Overview of the events of 1992 in the sport of athletics
This article contains an overview of the year 1992 in athletics.
International events
World records
Men
EVENT
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ATHLETE
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MARK
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DATE
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VENUE
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1500 metres
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Noureddine Morceli (ALG)
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3:28.86
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6 September
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Rieti, Italy
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3,000 metres
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Moses Kiptanui (KEN)
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7:28.96
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16 August
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Köln, Germany
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400 m hurdles
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Kevin Young (USA)
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46.78
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6 August
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Barcelona, Spain
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3000 m steeplechase
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Moses Kiptanui (KEN)
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8:02.08
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19 August
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Zürich, Switzerland
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4 × 100 m Relay
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United States (USA) • Michael Marsh • Leroy Burrell • Dennis Mitchell • Carl Lewis
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37.40
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8 August
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Barcelona
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4 × 200 m Relay
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Santa Monica United States (USA) • Michael Marsh • Leroy Burrell • Floyd Heard • Carl Lewis
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1:19.11
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25 April
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Philadelphia
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4 × 400 m Relay
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United States (USA) • Andrew Valmon • Quincy Watts • Michael Johnson • Steve Lewis
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2:55.74
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8 August
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Barcelona
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Pole Vault
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Sergey Bubka (UKR)
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6.11m
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13 June
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Dijon, France
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Sergey Bubka (UKR)
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6.12m
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30 August
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Padua, Italy
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Sergey Bubka (UKR)
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6.13m
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19 September
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Tokyo, Japan
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Javelin (new)
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Steve Backley (GBR)
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91.46m
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25 January
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North Shore, New Zealand
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Decathlon
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Dan O'Brien (USA)
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8891
|
4-5 September
|
Talence, France
|
Women
RANK
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1992 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS
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TIME
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1.
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Benson Masya (KEN)
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1:00:24
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RANK
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1992 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS
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TIME
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1.
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Liz McColgan (GBR)
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1:08:42
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Births
Deaths
References
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