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1992 in the sport of athletics
Overview of the events of 1992 in the sport of athletics
This article contains an overview of the year 1992 in athletics.
Quick Facts Major world events ...
1992 in athletics | |
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Major world events | Olympic Games |
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Men
More information EVENT, ATHLETE ...
EVENT | ATHLETE | MARK | DATE | VENUE |
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1500 metres | Noureddine Morceli (ALG) | 3:28.86 | 6 September | Rieti, Italy |
3,000 metres | Moses Kiptanui (KEN) | 7:28.96 | 16 August | Köln, Germany |
400 m hurdles | Kevin Young (USA) | 46.78 | 6 August | Barcelona, Spain |
3000 m steeplechase | Moses Kiptanui (KEN) | 8:02.08 | 19 August | Zürich, Switzerland |
4 × 100 m Relay | United States (USA) • Michael Marsh • Leroy Burrell • Dennis Mitchell • Carl Lewis |
37.40 | 8 August | Barcelona |
4 × 200 m Relay | Santa Monica United States (USA) • Michael Marsh • Leroy Burrell • Floyd Heard • Carl Lewis |
1:19.11 | 25 April | Philadelphia |
4 × 400 m Relay | United States (USA) • Andrew Valmon • Quincy Watts • Michael Johnson • Steve Lewis |
2:55.74 | 8 August | Barcelona |
Pole Vault | Sergey Bubka (UKR) | 6.11m | 13 June | Dijon, France |
Sergey Bubka (UKR) | 6.12m | 30 August | Padua, Italy | |
Sergey Bubka (UKR) | 6.13m | 19 September | Tokyo, Japan | |
Javelin (new) | Steve Backley (GBR) | 91.46m | 25 January | North Shore, New Zealand |
Decathlon | Dan O'Brien (USA) | 8891 | 4-5 September | Talence, France |
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Women
More information EVENT, ATHLETE ...
EVENT | ATHLETE | MARK | DATE | VENUE |
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Pole Vault | Sun Caiyun (CHN) | 4.05m | 21 May | Nanjing, China |
Close
100 metres
More information RANK, TIME ...
RANK | 1992 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
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1. | Michael Marsh (USA) | 9.93 |
2. | Davidson Ezinwa (NGR) | 9.96 |
Linford Christie (GBR) | ||
4. | Olapade Adeniken (NGR) | 9.97 |
Leroy Burrell (USA) |
Close
200 metres
More information RANK, TIME ...
RANK | 1992 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
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1. | Michael Marsh (USA) | 19.73 |
2. | Michael Johnson (USA) | 19.79 |
3. | Frank Fredericks (NAM) | 19.97 |
4. | Mike Bates (USA) | 20.01 |
5. | John Regis (GBR) | 20.09 |
Close
400 metres
More information RANK, TIME ...
RANK | 1992 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
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1. | Quincy Watts (USA) | 43.50 |
2. | Danny Everett (USA) | 43.81 |
3. | Michael Johnson (USA) | 43.98 |
4. | Steve Lewis (USA) | 44.08 |
5. | Samson Kitur (KEN) | 44.18 |
Close
800 metres
More information RANK, TIME ...
RANK | 1992 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
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1. | Johnny Gray (USA) | 1:42.80 |
2. | Nixon Kiprotich (KEN) | 1:43.31 |
3. | William Tanui (KEN) | 1:43.37 |
4. | Mark Everett (USA) | 1:43.40 |
5. | Andrea Benvenuti (ITA) | 1:43.92 |
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1,500 metres
More information RANK, TIME ...
RANK | 1992 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
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1. | Noureddine Morceli (ALG) | 3:28.86 |
2. | David Kibet (KEN) | 3:32.13 |
3. | William Kemei (KEN) | 3:32.41 |
4. | Wilfred Kirochi (KEN) | 3:33.49 |
5. | Fermín Cacho (ESP) | 3:32.69 |
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Mile
More information RANK, TIME ...
RANK | 1992 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
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1. | William Kemei (KEN) | 3:48.80 |
2. | Noureddine Morceli (ALG) | 3:49.79 |
3. | Dieter Baumann (GER) | 3:51.12 |
4. | Gennaro di Napoli (ITA) | 3:51.96 |
5. | David Kibet (KEN) | 3:52.32 |
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3,000 metres
More information RANK, TIME ...
RANK | 1992 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
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1. | Moses Kiptanui (KEN) | 7:28.96 |
2. | Paul Bitok (KEN) | 7:33.28 |
3. | Yobes Ondieki (KEN) | 7:34.18 |
4. | Dieter Baumann (FRG) | 7:38.10 |
5. | William Sigei (KEN) | 7:39.51 |
Close
5,000 metres
More information RANK, TIME ...
RANK | 1992 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
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1. | Moses Kiptanui (KEN) | 13:00.93 |
2. | Yobes Ondieki (KEN) | 13:03.58 |
3. | Paul Bitok (KEN) | 13:08.89 |
4. | Dieter Baumann (FRG) | 13:09.03 |
5. | Khalid Skah (MAR) | 13:09.10 |
Close
10,000 metres
More information RANK, TIME ...
RANK | 1992 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
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1. | Fita Bayissa (ETH) | 27:14.26 |
2. | Richard Chelimo (KEN) | 27:15.53 |
3. | António Martins (FRA) | 27:22.78 |
4. | Arturo Barrios (MEX) | 27:34.60 |
5. | Joseph Keino (KEN) | 27:35.77 |
Close
Half Marathon
More information RANK, TIME ...
RANK | 1992 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
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1. | Benson Masya (KEN) | 1:00:24 |
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Marathon
More information RANK, TIME ...
RANK | 1992 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
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1. | David Tsebe (RSA) | 2:08:07 |
2. | Ibrahim Hussein (KEN) | 2:08:14 |
3. | Dionicio Cerón (MEX) | 2:08:36 |
4. | Manuel Matias (POR) | 2:08:38 |
5. | Hwang Young-Cho (KOR) | 2:08:47 |
Close
110m hurdles
More information RANK, TIME ...
RANK | 1992 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
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1. | Colin Jackson (GBR) | 13.04 |
2. | Tony Dees (USA) | 13.08 |
3. | Mark McKoy (CAN) | 13.11 |
4. | Florian Schwarthoff (GER) | 13.13 |
Jack Pierce (USA) |
Close
400m hurdles
More information RANK, TIME ...
RANK | 1992 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
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1. | Kevin Young (USA) | 46.78 |
2. | Winthrop Graham (JAM) | 47.62 |
3. | Kriss Akabusi (GBR) | 47.82 |
4. | Samuel Matete (ZAM) | 47.91 |
5. | David Patrick (USA) | 48.01 |
Close
3,000m steeplechase
More information RANK, TIME ...
RANK | 1992 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
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1. | Moses Kiptanui (KEN) | 8:02.08 |
2. | Philip Barkutwo (KEN) | 8:05.37 |
3. | Matthew Birir (KEN) | 8:08.84 |
4. | Patrick Sang (KEN) | 8:09.55 |
5. | William Mutwol (KEN) | 8:10.74 |
Close
High jump
More information RANK, HEIGHT ...
RANK | 1992 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | HEIGHT |
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1. | Steve Smith (GBR) | 2.37 |
2. | Lambros Papakostas (GRE) | 2.36 |
Javier Sotomayor (CUB) | ||
4. | Hollis Conway (USA) | 2.35 |
Darrin Plab (USA) | ||
Dragutin Topić (YUG) |
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Long jump
More information RANK, DISTANCE ...
RANK | 1992 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | DISTANCE |
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1. | Carl Lewis (USA) | 8.68 |
2. | Mike Powell (USA) | 8.64 |
3. | Iván Pedroso (CUB) | 8.53 |
4. | Erick Walder (USA) | 8.47 |
5. | Llewellyn Starks (USA) | 8.40 |
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Triple jump
More information RANK, DISTANCE ...
RANK | 1992 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | DISTANCE |
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1. | Mike Conley (USA) | 17.72 |
2. | Charles Simpkins (USA) | 17.60 |
3. | Denis Kapustin (RUS) | 17.48 |
4. | Frank Rutherford (BAH) | 17.41 |
5. | Leonid Voloshin (RUS) | 17.36 |
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Discus
More information RANK, DISTANCE ...
RANK | 1992 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | DISTANCE |
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1. | Jürgen Schult (GER) | 69.04 |
2. | Lars Riedel (GER) | 68.66 |
3. | Romas Ubartas (LTU) | 68.18 |
4. | Anthony Washington (USA) | 67.88 |
5. | Dmitriy Shevchenko (RUS) | 67.30 |
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Shot put
More information RANK, DISTANCE ...
RANK | 1992 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | DISTANCE |
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1. | Gregg Tafralis (USA) | 21.98 |
2. | Werner Günthör (SUI) | 21.91 |
3. | Mike Stulce (USA) | 21.70 |
4. | Jim Doehring (USA) | 21.60 |
5. | Aleksandr Bagach (UKR) | 21.19 |
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Hammer
Main article: 1992 Hammer Throw Year Ranking
More information RANK, DISTANCE ...
RANK | 1992 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | DISTANCE |
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1. | Igor Astapkovich (BLR) | 84.62 |
2. | Igor Nikulin (RUS) | 83.44 |
3. | Vasiliy Sidorenko (RUS) | 82.54 |
Andrey Abduvaliyev (UZB) | ||
5. | Yuriy Syedikh (RUS) | 82.18 |
Close
Javelin (new design)
More information RANK, DISTANCE ...
RANK | 1992 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | DISTANCE |
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1. | Steve Backley (GBR) | 91.46 |
2. | Seppo Räty (FIN) | 90.60 |
3. | Jan Železný (CZE) | 90.18 |
4. | Juha Laukkanen (FIN) | 88.22 |
5. | Tom Petranoff (USA) | 87.26 |
Close
Pole vault
More information RANK, HEIGHT ...
RANK | 1992 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | HEIGHT |
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1. | Sergey Bubka (UKR) | 6.13 |
2. | Rodion Gataullin (RUS) | 5.95 |
3. | Igor Potapovich (KAZ) | 5.92 |
4. | Dean Starkey (USA) | 5.91 |
5. | Maksim Tarasov (RUS) | 5.90 |
Jean Galfione (FRA) | ||
Igor Trandenkov (RUS) |
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Decathlon
Main article: 1992 Decathlon Year Ranking
More information RANK, POINTS ...
RANK | 1992 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | POINTS |
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1. | Dan O'Brien (USA) | 8891 |
2. | Dave Johnson (USA) | 8649 |
3. | Robert Změlík (TCH) | 8627 |
4. | Antonio Peñalver (ESP) | 8412 |
5. | Michael Smith (CAN) | 8409 |
Close
60 metres
More information RANK, TIME ...
RANK | 1992 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
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1. | Merlene Ottey (JAM) | 6.96 |
2. | Irina Privalova (RUS) | 6.97 |
3. | Michelle Finn (USA) | 7.07 |
4. | Juliet Cuthbert (JAM) | 7.09 |
5. | Katrin Krabbe (GER) | 7.10 |
Close
100 metres
More information RANK, TIME ...
RANK | 1992 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
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1. | Merlene Ottey (JAM) | 10.80 |
2. | Irina Privalova (RUS) | 10.82 |
Gail Devers (USA) | ||
4. | Juliet Cuthbert (JAM) | 10.83 |
5. | Gwen Torrence (USA) | 10.86 |
Close
200 metres
More information RANK, TIME ...
RANK | 1992 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
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1. | Gwen Torrence (USA) | 21.72 |
2. | Juliet Cuthbert (JAM) | 21.75 |
3. | Irina Privalova (RUS) | 21.93 |
4. | Merlene Ottey (JAM) | 21.94 |
5. | Marie-José Pérec (FRA) | 22.20 |
Close
400 metres
More information RANK, TIME ...
RANK | 1992 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
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1. | Marie-José Pérec (FRA) | 48.83 |
2. | Olga Bryzgina (UKR) | 49.07 |
3. | Gwen Torrence (USA) | 49.64 |
Ximena Restrepo (COL) | ||
5. | Olga Nazarova (RUS) | 49.69 |
Close
800 metres
More information RANK, TIME ...
RANK | 1992 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
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1. | Ellen van Langen (NED) | 1:55.54 |
2. | Lilia Nurutdinova (RUS) | 1:55.99 |
3. | Ana Fidelia Quirot (CUB) | 1:56.80 |
4. | Ella Kovacs (ROM) | 1:57.19 |
5. | Inna Yevseyeva (UKR) | 1:57.20 |
Close
1,500 metres
More information RANK, TIME ...
RANK | 1992 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
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1. | Hassiba Boulmerka (ALG) | 3:55.30 |
2. | Lyudmila Rogachova (RUS) | 3:56.91 |
3. | Qu Yunxia (CHN) | 3:57.08 |
4. | Tatyana Dorovskikh (UKR) | 3:57.92 |
5. | Lyubov Kremlyova (RUS) | 3:58.71 |
Close
Mile
More information RANK, TIME ...
RANK | 1992 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
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1. | Lyudmila Rogachova (RUS) | 4:21.30 |
2. | Doina Melinte (ROM) | 4:21.74 |
3. | Sonia O'Sullivan (IRL) | 4:24.27 |
4. | Lyubov Kremlyova (RUS) | 4:24.50 |
5. | Angela Chalmers (CAN) | 4:25.08 |
Close
3,000 metres
More information RANK, TIME ...
RANK | 1992 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
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1. | Yelena Romanova (RUS) | 8:33.72 |
2. | Yvonne Murray (GBR) | 8:36.63 |
3. | Sonia O'Sullivan (IRL) | 8:37.92 |
4. | Elana Meyer (RSA) | 8:38.45 |
5. | Margareta Keszeg (ROM) | 8:39.64 |
Close
5,000 metres
More information RANK, TIME ...
RANK | 1992 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
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1. | Elana Meyer (RSA) | 14:44.15 |
2. | Sonia O'Sullivan (IRL) | 14:59.11 |
3. | Liz McColgan (GBR) | 15:01.86 |
4. | Christien Toonstra (NED) | 15:07.68 |
5. | Esther Kiplagat (KEN) | 15:07.87 |
Close
10,000 metres
More information RANK, TIME ...
RANK | 1992 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
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1. | Derartu Tulu (ETH) | 31:06.02 |
2. | Lisa Ondieki (AUS) | 31:11.72 |
3. | Elana Meyer (RSA) | 31:11.75 |
4. | Maria Conceição Ferreira (POR) | 31:16.42 |
5. | Lynn Jennings (USA) | 31:19.89 |
Close
Half marathon
More information RANK, TIME ...
RANK | 1992 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
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1. | Liz McColgan (GBR) | 1:08:42 |
Close
Marathon
More information RANK, TIME ...
RANK | 1992 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
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1. | Olga Markova (RUS) | 2:23:43 |
2. | Lisa Ondieki (AUS) | 2:24:40 |
3. | Madina Biktagirova (BLR) | 2:26:23 |
4. | Yumi Kokamo (JPN) | 2:26:26 |
Yoshiko Yamamoto (JPN) |
Close
60m hurdles
More information RANK, TIME ...
RANK | 1992 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
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1. | Ludmila Narozhilenko (RUS) | 7.76 |
2. | Gail Devers (USA) | 7.93 |
3. | Lidiya Yurkova (BLR) | 7.94 |
4. | Julie Baumann (SWI) | 7.95 |
Monique Éwanjé-Épée (FRA) | ||
Nataliya Grygoryeva (UKR) |
Close
100m hurdles
More information RANK, TIME ...
RANK | 1992 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
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1. | Ludmila Narozhilenko (RUS) | 12.26 |
2. | Gail Devers (USA) | 12.55 |
3. | Nataliya Grygoryeva (UKR) | 12.60 |
4. | Paraskevi Patoulidou (GRE) | 12.64 |
5. | Yordanka Donkova (BUL) | 12.67 |
Close
400m hurdles
More information RANK, TIME ...
RANK | 1992 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
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1. | Sally Gunnell (GBR) | 53.23 |
2. | Tatyana Ledovskaya (BLR) | 53.55 |
3. | Sandra Farmer-Patrick (USA) | 53.59 |
4. | Margarita Ponomaryova (RUS) | 53.66 |
5. | Janeene Vickers (USA) | 54.31 |
Close
High jump
More information RANK, HEIGHT ...
RANK | 1992 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | HEIGHT |
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1. | Stefka Kostadinova (BUL) | 2.05 m |
2. | Heike Henkel (GER) | 2.04 m |
3. | Inga Babakova (UKR) | 2.00 m |
Alina Astafei (ROM) | ||
5. | Ioamnet Quintero (CUB) | 1.98 m |
Close
Long jump
More information RANK, DISTANCE ...
RANK | 1992 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | DISTANCE |
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1. | Heike Drechsler (GER) | 7.48 m |
2. | Inessa Kravets (UKR) | 7.37 m |
3. | Jackie Joyner-Kersee (USA) | 7.17 m |
4. | Mirela Dulgheru (ROM) | 7.14 m |
5. | Chioma Ajunwa (NGR) | 7.06 m |
Close
Triple jump
More information RANK, DISTANCE ...
RANK | 1992 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | DISTANCE |
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1. | Galina Chistyakova (RUS) | 14.62 m |
2. | Li Huirong (CHN) | 14.55 m |
3. | Inessa Kravets (UKR) | 14.41 m |
Close
Shot put
More information RANK, DISTANCE ...
RANK | 1992 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | DISTANCE |
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1. | Svetlana Krivelyova (RUS) | 21.06 m |
2. | Belsis Laza (CUB) | 20.96 m |
3. | Krystyna Zabawska (POL) | 19.42 m |
4. | Zhou Shuqin (CHN) | 19.40 m |
5. | Tatyana Khorkhulyova (BLR) | 19.28 m |
Close
Javelin (old design)
More information RANK, DISTANCE ...
RANK | 1992 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | DISTANCE |
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1. | Natalya Shikolenko (BLR) | 70.36 |
2. | Karen Forkel (GER) | 69.58 |
3. | Trine Hattestad (NOR) | 69.50 |
4. | Silke Renk (GER) | 68.34 |
5. | Teresė Nekrošaitė (LTU) | 67.64 |
Close
Heptathlon
More information RANK, POINTS ...
RANK | 1992 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | POINTS |
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1. | Jackie Joyner-Kersee (USA) | 7044 |
2. | Sabine Braun (GER) | 6985 |
3. | Irina Belova (RUS) | 6845 |
4. | Svetla Dimitrova (BUL) | 6658 |
5. | Liliana Nastase (ROM) | 6619 |
Close
- June 1, Gianmarco Tamberi, Italian athlete
- June 28, Elaine Thompson-Herah, Jamaican athlete
- August 27 Daniel Ståhl Swedish athlete
- March 1 — Howard Payne (60), English hammer thrower (b. 1931)
- July 7 — Josy Barthel (65), Luxembourgish runner (b. 1927)
- August 19 — Karl Storch (77), German hammer thrower (b. 1913)
- October 29 — Bill McChesney, Jr. (33), American long-distance runner (b. 1959)