Great Britain at the 1992 Summer Olympics 1796024 209847441 2008-05-03T04:57:15Z Andrwsc 898126 moved [[Great Britain and Northern Ireland at the 1992 Summer Olympics]] to [[Great Britain at the 1992 Summer Olympics]] over redirect: per name used in official report for these Games {{Infobox Olympics Great Britain |games=1992 Summer |competitors=399 |sports=25 |flagbearer= |gold=5 |silver=3 |bronze=12 |total=20 |rank=13 }} The [[United Kingdom]] competed as '''Great Britain and Northern Ireland''' at the '''[[1992 Summer Olympics]]''' in [[Barcelona]], [[Spain]]. British athletes have competed in every [[Summer Olympic Games]]. == Medals == ===[[Image:Med_1.png]] Gold=== * [[Linford Christie]] &mdash; Athletics, Men's 100 metres * [[Sally Gunnell]] &mdash; Athletics, Women's 400m Hurdles * [[Chris Boardman]] &mdash; Cycling, Men's 4000m Individual Pursuit * [[Matthew Pinsent]], [[Steven Redgrave]], Men's Coxless Pairs * [[Garry Herbert]], [[Greg Searle]], and [[Jonathon Searle]] &mdash; Rowing, Men's Coxed Pairs ===[[Image:Med_2.png]] Silver=== * [[Gareth Marriott]] &mdash; Canoeing, Men's C1 Canadian Slalom Singles * [[Raymond Stevens]] &mdash; Judo, Men's Half Heavyweight (95 kg) * [[Nicola Fairbrother]] &mdash; Judo, Women's Lightweight (56 kg) ===[[Image:Med_3.png]] Bronze=== * [[Simon Terry]] &mdash; Archery, Men's Individual Competition * [[Simon Terry]], [[Steven Hallard]], and [[Richard Priestman]] &mdash; Archery, Men's Team Competition * [[Kriss Akabusi]] &mdash; Athletics, Men's 400m Hurdles * [[Kriss Akabusi]], [[Roger Black]], [[David Grindley]], and [[John Regis (athlete)|John Regis]] &mdash; Athletics, Men's 4x400m Relay * [[Steve Backley]] &mdash; Athletics, Men's Javelin Throw * [[Sandra Douglas]], [[Sally Gunnell]], [[Phylis Smith]], and [[Jennifer Stoute]] &mdash; Athletics, Women's 4x400m Relay * [[Robin Reid]] &mdash; Boxing, Men's Light Middleweight * [[Joanne Thompson]], [[Helen Morgan]], [[Lisa Bayliss]], [[Karen Brown (field hockey player)|Karen Brown]], [[Mary Nevill]], [[Jill Atkins]], [[Vickey Dixon]], [[Wendy Fraser]], [[Sandy Lister]], [[Jane Sixsmith]], [[Alison Ramsay]], [[Jackie McWilliams]], [[Tammy Miller]], [[Mandy Nicholls]], [[Kathryn Johnson]], and [[Susan Fraser]] &mdash; Field Hockey, Women's Team Competition * [[Sharon Rendle]] &mdash; Judo, Women's Half Lightweight (52 kg) * [[Kate Howey]] &mdash; Judo, Women's Middleweight (66 kg) * [[Nick Gillingham]] &mdash; Swimming, Men's 200m Breaststroke * [[Robert Cruickshank]], [[Lawrie Smith]], and [[Ossie Stewart]] &mdash; Sailing, Men's Soling Team Competition ==Results by event== ===[[Archery at the 1992 Summer Olympics|Archery]]=== In the sixth appearance by Great Britain in modern Olympic archery, the men's team won a bronze medal and [[Simon Terry]] added another individual bronze. [[Alison Williamson]] added another top eight finish. '''Women's Individual Competition''': * [[Alison Williamson]] &mdash; Quarterfinal, 8th place (2-1) * [[Joanne Edens]] &mdash; Ranking round, 36th place (0-0) * [[Sylvia Harris]] &mdash; Ranking round, 46th place (0-0) '''Men's Individual Competition''': * [[Simon Terry]] &mdash; Bronze Medal Match → [[Image:Med_3.png]] '''Bronze Medal''' (4-1) * [[Steven Hallard]] &mdash; Round of 16, 13th place (1-1) * [[Richard Priestman]] &mdash; Ranking round, 41st place (0-0) '''Men's Team Competition''': * Terry, Hallard, and Priestman &mdash; Bronze Medal Match → [[Image:Med_3.png]] '''Bronze Medal''' (3-1) '''Women's Team Competition''': * Williamson, Edens, and Harris &mdash; Round of 16, 14th place (0-1) ===[[Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics|Athletics]]=== ====Men's Competition==== '''Men's 5.000 metres''' *[[Rob Denmark]] :* Heat &mdash; 13:22.41 :* Final &mdash; 13:27.76 (→ 7th place) *[[Jack Buckner]] :* Heat &mdash; 13:37.14 (→ did not advance) *[[Ian Hamer]] :* Heat &mdash; 13:40.20 (→ did not advance) '''Men's 10.000 metres''' *[[Paul Evans (athlete)|Paul Evans]] :* Heat &mdash; 28:15.70 :* Final &mdash; 28:29.83 (→ 11th place) *[[Richard Nerurkar]] :* Heat &mdash; 28:24.35 :* Final &mdash; 28:48.48 (→ 17th place) *[[Eamonn Martin]] :* Heat &mdash; 29:35.65 (→ did not advance) '''Men's 4x400m Relay''' *[[Mark Richardson]], [[Kriss Akabusi]], [[Roger Black]], and [[Duaine Ladejo]] :* Heat &mdash; 3:01.20 *[[Roger Black]], [[David Grindley]], [[Kriss Akabusi]], and [[John Regis (athlete)|John Regis]] :* Final &mdash; 2:59.73 (→ [[Image:Med_3.png]] '''Bronze Medal''') '''Men's Marathon''' * [[Steve Brace]] &mdash; 2:17.49 (→ 27th place) * [[Dave Long]] &mdash; 2:20.51 (→ 39th place) * [[Paul Davies-Hale]] &mdash; 2:21.15 (→ 41st place) '''Men's 400m Hurdles''' *[[Kriss Akabusi]] :* Heat &mdash; 49.49 :* Semifinal &mdash; 48.01 :* Final &mdash; 47.82 (→ [[Image:Med_3.png]] '''Bronze Medal''') *[[Max Robertson (athlete)|Max Robertson]] :* Heat &mdash; DNF (→ did not advance, no ranking) '''Men's 20 km Walk''' *[[Chris Maddocks]] &mdash; 1:28:45 (→ 16th place) *[[Andrew Penn]] &mdash; 1:31:40 (→ 23rd place) '''Men's 50 km Walk''' *[[Leslie Morton (athlete)|Leslie Morton]] &mdash; 4:09:34 (→ 21st place) *[[Paul Blagg]] &mdash; 4:23:10 (→ 30th place) '''Men's Long Jump''' *[[Mark Forsythe]] :* Qualification &mdash; 7.71 m (→ did not advance) '''Men's Triple Jump''' *[[Francis Agyepong]] :* Qualification &mdash; 16.55 m (→ did not advance) *[[Julian Golley]] :* Qualification &mdash; 16.18 m (→ did not advance) *[[Jonathan Edwards (athlete)|Jonathan Edwards]] :* Qualification &mdash; 15.76 m (→ did not advance) '''Men's Javelin Throw''' *[[Steve Backley]] :* Qualification &mdash; 80.76 m :* Final &mdash; 83.38 m (→ [[Image:Med_3.png]] '''Bronze Medal''') *[[Mick Hill (javelin thrower)|Michael Hill]] :* Qualification &mdash; 79.66 m :* Final &mdash; 75.50 m (→ 11th place) *[[Nigel Bevan]] :* Qualification &mdash; 72.78 m (→ did not advance) '''Men's Hammer Throw''' *[[Paul Head]] :* Qualification &mdash; 69.58 m (→ did not advance) '''Men's Discus Throw''' *[[Simon Williams (athlete)|Simon Williams]] :* Qualification &mdash; 53.12 m (→ did not advance) '''Men's Shot Put''' *[[Paul Edwards (athlete)|Paul Edwards]] :* Qualification &mdash; 19.03 m (→ did not advance) ====Women's Competition==== '''Women's 800 metres''' *[[Lorraine Baker]] :* Heat &mdash; 2:00.50 :* Semifinal &mdash; 2:02.17 (→ did not advance) *[[Diane Edwards]] :* Heat &mdash; 2:00.39 :* Semifinal &mdash; 2:04.32 (→ did not advance) *[[Paula Fryer]] :* Heat &mdash; 2:02.72 (→ did not advance) '''Women's 10.000 metres''' *[[Liz McColgan]] :* Heat &mdash; 32:07.25 :* Final &mdash; 31:26.11 (→ 5th place) *[[Jill Hunter]] :* Heat &mdash; 32:18.34 :* Final &mdash; 31:46.49 (→ 10th place) *[[Andrea Wallace]] :* Heat &mdash; 34:29.47 (→ did not advance) '''Women's 400m Hurdles''' *[[Sally Gunnell]] :* Heat &mdash; 54.98 :* Semifinal &mdash; 53.78 :* Final &mdash; 53.23 (→ [[Image:Med_1.png]] '''Gold Medal''') *[[Gowry Retchakan]] :* Heat &mdash; 55.62 :* Semifinal &mdash; 54.63 (→ did not advance) *[[Louise Fraser]] :* Heat &mdash; 57.49 (→ did not advance) '''Women's 10 km Walk''' *[[Betty Sworowski]] :* Final &mdash; 50:14 (→ 32nd place) *[[Lisa Langford]] :* Final &mdash; 51:44 (→ 35th place) *[[Vicky Lupton]] :* Final &mdash; DSQ (→ no ranking) '''Women's Marathon''' * [[Sally Eastall]] &mdash; 2:41.20 (→ 13th place) * [[Véronique Marot]] &mdash; 2:42.55 (→ 16th place) * [[Sally Ellis]] &mdash; 2:54.41 (→ 27th place) '''Women's High Jump''' * [[Debora Marti]] :* Qualification &mdash; 1.92 m :* Final &mdash; 1.91 m (→ 9th place) * [[Jo Jennings]] :* Qualification &mdash; 1.86 m (→ did not advance) '''Women's Discus Throw''' * [[Jackie McKernan]] :* Heat &mdash; 51.94m (→ did not advance) '''Women's Long Jump''' * [[Oluyinka Idowu]] :* Heat &mdash; 6.29 m (→ did not advance) * [[Joanne Wise]] :* Heat &mdash; 5.87 m (→ did not advance) ===[[Boxing at the 1992 Summer Olympics|Boxing]]=== '''Men's Light Flyweight (&ndash; 48 kg)''' * [[Rowan Anthony Williams|Rowan Williams]] :* First Round &ndash; Bye :* Second Round &ndash; Defeated [[Stephen Ahialey]] (GHA), 11:3 :* Quarterfinals &ndash; Lost to [[Roel Velasco]] (PHI), 6:7 ===[[Cycling at the 1992 Summer Olympics|Cycling]]=== '''Women's Individual Road Race''' *[[Marie Purvis]] :*Final &mdash; 2:05:03 (→ 24th place) *[[Louise Jones]] :*Final &mdash; 2:08:13 (→ 40th place) *[[Sally Hodge]] :* Final &mdash; 2:14:10 (→ 45th place) ===[[Diving at the 1992 Summer Olympics|Diving]]=== '''Women's 10m Platform''' *[[Hayley Allen]] :*Final &mdash; 317.85 points (→ 12th place) *[[Lesley Ward]] :*Preliminary Round &mdash; 242.16 points (→ 25th place) ===[[Hockey at the 1992 Summer Olympics|Hockey]]=== ====Men's Team Competition==== *'''Preliminary Round (Group A)''' :* Great Britain &ndash; Egypt 2-0 :* Great Britain &ndash; Germany 0-2 :* Great Britain &ndash; India 3-1 :* Great Britain &ndash; Argentina 2-1 :* Great Britain &ndash; Australia 0-6 *'''Classification Matches''' :* '''5th-8th place''': Great Britain &ndash; New Zealand 3-2 :* '''5th-6th place''': Great Britain &ndash; Spain 1-2 (→ '''Sixth place''') *'''Team Roster''' :* ( 1.) [[Sean Rowlands]] (gk) :* ( 2.) [[David Luckes]] (gk) :* ( 3.) [[Stephen Martin (field hockey player)|Stephen Martin]] :* ( 4.) [[Paul Bolland (field hockey player)|Paul Bolland]] :* ( 5.) [[Simon Nicklin]] :* ( 6.) [[Jon Potter]] :* ( 7.) [[Jason Laslett]] :* ( 8.) [[Rob Hill]] :* ( 9.) [[Stephen Batchelor (field hockey player)|Stephen Batchelor]] :* (10.) [[Russell Garcia (field hockey)|Russell Garcia]] :* (11.) [[John Shaw (field hockey player)|John Shaw]] :* (12.) [[Robert Thompson (field hockey player)|Robert Thompson]] :* (13.) [[Sean Kerly]] :* (14.) [[Robert Clift]] (captain) :* (15.) [[Jason Lee (field hockey player)|Jason Lee]] :* (16.) [[Donald Williams (field hockey player)|Donald Williams]] ====Women's Team Competition==== *'''Preliminary Round (Group B)''' :* Great Britain &ndash; The Netherlands 1-2 :* Great Britain &ndash; South Korea 3-1 :* Great Britain &ndash; New Zealand 3-2 *'''Semi Finals''' :* Great Britain &ndash; Germany 1-2 *'''Bronze Medal Game''' :* Great Britain &ndash; South Korea 4-3 [After extra time] (→ [[Image:Med_3.png]] '''Bronze Medal''') *'''Team Roster''' :* ( 1.) [[Joanne Thompson]] (gk) :* ( 2.) [[Helen Morgan]] (gk) :* ( 3.) [[Lisa Bayliss]] :* ( 4.) [[Karen Brown (field hockey player)|Karen Brown]] :* ( 5.) [[Mary Nevill]] (captain) :* ( 6.) [[Jill Atkins]] :* ( 7.) [[Vickey Dixon]] :* ( 8.) [[Wendy Fraser]] :* ( 9.) [[Sandy Lister]] :* (10.) [[Jane Sixsmith]] :* (11.) [[Alison Ramsay]] :* (12.) [[Jackie McWilliams]] :* (13.) [[Tammy Miller]] :* (14.) [[Mandy Nicholls]] :* (15.) [[Kathryn Johnson]] :* (16.) [[Susan Fraser]] *'''Head Coach''': [[Dennis Hay]] ===[[Swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics|Swimming]]=== '''Men's 50m Freestyle''' * [[Mark Foster (swimmer)|Mark Foster]] *# Heat &ndash; 22.72 *# Final &ndash; 22.52 (→ 6th place) * [[Mike Fibbens]] *# Heat &ndash; 23.27 (→ did not advance, 19th place) '''Men's 100m Freestyle''' * [[Mike Fibbens]] *# Heat &ndash; 50.93 (→ did not advance, 21st place) * [[Paul Howe (swimmer)|Paul Howe]] *# Heat &ndash; 51.12 (→ did not advance, 24th place) '''Men's 200m Freestyle''' * [[Paul Palmer (swimmer)|Paul Palmer]] *# Heat &ndash; 1:49.21 *# B-Final &ndash; 1:48.92 (→ 9th place) * [[Paul Howe (swimmer)|Paul Howe]] *# Heat &ndash; 1:49.86 *# B-Final &ndash; 1:50.15 (→ 13th place) '''Men's 400m Freestyle''' * [[Paul Palmer (swimmer)|Paul Palmer]] *# Heat &ndash; 3:51.93 *# B-Final &ndash; 3:51.60 (→ 10th place) * [[Stephen Akers]] *# Heat &ndash; 3:58.99 (→ did not advance, 28th place) '''Men's 1500m Freestyle''' * [[Ian Wilson (swimmer)|Ian Wilson]] *# Heat &ndash; 15:15.37 *# Final &ndash; 15:13.35 (→ 5th place) * [[Stephen Akers]] *# Heat &ndash; 15:46.48 (→ did not advance, 19th place) '''Men's 100m Backstroke''' * [[Martin Harris (swimmer)|Martin Harris]] *# Heat &ndash; 57.57 (→ did not advance, 24th place) * [[Adam Ruckwood]] *# Heat &ndash; 57.75 (→ did not advance, 30th place) '''Men's 200m Backstroke''' * [[Adam Ruckwood]] *# Heat &ndash; 2:03.54 (→ did not advance, 24th place) * [[Matthew O'Connor]] *# Heat &ndash; 2:05.94 (→ did not advance, 32nd place) '''Men's 100m Breaststroke''' * [[Nick Gillingham]] *# Heat &ndash; 1:01.81 *# Final &ndash; 1:02.32 (→ 7th place) * [[Adrian Moorhouse]] *# Heat &ndash; 1:02.09 *# Final &ndash; 1:02.33 (→ 8th place) '''Men's 200m Breaststroke''' * [[Nick Gillingham]] *# Heat &ndash; 2:13.42 *# Final &ndash; 2:11.29 (→ [[Image:Med_3.png]] '''Bronze Medal''') * [[Jason Hender]] *# Heat &ndash; 2:23.10 (→ did not advance, 35th place) '''Men's 100m Butterfly''' * [[Richard Leishman]] *# Heat &ndash; 54.96 (→ did not advance, 19th place) * [[Simon Wainwright]] *# Heat &ndash; 56.53 (→ did not advance, 41st place) '''Men's 200m Butterfly''' * [[Simon Wainwright]] *# Heat &ndash; 2:01.53 (→ did not advance, 22nd place) '''Men's 200m Individual Medley''' * [[John Davey]] *# Heat &ndash; 2:05.07 (→ did not advance, 18th place) * [[Andy Rolley]] *# Heat &ndash; 2:09.22 (→ did not advance, 36th place) '''Men's 400m Individual Medley''' * [[Andy Rolley]] *# Heat &ndash; 4:32.82 (→ did not advance, 25th place) '''Men's 4x100m Freestyle Relay''' * [[Mike Fibbens]], [[Mark Foster (swimmer)|Mark Foster]], [[Paul Howe (swimmer)|Paul Howe]], and [[Roland Lee]] *# Heat &ndash; 3:21.41 *# Final &ndash; 3:21.75 (→ 7th place) '''Men's 4x200m Freestyle Relay''' * [[Paul Palmer (swimmer)|Paul Palmer]], [[Steven Mellor]], [[Stephen Akers]], and [[Paul Howe (swimmer)|Paul Howe]] *# Heat &ndash; 7:23.10 * [[Paul Palmer (swimmer)|Paul Palmer]], [[Paul Howe (swimmer)|Paul Howe]], [[Stephen Akers]], and [[Steven Mellor]] *# Final &ndash; 7:22.57 (→ 6th place) '''Men's 4x100m Medley Relay''' * [[Martin Harris (swimmer)|Martin Harris]], [[Nick Gillingham]], [[Richard Leishman]], and [[Roland Lee]] *# Heat &ndash; 3:43.96 (→ did not advance, 9th place) <br> '''Women's 50m Freestyle''' * [[Karen Pickering]] *# Heat &ndash; 26.78 (→ did not advance, 24th place) * [[Alison Sheppard]] *# Heat &ndash; 26.90 (→ did not advance, 27th place) '''Women's 100m Freestyle''' * [[Karen Pickering]] *# Heat &ndash; 57.17 (→ did not advance, 17th place) * [[Alison Sheppard]] *# Heat &ndash; 58.83 (→ did not advance, 31st place) '''Women's 200m Freestyle''' * [[Karen Pickering]] *# Heat &ndash; 2:01.09 *# B-Final &ndash; 2:00.33 (→ 10th place) '''Women's 400m Freestyle''' * [[Samantha Foggo]] *# Heat &ndash; 4:22.26 (→ did not advance, 19th place) * [[Elizabeth Arnold (swimmer)|Elizabeth Arnold]] *# Heat &ndash; 4:25.55 (→ did not advance, 25th place) '''Women's 800m Freestyle''' * [[Samantha Foggo]] *# Heat &ndash; 8:50.17 (→ did not advance, 13th place) * [[Elizabeth Arnold (swimmer)|Elizabeth Arnold]] *# Heat &ndash; 8:56.04 (→ did not advance, 17th place) '''Women's 100m Backstroke''' * [[Joanne Deakins]] *# Heat &ndash; 1:04.38 (→ did not advance, 19th place) * [[Kathy Read]] *# Heat &ndash; 1:04.97 (→ did not advance, 24th place) '''Women's 200m Backstroke''' * [[Joanne Deakins]] *# Heat &ndash; 2:14.34 *# B-Final &ndash; 2:13.91 (→ 10th place) * [[Kathy Read]] *# Heat &ndash; 2:17.15 (→ did not advance, 21st place) '''Women's 100m Breaststroke''' * [[Susannah Brownsdon]] *# Heat &ndash; 1:13.24 (→ did not advance, 23rd place) * [[Jaime King (swimmer)|Jaime King]] *# Heat &ndash; 1:13.32 (→ did not advance, 24th place) '''Women's 200m Breaststroke''' * [[Susannah Brownsdon]] *# Heat &ndash; 2:35.28 (→ did not advance, 21st place) * [[Jaime King (swimmer)|Jaime King]] *# Heat &ndash; 2:44.49 (→ did not advance, 33rd place) '''Women's 100m Butterfly''' * [[Madelaine Campbell]] *# Heat &ndash; 1:02.43 (→ did not advance, 20th place) * [[Samantha Purvis]] *# Heat &ndash; 1:02.94 (→ did not advance, 28th place) '''Women's 200m Butterfly''' * [[Samantha Purvis]] *# Heat &ndash; 2:15.04 *# B-Final &ndash; 2:14.47 (→ 13th place) * [[Helen Slatter]] *# Heat &ndash; 2:20.45 (→ did not advance, 24th place) '''Women's 200m Individual Medley''' * [[Sharron Davies]] *# Heat &ndash; 2:19.41 (→ did not advance, 21st place) * [[Helen Slatter]] *# Heat &ndash; 2:22.04 (→ did not advance, 26th place) '''Women's 400m Individual Medley''' * [[Sharron Davies]] *# Heat &ndash; 4:56.44 (→ did not advance, 21st place) * [[Helen Slatter]] *# Heat &ndash; 4:58.24 (→ did not advance, 23rd place) '''Women's 4x100m Medley Relay''' * [[Joanne Deakins]], [[Susannah Brownsdon]], [[Madelaine Campbell]], and [[Karen Pickering]] *# Heat &ndash; 4:16.51 (→ did not advance, 10th place) ===[[Tennis at the 1992 Summer Olympics|Tennis]]=== '''Men's Singles Competition''' * [[Chris Wilkinson]] *# First Round &ndash; Lost to [[Younes El Aynaoui]] (Morocco) 4-6 1-6 5-7 * [[Andrew Castle]] *# First Round &ndash; Lost to [[Sergi Bruguera]] (Spain) 1-6 2-6 3-6 '''Women's Singles Competition''' * [[Samantha Smith (tennis)|Samantha Smith]] *# First Round &ndash; Defeated [[Sara Gomer]] (Great Britain) 2-6 6-3 6-1 *# Second Round &ndash; Lost to [[Natasha Zvereva]] (Belarus) 1-6 2-6 * [[Sara Gomer]] *# First Round &ndash; Lost to [[Samantha Smith (tennis)|Samantha Smith]] (Great Britain) 6-2 3-6 1-6 * [[Monique Javer]] *# First Round &ndash; Lost to [[Barbara Paulus]] (Austria) 7-6 4-6 3-6 <br> {{NOCin1992SummerOlympics}} [[Category:Nations at the 1992 Summer Olympics]] [[Category:Great Britain at the Olympics|1992]] [[Category:1992 in the United Kingdom|Summer Olympics]]