Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Women's 400 metres hurdles Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Women's 400 metres hurdles These are the official results of the Women's 400 metres hurdles at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. There were 27 participating athletes plus one non-starter. The main contenders for the gold medal in Barcelona were the American Sandra Farmer-Patrick, the Soviet World champion Tatyana Ledovskaya and Great Britain's Sally Gunnell. Ledovskaya, who had so narrowly lost the gold to Debbie Flintoff-King at the 1988 Seoul Olympics, won the gold medal at the 1991 World Championships in Tokyo in 53.11 seconds, with Gunnell winning silver in 53.16. Those
Soviet Union at the 1956 Summer Olympics Soviet Union at the 1956 Summer Olympics The Soviet Union (USSR) competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. 272 competitors, 233 men and 39 women, took part in 135 events in 17 sports. The USSR finished first in the final medal rankings, with 37 gold and a total of 98 medals. Men's 110 m hurdles Men's marathon Men's 10 m platform Women's 3 m platform Women's 10 m platform 20 fencers, 17 men and 3 women, represented the Soviet Union in 1956. Three male pentathletes represented the Soviet Union in 1956. The Soviet pentathletes won gold in the