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The 1992 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event celebrated in Barcelona, Spain.
Australia sent 279 athletes (187 men and 92 women) to the 1992 Barcelona Summer Olympics. They competed in 153 events in 25 Olympic sports. Australian athletes have competed in all of the Summer Olympic Games since the games started.
Kathy Watt in Cycling and Kieren Perkins in swimming each won a gold and a silver medal. Daniela Costian won a bronze medal in Women’s Discus Throw. Australia won a silver medal in Hockey.
Brooke Gysen was the youngest athlete for Australia (14 years 313 days) and Pat Murray the oldest (47 years 141 days). The Barcelona Summer Games had 9,386 participants (6,659 men and 2,721 women) from 169 countries
Host | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Dates |
XXV 1992 spain Barcelona | 7 | 9 | 11 | 25 July – 9 Aug |
The following records are Australians who won gold, silver or bronze medals at the 1992 Olympic Games.
1992 Barcelona Spain
Sport | Event | Competitors | |
1st | Cycling | Women’s road race | Kathy Watt |
1st | Equestrian | 3-day event individual competition | Matt Ryan |
1st | Swimming | Men’s 1,500m freestyle | Kieren Perkins |
1st | Canoeing | Men’s K1 1,000m | Clint Robinson |
1st | Equestrian | 3-day event team competition | Matt Ryan, Andrew Hoy, Gillian Rolton |
1st | Rowing | Men’s double sculls | Stephen Hawkins, Peter Antonie |
1st | Rowing | Men’s coxless four M4 | Andrew Cooper, Mike McKay, Nick Green, James Tomkins |
2nd | Canoeing | Women’s slalom | Danielle Woodward |
2nd | Cycling | Women’s 3,000m individual pursuit | Kathy Watt |
2nd | Cycling | Men’s 1,000m sprint | Gary Neiwand |
2nd | Cycling | Men’s 1,000m time trial | Shane Kelly |
2nd | Cycling | Men’s 4,000m team pursuit | Brett Aitken, Steve McGlede, Shaun O’Brien, Stuart O’Grady |
2nd | Field Hockey | Men’s team competition | John Bestall, Lee Bodimeade, Ashley Carey, Gregory Corbitt, Stephen Davies, Lachlan Elmer, Ken Wark, Damon Diletti, Lachlan Dreher, Michael York, Paul Lewis, Graham Reid, Jay Stacy, Dean Evans, David Wansbrough, Warren Birmingham |
2nd | Swimming | Women’s 800m freestyle | Hayley Lewis |
2nd | Swimming | Men’s 400m freestyle | Kieren Perkins |
2nd | Swimming | Men’s 1,500m freestyle | Glen Housman |
3rd | Athletics | Women’s discus throw | Daniela Costian |
3rd | Athletics | Men’s high jump | Tim Forsyth |
3rd | Canoeing | Men’s K4 1,000m | Ramon Andersson, Kelvin Graham, Steve Wood, Ian Rowling |
3rd | Sailing | Men’s lechner individual competition | Lars Kleppich |
3rd | Sailing | Men’s tornado team | Mitch Booth, John Forbes |
3rd | Swimming | Women’s 100m breaststroke | Samantha Riley |
3rd | Swimming | Women’s 200m backstroke | Nicole Stevenson |
3rd | Swimming | Women’s 400m freestyle | Hayley Lewis |
3rd | Swimming | Women’s 200m butterfly | Susie O’Neill |
3rd | Swimming | Men’s 100m breaststroke | Phil Rogers |
3rd | Tennis | Women’s doubles | Rachel McQuillan, Nicole Provis |