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Croatia At The 1992 Summer Olympics
Croatia competed in the Summer Olympic Games for the first time as an independent nation at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. Previously, Croatian athletes had competed for Yugoslavia at the Olympic Games. Medalists Competitors The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. Athletics ;Men ;Track & road events ;Field events Basketball Men's Team Competition Preliminary round The top four places in each of the preliminary round groups advanced to the eight team, single-elimination knockout stage, where Group A teams would meet Group B teams. Group A Quarterfinals Semifinals Gold medal game Roster *Vladan Alanović *Franjo Arapović *Danko Cvjetičanin *Alan Gregov *Arijan Komazec *Toni Kukoč *Aramis Naglić *Velimir Perasović *Dražen Petrović *Dino Rađa *Stojko Vranković *Žan Tabak Boxing ;Men Canoeing Slalom Sprint ;Men Equestrian * Hermann Weiland on "Dufy 2", show jumping ** 52 points, 72nd place ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Croatian Olympic Committee
The Croatian Olympic Committee ( hr, Hrvatski olimpijski odbor (HOO)) is the non-profit organization representing Croatian athletes in the International Olympic Committee. The COC organizes Croatia's representatives at the Summer and Winter Olympic Games. It also organizes the Croatian contingent at smaller events such as the Mediterranean Games. Members of the committee are 44 sports federations, which elect the Executive Council composed of the president and 15 members. In 2006, the COC organized the first Croatian World Games in Zadar. These games gather various groups of diaspora Croats against contingents from Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. History The Croatian Olympic Committee was founded on 10 September 1991 in Zagreb. IOC was temporally recognised Committee on 17 January 1992, which was entered way to Croatian athletes in the international olympic family. They are participate first time in Winter Olympics in Albertville and Summer Olympic Games in Barcelona. Full ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arijan Komazec
Arijan Komazec (born January 23, 1970) is a retired Croatian professional basketball player. Professional career Komazec started his professional career as a basketball player at the age of 16, in the historical club of Zadar, in the 1986–87 season. At the end of the previous season, Zadar had become champions of the Yugoslav League, and had the right to participate in the FIBA European Champions Cup (EuroLeague). Komazec made great performances, and led his team in the fourth place of the top 6 semifinal group stage. After six years in Zadar, where he became the absolute leader and scorer of his team, he made the big step in his career for the transcription of the Greek League (which was then the best in Europe) and Panathinaikos, of the head coach Željko Pavličević and the Greek superstar Nikos Galis. There he found an old acquaintance from years of Zadar, Stojko Vranković, who had just returned from the NBA. In a year that began with ambitions to win the champions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sailing At The 1992 Summer Olympics
Sailing/Yachting is an Olympic sport starting from the Games of the 1st Olympiad (1896 Olympics in Athens, Greece). With the exception of 1904 and possibly the canceled 1916 Summer Olympics, sailing has always been included on the Olympic schedule. The Sailing program of 1992 consisted of a total of ten sailing classes (disciplines). For each class races were scheduled from 27 July 1992 to 4 August 1992 of the coast of Barcelona, Spain on the Mediterranean Sea. Venue 300px, left, Barcelona Olympic Course Areas 1992. According to the IOC statutes the contests in all sport disciplines must be held either in, or as close as possible to the city which the IOC has chosen. The weather conditions in Barcelona were found suitable for sailing. The waterfront of Barcelona was completely restructured for the Olympics. The Olympic port became one of the key Olympic areas of Barcelona. The Olympic sailing competition was held in the Mediterranean waters outside the Olympic Harbor. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rowing At The 1992 Summer Olympics
At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, 14 events in rowing were contested, eight for men and six for women. The events were held at the Lake of Banyoles, situated some north-east of Barcelona. Medal table Men's events Women's events See also *Rowers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Rowing is the act of propelling a human-powered watercraft using the sweeping motions of oars to displace water and generate reactional propulsion. Rowing is functionally similar to paddling, but rowing requires oars to be mechanically att ... References External linksOfficial Olympic Report, pp. 517–530 {{DEFAULTSORT:Rowing At The 1992 Summer Olympics 1992 Summer Olympics events 1992 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Equestrian At The 1992 Summer Olympics
The equestrian events at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics included dressage, eventing Eventing (also known as three day eventing or horse trials) is an equestrian event where a single horse and rider combine and compete against other competitors across the three disciplines of dressage, cross-country, and show jumping. This ..., and show jumping. All three disciplines had both individual and team competitions. Medal summary Medals Officials Appointment of officials was as follows: ;Dressage * Wolfgang Niggli (Ground Jury President) * Nicholas Williams (Ground Jury Member) * Uwe Mechlem (Ground Jury Member) * Eizo Osaka (Ground Jury Member) * Eric Lette (Ground Jury Member) ;Jumping * José Alvarez de Bohorques (Ground Jury President) * William C. Steinkraus (Ground Jury Member) * Franz Pranter (Ground Jury Member) * Bo Helander (Ground Jury Member) * Nicholas Alvarez de Bohorques (Course Designer) * Noel Vanososte (Technical Delegate) ;Eventing * Patri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canoeing At The 1992 Summer Olympics ...
The canoeing competition at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona was composed of 16 events (12 for men and 4 for women) in two disciplines, slalom and sprint. The slalom events returned to the Olympic program after a 20-year absence, since the 1972 Munich Games. Slalom events took place at La Seu d'Urgell while the sprint events took place at Castelldefels. Medal table Medal summary Slalom Sprint Men's events Women's events References1992 Summer Olympics official report Volume 5.pp. 134–52. * {{Canoeing and kayaking at the Summer Olympics 1992 Summer Olympics events 1992 File:1992 Events Collage V1.png, From left, clockwise: Riots break out across Los Angeles, California after the police beating of Rodney King; El Al Flight 1862 crashes into a residential apartment building in Amsterdam after two of its engin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boxing At The 1992 Summer Olympics
Boxing at the 1992 Summer Olympics took place in the old Pavelló Club Joventut Badalona in Barcelona Barcelona ( , , ) is a city on the coast of northeastern Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within ci .... The boxing schedule began on 26 July and ended on 9 August. Twelve boxing events (all men's individual) were contested, with the participation of 336 athletes from 78 countries. Medal table Medalists References External links Results {{Val Barker Trophy winners 1992 Olympics 1992 Summer Olympics events ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athletics At The 1992 Summer Olympics
Athletics may refer to: Sports * Sport of athletics, a collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking ** Track and field, a sub-category of the above sport * Athletics (physical culture), competitions based on human qualities of stamina, fitness, and skill ** College athletics, non-professional, collegiate- and university-level competitive physical sports and games Teams * Oakland Athletics, an American professional baseball team * Philadelphia Athletics (1860–76), an American professional baseball team * Philadelphia Athletics (American Association), an American professional baseball team, 1882–1890 * Philadelphia Athletics (1890–91), an American baseball team * Philadelphia Athletics (NFL), a professional American football team, 1902–1903 Other uses * Athletics (band), an American post-rock band See also * Athlete (other) * Athletic (other) * athleticism Athletics is a term encompassing the human co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tennis At The 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's Singles
Switzerland's Marc Rosset defeated Spain's Jordi Arrese in the final, 7–6(7–2), 6–4, 3–6, 4–6, 8–6 to win the gold medal in Men's Singles tennis at the 1992 Summer Olympics. Croatia's Goran Ivanišević and the Unified Team's Andrei Cherkasov won the bronze medals. All four nations won medals in men's singles for the first time. The tournament was held at the Tennis de la Vall d'Hebron in Barcelona, Spain. There were 64 players from 35 nations. Nations had been limited to three players each since tennis returned to the Olympic program in 1988. Miloslav Mečíř of Czechoslovakia was the reigning gold medalist from 1988, but he retired from the sport in 1990. Background This was the ninth (medal) appearance of the men's singles tennis event. The event has been held at every Summer Olympics where tennis has been on the program: from 1896 to 1924 and then from 1988 to the current program. Demonstration events were held in 1968 and 1984. The number one seed was Ji ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tennis At The 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's Doubles
Germany's Boris Becker and Michael Stich defeated South Africa's Wayne Ferreira and Piet Norval in the final, 7–6(7–5), 4–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–3 to win the gold medal in Men's Doubles tennis at the 1992 Summer Olympics. It was Germany's first medal in the event, though German player Friedrich Traun had been part of a mixed team that won in 1896. It was South Africa's first medal in the men's doubles since 1912 (and first medal in any Olympic event since 1960, due to the 1964–1988 ban resulting from apartheid). Croatia's Goran Ivanišević and Goran Prpić and Argentina's Javier Frana and Christian Miniussi won the bronze medals, which were both countries' first medals in the event. The tournament was held at the Vall d'Hebron complex on Montjuïc, Barcelona, Spain from 30 July to 7 August 1992. There were 30 pairs from 30 nations, with each nation limited to one pair (two players), though the Moroccan and Hungarian pairs did not start. Background This was the nin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tennis At The 1992 Summer Olympics
These are the final results for the tennis competition at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. American teenager Jennifer Capriati stunned German (and defending champion) Steffi Graf in the women's singles final to win the gold medal. Marc Rosset became the first Swiss Olympic tennis gold medallist. The matches were played on outdoor clay courts at the Tennis de la Vall d'Hebron. Medal summary Medal table Events ReferencesOfficial Olympic Report {{DEFAULTSORT:Tennis At The 1992 Summer Olympics 1992 1992 Summer Olympics events Olympics Olympics 1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ... Oly Oly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basketball At The 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's Tournament
The men's tournament of basketball at the 1992 Olympics at Barcelona, Spain began on July 26 and ended on August 8. This was the first time that NBA players were eligible to play in Summer Olympics basketball, following a decision of FIBA in April 1989. Until 1992, only amateurs An amateur () is generally considered a person who pursues an avocation independent from their source of income. Amateurs and their pursuits are also described as popular, informal, self-taught, user-generated, DIY, and hobbyist. History Hist ... and players from professional leagues other than the NBA were allowed to play. The United States men's team, which was nicknamed "The Dream Team", won the gold medal by beating Croatia in the final, with Lithuania winning the bronze medal. Format The twelve teams were split into two groups of six teams, and a single round-robin was held within each group. The top four teams from each group advanced to the knockout stage for the medals and the f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
