Brazil at the 1992 Summer Olympics
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Gold
- Marcelo NegrãoMarcelo NegrãoMarcelo Teles Negrão is a volleyball player from Brazil, who was a member of the Brazil men's national volleyball team that won the gold medal at the...
, Jorge Edson BritoJorge Edson BritoJorge Edson Brito is a retired volleyball player from Brazil. He was a member of the Brazil men's national volleyball team that won the gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain by defeating The Netherlands in the final. He played as a middle blocker.-References:*...
, Giovane GávioGiovane GavioGiovane Farinazzo Gavio is a retired Brazilian volleyball coach and former player, who was a member of the Brazil men's national volleyball team that won the gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain by defeating The Netherlands in the final.Playing as an outside hitter, Gavio...
, Paulo Andre SilvaPaulo André SilvaPaulo André Jukoski da Silva known as Paulão is a Brazilian former volleyball player who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics, in the 1992 Summer Olympics, and in the 1996 Summer Olympics.He was born in Porto Alegre....
, Mauricio LimaMaurício LimaMaurício Lima is a retired volleyball player from Brazil. He participated in both Olympic gold medals of the Brazil men's national volleyball team , against The Netherlands at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain and against Italy at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, GreeceLima and Italy's...
, Janelson CarvalhoJanelson CarvalhoJanelson dos Santos Carvalho known as Janelson is a Brazilian former volleyball player who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics....
, Douglas ChiarottiDouglas ChiarottiDouglas Chiarotti known as Douglas is a Brazilian former volleyball player who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics and in the 2000 Summer Olympics.He was born in Cuba....
, Antonio Carlos GouveiaAntônio Carlos GouveiaAntônio Carlos Aguilar Gouveia known as Carlão is a Brazilian former volleyball player who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics and in the 1992 Summer Olympics....
, Talmo OliveiraTalmo OliveiraTalmo Curto de Oliveira is a retired volleyball player from Brazil. He was a member of the Brazil men's national volleyball team that won the gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain defeating The Netherlands in the final. He played as a setter.-References:*...
, Andre Felipe FerreiraAndré Felipe FerreiraAndré Felippe Falbo Ferreira known as Pampa is a Brazilian former volleyball player who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics and in the 1992 Summer Olympics....
, Alexandre SamuelTandeAlexandre Ramos Samuel, nickname Tande, is a Brazilian volleyball player. He began playing volleyball for the Botafogo team, when he was 12 years old....
and Amauri RibeiroAmauri RibeiroAmauri Ribeiro known as Amauri is a Brazilian former volleyball player who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics, in the 1984 Summer Olympics, in the 1988 Summer Olympics, and in the 1992 Summer Olympics....
— VolleyballVolleyball at the 1992 Summer OlympicsVolleyball at the 1992 Summer Olympics was represented by two events: men's team and women's team.-Medal table:-Medal summary:-References:*...
, Men's Team Competition
- Rogério SampaioRogério SampaioRogério Sampaio Cardoso is a Brazilian judoka and Olympic champion. He won a gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona...
— judoJudo at the 1992 Summer OlympicsThe Judo competition at the 1992 Summer Olympics was contested in fourteen weight classes, seven each for men and women. The seven men's weight classes continued to be those first used in 1980. This was the first Olympic competition to award medals to women judoka; women competed in 1988 as a...
, Men's Lightweight
Silver
- Gustavo BorgesGustavo BorgesGustavo França Borges Gustavo França Borges Gustavo França Borges (born December 2, 1972 in Ribeirão Preto is a former international top swimmer from Brazil. He participated in four Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1992...
— swimmingSwimming at the 1992 Summer OlympicsAt the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, 31 swimming events were contested. There was a total of 641 participants from 92 countries competing.-Medal table:-Men's events:* Swimmers who participated in the heats only and received medals....
, Men's 100 metres Freestyle
ArcheryArchery at the 1992 Summer OlympicsThere were 4 different Archery competitions at the 1992 Summer Olympics. The format of the previous Olympics was dropped for this Olympiad, with an entirely new system being put in place....
In its fourth Olympic archery competition, Brazil sent two men. Only one qualified for the elimination rounds, where he was defeated in the first match.Men's Individual Competition:
- Vitor Krieger — Round of 32, 30th place (0-1)
- Dutra Mello — Ranking round, 49th place (0-0)
AthleticsAthletics at the 1992 Summer OlympicsAt the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, 43 events in athletics were contested, 24 events by men and 19 by women. The competition ran from July 31, 1992 to August 9, 1992. Fourteen world record-holders were among the contenders...
Men's 100m metres
- André Domingos Silva
- Heat — 10.78 (→ did not advance)
Men's 4x400m Relay
- Eronilde de AraujoEronilde de AraújoEronilde Nunes de Araújo is a Brazilian athlete who specializes in 400 metres hurdles. He dominated the event on the South American scene during the 1990s, and personal best of 48.04 seconds is also the South American record.-Achievements:-External links:...
, Nelson Rocha, Sergio Matias de Menezes, and Sidney Telles de Souza - Heat — 3:01.38
- Robson da SilvaRobson da SilvaRobson Caetano da Silva is the most successful Brazilian sprinter to date. He participated in four consecutive Olympic Summer Games and won the bronze medal over 200 metres in the 1988 Seoul Olympics as well as in the 4×100 m relay in the 1996 Atlanta Olympics.Possibly Da Silva's greatest...
, Nelson Rocha, Sergio Matias de Menezes, and Sidney Telles de Souza - Final — 3:01.61 (→ 4th place)
Men's Marathon
- Osmiro de Souza SilvaOsmiro SilvaOsmiro de Souza Silva is a retired long-distance runner from Brazil, who represented his native country in the men's marathon at the 1992 and at the 2000 Summer Olympics. He won the 1991 edition of the Marrakesh Marathon....
— 2:17.16 (→ 24th place) - Joseildo Rocha da Silva — 2:26.00 (→ 56th place)
- Diamantino dos Santos — did not finish (→ no ranking)
Men's 110m Hurdles
- Joilto Santos Bonfim
- Heats — 14.06 (→ did not advance)
Men's 400m Hurdles
- Eronilde de AraújoEronilde de AraújoEronilde Nunes de Araújo is a Brazilian athlete who specializes in 400 metres hurdles. He dominated the event on the South American scene during the 1990s, and personal best of 48.04 seconds is also the South American record.-Achievements:-External links:...
- Heat — 49.10
- Semifinal — 49.66 (→ did not advance)
- Pedro Chiamulera
- Heat — did not finish (→ did not advance)
Men's 20 km Walk
- Sérgio GaldinoSérgio GaldinoSérgio Vieira Galdino is a Brazilian race walker.-Achievements:-References:...
— 1:33:32 (→ 27th place) - Marcelo PalmaMarcelo PalmaMarcelo Moreira Palma is a retired male race walker from Brazil. He is a two-time Olympian .-Achievements:-References:*...
— 1:40:11 (→ 32nd place) - Ademar Kammler — did not finish (→ no ranking)
Men's Triple Jump
- Anísio SilvaAnísio SilvaAnísio Souza Silva is a retired triple jumper from Brazil, who won the silver medal in the men's triple jump at the 1991 Pan American Games in Havana, Cuba. He represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992.-Achievements:-References:* *...
- Qualification — 16.03 m (→ did not advance)
- Jorge Luis Teixeira
- Qualification — 15.64 m (→ did not advance)
Men's Decathlon
- Pedro da SilvaPedro da Silva (athlete)Pedro Ferreira da Silva Filho is a former decathlete from Brazil. He won the gold medal in the men's decathlon event at the 1991 Pan American Games in Havana, Cuba, and competed for his native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics....
Women's 10,000 metres
- Carmen OliveiraCarmen OliveiraCarmen Sousa de Oliveira Furtado is a retired Brazilian long-distance runner.She finished eleventh in the 10,000 metres at the 1993 World Championships in a new South American record time of 31:47.76 minutes...
- Qualifying Heat — 34:48.21 (→ did not advance)
Women's Marathon
- Márcia NarlochMárcia NarlochMárcia Narloch is a female marathon runner from Brazil, who won the gold medal in the women's marathon at the 2003 Pan American Games. She represented her native country in four consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992 .-References:*...
— 2:44.32 (→ 17th place) - Janette Mayal — 3:00.23 (→ 31st place)
Men's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round (Group A):
- Lost to Croatia (76-93)
- Lost to Spain (100-101)
- Defeated Angola (76-66)
- Lost to United States (83-127)
- Defeated Germany (85-76)
- Quarter Finals:
- Lost to Lithuania (96-114)
- Classification Matches:
- 5th/8th place: Defeated Puerto Rico (86-84)
- 5th/6th place: Defeated Australia (90-80) → 5th place
- Team Roster:
- ( 4.) Paulo Villas Boas
- ( 5.) Jorge Guerra
- ( 6.) Gerson Victalino
- ( 7.) João José Vianna
- ( 8.) Rolando FerreiraRolando FerreiraRolando Ferreira Júnior is a retired Brazilian professional basketball player. He was selected by the Portland Trail Blazers in the 2nd round of the 1988 NBA Draft. A 7'1" center, Ferreira played in only one NBA season as a member of the 1988–89 Blazers. In his NBA career, he played in 12 games...
- ( 9.) Ricardo Cardoso
- (10.) Maury Ponickwar
- (11.) Marcel Ponickwar
- (12.) Aristides Santos
- (13.) Wilson Fernando Kuhn
- (14.) Oscar SchmidtOscar SchmidtOscar Daniel Bezerra Schmidt is a retired Brazilian basketball player. He is also known as Oscar Schmidt Bezerra in Spain, where he played for Fórum Valladolid for the 1993-94 and 1994-95 seasons, and simply Oscar or Mão Santa in his homeland. At his peak, he was 2.05 m tall and weighed...
- (15.) Israel MachadoIsrael MachadoIsrael Machado Campelo Andrade is a former basketball player from Brazil. He represented his native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1984. Machado was a member of the men's national team that won the gold medal at the 1987 Pan American Games, scoring 78 points in seven...
Women's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round (Group A)
- Defeated Italy (85-70)
- Lost to Cuba (88-95)
- Lost to Unified Team (64-76)
- Classification Matches
- 5th/8th place: Lost to Czechoslovakia (62-74)
- 7th/8th place: Defeated Italy (86-83) → 7th place
- Team Roster
- Hortência MarcariHortencia MarcariHortência Maria de Fátima Marcari is a former basketball player who is often considered to be one of the greatest women's basketball player in Brazil, alongside with Paula, and regarded as one of the greatest women's basketball player of all ever in the world by specialists in the world...
- Janeth ArcainJaneth ArcainJaneth dos Santos Arcain is a retired Brazilian professional women's basketball player. She played in the United States for the Houston Comets in the Women's National Basketball Association from 1997–2005.-WNBA career:Arcain was one of the original players selected from the WNBA's inaugural...
- Helen Cristina
- Nádia Bento
- Vânia Hernandes
- Maria Paula Gonçalves
- Adriana Santos
- Marta SobralMarta SobralMarta de Souza Sobral is a former Brazilian female basketball player. Sobral, while a member of the Brazil women's national basketball team, participated in three Summer Olympics , and won a medal in two of them . She is the sister of fellow Brazilian basketball Olympian Leila Sobral.-References:...
- Ruth Roberta de Souza
- Maria José Bertolotti
- Joycenara Batista
- Simone Pontello
BoxingBoxing at the 1992 Summer OlympicsBoxing at the 1992 Summer Olympics took place in the old Pavelló Club Joventut de Badalona in Barcelona. The boxing schedule began on July 26 and ended on August 9...
Men's Flyweight
- Luiz Freitas
Men's Featherweight
- Rogerio Dezorzi
Men's Lightweight
- Adilson Silva
Men's Light-Middleweight
- Lucas Franca
CyclingCycling at the 1992 Summer OlympicsFinal results for the Cycling competition at the 1992 Summer Olympics. There were two categories of events – road cycling and track cycling...
Women's Individual Road Race
- Claudia Carceroni
- Final — 2:23:52 (→ 48th place)
DivingDiving at the 1992 Summer OlympicsAt the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, four diving events were contested during a competition that took place at the Piscina Municipal de Montjuïc, from 26 July to 4 August , comprising 95 divers from 30 nations.-Medal summary:...
Women's 10m Platform
- Silvana Neitzke
- Preliminary Round — 230.70 points (→ 28th place)
JudoJudo at the 1992 Summer OlympicsThe Judo competition at the 1992 Summer Olympics was contested in fourteen weight classes, seven each for men and women. The seven men's weight classes continued to be those first used in 1980. This was the first Olympic competition to award medals to women judoka; women competed in 1988 as a...
Men's Extra-Lightweight
- Shigueto YamasakiShigueto YamasakiShigueto Yamasaki Júnior is a retired male judoka from Brazil.Yamasaki claimed the gold medal in the Men's Bantamweight division at the 1991 Pan American Games in Havana, Cuba. In the final he defeated Canada's Ewan Beaton. He represented his native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics.He is the...
Men's Half-Lightweight
- Rogério SampaioRogério SampaioRogério Sampaio Cardoso is a Brazilian judoka and Olympic champion. He won a gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona...
Men's Lightweight
- Sérgio OliveiraSérgio OliveiraSérgio Miguel Relvas de Oliveira is a Portuguese footballer who plays for KV Mechelen in Belgium on loan from F.C. Porto, as an attacking midfielder.-Club career:...
Men's Half-Middleweight
- Ezequiel Paraguassu
Men's Middleweight
- Wagner Castropil
Men's Half-Heavyweight
- Aurélio MiguelAurélio MiguelAurélio Fernández Miguel is a Brazilian judoka and Olympic champion, and later politician. Among his best sporting achievements are his gold medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, and a bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.-Sports career:Aurélio Miguel was born on March 10,...
Men's Heavyweight
- José Mario Tranquillini
Women's Extra-Lightweight
- Andrea Rodrigues
Women's Half-Lightweight
- Patricia Bevilacqua
Women's Lightweight
- Jemina Alves
Women's Half-Middleweight
- Tânia Ishii
Women's Middleweight
- Rosicléia Campos
Women's Half-Heavyweight
- Soraia AndréSoraia AndréSoraia André is a female judoka from Brazil. She competed for her native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, where she was defeated in the first round of the repêchage....
Women's Heavyweight
- Edilene AparecidaEdilene AparecidaEdilene Aparecida Andrade is a female judoka from Brazil. She competed for her native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, where she was defeated in the second round of the repêchage. Aparecida won a bronze medal at the 1991 Pan American Games in the Women's Heavyweight...
Men's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round (Group A)
- Brazil — Iceland 18-19
- Brazil — Hungary 21-27
- Brazil — Sweden 15-22
- Brazil — Czechoslovakia 16-27
- Brazil — South Korea 26-30
- Classification Match
- 11th/12th place: Brazil — Egypt 24-27 (→ Twelfth place)
- Team Roster
- José Luiz Aguiar Ramalho
- Sergio Carnasciali Cavichiolo
- Drean Farencena Dutra
- Milton Fonseca Pelissari
- Rodrigo Hoffelder
- Osvaldo Inocente Filho
- Gilberto Jesus Cardoso
- José Luiz Lopes Vieira
- Ricardo Matos Pereira
- Ivan Bruno Maziero
- Marcelo Minhoto Ferraz
- Paulo Rogerio Moratore
- José Ronaldo Nascimiento
- Claudio Oliveira Brito
- Ivan Raimundo Pinheiro
- Edson Roberto Rizzo
- Head Coach: Antonio Carlos Simões
SailingSailing at the 1992 Summer OlympicsSailing/Yachting is a Olympic sport starting from the Games of the 1st Olympiad . With the exception of 1904 and possible 1916 sailing was always a part of the Olympic program....
Men's Sailboard (Lechner A-390)
- George Rebello
- Final Ranking — 216.0 points (→ 19th place)
Women's Sailboard (Lechner A-390)
- Christina Forte
- Final Ranking — 183.0 points (→ 17th place)
Women's 470 Class
- Claudia Swan and Monica Scheel
- Final Ranking — 100.7 points (→ 15th place)
SwimmingSwimming at the 1992 Summer OlympicsAt the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, 31 swimming events were contested. There was a total of 641 participants from 92 countries competing.-Medal table:-Men's events:* Swimmers who participated in the heats only and received medals....
Men's 50m Freestyle
- Gustavo BorgesGustavo BorgesGustavo França Borges Gustavo França Borges Gustavo França Borges (born December 2, 1972 in Ribeirão Preto is a former international top swimmer from Brazil. He participated in four Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1992...
- Heat — 23.10
- B-Final — 23.01 (→ 13th place)
- Teófilo FerreiraTeófilo FerreiraTeófilo Laborne Ferreira is a former international freestyle swimmer from Brazil. He participated at the 1992 Summer Olympics for his native country. His best result was the 7th place in the men's 4×200 m freestyle. Ferreira also won three medals at the Pan American Games and four medals at...
- Heat — 24.13 (→ did not advance, 41st place)
Men's 100m Freestyle
- Gustavo BorgesGustavo BorgesGustavo França Borges Gustavo França Borges Gustavo França Borges (born December 2, 1972 in Ribeirão Preto is a former international top swimmer from Brazil. He participated in four Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1992...
- Heat — 49.49
- Final — 49.43 (→ Silver Medal)
- Emanuel NascimentoEmanuel NascimentoEmanuel Nascimento Fortes is a former international freestyle swimmer from Brazil, who participated in two consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1988. His best result was the 6th place in the Men's 4x100m Freestyle in 1992.-References:*...
- Heat — 51.17 (→ did not advance, 25th place)
Men's 200m Freestyle
- Cristiano MichelenaCristiano MichelenaCristiano Rositoano Michelena is a former international freestyle swimmer from Brazil.He participated in two consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1988. His best result was the sixth place in the Men's 4x100m Freestyle Relay in Barcelona, Spain.-References:*...
- Heat — 1:51.04 (→ did not advance, 21st place)
- Gustavo BorgesGustavo BorgesGustavo França Borges Gustavo França Borges Gustavo França Borges (born December 2, 1972 in Ribeirão Preto is a former international top swimmer from Brazil. He participated in four Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1992...
- Heat — 1:51.42 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)
Men's 100m Backstroke
- Rogério RomeroRogério RomeroRogério Aoki Romero is a former backstroke swimmer from Brazil, who competed at five consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1988. A resident of Belo Horizonte, he won the gold medal in the 200 m Backstroke at the 1991 Pan American Games in Havana, Cuba...
- Heat — 57.28 (→ did not advance, 21st place)
Men's 200m Backstroke
- Rogério RomeroRogério RomeroRogério Aoki Romero is a former backstroke swimmer from Brazil, who competed at five consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1988. A resident of Belo Horizonte, he won the gold medal in the 200 m Backstroke at the 1991 Pan American Games in Havana, Cuba...
- Heat — 2:00.99
- B-Final — 2:01.02 (→ 10th place)
Men's 100m Butterfly
- José Carlos SouzaJosé Carlos SouzaJosé Carlos deSouza Jr. is a former international swimmer from Brazil, who participated at the 1992 Summer Olympics for his native country. At the 1992 Olympics his best result was the sixth place in the men's 4×100 m freestyle. He claimed the gold medal in the same event at the inaugural...
- Heat — 54.78
- B-Final — 54.85 (→ 12th place)
- Eduardo PiccininiEduardo PiccininiEduardo Piccinini Beca is a former international butterfly swimmer from Brazil, who participated at the 1992 Summer Olympics for his native country. His best result was a 15th place in the Men's 200m Butterfly. Piccinini twice won an individual medal at the Pan American Games during his...
- Heat — 54.87 (→ did not advance, 18th place)
Men's 200m Butterfly
- Eduardo PiccininiEduardo PiccininiEduardo Piccinini Beca is a former international butterfly swimmer from Brazil, who participated at the 1992 Summer Olympics for his native country. His best result was a 15th place in the Men's 200m Butterfly. Piccinini twice won an individual medal at the Pan American Games during his...
- Heat — 2:01.20
- B-Final — 2:01.87 (→ 15th place)
- André TeixeiraAndré TeixeiraAndré Luiz Castro Teixeira is a former international butterfly and freestyle swimmer from Brazil. He participated in two consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1992. His best and only result in Atlanta, Georgia was the 10th place in the men's 4×200 m freestyle.-References:*...
- Heat — 2:01.39 (→ did not advance, 19th place)
Men's 200m Individual Medley
- José Carlos SouzaJosé Carlos SouzaJosé Carlos deSouza Jr. is a former international swimmer from Brazil, who participated at the 1992 Summer Olympics for his native country. At the 1992 Olympics his best result was the sixth place in the men's 4×100 m freestyle. He claimed the gold medal in the same event at the inaugural...
- Heat — 2:07.09 (→ did not advance, 30th place)
- Renato Ramalho
- Heat — 2:07.78 (→ did not advance, 35th place)
Men's 400m Individual Medley
- Renato Ramalho
- Heat — 4:29.28 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)
Men's 4x200m Freestyle Relay
- Gustavo BorgesGustavo BorgesGustavo França Borges Gustavo França Borges Gustavo França Borges (born December 2, 1972 in Ribeirão Preto is a former international top swimmer from Brazil. He participated in four Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1992...
, Emanuel NascimentoEmanuel NascimentoEmanuel Nascimento Fortes is a former international freestyle swimmer from Brazil, who participated in two consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1988. His best result was the 6th place in the Men's 4x100m Freestyle in 1992.-References:*...
, Teófilo FerreiraTeófilo FerreiraTeófilo Laborne Ferreira is a former international freestyle swimmer from Brazil. He participated at the 1992 Summer Olympics for his native country. His best result was the 7th place in the men's 4×200 m freestyle. Ferreira also won three medals at the Pan American Games and four medals at...
, and Cristiano MichelenaCristiano MichelenaCristiano Rositoano Michelena is a former international freestyle swimmer from Brazil.He participated in two consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1988. His best result was the sixth place in the Men's 4x100m Freestyle Relay in Barcelona, Spain.-References:*... - Heat — 7:24.20
- Cristiano MichelenaCristiano MichelenaCristiano Rositoano Michelena is a former international freestyle swimmer from Brazil.He participated in two consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1988. His best result was the sixth place in the Men's 4x100m Freestyle Relay in Barcelona, Spain.-References:*...
, Emanuel NascimentoEmanuel NascimentoEmanuel Nascimento Fortes is a former international freestyle swimmer from Brazil, who participated in two consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1988. His best result was the 6th place in the Men's 4x100m Freestyle in 1992.-References:*...
, Gustavo BorgesGustavo BorgesGustavo França Borges Gustavo França Borges Gustavo França Borges (born December 2, 1972 in Ribeirão Preto is a former international top swimmer from Brazil. He participated in four Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1992...
, and Teófilo FerreiraTeófilo FerreiraTeófilo Laborne Ferreira is a former international freestyle swimmer from Brazil. He participated at the 1992 Summer Olympics for his native country. His best result was the 7th place in the men's 4×200 m freestyle. Ferreira also won three medals at the Pan American Games and four medals at... - Final — 7:24.03 (→ 7th place)
TennisTennis at the 1992 Summer OlympicsThese are the final results for the tennis competition at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.American teenager Jennifer Capriati stunned German Steffi Graf in the women's singles final to win the gold medal...
Men's Singles Competition
- Luiz MattarLuiz MattarLuiz Mattar is a former professional tennis player from Brazil. He played on the professional tour from 1986–1995, during which time he won seven top-level singles titles and five tour doubles titles. His career-high rankings were World No. 29 in singles , and World No. 55 in doubles...
- First round — Lost to Paul HaarhuisPaul HaarhuisPaul Vincent Nicholas Haarhuis is a Dutch former professional tennis player. He is a former World No. 1 doubles player. He won six Grand Slam men's doubles titles, five with Jacco Eltingh and one with Yevgeny Kafelnikov.-Personal life:...
(Netherlands) 6-4, 3-6, 2-6, 2-6
- Jaime OncinsJaime OncinsJaime Oncins is a former tennis player from Brazil.Oncins represented his native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, where he reached the quarter-finals before falling to Russia's Andrei Cherkasov. The right-hander won two individual career titles...
- First round — Defeated Srđan Muškatirović (Independent Participants) 7-6, 4-6, 6-1
- Second round — Defeated Michael ChangMichael ChangMichael Te-Pei Chang is a former American professional tennis player. He is best remembered for becoming the youngest-ever male player to win a Grand Slam singles title when he won the French Open in 1989 at the age of 17....
(United States) 6-2, 3-6, 6-3, 6-3 - Third round — Defeated Mark KoevermansMark KoevermansMark Koevermans is a former tennis player from the Netherlands, who turned professional in 1987. He represented his native country as a lucky loser at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, where he was defeated in the third round by Brazil's Jaime Oncins. The right-hander, nicknamed Koef, won one...
(Netherlands) 6-7, 0-6, 6-7 - Quarterfinals — Lost to Andrei CherkasovAndrei CherkasovAndrei Cherkasov is a former professional tennis player from Russia.Born in Ufa, Soviet Union, Cherkasov first came to the tennis world's attention as an outstanding junior player. In 1987, he was ranked the World No. 3 junior player and finished runner-up in the boy's singles at the US Open...
(Unified Team) 1-6, 4-6, 7-6, 6-4, 2-6
Men's Doubles Competition
- Luiz MattarLuiz MattarLuiz Mattar is a former professional tennis player from Brazil. He played on the professional tour from 1986–1995, during which time he won seven top-level singles titles and five tour doubles titles. His career-high rankings were World No. 29 in singles , and World No. 55 in doubles...
and Jaime OncinsJaime OncinsJaime Oncins is a former tennis player from Brazil.Oncins represented his native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, where he reached the quarter-finals before falling to Russia's Andrei Cherkasov. The right-hander won two individual career titles... - First round — Lost to Emilio SánchezEmilio SánchezEmilio Ángel Sánchez Vicario is a former professional tennis player from Spain. He won three Grand Slam doubles titles and the men's doubles silver medal at the 1988 Olympic Games...
and Sergio CasalSergio CasalSergio Casal Martínez is a former professional tennis player from Spain. During his career, he won three Grand Slam doubles titles, as well as the men's doubles Silver Medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics....
(Spain) 3-6, 6-3, 7-6, 3-6, 1-6
Women's Singles Competition
- Andrea Viera-Arnold
- First round — Lost to Manuela MaleevaManuela MaleevaManuela Georgieva Maleeva-Fragniere is a Bulgarian former professional tennis player. She played on the Women's Tennis Association tour between 1982 and 1994...
(Switzerland) 2-6, 3-6