favorites together on the final backstretch. Ireland’s Sonia O’Sullivan led on the final turn, but Romanova jumped the field at the head of the stretch and was not caught, finally winning a major international title. Samolenko-Dorovskikh closed quickly for the silver but could not catch the Russian.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	R1	Final
1	554	Yelena Romanova	👁 Image EUN	8:51.18 (3 h3)	8:46.04 (1)	Gold
2	500	Tetiana Dorovskikh	👁 Image EUN	8:42.45 (2 h2)	8:46.85 (2)	Silver
3	209	Angela Chalmers	👁 Image CAN	8:42.85 (3 h2)	8:47.22 (3)	Bronze
4	960	Sonia O'Sullivan	👁 Image IRL	8:50.08 (1 h3)	8:47.41 (4)
5	1751	PattiSue Plumer	👁 Image USA	8:47.58 (3 h1)	8:48.29 (5)
6	519	Yelena Khopytova	👁 Image EUN	8:47.21 (1 h1)	8:49.55 (6)
7	1766	Shelly Steely	👁 Image USA	8:44.22 (6 h2)	8:52.67 (7)
8	745	Yvonne Murray	👁 Image GBR	8:51.16 (2 h3)	8:55.85 (8)
9	770	Alison Wyeth	👁 Image GBR	8:43.93 (4 h2)	9:00.23 (9)
10	995	Roberta Brunet	👁 Image ITA	8:44.21 (5 h2)	9:01.26 (10)
11	1458	Margareta Keszeg	👁 Image ROU	8:47.24 (2 h1)	9:03.16 (11)
AC r2/2	628	Marie-Pierre Duros	👁 Image FRA	8:42.32 (1 h2)	– ()
4 h1 r1/2	772	Lisa York	👁 Image GBR	8:47.71 (4 h1)	–
4 h3 r1/2	1747	Annette Peters	👁 Image USA	8:52.77 (4 h3)	–
5 h1 r1/2	236	Robyn Meagher	👁 Image CAN	8:49.72 (5 h1)	–
5 h3 r1/2	636	Zohra Graziani-Koullou	👁 Image FRA	8:55.21 (5 h3)	–
6 h1 r1/2	377	Gitte Karlshøj	👁 Image DEN	8:54.05 (6 h1)	–
6 h3 r1/2	612	Päivi Tikkanen	👁 Image FIN	8:59.60 (6 h3)	–
7 h1 r1/2	414	Estela Estévez	👁 Image ESP	8:55.70 (7 h1)	–
7 h2 r1/2	1121	Esther Kiplagat	👁 Image KEN	8:44.97 (7 h2)	–
7 h3 r1/2	66	Krishna Stanton	👁 Image AUS	9:00.62 (7 h3)	–
8 h1 r1/2	1134	Jane Ngotho	👁 Image KEN	9:00.96 (8 h1)	–
8 h2 r1/2	956	Catherina McKiernan	👁 Image IRL	8:57.91 (8 h2)	–
8 h3 r1/2	1129	Pauline Konga	👁 Image KEN	9:02.79 (8 h3)	–
9 h1 r1/2	1479	Zola Budd-Pieterse	👁 Image RSA	9:07.10 (9 h1)	–
9 h2 r1/2	1855	Fernanda Ribeiro	👁 Image POR	9:07.69 (9 h2)	–
9 h3 r1/2	240	Leah Pells	👁 Image CAN	9:13.19 (9 h3)	–
10 h1 r1/2	17	Ana Isabel Elias	👁 Image ANG	9:58.82 (10 h1)	–
10 h2 r1/2	1490	Inmaculle Naberaho	👁 Image RWA	10:02.62 (10 h2)	–
10 h3 r1/2	1269	Khin Khin Htwe	👁 Image MYA	9:31.70 (10 h3)	–
11 h2 r1/2	1360	Rosemary Turare	👁 Image PNG	11:15.18 (11 h2)	–
11 h3 r1/2	385	Janeth Caizalitín	👁 Image ECU	9:32.29 (11 h3)	–
12 h3 r1/2	168	Mirsada Burić	👁 Image BIH	10:03.34 (12 h3)	–
127	Sandra Cortez	👁 Image BOL	– (DNS h1)	–

Round One

Date	31 July 1992
Format	Top three in each heat and next fastest three advanced to the final.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Time (automatic)
1	628	Marie-Pierre Duros	👁 Image FRA	8:42.32
2	500	Tetiana Dorovskikh	👁 Image EUN	8:42.45
3	209	Angela Chalmers	👁 Image CAN	8:42.85
4	770	Alison Wyeth	👁 Image GBR	8:43.93
5	995	Roberta Brunet	👁 Image ITA	8:44.21
6	1766	Shelly Steely	👁 Image USA	8:44.22
7	1121	Esther Kiplagat	👁 Image KEN	8:44.97
8	519	Yelena Khopytova	👁 Image EUN	8:47.21	1
9	1458	Margareta Keszeg	👁 Image ROU	8:47.24
10	1751	PattiSue Plumer	👁 Image USA	8:47.58
11	772	Lisa York	👁 Image GBR	8:47.71
12	236	Robyn Meagher	👁 Image CAN	8:49.72
13	960	Sonia O'Sullivan	👁 Image IRL	8:50.08
14	745	Yvonne Murray	👁 Image GBR	8:51.16
15	554	Yelena Romanova	👁 Image EUN	8:51.18
16	1747	Annette Peters	👁 Image USA	8:52.77
17	377	Gitte Karlshøj	👁 Image DEN	8:54.05
18	636	Zohra Graziani-Koullou	👁 Image FRA	8:55.21
19	414	Estela Estévez	👁 Image ESP	8:55.70
20	956	Catherina McKiernan	👁 Image IRL	8:57.91
21	612	Päivi Tikkanen	👁 Image FIN	8:59.60
22	66	Krishna Stanton	👁 Image AUS	9:00.62
23	1134	Jane Ngotho	👁 Image KEN	9:00.96
24	1129	Pauline Konga	👁 Image KEN	9:02.79
25	1479	Zola Budd-Pieterse	👁 Image RSA	9:07.10
26	1855	Fernanda Ribeiro	👁 Image POR	9:07.69
27	240	Leah Pells	👁 Image CAN	9:13.19
28	1269	Khin Khin Htwe	👁 Image MYA	9:31.70
29	385	Janeth Caizalitín	👁 Image ECU	9:32.29
30	17	Ana Isabel Elias	👁 Image ANG	9:58.82
31	1490	Inmaculle Naberaho	👁 Image RWA	10:02.62
32	168	Mirsada Burić	👁 Image BIH	10:03.34
33	1360	Rosemary Turare	👁 Image PNG	11:15.18
127	Sandra Cortez	👁 Image BOL	–

Heat #1

Time	19:50

Pos	Start Order	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	519	Yelena Khopytova	👁 Image EUN	8:47.21	2
2	1458	Margareta Keszeg	👁 Image ROU	8:47.24
3	1751	PattiSue Plumer	👁 Image USA	8:47.58
4	772	Lisa York	👁 Image GBR	8:47.71
5	236	Robyn Meagher	👁 Image CAN	8:49.72
6	377	Gitte Karlshøj	👁 Image DEN	8:54.05
7	414	Estela Estévez	👁 Image ESP	8:55.70
8	1134	Jane Ngotho	👁 Image KEN	9:00.96
9	1479	Zola Budd-Pieterse	👁 Image RSA	9:07.10
10	17	Ana Isabel Elias	👁 Image ANG	9:58.82
127	Sandra Cortez	👁 Image BOL	–

Split Times

Time	Athlete(s)	NOC	Result	Notes
1000 m	Gitte Karlshøj	👁 Image	2:57.53
2000 m	Jane Ngotho	👁 Image	5:59.17

Heat #2

Time	20:05

Pos	Start Order	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	628	Marie-Pierre Duros	👁 Image FRA	8:42.32
2	500	Tetiana Dorovskikh	👁 Image EUN	8:42.45
3	209	Angela Chalmers	👁 Image CAN	8:42.85
4	770	Alison Wyeth	👁 Image GBR	8:43.93
5	995	Roberta Brunet	👁 Image ITA	8:44.21
6	1766	Shelly Steely	👁 Image USA	8:44.22
7	1121	Esther Kiplagat	👁 Image KEN	8:44.97
8	956	Catherina McKiernan	👁 Image IRL	8:57.91
9	1855	Fernanda Ribeiro	👁 Image POR	9:07.69
10	1490	Inmaculle Naberaho	👁 Image RWA	10:02.62
11	1360	Rosemary Turare	👁 Image PNG	11:15.18

Split Times

Time	Athlete(s)	NOC	Result	Notes
1000 m	Alison Wyeth	👁 Image	2:54.36
2000 m	Alison Wyeth	👁 Image	5:52.49

Heat #3

Time	20:20

Pos	Start Order	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	960	Sonia O'Sullivan	👁 Image IRL	8:50.08
2	745	Yvonne Murray	👁 Image GBR	8:51.16
3	554	Yelena Romanova	👁 Image EUN	8:51.18
4	1747	Annette Peters	👁 Image USA	8:52.77
5	636	Zohra Graziani-Koullou	👁 Image FRA	8:55.21
6	612	Päivi Tikkanen	👁 Image FIN	8:59.60
7	66	Krishna Stanton	👁 Image AUS	9:00.62
8	1129	Pauline Konga	👁 Image KEN	9:02.79
9	240	Leah Pells	👁 Image CAN	9:13.19
10	1269	Khin Khin Htwe	👁 Image MYA	9:31.70
11	385	Janeth Caizalitín	👁 Image ECU	9:32.29
12	168	Mirsada Burić	👁 Image BIH	10:03.34

Split Times

Time	Athlete(s)	NOC	Result	Notes
1000 m	Annette Peters	👁 Image	3:02.89
2000 m	Annette Peters	👁 Image	6:01.08

Final Round

Date	2 August 1992 — 21:00

Pos	Start Order	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	554	Yelena Romanova	👁 Image EUN	8:46.04
2	500	Tetiana Dorovskikh	👁 Image EUN	8:46.85
3	209	Angela Chalmers	👁 Image CAN	8:47.22
4	960	Sonia O'Sullivan	👁 Image IRL	8:47.41
5	1751	PattiSue Plumer	👁 Image USA	8:48.29
6	519	Yelena Khopytova	👁 Image EUN	8:49.55	3
7	1766	Shelly Steely	👁 Image USA	8:52.67
8	745	Yvonne Murray	👁 Image GBR	8:55.85
9	770	Alison Wyeth	👁 Image GBR	9:00.23
10	995	Roberta Brunet	👁 Image ITA	9:01.26
11	1458	Margareta Keszeg	👁 Image ROU	9:03.16
628	Marie-Pierre Duros	👁 Image FRA	–

Split Times

Time	Athlete(s)	NOC	Result	Notes
1000 m	Alison Wyeth	👁 Image	3:06.71
2000 m	Alison Wyeth	👁 Image	6:01.52

URL: https://www.olympedia.org/results/64428

⇱ Olympedia – 3,000 metres, Women

3,000 metres, Women

Round One

Heat #1

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Heat #2

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Heat #3

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Final Round

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