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Wheelchair racing at the 1992 Summer Olympics

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Athletics at the
1992 Summer Olympics
Track events
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mmenwomen
1500 mmenwomen
3000 mwomen
5000 mmen
10,000 mmenwomen
100 m hurdleswomen
110 m hurdlesmen
400 m hurdlesmenwomen
3000 m
steeplechase
men
4 × 100 m relaymenwomen
4 × 400 m relaymenwomen
Road events
Marathonmenwomen
10 km walkwomen
20 km walkmen
50 km walkmen
Field events
Long jumpmenwomen
Triple jumpmen
High jumpmenwomen
Pole vaultmen
Shot putmenwomen
Discus throwmenwomen
Javelin throwmenwomen
Hammer throwmen
Combined events
Heptathlonwomen
Decathlonmen
Wheelchair races

Wheelchair racing at the 1992 Summer Olympics featured as a demonstration event within the athletics programme on 2 August 1992. There were two events, an 800 m race for women and a 1500 m race for men. Medals were not awarded, as the sport was not part of the official competition.

Men's 1500 m wheelchair

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Claude Issorat  France 3:13.92 WR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Franz Nietlispach  Switzerland 3:14.07
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Michael Noe  United States 3:14.76
4 Jean-Marc Berset  Switzerland 3:14.95
5 Scot Hollonbeck  United States 3:14.98
6 Jorge Luna  Mexico 3.19.01
7 Jeff Adams  Canada 3:26.06
8 Ricardo Nunez Alcade  Mexico DNF

Women's 800 m wheelchair

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Connie Hansen  Denmark 1:55.62 WR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Jean Driscoll  United States 1:56.56
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Monica Wetterström  Sweden 1:56.57
4 Jeannette Jansen  Netherlands 1:56.71
5 Candace Cable  United States 1:57.45
6 Barbara Maier  Germany 1:57.69
7 Deanna Sodoma  United States 1:57.74
8 Tanni Grey  Great Britain 1:57.75

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