Australia at the 1992 Summer Olympics

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Australia at the
1992 Summer Olympics
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IOC codeAUS
NOCAustralian Olympic Committee
Websitewww.olympics.com.au
in Barcelona
Competitors279 (187 men, 92 women) in 25 sports
Flag bearers Jenny Donnet (opening)
Kieren Perkins (closing)
Medals
Ranked 10th
Gold
7
Silver
9
Bronze
11
Total
27
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
  • 1896
  • 1900
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  • 1908
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  • 1920
  • 1924
  • 1928
  • 1932
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  • 1988
  • 1992
  • 1996
  • 2000
  • 2004
  • 2008
  • 2012
  • 2016
  • 2020
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

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 Australasia (1908–1912)

Australia competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. Australian athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games of the modern era. 279 competitors, 187 men and 92 women, took part in 153 events in 25 sports.[1]

Medalists[]

Gold[]

  • Kathy Watt — Cycling, Women's Road Race
  • Matt Ryan — Equestrian, Three-day Event Individual Competition
  • Clint Robinson — Canoeing, Men's K1 1,000 m
  • Matt Ryan, Andrew Hoy and Gillian Rolton — Equestrian, Three-day Event Team Competition
  • Stephen Hawkins and Peter Antonie — Rowing, Men's Double Sculls
  • Andrew Cooper, Mike McKay, James Tomkins and Nick Green — Rowing, Men's Coxless Four M4-
  • Kieren Perkins — Swimming, Men's 1500m Freestyle

Silver[]

Bronze[]

  • Nicole Stevenson — Swimming, Women's 200 m Backstroke
  • Hayley Lewis — Swimming, Women's 400 m Freestyle
  • Samantha Riley — Swimming, Women's 100 m Breaststroke
  • Susie O'Neill — Swimming, Women's 200 m Butterfly
  • Phil Rogers — Swimming, Men's 100 m Breaststroke
  • Lars Kleppich — Sailing, Men's Lechner Individual Competition
  • Daniela Costian — Athletics, Women's Discus Throw
  • Tim Forsyth — Athletics, Men's High Jump
  • Mitch Booth and John Forbes — Sailing, Men's Tornado Team Competition
  • Rachel McQuillan and Nicole Provis — Tennis, Women's Doubles
  • Ramon Andersson, Kelvin Graham, Ian Rowling, and Steven Wood — Canoeing, Men's K4 1,000 m

Archery[]

Main article: Archery at the 1992 Summer Olympics

In the sixth Olympic archery competition that Australia contested, the nation sent three men. Grant Greenham had the nation's only individual win, though the trio also won their first match in the team round.

Men's Individual Competition:

Men's Team Competition:

  • Greenham, Fairweather, and Hunter-Russell — Quarterfinal, 7th place (1-1)

Athletics[]

Main article: Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Men's Competition[]

Men's 200 metres

  • Dean Capobianco
    • Heat — 20.86
    • Quarterfinals — 20.61 (→ did not advance, 17th place)

Men's 400 metres

  • Mark Garner
    • Heat — 46.26
    • Quarterfinals — 46.85 (→ did not advance, 28th place)

Men's 400m Hurdles

Men's Marathon

  • Robert de Castella
    • Final — 2:17.44 (→ 26th place)
  • Steve Moneghetti
    • Final — 2:23.42 (→ 48th place)

Men's 20 km Walk

Men's 50 km Walk

  • Simon Baker
    • Final — 4:08:11 (→ 19th place)

Men's High Jump

  • Tim Forsyth
    • Qualification — 2.26 m
    • Final — 2.34 m (→ Med 3.png Bronze Medal)
  • Lochsley Thomson
    • Qualification — 2.20 m (→ did not advance, 19th place)
  • David Anderson
    • Qualification — 2.15 m (→ did not advance, 31st place)

Men's Long Jump

  • David Culbert
    • Qualification — 8.00 m
    • Final — 7.73 m (→ 11th place)

Men's Hammer Throw

  • Sean Carlin
    • Qualification — 75.90 m
    • Final — 76.16 m (→ 8th place)

Men's Discus Throw

  • Werner Reiterer
    • Qualification — 62.20 m
    • Final — 60.12 m (→ 10th place)

Men's Pole Vault

  • Simon Arkell
    • Qualification — 5.30m (→ did not advance, 22nd place)

Men's Decathlon

  • Dean Smith
    • Final Result — 7703pts (→ 19th place)

Women's Competition[]

Women's 100 metres

  • Kerry Johnson
    • Heat — 11.62
    • Quarterfinals — 11.59 (→ did not advance, 19th place)
  • Melinda Gainsford-Taylor
    • Heat — 11.57
    • Quarterfinals — 11.67 (→ did not advance, 24th place)

Women's 200 metres

  • Melinda Gainsford-Taylor
    • Heat — 23.18
    • Quarterfinals — 23.03
    • Semifinals — 23.03 (→ did not advance, 13th place)
  • Melissa Medlicott
    • Heat — 23.86 (→ did not advance, 30th place)

Women's 400 metres

  • Michelle Lock
    • Heat — 52.49
    • Quarterfinals — 51.71
    • Semifinals — 50.78 (→ did not advance, 11th place)
  • Renee Poetschka
    • Heat — 52.85
    • Quarterfinals — 52.05
    • Semifinals — 52.09 (→ did not advance, 15th place)
  • Cathy Freeman
    • Heat — 53.70
    • Quarterfinals — 51.52 (→ did not advance, 17th place)

Women's 3,000 metres

Women's 10,000 metres

  • Susan Hobson
    • Heat — 32:53.61 (→ did not advance, 21st place)

Women's 4 × 100 m Relay

Women's 4 × 400 m Relay

  • Susan Andrews, Cathy Freeman, Michelle Lock, and Renee Poetschka
    • Heat — 3:25.68
    • final — 3:26.42 (→ 7th place)

Women's Marathon

  • Lisa Ondieki
    • Final — did not finish (→ no ranking)

Women's 10 km Walk

  • Kerry Junna-Saxby
    • Final — 46:01 (→ 15th place)
  • Gabrielle Blythe
    • Final — 50:13 (→ 31st place)

Women's 400m Hurdles

  • Gail Luke
    • Heat — 58.32 (→ did not advance, 23rd place)

Women's High Jump

  • Alison Inverarity
    • Qualification — 1.92 m
    • Final — 1.91 m (→ 8th place)

Women's Long Jump

  • Nicole Boegman
    • Qualification — no mark (→ did not advance, no ranking)

Women's Discus Throw

  • Daniela Costian
    • Heat — 65.94m
    • Final — 66.24m (→ Med 3.png Bronze Medal)

Women's Javelin Throw

  • Louise Currey
    • Heat — 60.56m
    • Final — 56.00m (→ 11th place)
  • Sue Howland
    • Heat — did not compete (→ did not advance, no ranking)

Women's Heptathlon

  • Jane Flemming
    • Final Result — fid not finish 58.32 (→ no ranking)

Badminton[]

Main article: Badminton at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Basketball[]

Main article: Basketball at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Men's Team Competition[]

  • Preliminary Round (Group B):
    • Defeated Puerto Rico (116-76)
    • Lost to Unified Team (63-85)
    • Defeated Venezuela (78-71)
    • Defeated PR China (88-66)
    • Lost to Lithuania (87-98)
  • Quarter Finals:
    • Lost to Croatia (65-98)
  • Classification Matches:
    • 5th/8th place: Defeated Germany (109-79)
    • 5th/6th place: Lost to Brazil (80-90) → 6th place
  • Team Roster:
    • ( 4.) John Dorge
    • ( 5.) Mike McKay
    • ( 6.) Phil Smyth
    • ( 7.) Larry Sengstock
    • ( 8.) Damian Keogh
    • ( 9.) Leroy Loggins
    • (10.) Andrew Gaze
    • (11.) Shane Heal
    • (12.) Mark Bradtke
    • (13.) Luc Longley
    • (14.) Andrew Vlahov
    • (15.) Ray Borner
  • Head Coach: Adrian Hurley

Boxing[]

Main article: Boxing at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Canoeing[]

Main article: Canoeing at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Cycling[]

Main article: Cycling at the 1992 Summer Olympics

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

Men's road race
Men's team time trial
Men's sprint
  • Gary Neiwand
Men's 1 km time trial
  • Shane Kelly
Men's individual pursuit
Men's team pursuit
Men's points race
Women's road race
Women's individual pursuit
  • Kathy Watt

Diving[]

Main article: Diving at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Men's 3m Springboard

  • Michael Murphy
    • Preliminary Round — 381.33 points
    • Final — 611.97 points (→ 4th place)
  • Simon McCormack
    • Preliminary Round — 358.05 points (→ did not advance, 16th place)

Men's 10m Platform

  • Craig Rogerson
    • Preliminary Round — 388.83 points
    • Final — 458.43 points (→ 12th place)
  • Michael Murphy
    • Preliminary Round — 371.88 (→ did not advance, 13th place)

Women's 3m Springboard

  • Jennifer Donnet
    • Preliminary Round — 272.64 (→ did not advance, 15th place)
  • Rachel Wilkes
    • Preliminary Round — 254.31 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)

Women's 10m Platform

  • Vyninka Arlow
    • Final — 365.88 points (→ 10th place)
  • April Adams
    • Final — 342.39 points (→ 11th place)

Equestrianism[]

Main article: Equestrian at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Fencing[]

Main article: Fencing at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Men's épée

Football[]

Main article: Football at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Men's Team Competition[]

  • Preliminary Round (Group B)
    • Australia — Ghana 1-3
    • Australia — Mexico 1-1
    • Australia — Denmark 3-0
  • Quarter Finals
    • Australia — Sweden 2-1
  • Semi Finals
    • Australia — Poland 1-6
  • Bronze Medal Match
    • Australia — Ghana 0-1
  • Team Roster

Head coach: Eddie Thomson

Gymnastics[]

Main article: Gymnastics at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Hockey[]

Main article: Field hockey at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Men's Team Competition[]

  • Preliminary Round (Group A)
    • Australia — Argentina 7 - 0
    • Australia — Egypt 5 - 1
    • Australia — Germany 1 - 1
    • Australia — India 1 - 0
    • Australia — Great Britain 6 - 0
  • Semi Finals
    • Australia — The Netherlands 3 - 2
  • Final
    • Australia — Germany 1 - 2 (→ Silver Silver Medal)
  • Team Roster

Women's Team Competition[]

Judo[]

Main article: Judo at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Modern Pentathlon[]

Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Three male pentathletes represented Australia in 1992.

Men's Individual Competition:


Men's Team Competition:

  • Lackey, Hamilton, and Watson → 16th place (13,984 points)

Rowing[]

Main article: Rowing at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Sailing[]

Main article: Sailing at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Men's Sailboard (Lechner A-390)

Women's Sailboard (Lechner A-390)

  • Fiona Taylor
    • Final Ranking — 136.0 points (→ 10th place)

Women's 470 Class

Shooting[]

Main article: Shooting at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Swimming[]

Main article: Swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Men's 50 m Freestyle

  • Darren Lange
    • Heat — 23.01
    • B-Final — 22.69 (→ 9th place)
  • Angus Waddell
    • Heat — 23.10
    • B-Final — 23.06 (→ 15th place)

Men's 100 m Freestyle

  • Chris Fydler
    • Heat — 50.26
    • B-Final — 50.78 (→ 14th place)
  • Andrew Baildon
    • Heat — 50.59
    • B-Final — 50.93 (→ 16th place)

Men's 200m Freestyle

  • Kieren Perkins
    • Heat — 1:49.26
    • B-Final — 1:49.75 (→ 10th place)
  • Ian Brown
    • Heat — 1:49.32
    • B-Final — 1:49.77 (→ 11th place)

Men's 400m Freestyle

  • Kieren Perkins
    • Heat — 3:49.24
    • Final — 3:45.16 (→ Silver Silver Medal)
  • Ian Brown
    • Heat — 3:50.12
    • Final — 3:48.79 (→ 5th place)

Men's 1500m Freestyle

  • Kieren Perkins
    • Heat — 15:02.75
    • Final — 14:43.48 (→ Gold Gold Medal)
  • Glen Housman
    • Heat — 15:11.36
    • Final — 14:55.29 3:48.79 (→ Silver Silver Medal)

Men's 100m Backstroke

  • Tom Stachewicz
    • Heat — 57.03 (→ did not advance, 19th place)
  • Toby Haenen
    • Heat — 1:00.08 (→ did not advance, 45th place)

Men's 200m Backstroke

  • Toby Haenen
    • Heat — 2:06.79 (→ did not advance, 35th place)

Men's 100m Breaststroke

  • Phil Rogers
    • Heat — 1:02.10
    • Final — 1:01.76 (→ Bronze Bronze Medal)
  • Shane Lewis
    • Heat — 1:04.17 (→ did not advance, 28th place)

Men's 200m Breaststroke

  • Phil Rogers
    • Heat — 2:14.39
    • Final — 2:13.59 (→ 6th place)
  • Rodney Lawson
    • Heat — 2:15.67
    • B-Final — 2:15.50 (→ 9th place)

Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle

  • Duncan Armstrong, Martin Roberts, Deane Pieters, and Ian Brown
    • Heat — 7:22.19
  • Deane Pieters, Duncan Armstrong, Ian Brown, and Kieren Perkins
    • Final — DSQ (→ no ranking)

Synchronized Swimming[]

Main article: Synchronized swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Two synchronized swimmers represented Australia in 1992.

Women's solo
Women's duet

Table Tennis[]

Main article: Table tennis at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Tennis[]

Main article: Tennis at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Men's Singles Competition

  • Wally Masur
    • First Round — Lost to Pete Sampras (United States) 1-6, 6-7, 4-6
  • Richard Fromberg
    • First Round — Lost to Michael Stich (Germany) 3-6, 6-3, 1-6, 6-3, 3-6
  • Todd Woodbridge


Men's Doubles Competition

  • John Fitzgerald and Todd Woodbridge
    • First Round — Defeated Roger Smith and Mark Knowles (Bahamas) 6-2, 6-3, 6-7, 4-6, 6-3
    • Second round — Lost to Leander Paes and Ramesh Krishnan (India) 4-6, 5-7, 6-4, 1-6

Women's Singles Competition

  • Nicole Provis
    • First Round — Defeated Katia Piccolini (Italy) 6-1 6-0
    • Second Round — Lost to Sabine Appelmans (Belgium) 2-6 1-6
  • Jenny Byrne
    • First Round — Lost to Raffaella Reggi-Concato (Italy) 4-6 6-7
  • Rachel McQuillan
    • First Round — Lost to Sabine Appelmans (Belgium) 3-6, 3-6

Water Polo[]

Main article: Water polo at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Weightlifting[]

Main article: Weightlifting at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Wrestling[]

Main article: Wrestling at the 1992 Summer Olympics

See also[]

  • Australia at the 1990 Commonwealth Games
  • Australia at the 1994 Commonwealth Games

References[]

  1. ^ "Australia at the 1992 Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2011-12-21.
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