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