# Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 100 metres relay

These are the official results of the women's 4 × 100 metres relay event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. There were a total of fourteen nations competing.

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| United States (USA) Evelyn Ashford Esther Jones Carlette Guidry Gwen Torrence Michelle Finn* | Unified Team (EUN) Olga Bogoslovskaya Galina Malchugina Marina Trandenkova Irina Privalova | Nigeria (NGR) Beatrice Utondu Faith Idehen Christy Opara-Thompson Mary Onyali |
* Athletes who participated in the heats only and received medals.

## Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1992 Summer Olympics.
| World Record | 41.37 | Silke Gladisch Sabine Rieger Ingrid Auerswald Marlies Göhr | Canberra (AUS) | October 6, 1985 |
| Olympic Record | 41.60 | Romy Müller Bärbel Wöckel Ingrid Auerswald Marlies Göhr | Moscow (URS) | August 1, 1980 |

## Results
### Final

| RANK | NATION | ATHLETES | TIME |
| | United States (USA) | • Evelyn Ashford • Esther Jones • Carlette Guidry • Gwen Torrence | 42.11 |
| | Unified Team (EUN) | • Olga Bogoslovskaya • Galina Malchugina • Marina Trandenkova • Irina Privalova | 42.16 |
| | Nigeria (NGR) | • Beatrice Utondu • Faith Idehen • Christy Opara-Thompson • Mary Onyali | 42.81 |
| 4. | France (FRA) | • Patricia Girard-Léno • Odiah Sidibé • Laurence Bily • Marie-José Pérec | 42.85 |
| 5. | Germany (GER) | • Andrea Philipp • Silke Knoll • Andrea Thomas • Sabine Günther | 43.12 |
| 6. | Australia (AUS) | • Melissa Moore • Melinda Gainsford • Kathy Sambell • Kerry Johnson | 43.77 |
| — | Jamaica (JAM) | • Michelle Freeman • Juliet Cuthbert • Dahlia Duhaney • Merlene Ottey | DNF |
| — | Cuba (CUB) | • Eusebia Riquelme • Aliuska López • Idalmis Bonne • Liliana Allen | DNF |

### Heats

Qualification: First 3 of each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest times (q) advance to the final.
| Rank | Heat | Nation | Athletes | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 2 | Jamaica (JAM) | Michelle Freeman, Juliet Cuthbert, Dahlia Duhaney, Merlene Ottey | 42.28 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Nigeria (NGR) | Beatrice Utondu, Faith Idehen, Christy Opara-Thompson, Mary Onyali | 42.39 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Unified Team (EUN) | Olga Bogoslovskaya, Galina Malchugina, Marina Trandenkova, Irina Privalova | 42.42 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | United States (USA) | Evelyn Ashford, Esther Jones, Carlette Guidry, Michelle Finn | 42.50 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | France (FRA) | Patricia Girard, Odiah Sidibé, Laurence Bily, Marie-José Pérec | 42.58 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | Germany (GER) | Andrea Philipp, Silke-Beate Knoll, Andrea Thomas, Sabine Günther | 43.32 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | Australia (AUS) | Melissa Moore, Melinda Gainsford, Kathy Sambell, Kerry Johnson | 43.49 | q |
| 8 | 2 | Cuba (CUB) | Eusebia Riquelme, Aliuska López, Idalmis Bonne, Liliana Allen | 43.51 | q |
| 9 | 2 | Finland (FIN) | Minna Painilainen-Soon, Sisko Hanhijoki, Sanna Hernesniemi, Marja Tennivaara | 43.60 | |
| 10 | 1 | China (CHN) | Gao Han, Tian Yumei, Chen Zhaojing, Xiao Yehua | 43.70 | |
| 11 | 2 | Netherlands (NED) | Karen van der Kooij, Jacqueline Poelman, Karin de Lange, Petra Huybrechtse | 43.91 | |
| 12 | 1 | Thailand (THA) | Nednapa Chommuak, Reawadee Srithoa, Ratjai Sripet, Pornpim Srisurat | 44.94 | |
| 13 | 1 | Cameroon (CMR) | Léone Mani, Georgette N'Koma, Monique Kengné, Louisette Thobi | 44.97 | |
| | 2 | Ivory Coast (CIV) | Louise Ayétotché, Alimata Koné, Olga Mutanda, Patricia Foufoué Ziga | DQ | |