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competed at the

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. Eight competitors, seven men and one woman, took part in nine events in six sports.

Competitors

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Athletics

Men's Marathon * William Aguirre — 2:34.18 (→ 73rd place)

Boxing

Men's Featherweight (– 57 kg) *

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:* First Round — Lost to

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(DOM), 14:23 Men's Welterweight (– 67 kg) * Mario Romero :* First Round — Defeated

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(PAK), 7:2 :* Second Round — Lost to

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(GER), RSCH-2

Cycling

One female cyclist represented Nicaragua in 1992. Women's Individual Road Race *

Olga Sacasa Olga María Sacasa Cruz (born 17 June 1961) is a track and road cyclist from Nicaragua. She represented her nation at the 1992 Summer Olympics on the track in the women's sprint and individual pursuit. Although she was on the startlist for the ...

Women's 1.000m Sprint *

Women's 3.000m Individual Pursuit *

:*Final — 16th place overall; did not qualify semi-finals - top 8 places went to semi-finals.

Shooting

Men's Air Pistol (10 metres) *

Norman Ortega Norman Ortega (born 18 December 1969) is a Nicaraguan sports shooter. He competed in the men's 10 metre air pistol event at the 1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d ...

Weightlifting

Men's Flyweight *

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Men's Bantamweight * Orlando Vásquez

Wrestling

Men's Freestyle Heavyweight * Magdiel Gutiérrez

References

External links

Official Olympic Reports
Nations at the 1992 Summer Olympics

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