The
Women's Marathon at the
1992 Summer Olympics
The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...
in
Barcelona, Spain
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was held on Saturday August 1, 1992. The race started on 6.30
p.m. local time. A total number of 37 athletes completed the race, with
Bakombo Kungu
Kungu "Christine" Bakombo (born 7 August 1962) is a Congolese long-distance runner. She competed in the women's marathon at the 1992 Summer Olympics
The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics ...
from
Zaire
Zaire (, ), officially the Republic of Zaire (french: République du Zaïre, link=no, ), was a Congolese state from 1971 to 1997 in Central Africa that was previously and is now again known as the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Zaire was, ...
finishing in last position in 3:29:10. There were 47 competitors from 31 countries. Nine of them did not finish.
After finishing fourth,
Madina Biktagirova
Madina Ulfatovna Biktagirova ( be, Мадзіна Ульфатаўна Біктагірава, russian: Мадина Ульфатовна Биктагирова; born 20 September 1964 in Osh, Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic, Soviet Union) is a ...
of the
Unified Team tested positive for
norephedrine
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and became the first Olympic marathoner disqualified for failing a
drug test
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.
Medalists
Abbreviations
*''All times shown are in hours:minutes:seconds''
Records
Final ranking
See also
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1990 Women's European Championships Marathon (Split)
*
1991 Women's World Championships Marathon (Tokyo)
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1992 Marathon Year Ranking
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*
1993 Women's World Championships Marathon (Stuttgart)
*
1994 Women's European Championships Marathon (Helsinki)
References
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Marathon Info
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Marathons at the Olympics
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1988 Summer Olympics
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Summer Olympics marathon
Women's events at the 1992 Summer Olympics