# Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay

These are the official results of the women's 4 × 400 metres relay event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. There were a total of fourteen nations competing.

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Unified Team (EUN) Yelena Ruzina Lyudmila Dzhigalova Olga Nazarova Olga Bryzgina Liliya Nurutdinova* Marina Shmonina* | United States (USA) Natasha Kaiser Gwen Torrence Jearl Miles Rochelle Stevens Denean Hill* Dannette Young* | Great Britain (GBR) Phylis Smith Sandra Douglas Jennifer Stoute Sally Gunnell |
* Athletes who participated in the heats only and received medals.

## Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1992 Summer Olympics.
| World Record | 3:15.17 | Tatyana Ledovskaya Olga Nazarova Mariya Pinigina Olga Bryzgina | Seoul (KOR) | October 1, 1988 |
| Olympic Record | 3:15.17 | Tatyana Ledovskaya Olga Nazarova Mariya Pinigina Olga Bryzgina | Seoul (KOR) | October 1, 1988 |

## Results
### Final

| RANK | NATION | ATHLETES | TIME |
| | Unified Team (EUN) | • Yelena Ruzina • Lyudmila Dzhigalova • Olga Nazarova • Olga Bryzgina | 3:20.20 |
| | United States (USA) | • Natasha Kaiser • Gwen Torrence • Jearl Miles • Rochelle Stevens | 3:20.92 |
| | Great Britain (GBR) | • Phylis Smith • Sandra Douglas • Jennifer Stoute • Sally Gunnell | 3:24.23 |
| 4. | Canada (CAN) | • Rosey Edeh • Charmaine Crooks • Camille-Anise Noel • Jill Richardson-Briscoe | 3:25.20 |
| 5. | Jamaica (JAM) | • Catherine Scott • Cathy Ann Rattray • Juliet Campbell • Sandie Richards | 3:25.68 |
| 6. | Germany (GER) | • Uta Rohländer • Heike Meissner • Linda Kisabaka • Anja Rücker | 3:26.37 |
| 7. | Australia (AUS) | • Cathy Freeman • Susan Andrews • Renee Poetschka • Michelle Lock | 3:26.42 |
| 8. | Portugal (POR) | • Marta Moreira • Lucrécia Jardim • Elsa Amaral • Eduarda Coelho | 3:36.85 |

### Heats

Qualification: First 3 of each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest times (q) advanced to the final.
| Rank | Heat | Nation | Athletes | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | United States (USA) | Denean Hill, Jearl Miles, Dannette Young, Natasha Kaiser | 3:22.29 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Unified Team (EUN) | Marina Shmonina, Lyudmila Dzhigalova, Yelena Ruzina, Liliya Nurutdinova | 3:22.91 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Great Britain (GBR) | Sandra Douglas, Phylis Smith, Jennifer Stoute, Sally Gunnell | 3:25.20 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Jamaica (JAM) | Catherine Scott, Cathy Ann Rattray, Claudine Williams, Juliet Campbell | 3:25.55 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Australia (AUS) | Susan Andrews, Renee Poetschka, Cathy Freeman, Michelle Lock | 3:25.68 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | Canada (CAN) | Rosey Edeh, Karen Clarke, Camille-Anise Noel, Charmaine Crooks | 3:26.09 | q |
| 7 | 2 | Germany (GER) | Uta Rohländer, Heike Meissner, Linda Kisabaka, Anja Rücker | 3:26.25 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | Portugal (POR) | Marta Moreira, Eduarda Coelho, Elsa Amaral, Lucrecia Jardim | 3:29.38 | q, NR |
| 9 | 2 | Switzerland (SUI) | Kathrin Lüthi, Regula Scalabrin, Martha Grossenbacher, Helen Burkart | 3:31.26 | |
| 10 | 2 | Spain (ESP) | Esther Lahoz, Cristina Pérez, Gregoria Ferrer, Julia Merino | 3:31.35 | |
| 11 | 1 | Hungary (HUN) | Edit Molnár, Agnes Kozary, Eva Barati, Judit Forgács | 3:33.81 | |
| 12 | 1 | Thailand (THA) | Saleerat Srimek, Sukanya Sang-Nguen, Srirat Chimrak, Noodang Pimpol | 3:35.48 | |
| 13 | 2 | Bolivia (BOL) | Jacqueline Soliz, Sandra Antelo, Gloria Burgos, Moré Galetovic | 3:53.65 | |
| | 1 | Cuba (CUB) | Nancy McLeón, Odalmis Limonta, Daysi Duporty, Ana Fidelia Quirot | DQ | |