Solomon Islands sent a delegation to compete at the

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in Barcelona, Spain from 25 July to 9 August 1992. This was the nation's third appearance at a

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. The delegation consisted of a single weightlifter, Leslie Ata, who finished 29th in the men's under 75 kilograms event.

Background

The National Olympic Committee of Solomon Islands was recognized by the International Olympic Committee on 31 December 1982. Having participated in both the

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and

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, these Barcelona Olympics were their third appearance in Olympic competition. This was Solomon Islands' smallest Olympic delegation yet, they sent four athletes to the 1984 Olympics, and three to the 1988 Games. Solomon Islands have never won a medal at the Olympics. The 1992 Summer Olympics were held from 25 July to 9 August 1992; a total of 9,356 athletes took part, representing 169 National Olympic Committees. The Solomon Islands' delegation to Barcelona consisted of a single weightlifter, Leslie Ata.

Competitors

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

Weightlifting

Leslie Ata was 28 years old at the time, and had previously represented Solomon Islands at the 1984 Summer Olympics. He competed in the men's under 75 kilograms event on 30 July. In Olympic weightlifting, each competitor is given three attempts at each discipline, the highest successfully lifted weight counts as the athlete's mark for that portion of the competition. In the snatch Ata missed his first and second lifts on 105 kilograms, before successfully lifting the same weight on his third and final attempt. In his three attempts at the

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, he first failed to lift 130 kilograms, before successfully lifting that weight on his second try. On his third attempt, he failed to lift 135 kilograms. Ata's total score for the event was 235 kilograms, good for 29th place out of 31 classified finishers. The gold medal was won by

Tudor Casapu Tudor Casapu (born 18 September 1963) is a Moldovan weightlifter, World Champion and Olympic Champion. He won a gold medal at the 1990 World Weightlifting Championships, and a gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona Barc ...

of the Unified Team with a mark of 357.5 kilograms; silver was won by Pablo Lara of Cuba, and bronze was taken by

Kim Myong-nam Kim Myong-nam (born 8 February 1969) is a North Korean male weightlifter, competing in the 70 kg category and representing North Korea at international competitions. He won the bronze medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in the 75 kg event and the ...

of North Korea. Ata remained involved in the country's sports following the 1992 Olympics. In 2008 he was the co-leader of the delegation sent by Solomon Islands to the

2008 Commonwealth Youth Games The 2008 Commonwealth Youth Games (Hindi: 2008 कॉमनवेल्थ यूथ गेम्स), officially known as the III Commonwealth Youth Games, and commonly known as Pune 2008, a regional sporting event that was held from 12 to 18 O ...

. For a term from 2014 to 2018, he was the president of the Solomon Islands Weightlifting Federation.

References

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1992 in Solomon Islands sport

Background

Competitors

Weightlifting

See also

References