1992 in the sport of athletics
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1992 in athletics | |
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Major world events | Olympic Games |
← 1991 1993 → |
This article contains an overview of the year 1992 in athletics.
International events[edit]
- African Championships
- Balkan Games
- European Indoor Championships
- Olympic Games
- Pan Arab Games
- World Cross Country Championships
- World Junior Championships
World records[edit]
Men[edit]
EVENT | ATHLETE | MARK | DATE | VENUE |
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1500 metres | ![]() | 3:28.86 | 6 September | Rieti, Italy |
3,000 metres | ![]() | 7:28.96 | 16 August | Köln, Germany |
400 m hurdles | ![]() | 46.78 | 6 August | Barcelona, Spain |
3000 m steeplechase | ![]() | 8:02.08 | 19 August | Zürich, Switzerland |
4 × 100 m Relay | ![]() • Michael Marsh • Leroy Burrell • Dennis Mitchell • Carl Lewis | 37.40 | 8 August | Barcelona |
4 × 200 m Relay | Santa Monica ![]() • Michael Marsh • Leroy Burrell • Floyd Heard • Carl Lewis | 1:19.11 | 25 April | Philadelphia |
4 × 400 m Relay | ![]() • Andrew Valmon • Quincy Watts • Michael Johnson • Steve Lewis | 2:55.74 | 8 August | Barcelona |
Pole Vault | ![]() | 6.11m | 13 June | Dijon, France |
![]() | 6.12m | 30 August | Padua, Italy | |
![]() | 6.13m | 19 September | Tokyo, Japan | |
Javelin (new) | ![]() | 91.46m | 25 January | North Shore, New Zealand |
Decathlon | ![]() | 8891 | 4-5 September | Talence, France |
Women[edit]
EVENT | ATHLETE | MARK | DATE | VENUE |
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Pole Vault | ![]() | 4.05m | 21 May | Nanjing, China |
Men's best year performers[edit]
100 metres[edit]
RANK | 1992 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
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1. | ![]() | 9.93 |
2. | ![]() | 9.96 |
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4. | ![]() | 9.97 |
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200 metres[edit]
RANK | 1992 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
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1. | ![]() | 19.73 |
2. | ![]() | 19.79 |
3. | ![]() | 19.97 |
4. | ![]() | 20.01 |
5. | ![]() | 20.09 |
400 metres[edit]
RANK | 1992 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
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1. | ![]() | 43.50 |
2. | ![]() | 43.81 |
3. | ![]() | 43.98 |
4. | ![]() | 44.08 |
5. | ![]() | 44.18 |
800 metres[edit]
RANK | 1992 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
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1. | ![]() | 1:42.80 |
2. | ![]() | 1:43.31 |
3. | ![]() | 1:43.37 |
4. | ![]() | 1:43.40 |
5. | ![]() | 1:43.92 |
1,500 metres[edit]
RANK | 1992 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
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1. | ![]() | 3:28.86 |
2. | ![]() | 3:32.13 |
3. | ![]() | 3:32.41 |
4. | ![]() | 3:33.49 |
5. | ![]() | 3:32.69 |
Mile[edit]
RANK | 1992 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
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1. | ![]() | 3:48.80 |
2. | ![]() | 3:49.79 |
3. | ![]() | 3:51.12 |
4. | ![]() | 3:51.96 |
5. | ![]() | 3:52.32 |
3,000 metres[edit]
RANK | 1992 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
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1. | ![]() | 7:28.96 |
2. | ![]() | 7:33.28 |
3. | ![]() | 7:34.18 |
4. | ![]() | 7:38.10 |
5. | ![]() | 7:39.51 |
5,000 metres[edit]
RANK | 1992 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
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1. | ![]() | 13:00.93 |
2. | ![]() | 13:03.58 |
3. | ![]() | 13:08.89 |
4. | ![]() | 13:09.03 |
5. | ![]() | 13:09.10 |
10,000 metres[edit]
RANK | 1992 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
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1. | ![]() | 27:14.26 |
2. | ![]() | 27:15.53 |
3. | ![]() | 27:22.78 |
4. | ![]() | 27:34.60 |
5. | ![]() | 27:35.77 |
Half Marathon[edit]
RANK | 1992 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
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1. | ![]() | 1:00:24 |
Marathon[edit]
RANK | 1992 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
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1. | ![]() | 2:08:07 |
2. | ![]() | 2:08:14 |
3. | ![]() | 2:08:36 |
4. | ![]() | 2:08:38 |
5. | ![]() | 2:08:47 |
110m hurdles[edit]
RANK | 1992 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
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1. | ![]() | 13.04 |
2. | ![]() | 13.08 |
3. | ![]() | 13.11 |
4. | ![]() | 13.13 |
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400m hurdles[edit]
RANK | 1992 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
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1. | ![]() | 46.78 |
2. | ![]() | 47.62 |
3. | ![]() | 47.82 |
4. | ![]() | 47.91 |
5. | ![]() | 48.01 |
3,000m steeplechase[edit]
RANK | 1992 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
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1. | ![]() | 8:02.08 |
2. | ![]() | 8:05.37 |
3. | ![]() | 8:08.84 |
4. | ![]() | 8:09.55 |
5. | ![]() | 8:10.74 |
High jump[edit]
RANK | 1992 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | HEIGHT |
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1. | ![]() | 2.37 |
2. | ![]() | 2.36 |
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4. | ![]() | 2.35 |
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Long jump[edit]
RANK | 1992 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | DISTANCE |
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1. | ![]() | 8.68 |
2. | ![]() | 8.64 |
3. | ![]() | 8.53 |
4. | ![]() | 8.47 |
5. | ![]() | 8.40 |
Triple jump[edit]
RANK | 1992 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | DISTANCE |
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1. | ![]() | 17.72 |
2. | ![]() | 17.60 |
3. | ![]() | 17.48 |
4. | ![]() | 17.41 |
5. | ![]() | 17.36 |
Discus[edit]
RANK | 1992 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | DISTANCE |
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1. | ![]() | 69.04 |
2. | ![]() | 68.66 |
3. | ![]() | 68.18 |
4. | ![]() | 67.88 |
5. | ![]() | 67.30 |
Shot put[edit]
RANK | 1992 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | DISTANCE |
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1. | ![]() | 21.98 |
2. | ![]() | 21.91 |
3. | ![]() | 21.70 |
4. | ![]() | 21.60 |
5. | ![]() | 21.19 |
Hammer[edit]
RANK | 1992 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | DISTANCE |
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1. | ![]() | 84.62 |
2. | ![]() | 83.44 |
3. | ![]() | 82.54 |
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5. | ![]() | 82.18 |
Javelin (new design)[edit]
RANK | 1992 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | DISTANCE |
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1. | ![]() | 91.46 |
2. | ![]() | 90.60 |
3. | ![]() | 90.18 |
4. | ![]() | 88.22 |
5. | ![]() | 87.26 |
Pole vault[edit]
RANK | 1992 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | HEIGHT |
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1. | ![]() | 6.13 |
2. | ![]() | 5.95 |
3. | ![]() | 5.92 |
4. | ![]() | 5.91 |
5. | ![]() | 5.90 |
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Decathlon[edit]
RANK | 1992 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | POINTS |
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1. | ![]() | 8891 |
2. | ![]() | 8649 |
3. | ![]() | 8627 |
4. | ![]() | 8412 |
5. | ![]() | 8409 |
Women's best year performers[edit]
60 metres[edit]
RANK | 1992 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
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1. | ![]() | 6.96 |
2. | ![]() | 6.97 |
3. | ![]() | 7.07 |
4. | ![]() | 7.09 |
5. | ![]() | 7.10 |
100 metres[edit]
RANK | 1992 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
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1. | ![]() | 10.80 |
2. | ![]() | 10.82 |
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4. | ![]() | 10.83 |
5. | ![]() | 10.86 |
200 metres[edit]
RANK | 1992 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
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1. | ![]() | 21.72 |
2. | ![]() | 21.75 |
3. | ![]() | 21.93 |
4. | ![]() | 21.94 |
5. | ![]() | 22.20 |
400 metres[edit]
RANK | 1992 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
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1. | ![]() | 48.83 |
2. | ![]() | 49.07 |
3. | ![]() | 49.64 |
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5. | ![]() | 49.69 |
800 metres[edit]
RANK | 1992 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
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1. | ![]() | 1:55.54 |
2. | ![]() | 1:55.99 |
3. | ![]() | 1:56.80 |
4. | ![]() | 1:57.19 |
5. | ![]() | 1:57.20 |
1,500 metres[edit]
RANK | 1992 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
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1. | ![]() | 3:55.30 |
2. | ![]() | 3:56.91 |
3. | ![]() | 3:57.08 |
4. | ![]() | 3:57.92 |
5. | ![]() | 3:58.71 |
Mile[edit]
RANK | 1992 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
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1. | ![]() | 4:21.30 |
2. | ![]() | 4:21.74 |
3. | ![]() | 4:24.27 |
4. | ![]() | 4:24.50 |
5. | ![]() | 4:25.08 |
3,000 metres[edit]
RANK | 1992 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
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1. | ![]() | 8:33.72 |
2. | ![]() | 8:36.63 |
3. | ![]() | 8:37.92 |
4. | ![]() | 8:38.45 |
5. | ![]() | 8:39.64 |
5,000 metres[edit]
RANK | 1992 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
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1. | ![]() | 14:44.15 |
2. | ![]() | 14:59.11 |
3. | ![]() | 15:01.86 |
4. | ![]() | 15:07.68 |
5. | ![]() | 15:07.87 |
10,000 metres[edit]
RANK | 1992 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
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1. | ![]() | 31:06.02 |
2. | ![]() | 31:11.72 |
3. | ![]() | 31:11.75 |
4. | ![]() | 31:16.42 |
5. | ![]() | 31:19.89 |
Half marathon[edit]
RANK | 1992 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
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1. | ![]() | 1:08:42 |
Marathon[edit]
RANK | 1992 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
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1. | ![]() | 2:23:43 |
2. | ![]() | 2:24:40 |
3. | ![]() | 2:26:23 |
4. | ![]() | 2:26:26 |
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60m hurdles[edit]
RANK | 1992 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
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1. | ![]() | 7.76 |
2. | ![]() | 7.93 |
3. | ![]() | 7.94 |
4. | ![]() | 7.95 |
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100m hurdles[edit]
RANK | 1992 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
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1. | ![]() | 12.26 |
2. | ![]() | 12.55 |
3. | ![]() | 12.60 |
4. | ![]() | 12.64 |
5. | ![]() | 12.67 |
400m hurdles[edit]
RANK | 1992 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
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1. | ![]() | 53.23 |
2. | ![]() | 53.55 |
3. | ![]() | 53.59 |
4. | ![]() | 53.66 |
5. | ![]() | 54.31 |
High jump[edit]
RANK | 1992 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | HEIGHT |
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1. | ![]() | 2.05 m |
2. | ![]() | 2.04 m |
3. | ![]() | 2.00 m |
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5. | ![]() | 1.98 m |
Long jump[edit]
RANK | 1992 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | DISTANCE |
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1. | ![]() | 7.48 m |
2. | ![]() | 7.37 m |
3. | ![]() | 7.17 m |
4. | ![]() | 7.14 m |
5. | ![]() | 7.06 m |
Triple jump[edit]
RANK | 1992 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | DISTANCE |
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1. | ![]() | 14.62 m |
2. | ![]() | 14.55 m |
3. | ![]() | 14.41 m |
Shot put[edit]
RANK | 1992 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | DISTANCE |
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1. | ![]() | 21.06 m |
2. | ![]() | 20.96 m |
3. | ![]() | 19.42 m |
4. | ![]() | 19.40 m |
5. | ![]() | 19.28 m |
Javelin (old design)[edit]
RANK | 1992 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | DISTANCE |
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1. | ![]() | 70.36 |
2. | ![]() | 69.58 |
3. | ![]() | 69.50 |
4. | ![]() | 68.34 |
5. | ![]() | 67.64 |
Heptathlon[edit]
RANK | 1992 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | POINTS |
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1. | ![]() | 7044 |
2. | ![]() | 6985 |
3. | ![]() | 6845 |
4. | ![]() | 6658 |
5. | ![]() | 6619 |
Births[edit]
- June 1, Gianmarco Tamberi, Italian athlete
- June 28, Elaine Thompson-Herah, Jamaican athlete
- August 27 Daniel Ståhl Swedish athlete
Deaths[edit]
- 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)