Portugal at the 1992 Summer Olympics
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Portugal
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...

 competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics
1992 Summer Olympics
The 1992 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event celebrated in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, in 1992. The International Olympic Committee voted in 1986 to separate the Summer and Winter Games, which had been held in the same...

 in Barcelona
Barcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...

, Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...

.

A delegation with a current record number of one hundred competitors participated in sixteen sports but, ironically, no medal was conquered. These Olympics saw Portugal listing the biggest share of competitors in the athletics, but also debuting in the tennis and badminton events, recently elevated to Olympic sports, as with the women's judo. It also participated in the roller hockey
Roller hockey
Roller Hockey is a form of hockey played on a dry surface using skates with wheels. The term "Roller Hockey" is often used interchangeably to refer to two variant forms chiefly differentiated by the type of skate used. There is traditional "Roller Hockey," played with quad roller skates, and...

 tournament (demonstration sport), as current world champions, but finishing just outside the podium, adding another misfortune to this nation's Olympic campaign in Barcelona. A growth in the number of competing athletes and swimmers was also a highlight.

Archery
Archery at the 1992 Summer Olympics
There 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....

Women's Individual Competition:
  • Ana Sousa
  • Qualifying round — 1288 pts (→ 22nd)
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  • Elimination round — 98 pts (→ 26th)
  • 1/16 finals — Xiangjun Ma (CHN
    China at the 1992 Summer Olympics
    The People's Republic of China competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.-Medalists:After the olympics, the name "Five Golden Flowers" was given to the five medalist swimmers Yang Wenyi , Zhuang Yong , Lin Li , Qian Hong and Wang Xiaohong...

    )
    (→ lost 101:98, did not advance)

Men's events

800m:
  • António Abrantes
  • Round 1 (heat 7) — 1:50.89 (→ 5th, did not advance)


1,500m:
  • Mário Silva
    Mário Silva (athlete)
    Mário Manuel da Silva is a retired Portuguese runner who specialized in the 1500 metres. He won a bronze medal at the 1991 World Indoor Championships behind Noureddine Morceli and Fermín Cacho...

  • Round 1 (heat 2) — 3:38.57 (→ 3rd)
  • Semi-final (heat 2) — 3:38.09 (→ 9th, did not advance)


5,000m:
  • Carlos Monteiro
  • Semi-final (heat 4) — 14:00.53 (→ 10th, did not advance)
  • Domingos Castro
    Domingos Castro
    Domingos Silva Castro is a former long-distance runner from Portugal, who was one of the leading athletes in the longer events during the late 1980s, early 1990s. He won the silver medal in the 5,000 metres at the 1987 World Championships...

  • Semi-final (heat 3) — 13:24:57 (→ 5th, advanced as 2nd fastest loser)
  • Final — 13:38.09 (→ 11th)
  • Raimundo Santos
  • Semi-final (heat 2) — 13:48.06 (→ 7th, did not advance)


10,000m:
  • Domingos Castro
    Domingos Castro
    Domingos Silva Castro is a former long-distance runner from Portugal, who was one of the leading athletes in the longer events during the late 1980s, early 1990s. He won the silver medal in the 5,000 metres at the 1987 World Championships...

  • Round 1 (heat 1) — did not finish
  • Fernando Couto
  • Round 1 (heat 2) — 29:20.06 (→ 15th, did not advance)


Marathon:
  • António Pinto
    António Pinto
    António Coelho Pinto is a Portuguese long-distance runner.Pinto won the London Marathon in 1992, 1997 and 2000, as well as the 10,000 metres final at the 1998 European Championships in Athletics in Budapest, Hungary. Pinto's best time in the marathon is 2:06:36...

     → did not finish
  • Dionísio Castro
    Dionísio Castro
    Dionísio Silva Castro is a former long-distance runner from Portugal, best known for setting the world record in the 20,000 metres on 31 March 1990, when he clocked 57:18.4 in La Flèche...

     → did not finish
  • Joaquim Pinheiro
    Joaquim Pinheiro
    Joaquim Pinheiro is a retired Portuguese runner.He competed in the marathon at the 1991 World Championships and the 1992 Summer Olympics, both times without finishing the race.-Achievements:-External links:*...

     → did not finish


20 km Walk:
  • José Urbano
    José Urbano
    José Cardoso Urbano is a retired male race walker from Portugal. He is a three-time Olympian.-Achievements:-References:*...

     — disqualified


50 km Walk:
  • José Magalhães — 4:20:21 (→ 28th)
  • José Pinto
    José Pinto (athlete)
    José Luís Franca Abranches Pinto is a retired male race walker from Portugal, who represented his native country at three consecutive Olympic Games, starting in 1984.-Achievements:-References:*...

     — disqualified
  • José Urbano
    José Urbano
    José Cardoso Urbano is a retired male race walker from Portugal. He is a three-time Olympian.-Achievements:-References:*...

     — 4:16:31 (→ 25th)


400m Hurdles:
  • Pedro Rodrigues
    Pedro Rodrigues
    Pedro Rodrigues is a retired Portuguese athlete who specialized in the 400 metres hurdles.He was born in Lisboa, and represented SL Benfica. He finished fourth at the 1994 European Championships in Athletics...

  • Round 1 (heat 3) — 49.46 (→ 5th, did not advance)


3000m Steeplechase:
  • João Junqueira
    João Junqueira
    João Manuel Perera Junqueira is a retired Portuguese runner who specialized in the 3000 metres steeplechase....

  • Round 1 (heat 3) — 8:35.68 (→ 8th, advanced as 3rd fastest loser)
  • Semi-final (heat 1) — 8:39.17 (→ 10th, did not advance)


4×100m Relay:
  • Luís Barroso, Luís Cunha, Pedro Agostinho and Pedro Curvelo
  • Round 1 (heat 2) — 40.30 (→ 5th, did not advance)


4×400m Relay:
  • Álvaro Silva, José Mendes, Pedro Curvelo and Pedro Rodrigues
    Pedro Rodrigues
    Pedro Rodrigues is a retired Portuguese athlete who specialized in the 400 metres hurdles.He was born in Lisboa, and represented SL Benfica. He finished fourth at the 1994 European Championships in Athletics...

  • Round 1 (heat 1) — 3:10.11 (→ 7th, did not advance)


Pole Vault:
  • Nuno Fernandes
  • Qualifying round (heat 2) — 5,00 (→ 15th, did not advance)
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|XXO||XO||XXX||||||||||||5,00
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Women's events

100m:
  • Lucrécia Jardim
    Lucrécia Jardim
    Maria Lucrécia Jardim is a retired Portuguese sprinter who specialized in the 100 and 200 metres.-Achievements:-External links:...

  • Round 1 (heat 6) — 11.58 (→ 4th)
  • Round 2 (heat 1) — 11.66 (→ 7th, did not advance)


200m:
  • Lucrécia Jardim
    Lucrécia Jardim
    Maria Lucrécia Jardim is a retired Portuguese sprinter who specialized in the 100 and 200 metres.-Achievements:-External links:...

  • Round 1 (heat 1) — 23.26 (→ 3rd)
  • Round 2 (heat 2) — 23.09 (→ 5th, did not advance)


800m:
  • Carla Sacramento
    Carla Sacramento
    Carla Cristina Paquete Sacramento, OIH is a middle distance runner from Portugal.-Biography:Carla Sacramento has won medals at a variety of distances but her speciality is the 1500 m...

  • Round 1 (heat 2) — 2:00.57 (→ 3rd, advanced as 5th fastest loser)
  • Semi-final (heat 2) — 2:02.85 (→ 6th, did not advance)


1500m:
  • Carla Sacramento
    Carla Sacramento
    Carla Cristina Paquete Sacramento, OIH is a middle distance runner from Portugal.-Biography:Carla Sacramento has won medals at a variety of distances but her speciality is the 1500 m...

  • Round 1 (heat 1) — 4:10.01 (→ 5th)
  • Semi-final (heat 2) — 4:05.54 (→ 9th, did not advance)


3000m:
  • Fernanda Ribeiro
    Fernanda Ribeiro
    Maria Fernanda Moreira Ribeiro, GCIH , is a long-distance runner, born in Penafiel, Portugal. She achieved the top of her career in the 1996 Summer Olympics where she won the women's 10,000 m gold medal, giving Portugal their 3rd Olympic gold , and establishing a new Olympic record - 31:01.63.-...

  • Round 1 (heat 2) — 9:07.69 (9th, did not advance)


10000m:
  • Albertina Dias
    Albertina Dias
    Maria Albertina da Costa Dias Pereira is a former Portuguese long-distance runner. She competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in 1988...

  • Round 1 (heat 2) — 32:15.05 (→ 6th)
  • Final — 32:0.393 (→ 13th)
  • Conceição Ferreira
    Conceição Ferreira
    Maria Conceição da Costa Ferreira is a retired Portuguese long-distance runner.She won the 1993 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships, and finished sixth in 10,000 metres at the 1993 World Championships.-Achievements:...

  • Round 1 (heat 1) — 32:31.95 (→ 9th, advanced as 1st fastest loser)
  • Final — did not finish
  • Fernanda Marques
  • Round 1 (heat 2) — 32:38.16 (→ 8th)
  • Final — did not finish


Marathon:
  • Aurora Cunha
    Aurora Cunha
    Aurora Cunha is a retired long-distance runner from Portugal, who represented her native country in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1984. She won several marathons during her career, including Paris , Tokyo , Chicago and Rotterdam .-Achievements:-References:...

     → did not finish
  • Manuela Machado
    Manuela Machado
    Maria Manuela Machado is a former Portuguese long-distance runner, who was particularly successful when running the marathon. Unlike many other marathoners, she did not focus on running city marathons that would have earned her lots of money...

     → 2:38:22 (→ 7th)


10 km Walk:
  • Isilda Gonçalves
    Isilda Gonçalves
    Isilda Maria de Jesus Veloso Gonçalves is a retired female race walker from Portugal.-Achievements:-References:*...

     — 50:23 (→ 34th)
  • Susana Feitor
    Susana Feitor
    Susana Paula de Jesus Feitor, DamIH is a Portuguese racewalker. She was born in Alcobertas, Médio Tejo.-Achievements:-References:...

     — disqualified


400m Hurdles:
  • Marta Moreira
  • Round 1 (heat 2) — 58.24 (→ 6th, did not advance)


4×400m Relay:
  • Eduarda Coelho, Elsa Amaral, Lucrécia Jardim
    Lucrécia Jardim
    Maria Lucrécia Jardim is a retired Portuguese sprinter who specialized in the 100 and 200 metres.-Achievements:-External links:...

     and Marta Moreira
  • Round 1 (heat 2) — 3:29.38 (→ 4th, advanced as 2nd fastest loser)
  • Final — 3:36.85 (→ 8th)


Discus Throw:
  • Teresa Machado
    Teresa Machado
    Teresa Machado is a Portuguese discus thrower and shot putter. Her personal best discus throw is 65.40 metres, achieved in May 1998 in S. Jacinto.-Achievements:-External links:...

  • Qualifying round — 4,98 (→ 14th, did not advance)

Badminton
Badminton at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Badminton had its debut as an official medal sport at the 1992 Summer Olympics. It was held from 28 July to 4 August 1992. Four events were held in the first competition of the sport: men's singles, women's singles, men's doubles, and women's doubles. Badminton was contested in the Pavelló de la...

Men's Individual Competition:
  • Ricardo Fernandes
  • 1/32 finals — R. Liljequist (FIN
    Finland at the 1992 Summer Olympics
    - Gold:* Mikko Kolehmainen — Canoeing, Men's K1 500 m Kayak Singles- Silver:* Seppo Räty — Athletics, Men's Javelin Throw Men* Jari Lipponen, Tomi Poikolainen, and Ismo Falck — Archery, Men's Team Competition- Bronze:...

    )
    (→ lost by 15-3, 15-11 – did not advance)
  • Fernando Silva
  • 1/32 finals — Peter Axelsson
    Peter Axelsson
    Peter Axelsson is a retired male badminton player from Sweden.-Career:He won the bronze medal at the 1993 IBF World Championships in men's doubles with Pär-Gunnar Jönsson....

     (SWE
    Sweden at the 1992 Summer Olympics
    - Gold:* Jan-Ove Waldner — Table Tennis, Men's Singles- Silver:* Patrik Sjöberg — Athletics, Men's High Jump* Gunnar Olsson and Karl Sundqvist — Canoeing, Men's K2 1000 m Kayak Pairs...

    )
    (→ lost by 15-7, 15-8 – did not advance)


Men's Team Competition:
  • Fernando Silva and Ricardo Fernandes
  • 1/32 finals — Benny Lee and Thomas Reidy (USA
    United States at the 1992 Summer Olympics
    - Gold:* Michael Marsh — Athletics, Men's 200 metres* Quincy Watts — Athletics, Men's 400 metres* Kevin Young — Athletics, Men's 400 m Hurdles...

    )
    (→ lost by 15-1, 15-10 – did not advance)

Canoeing
Canoeing at the 1992 Summer Olympics
The canoeing competition at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona was composed of 16 events in two disciplines, slalom and sprint. The slalom events returned to the Olympic program after a 20 year absence, since the 1972 Munich Games...

Men's K1 500m:
  • José Garcia
  • Round 1 (heat 2) — 1:42.96 (→ 3rd)
  • Repêchage 2 — 1:41.84 (→ 3rd)
  • Semi-final (heat 2) — 1:45.88 (→ 9th, did not advance)


Men's K1 1000m:
  • José Garcia
  • Round 1 (heat 4) — 3:46.82 (→ 4th)
  • Repêchage 2 — 3:34.92 (→ 1st)
  • Semi-final (heat 2) — 3:37.34 (→ 3rd)
  • Final — 3:41.60 (→ 6th)


Men's K2 500m:
  • Joaquim Queirós and José Ferreira da Silva
  • Round 1 (heat 2) — 1:37.73 (→ 6th)
  • Repêchage 2 — 1:33.57 (→ 2nd)
  • Semi-final (heat 2) — 1:32.33 (→ 7th, did not advance)


Men's K2 1000m:
  • Joaquim Queirós and José Ferreira da Silva
  • Round 1 (heat 1) — 3:22.46 (→ 3rd)
  • Repêchage 2 — 3:18.42 (→ 4th)
  • Semi-final (heat 2) — 3:00.90 (→ 7th, did not advance)


Men's K4 1000m:
  • António Brinco
    António Brinco
    António Brinco is a Portuguese sprint canoer who competed in the late 1980s and the early 1990s. At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, he was eliminated in the repechages of the K-2 1000 m event. Four years later in Barcelona, Brinco was eliminated in the semifinals of the K-4 1000 m...

    , António Monteiro, Belmiro Penetra and Rui Fernandes
    Rui Fernandes
    Rui Fernandes is a Portuguese sprint canoer who competed in the early to mid 1990s. He was eliminated in the semifinals of the K-4 1000 m event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. Four years later in Atlanta, Fernandes was eliminated in the semifinals of both the K-2 500 m and the K-2 1000 m...

  • Round 1 (heat 1) — 3:02.38 (→ 5th)
  • Repêchage — ?
  • Semi-final — ?

Equestrian
Equestrian at the 1992 Summer Olympics
The Equestrian Events at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics included Dressage, Eventing, and Show Jumping. All three disciplines had both individual and team competitions.-Medals:-Medallists:-References:*...

Men's Individual Eventing:
  • António Braz — –238.60 pts (→ 58th)
    EventDressageEnduranceJumping
    Pts (Rank) –85.00 (75th) –143.60 (57th) –10.00 (24th)
    General
    Pts (Rank)
    –85.00 (75th) –228.60 (59th) –238.60 (58th)

  • António Ramos — –186.70 pts (46th)
    EventDressageEnduranceJumping
    Pts (Rank) –72.40 (61st) –102.80 (47th) –11.50 (41st)
    General
    Pts (Rank)
    –72.40 (61st) –175.20 (48th) –186.70 (46th)

  • Bernardo Rodrigues — eliminated
    EventDressageEnduranceJumping
    Pts (Rank) –69.80 (54th) eliminated
    General
    Pts (Rank)
    –69.80 (54th) eliminated

  • Vasco Ramires
    EventDressageEnduranceJumping
    Pts (Rank) –91.40 (79th) –82.40 (39th) 0.00 (1st)
    General
    Pts (Rank)
    –91.40 (79th) –173.80 (47th) –173.80 (41st)


Men's Team Eventing:
  • António Braz, António Ramos and Bernardo Rodrigues — –599.10 pts (→ 15th)
    EventDressageEnduranceJumping
    Pts (Rank) –248.80 (?) –328.80 (?) –21.50 (?)
    General
    Pts (Rank)
    –248.80 (?) –577.60 (?) –599.10 (15th)


Men's Individual Jumping:
  • Jorge Mathias — did not start


Men's Team Jumping:
  • Jorge Mathias — did not start

Fencing
Fencing at the 1992 Summer Olympics
-Men's events:-Women's events:-References:*...

Men's Individual Épée:
  • José Bandeira da Silva
  • Qualifying round (pool 4) — 6 matches, 1 victory (→ 6th, 61st overall, did not advance)
  • Rui Frazão
  • Qualifying round (pool 10) — 6 matches, 1 victory (→ 7th, 60th overall, did not advance)


Men's Individual Foil:
  • José Guimarães
  • Qualifying round (pool 2) — 6 matches, 1 victory (→ 7th, 52nd overall, did not advance)


Men's Individual Sabre:
  • Luís Silva
  • Qualifying round (pool 4) — 5 matches, 0 victories (→ 6th, 40th overall, did not advance)

Gymnastics
Gymnastics at the 1992 Summer Olympics
At the 1992 Summer Olympics, two different gymnastics disciplines were contested: artistic gymnastics and rhythmic gymnastics. The artistic gymnastics events were held at the Palau Sant Jordi from July 26 through August 2...

Rhythmics:
  • Clara Piçarra — did not start (→ 43rd)

Men's events

Extra Lightweight (–60 kg):
  • Rui Ludovino
Preliminary rounds A
  • 1/32 finals — Pina Garcia (DOM
    Dominican Republic at the 1992 Summer Olympics
    The Dominican Republic competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.-Baseball:The Dominican team won two of its seven games in the preliminary round of the first Olympic baseball tournament, defeating Italy and Spain...

    )
    (→ won by yuko)
  • 1/16 finals — Dashgombyn Battulga (MGL
    Mongolia at the 1992 Summer Olympics
    -Archery:In the fifth time they competed in archery at the Olympics, Mongolia entered only one woman. She lost in the first round of elimination.Women's Individual Competition:* Jargal Otgon — Round of 32, 17th place -Athletics:...

    )
    (→ lost by ippon, did not advance)


Half Lightweight (–65 pts):
  • Augusto Almeida
Preliminary rounds B
  • 1/32 finals — V. Cespedes (PAR
    Paraguay at the 1992 Summer Olympics
    -Athletics:Men's Javelin Throw*Nery Kennedy* Qualification — 65.00 m Men's Discus Throw*Ramón Jiménez Gaona* Qualification — 59.78 m -Group C:---------Quarterfinals:* Team Roster...

    )
    (→ won by ippon)
  • 1/16 finals — R. Sampaio (BRA
    Brazil at the 1992 Summer Olympics
    - Gold:* Marcelo Negrão, Jorge Edson Brito, Giovane Gávio, Paulo Andre Silva, Mauricio Lima, Janelson Carvalho, Douglas Chiarotti, Antonio Carlos Gouveia, Talmo Oliveira, Andre Felipe Ferreira, Alexandre Samuel and Amauri Ribeiro — Volleyball, Men's Team Competition* Rogério Sampaio —...

    )
    (→ lost by ippon, did not advance)
Repêchage B
  • 1/32 finals — Bye
  • 1/16 finals — Sang-Moon Kim (KOR) (→ lost by ippon, did not advance)


Lightweight (–71 kg):
  • Rui Domingues
Preliminary rounds A
  • 1/32 finals — Bye
  • 1/16 finals — C. Shi (CHN
    China at the 1992 Summer Olympics
    The People's Republic of China competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.-Medalists:After the olympics, the name "Five Golden Flowers" was given to the five medalist swimmers Yang Wenyi , Zhuang Yong , Lin Li , Qian Hong and Wang Xiaohong...

    )
    (→ lost by waza-ari, did not advance)


Half Middleweight (–78 kg):
Preliminary rounds B
  • António Matias
    Antônio Matias
    Antônio Matias was a Portuguese judoka.After retiring he became a coach, for Nuno Delgado and Telma Monteiro among others.-Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.com*...

  • 1/32 finals — Bye
  • 1/16 finals — Anton Summer (AUT
    Austria at the 1992 Summer Olympics
    -Medalists:-Athletics:Men's 100m metres*Andreas Berger* Heat — DSQ Men's Marathon* Helmut Schmuck — 2:23.38 Men's 50 km Walk*Stefan Wogerbauer — 4:17:25...

    )
    (→ lost by double waza-ari (=ippon), did not advance)


Middleweight (–86 kg):
  • Pedro Cristóvão
Preliminary rounds B
  • 1/32 finals — Bye
  • 1/16 finals — D. Kistler (SUI
    Switzerland at the 1992 Summer Olympics
    - Gold:* Marc Rosset — Tennis, Men's Singles Competition-Athletics:Men's Marathon* Daniel Boltz — 2:25.50 Men's 50 km Walk*Pascal Charriere — 4:08:32...

    )
    (→ lost by koka, did not advance)

Women's events

Half Lightweight (–52 kg):
  • Paula Saldanha — 7th
Preliminary rounds B
  • 1/32 finals — Bye
  • 1/16 finals — R. Dechinmaa (MGL
    Mongolia at the 1992 Summer Olympics
    -Archery:In the fifth time they competed in archery at the Olympics, Mongolia entered only one woman. She lost in the first round of elimination.Women's Individual Competition:* Jargal Otgon — Round of 32, 17th place -Athletics:...

    )
    (→ won by ippon)
  • 1/8 finals — Lyne Poirier
    Lyne Poirier
    Lyne Poirier is a retired judoka from Canada, who won the bronze medal in the women's extra-lightweight competition at the 1987 Pan American Games. She represented her native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.-References:*...

     (CAN
    Canada at the 1992 Summer Olympics
    - Gold:* Mark McKoy — Athletics, Men's 110 m Hurdles* Michael Rascher, Bruce Robertson, John Wallace, Robert Marland, Terence Paul, Derek Porter, Darren Barber, Andrew Crosby, and Mike Forgeron — Rowing, Men's Eights with Coxswain...

    )
    (→ won by koka)
  • 1/4 finals — Jessica Gal (NED
    Netherlands at the 1992 Summer Olympics
    The Netherlands competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.- Gold:*Ellen van Langen — Athletics, Women's 800m*Jos Lansink, Piet Raymakers and Jan Tops — Equestrian, Jumping Team Competition- Silver:...

    )
    (→ lost by ippon)
Repêchage B
  • 1/32 finals — Bye
  • 1/16 finals — Bye
  • 1/8 finals — Maktsoutova (EUN
    Unified Team at the 1992 Summer Olympics
    The Unified Team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, was a joint team consisting of twelve of the fifteen former Soviet republics. Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania competed separately. The team has been informally called the Commonwealth of Independent States team, though Georgia was...

    )
    (→ won by yuko)
  • 1/4 finals — A. Giungi (ITA
    Italy at the 1992 Summer Olympics
    - Gold:* Pierpaolo Ferrazzi — Canoeing, Men's K1 Kayak Slalom Singles* Fabio Casartelli — Cycling, Men's Individual Road Race* Giovanni Lombardi — Cycling, Men's Points Race* Giovanna Trillini — Fencing, Women's Foil Individual Competition...

    )
    (→ lost by yusei-gachi, did not advance)


Men's Lightweight (–56 kg):
  • Filipa Cavalleri
Preliminary rounds B
  • 1/32 finals — Bye
  • 1/16 finals — Z. Blagojevic (IOP) (→ won by yar?)
  • 1/8 finals — P. Pinitwong (THA
    Thailand at the 1992 Summer Olympics
    - Bronze:* Arkhom Chenglai — Boxing, Men's Welterweight-Athletics:Men's 100m metres*Visut Watanasin* Heat — 10.72 Men's 200 metres*Seaksarn BoonratMen's 400 metres*Aktawat Sakoolchan...

    )
    (→ won by yusei-gachi)
  • 1/4 finals — Flagothier (BEL
    Belgium at the 1992 Summer Olympics
    Belgium competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.- Silver:* Annelies Bredael — Rowing, Women's Single Sculls- Bronze:* Cedric Mathy — Cycling, Men's Points Race...

    )
    (→ lost by yuko)
Repêchage B
  • 1/32 finals — Bye
  • 1/16 finals — Bye
  • 1/8 finals — Kate Donahoo (USA
    United States at the 1992 Summer Olympics
    - Gold:* Michael Marsh — Athletics, Men's 200 metres* Quincy Watts — Athletics, Men's 400 metres* Kevin Young — Athletics, Men's 400 m Hurdles...

    )
    (→ lost by waza-ari, did not advance)


Half Heavyweight (–72 kg):
  • Sandra Godinho
Preliminary rounds A
  • 1/32 finals — Bye
  • 1/16 finals — Werbrouck (BEL
    Belgium at the 1992 Summer Olympics
    Belgium competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.- Silver:* Annelies Bredael — Rowing, Women's Single Sculls- Bronze:* Cedric Mathy — Cycling, Men's Points Race...

    )
    (→ lost by yuko, did not advance)

Modern pentathlon
Modern pentathlon at the 1992 Summer Olympics
The modern pentathlon at the 1992 Summer Olympics was represented by two events : Individual competition and Team competition...

Men's Individual Competition:
  • Manuel Barroso — 4719 pts (→ 53rd)
    Event Fencing Swimming Shooting Cross-country Riding
    Vict.Pen. TimeHeat HitsPen.Heat TimePen. TimePen.
    19 3:23.2 2 159 60 1 12:26.0 1:58.7
    Pts (Rank) 541 (62nd) 1248 (25th) 595 (65th) 1327 (1st) 1008 (26th)
    General
    Pts (Rank)
    541 (62nd) 1799 (59th) 2384 (33rd) 3711 (?) 4719 (53rd)

Roller Hockey
Roller hockey at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Roller hockey was one of three demonstration sports included in the official Olympic programme of the 1992 Summer Olympics, held in Barcelona...

Men's Competition:
  • António Heitor, António Neves, Franklin Pais, Luís Ferreira, Paulo Almeida, Paulo Alves, Pedro Alves, Rui Lopes, Vitor Hugo Silva and Vitor Fortunato — 4th
  • Preliminary round (Group A) — 5 matches, 4 victories, 1 defeat – 8 pts (→ 2nd)
  • Semi-finals — 5 matches, 3 victories, 2 defeats – 6 pts (→ 3rd)
  • Final 3rd/4th — Italy
    Italy at the 1992 Summer Olympics
    - Gold:* Pierpaolo Ferrazzi — Canoeing, Men's K1 Kayak Slalom Singles* Fabio Casartelli — Cycling, Men's Individual Road Race* Giovanni Lombardi — Cycling, Men's Points Race* Giovanna Trillini — Fencing, Women's Foil Individual Competition...

     (→ lost 3-2)

Rowing
Rowing at the 1992 Summer Olympics
At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, 14 events in rowing were contested, eight for men and six for women.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:-See also:*Rowing at the Summer Olympics*List of Olympic medalists in rowing...

Men's Double Sculls:
  • Daniel Alves and João Santos
  • Round 1 (heat 3) — 6:54.55 (→ 5th)
  • Repêchage 4 — 6:46.14 (→ 4th)
  • Semi-final C — 6:32.01 (→ 4th)
  • Final D — 6:42.00 (→ 1st, 18th overall)

Sailing
Sailing at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Sailing/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 Lechner A-390:
  • João Rodrigues
    João Rodrigues (sailor)
    João Filipe Gaspar Rodrigues, better known as João Rodrigues, is a Portuguese windsurfer from Funchal, Madeira. He started sailing at nine years-old and racing competitively at the age of eleven....

     — 233 pts (→ 23rd)
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    Place 25th 10th 18th 20th 22nd 21st 24th 23rd 28th 18th
    Pts 31 16 24 24 28 27 30 29 33 24 266 233


Men's 470:
  • Eduardo Seruca and Victor Hugo Rocha (helm) — 148 pts (→ 24th)
    Race1234567|Total|Net
    Place 23rd 27th 20th 26th 5th 21st 18th
    Pts 29 33 26 32 10 27 24 181 148


Soling:
  • António Tanger Correia (helm), Luís Miguel Santos and Ricardo Batista — 116 pts (→ 21st)
    Race123456|Total|Net
    Place 21st 21st 16th 18th 16th 15th
    Pts 27 27 22 24 22 21 143 148


Star:
  • Fernando Pinto Coelho Bello
    Fernando Pinto Coelho Bello
    Fernando Pinto Coelho de Almeida Bello was a Portuguese competitive sailor and Olympic medalist. He won a silver medal in the Swallow class at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, together with his brother Duarte de Almeida Bello.-References:...

     (helm) and Francisco Pinheiro de Melo — 101 pts (→ 12th)
    Race1234567|Total|Net
    Place 1st 9th False start 19th 8th 21st 14th
    Pts 0 15 33 25 14 27 20 134 101

Shooting
Shooting at the 1992 Summer Olympics
The shooting competitions at the 1992 Summer Olympics took place at a shooting range complex in Mollet del Vallès outside Barcelona, Spain. Competitions were held in a total of thirteen events — seven men's events, four women's events, and two events open to both genders...

Men's Trap:
  • António Palminha
  • Preliminary round — 145 hits (→ 14th)
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  • Semi-final — 193 hits (→ 11th, did not advance)
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  • João Rebelo
  • Preliminary round — 145 hits (→ 10th)
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  • Semi-final — 191 hits (→ 16th, did not advance)
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  • Manuel Silva
  • Preliminary round — 146 hits (→ 7th)
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  • Semi-final — 193 hits (→ 11th, did not advance)
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Women's 10m Air Rifle:
  • Carla Ribeiro
  • Preliminary round — 387 hits (→ 26th, did not advance)
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Men's events

100m Backstroke:
  • Miguel Arrobas
  • Heats (heat 2) — 59.37 (→ 3rd, did not advance – 42nd overall)


200m Backstroke:
  • Miguel Arrobas
  • Heats (heat 2) — 2:06.02 (→ 6th, did not advance – 34th overall)


100m Breaststroke:
  • Alexandre Yokochi
    Alexandre Yokochi
    Alexandre Felske Tadayuki Yokochi was a Portuguese swimmer and is a professor of chemical engineering at Oregon State University....

  • Heats (heat 3) — 1:05.61 (→ 3rd, did not advance – 39th overall)


200m Breaststroke:
  • Alexandre Yokochi
    Alexandre Yokochi
    Alexandre Felske Tadayuki Yokochi was a Portuguese swimmer and is a professor of chemical engineering at Oregon State University....


.* Heats (heat 4) — 2:18.97 (→ 3rd, did not advance – 25th overall)

100m Butterfly:
  • Miguel Cabrita
  • Heats (heat 4) — 57.07 (→ 6th, did not advance – 46th overall)


200m Butterfly:
  • Diogo Madeira
  • Heats (heat 3) — 2:02.22 (→ 2nd, did not advance – 29th overall)
  • Miguel Cabrita
  • Heats (heat 4) — 2:04.28 (→ 6th, did not advance – 34th place)


50m Freestyle:
  • Paulo Trindade
  • Heats (heat 7) — 23.81 (→ 8th, did not advance – 36th overall)


400m Freestyle:
  • Artur Costa
  • Heats (heat 2) — 3:58.80 (→ 3rd, did not advance – 26th overall)


1500m Freestyle:
  • Artur Costa
  • Heats (heat 2) — 15:41.26 (→ 6th, did not advance — 17th overall)


200m Individual Medley
  • Diogo Madeira
  • Heats (heat 3) — 2:07.38 (→ 2nd, did not advance – 33rd place)

Women's events

100m Backstroke:
  • Ana Barros
  • Heats (heat 3) — 1:06.11 (→ 7th, did not advance – 36th overall)


200m Backstroke:
  • Ana Barros
  • Heats (heat 3) — 2:17.59 (→ 2nd, did not advance – 24th overall)


100m Butterfly:
  • Ana Alegria
  • Heats (heat 3) — 1:04.18 (→ 4th, did not advance – 36th overall)
  • Joana Arantes
  • Heats (heat 2) — 1:04.59 (→ 4th, did not advance – 39th place)


200m Butterfly:
  • Joana Arantes
  • Heat (heat 4) — 2:16.56 (→ 6th, did not advance – 19th overall)


100m Freestyle:
  • Ana Alegria
  • Heats (heat 2) — 1:00.35 (→ 6th, did not advance – 41st overall)

Tennis
Tennis at the 1992 Summer Olympics
These 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:
  • Bernardo Mota
    Bernardo Mota
    Bernardo Gonçalves Pereira Mota is a former tennis player from Portugal, who turned professional in 1991. He represented his native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, where he was defeated in the first round by Croatia's Goran Ivanišević...

  • 1/32 finals — Goran Ivanišević
    Goran Ivaniševic
    Goran Ivanišević is a retired Croatian professional tennis player. He is best remembered for being the only person to win the men's singles title at Wimbledon as a wildcard. He achieved this in 2001, having previously been runner-up at the championships in 1992, 1994 and 1998. Ivanišević is famous...

     (CRO
    Croatia at the 1992 Summer Olympics
    Croatia competed in the Summer Olympic Games for the first time as an independent nation at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. Previously, Croatian athletes had competed for Yugoslavia at the Olympic Games.-Medalists:-Athletics:...

    )
    (→ lost by 2-6, 2-6, 7-6, 6-4, 3-6 – did not advance)


Men's Doubles Competition:
  • Emanuel Couto
    Emanuel Couto
    Emanuel Couto , is a former professional tennis player from Portugal. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of World No...

     and Bernardo Mota
    Bernardo Mota
    Bernardo Gonçalves Pereira Mota is a former tennis player from Portugal, who turned professional in 1991. He represented his native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, where he was defeated in the first round by Croatia's Goran Ivanišević...

  • 1/16 finals — Guy Forget
    Guy Forget
    Guy Forget is a former French professional tennis player. During his career, he helped France win the Davis Cup in both 1991 and 1996. Since retiring as a player, he has served as France's Davis Cup team captain.-Career:...

     and Henri Leconte
    Henri Leconte
    Henri Leconte is a former French professional tennis player. He reached the men's singles final at the French Open in 1988, won the French Open men's doubles title in 1984, and helped France win the Davis Cup in 1991.-Biography and career:...

     (FRA
    France at the 1992 Summer Olympics
    - Gold:* Sebastien Flute — Archery, Men's Individual Competition* Marie-José Pérec — Athletics, Women's 400 metres* Philippe Omnès — Fencing, Men's Foil Individual* Éric Srecki — Fencing, Men's Épée Individual...

    )
    (→ lost by 1-6, 3-6, 1-6 – did not advance)

Wrestling
Wrestling at the 1992 Summer Olympics
At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, 20 wrestling events were contested, for men only. There were 10 weight classes in each of the freestyle wrestling and Greco-Roman wrestling disciplines.-Freestyle:-Greco-Roman:-Medal table:...

Men's Greco-Roman Welterweight (–74 kg):
  • Paulo Martins
Elimination round B — 2 defeats, 1.0 technical pts (→ 8th, did not advance)
  • Round 1 — Dobri Ivanov (BUL
    Bulgaria at the 1992 Summer Olympics
    - Gold:* Nikolay Bukhalov — Canoeing, Men's C1 500 metres Canadian Singles* Nikolay Bukhalov — Canoeing, Men's C1 1,000 metres Canadian Singles* Ivan Ivanov — Weightlifting, Men's Flyweight - Silver:...

    )
    (→ lost by 6-1; +1.0 technical pts)
  • Round 2 — Qingkun Wei (CHN
    China at the 1992 Summer Olympics
    The People's Republic of China competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.-Medalists:After the olympics, the name "Five Golden Flowers" was given to the five medalist swimmers Yang Wenyi , Zhuang Yong , Lin Li , Qian Hong and Wang Xiaohong...

    )
    (→ lost by 16-0; +0 technical pts)

Officials

  • José Geraldes de Oliveira (chief of mission)
  • António Livramento
    António Livramento
    António José Parreira do Livramento was a Portuguese roller hockey player and coach. An amazing forward, he's revered in the roller hockey world as the greatest player ever on his sport, in the same way as Wayne Gretzky in ice hockey.-Player career:He first started to play football, when he was...

     (roller hockey coach)
  • Luís Alfredo Dias Rei (roller hockey)
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