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, represented by the

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(BOA), competed at the

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 ...

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, Spain. British athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games. A total of 371 athletes represented Great Britain and the team won twenty medals, five gold, three silver and twelve bronze. This equalled the number of golds won at the previous three Summer Games but was the lowest total medals achieved since the Montreal Games in 1976. Archer

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and hurdlers

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and

Kriss Akabusi Kezie Uchechukwu Duru Akabusi , MBE (born 28 November 1958), known as Kriss Akabusi, is a British former sprint and hurdling track and field athlete. His first international successes were with the British 4×400 metres relay team, winning a ...

each won two medals. __TOC__

Medallists

The following British athletes won medals at the Games. In the 'by discipline' sections below, medallists' names are emboldened.

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.

Archery

In the sixth appearance by Great Britain in modern Olympic archery, the men's team won a bronze medal and

added another individual bronze. Alison Williamson added another top eight finish. ;Men ;Women

Athletics

Men Track Field Combined Women Track Field Combined

Badminton

Men Women

Boxing

Great Britain's sent 10 boxers to the Games. The squad included Adrian Dodson who had previously competed for Guyana at the 1988 Games under the name Adrian Carew. Four British boxers were knocked out in the first round of competition, two were knocked out in the second round and three lost in the quarter finals. Robin Reid, a 21-year-old bookmaker's cashier nicknamed 'The Grim Reaper', won the only medal, a bronze in the light middleweight division after he was beaten in the semi-final by Orhan Delibaş. Key: *KO-x = Knock-out-in round x *PTS = Overall jury points *RSC = Referee stopped contest *RSCH = Referee stopped contest due to head injury

Canoeing

Slalom Sprint

Cycling

Sixteen cyclists, thirteen men and three women, represented Great Britain in 1992.

Chris Boardman Christopher Miles Boardman, (born 26 August 1968) is a British former racing cyclist. A time trial and prologue specialist, Boardman won the inaugural men's World time trial championship in 1994, won the individual pursuit gold medal at the 1 ...

won gold in the individual pursuit.

Road

Men Women

Track

Diving

Four British divers competed at the Games; Naomi Bishop in the women's 3 m individual springboard; Hayley Allen and

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in the women's 10 m platform; and Robert 'Bob' Morgan in both the men's 3 m individual springboard and 10 m platform. Morgan achieved the squad's best result finishing 5th in the 10 m platform, an event in which he had won the European bronze medal in 1991 and gold at the 1990 Commonwealth Games. ;Men ;Women

Equestrian

Dressage Eventing Jumping

Fencing

15 fencers, 10 men and 5 women represented Great Britain in 1992. Men Women

Gymnastics

Artistic

;Men ;Women

Rhythmic

The women's individual all-around was the only rhythmic gymnastics event at the 1992 Olympics. Britain entered two athletes neither of whom made the final.

Hockey

Men

*Manager: Bernie Cotton

Women

*Head coach:

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Judo

Britain sent 14

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kas to Barcelona, seven men and seven women. Men Women

Modern pentathlon

Three modern pentathletes represented Britain at the Games, all were men and contested both the individual and team events. Women's events in the sport were not introduced to the Olympics until Sydney in 2000.

Rowing

Men Women

Sailing

Shooting

Swimming

Men's 50 m freestyle * Mark Foster :* Heat – 22.72 :* Final – 22.52 (→ 6th place) *

Mike Fibbens Michael Wenham Fibbens (born 31 May 1968) is an English former competitive swimmer Swimming career He represented Great Britain in three consecutive Summer Olympic Games, the FINA world championships and the European championships, and competed ...

:* Heat – 23.27 (→ did not advance, 19th place) Men's 100 m freestyle *

:* Heat – 50.93 (→ did not advance, 21st place) * Paul Howe :* Heat – 51.12 (→ did not advance, 24th place) Men's 200 m freestyle * Paul Palmer :* Heat – 1:49.21 :* B-Final – 1:48.92 (→ 9th place) * Paul Howe :* Heat – 1:49.86 :* B-Final – 1:50.15 (→ 13th place) Men's 400 m freestyle * Paul Palmer :* Heat – 3:51.93 :* B-Final – 3:51.60 (→ 10th place) * Stephen Akers :* Heat – 3:58.99 (→ did not advance, 28th place) Men's 1500 m freestyle * Ian Wilson :* Heat – 15:15.37 :* Final – 15:13.35 (→ 5th place) * Stephen Akers :* Heat – 15:46.48 (→ did not advance, 19th place) Men's 100 m backstroke * Martin Harris :* Heat – 57.57 (→ did not advance, 24th place) * Adam Ruckwood :* Heat – 57.75 (→ did not advance, 30th place) Men's 200 m backstroke * Adam Ruckwood :* Heat – 2:03.54 (→ did not advance, 24th place) * Matthew O'Connor :* Heat – 2:05.94 (→ did not advance, 32nd place) Men's 100 m breaststroke *

Nick Gillingham Nicholas Gillingham, (born 22 January 1967) is an English former competitive swimmer, active in the 1980's and 1990's. Born in Walsall, he represented Great Britain in the Olympics, FINA World championships and European championships, as well ...

:* Heat – 1:01.81 :* Final – 1:02.32 (→ 7th place) *

Adrian Moorhouse Adrian David Moorhouse MBE (born 24 May 1964) is an English former competitive swimmer who dominated British swimming in the late 1980s. He won the gold medal in the 100-metre breaststroke at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, Korea. Since t ...

:* Heat – 1:02.09 :* Final – 1:02.33 (→ 8th place) Men's 200 m breaststroke *

:* Heat – 2:13.42 :* Final – 2:11.29 (→ Bronze Medal) * Jason Hender :* Heat – 2:23.10 (→ did not advance, 35th place) Men's 100 m butterfly * Richard Leishman :* Heat – 54.96 (→ did not advance, 19th place) * Simon Wainwright :* Heat – 56.53 (→ did not advance, 41st place) Men's 200 m butterfly * Simon Wainwright :* Heat – 2:01.53 (→ did not advance, 22nd place) Men's 200 m individual medley * John Davey :* Heat – 2:05.07 (→ did not advance, 18th place) * Andy Rolley :* Heat – 2:09.22 (→ did not advance, 36th place) Men's 400 m individual medley * Andy Rolley :* Heat – 4:32.82 (→ did not advance, 25th place) Men's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay *

, Mark Foster, Paul Howe, and Roland Lee :* Heat – 3:21.41 :* Final – 3:21.75 (→ 7th place) Men's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay * Paul Palmer, Steven Mellor, Stephen Akers, and Paul Howe :* Heat – 7:23.10 * Paul Palmer, Paul Howe, Stephen Akers, and Steven Mellor :* Final – 7:22.57 (→ 6th place) Men's 4 × 100 m medley relay * Martin Harris,

, Richard Leishman, and Roland Lee :* Heat – 3:43.96 (→ did not advance, 9th place) Women's 50 m freestyle *

Karen Pickering Karen Denise Pickering, MBE (born 19 December 1971) is a former freestyle swimmer from Great Britain. Swimming career She made her international senior debut in 1986. She was first selected to represent her country at the European Junior Cham ...

:* Heat – 26.78 (→ did not advance, 24th place) * Alison Sheppard :* Heat – 26.90 (→ did not advance, 27th place) Women's 100 m freestyle *

:* Heat – 57.17 (→ did not advance, 17th place) * Alison Sheppard :* Heat – 58.83 (→ did not advance, 31st place) Women's 200 m freestyle *

:* Heat – 2:01.09 :* B-Final – 2:00.33 (→ 10th place) Women's 400 m freestyle * Samantha Foggo :* Heat – 4:22.26 (→ did not advance, 19th place) * Elizabeth Arnold :* Heat – 4:25.55 (→ did not advance, 25th place) Women's 800 m freestyle * Samantha Foggo :* Heat – 8:50.17 (→ did not advance, 13th place) * Elizabeth Arnold :* Heat – 8:56.04 (→ did not advance, 17th place) Women's 100 m backstroke *

Joanne Deakins Joanne Cara Deakins (born 20 November 1972) is an English former competitive swimmer. Swimming career Deakins specialised in the backstroke and represented Great Britain at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona and the 1996 Olympic Games in Atla ...

:* Heat – 1:04.38 (→ did not advance, 19th place) * Kathy Read :* Heat – 1:04.97 (→ did not advance, 24th place) Women's 200 m backstroke *

:* Heat – 2:14.34 :* B-Final – 2:13.91 (→ 10th place) * Kathy Read :* Heat – 2:17.15 (→ did not advance, 21st place) Women's 100 m breaststroke * Susannah Brownsdon :* Heat – 1:13.24 (→ did not advance, 23rd place) *

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:* Heat – 1:13.32 (→ did not advance, 24th place) Women's 200 m breaststroke * Susannah Brownsdon :* Heat – 2:35.28 (→ did not advance, 21st place) *

:* Heat – 2:44.49 (→ did not advance, 33rd place) Women's 100 m butterfly * Madelaine Campbell :* Heat – 1:02.43 (→ did not advance, 20th place) * Samantha Purvis :* Heat – 1:02.94 (→ did not advance, 28th place) Women's 200 m butterfly * Samantha Purvis :* Heat – 2:15.04 :* B-Final – 2:14.47 (→ 13th place) * Helen Slatter :* Heat – 2:20.45 (→ did not advance, 24th place) Women's 200 m individual medley *

Sharron Davies Sharron Elizabeth Davies, (born 1 November 1962) is an English former competitive swimmer who represented Great Britain in the Olympics and European championships and competed for England in the Commonwealth Games. Davies has attended 12 ...

:* Heat – 2:19.41 (→ did not advance, 21st place) * Helen Slatter :* Heat – 2:22.04 (→ did not advance, 26th place) Women's 400 m individual medley *

:* Heat – 4:56.44 (→ did not advance, 21st place) * Helen Slatter :* Heat – 4:58.24 (→ did not advance, 23rd place) Women's 4 × 100 m medley relay *

, Susannah Brownsdon, Madelaine Campbell, and

:* Heat – 4:16.51 (→ did not advance, 10th place)

Synchronized swimming

Three synchronised swimmers represented Great Britain in 1992.

Table tennis

Tennis

Great Britain sent six tennis players, two men and four women, to Barcelona. Five competed in singles events, four of whom were knocked out in the first round. The only player to advance to the second round of the singles was

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. Smith beat compatriot

Sara Gomer Sara Louise Gomer (born 13 May 1964) is a retired tennis player from Great Britain. A left-hander, she competed for Britain at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul and the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. She won two singles titles on the ITF Ci ...

in the first round before losing to

Natasha Zvereva Natallia Marataŭna Zvierava ( be, Наталля Маратаўна Зверава; russian: Наталья Маратовна Зверева, Natalia Maratovna Zvereva; born 16 April 1971) is a former professional tennis player from Belarus ...

, who was representing the Unified team. Smith also took part in the women's doubles alongside

Clare Wood Clare Jacqueline Wood (born 8 March 1968) is a former British number 1 tennis player from Great Britain who began playing professionally in 1984 and retired in 1998. Over the course of her career, she reached a career-high singles ranking of wo ...

, the pair lost in the first round to Italians

Laura Garrone Laura Garrone (born 15 November 1967) is a former professional tennis player from Italy. In her career, Garrone won five doubles titles on the WTA Tour. The right-hander reached her career-high ranking of world No. 32 on 19 January 1987. Her bes ...

and

Raffaella Reggi Raffaella Reggi (; born 27 November 1965) is a former professional tennis player from Italy. Career As a junior, Reggi won the Orange Bowl 16 and under in 1981. She was a member of the Continental Players Cup Team in 1982. Reggi won the mixe ...

. In the men's doubles Andrew Castle and

Chris Wilkinson Christopher Wilkinson (born 5 January 1970) is a former tennis player from England. Career Born and bred in Southampton, Chris Wilkinson has achieved much in the world of tennis. But it could have been very different as his first passion was ...

lost their first round tie to the seventh seeds, and eventual bronze medallists,

Javier Frana Javier Alberto Frana (born 25 December 1966) is a former tennis player from Argentina and former tennis commentator for ESPN Latin America. He won 1996 French Open Mixed Doubles title with compatriot Patricia Tarabini. Tennis career Frana tur ...

and

Christian Miniussi Christian Carlos Miniussi Ventureira (born 5 July 1967) is a former tennis player from Argentina. Miniussi turned professional in 1984. He started playing tennis at the Adrogué Tennis Club and he also represented his native country as a lucky l ...

of Argentina. ;Men ;Women

Weightlifting

Six British weightlifters took part in the Games. Peter Morgan achieved the best result, a seventh-place finish in the middle-heavyweight division. Dave Morgan, who had finished fourth at the 1984 and 1988 Games, was 15th in the light-heavyweight event.

Wrestling

Britain entered a single wrestler, Calum McNeil in the men's lightweight freestyle.

References

External links

Official Olympic Reports
{{NOCin1992SummerOlympics Nations at the 1992 Summer Olympics 1992 Summer Olympics

Medallists

Competitors

Archery

Athletics

Badminton

Boxing

Canoeing

Cycling

Road

Track

Diving

Equestrian

Fencing

Gymnastics

Artistic

Rhythmic

Hockey

Men

Women

Judo

Modern pentathlon

Rowing

Sailing

Shooting

Swimming

Synchronized swimming

Table tennis

Tennis

Weightlifting

Wrestling

See also

References

External links