Australia at the 1992 Summer Olympics

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Australia at the Olympic Games

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IOC code  AUS
NOC Australian Olympic Committee
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At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona
Competitors 290 (194 men, 96 women)
Flag bearer Jenny Donnett (opening)
Kieren Perkins (closing)
Medals Gold
7		 Silver
9		 Bronze
11		 Total
27
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Australia competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. Australian athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games.

Contents

[edit] Medals

[edit] Image:Med_1.png Gold

[edit] Image:Med_2.png Silver

[edit] Image:Med_3.png Bronze

[edit] Results by event

[edit] Archery

For more details on this topic, see Archery at the 1992 Summer Olympics.

In the sixth Olympic archery competition that Australia contested, the nation sent three men. Grant Greenham had the nation's only individual win, though the trio also won their first match in the team round.

Men's Individual Competition:

  • Grant Greenham — Round of 16, 16th place (1-1)
  • Simon Fairweather — Round of 32, 25th place (0-1)
  • Scott Hunter-Russell — Ranking round, 48th place (0-0)

Men's Team Competition:

  • Greenham, Fairweather, and Hunter-Russell — Quarterfinal, 7th place (1-1)

[edit] Athletics

For more details on this topic, see Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics.

[edit] Men's Competition

Men's 200 metres

  • Heat — 20.86
  • Quarterfinals — 20.61 (→ did not advance, 17th place)

Men's 400 metres

  • Heat — 46.26
  • Quarterfinals — 46.85 (→ did not advance, 28th place)

Men's 400m Hurdles

  • Heat — 49.74 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)

Men's Marathon

  • Final — 2:17.44 (→ 26th place)
  • Final — 2:23.42 (→ 48th place)

Men's 20 km Walk

  • Final — 1:31:39 (→ 22nd place)
  • Andrew Jachno
  • Final — 1:36:49 (→ 31st place)

Men's 50 km Walk

  • Simon Baker
  • Final — 4:08:11 (→ 19th place)

Men's High Jump

  • Qualification — 2.26 m
  • Final — 2.34 m (→ Image:Med_3.png Bronze Medal)
  • Lochsley Thomson
  • Qualification — 2.20 m (→ did not advance, 19th place)
  • David Anderson
  • Qualification — 2.15 m (→ did not advance, 31st place)

Men's Long Jump

  • Qualification — 8.00 m
  • Final — 7.73 m (→ 11th place)

Men's Hammer Throw

  • Qualification — 75.90 m
  • Final — 76.16 m (→ 8th place)

Men's Discus Throw

  • Qualification — 62.20 m
  • Final — 60.12 m (→ 10th place)

Men's Pole Vault

  • Qualification — 5.30m (→ did not advance, 22nd place)

Men's Decathlon

  • Dean Smith
  • Final Result — 7703pts (→ 19th place)


[edit] Women's Competition

Women's 100 metres

  • Kerry Johnson
  • Heat — 11.62
  • Quarterfinals — 11.59 (→ did not advance, 19th place)
  • Heat — 11.57
  • Quarterfinals — 11.67 (→ did not advance, 24th place)

Women's 200 metres

  • Heat — 23.18
  • Quarterfinals — 23.03
  • Semifinals — 23.03 (→ did not advance, 13th place)
  • Melissa Medlicott
  • Heat — 23.86 (→ did not advance, 30th place)

Women's 400 metres

  • Michelle Lock
  • Heat — 52.49
  • Quarterfinals — 51.71
  • Semifinals — 50.78 (→ did not advance, 11th place)
  • Renee Poetschka
  • Heat — 52.85
  • Quarterfinals — 52.05
  • Semifinals — 52.09 (→ did not advance, 15th place)
  • Heat — 53.70
  • Quarterfinals — 51.52 (→ did not advance, 17th place)

Women's 3,000 metres

  • Krishna Stanton
  • Heat — 9:00.62 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)

Women's 10,000 metres

  • Susan Hobson
  • Heat — 32:53.61 (→ did not advance, 21st place)

Women's 4x100m Relay

  • Heat — 43.49
  • Quarterfinals — 43.77 (→ 6th place)

Women's 4x400m Relay

  • Susan Andrews, Cathy Freeman, Michelle Lock, and Renee Poetschka
  • Heat — 3:25.68
  • Quarterfinals — 3:26.42 (→ 7th place)

Women's Marathon

  • Final — did not finish (→ no ranking)

Women's 10 km Walk

  • Final — 46:01 (→ 15th place)
  • Gabrielle Blythe
  • Final — 50:13 (→ 31st place)

Women's 400m Hurdles

  • Gail Luke
  • Heat — 58.32 (→ did not advance, 23rd place)

Women's High Jump

  • Qualification — 1.92 m
  • Final — 1.91 m (→ 8th place)

Women's Long Jump

  • Qualification — no mark (→ did not advance, no ranking)

Women's Discus Throw

  • Heat — 65.94m
  • Final — 66.24m (→ Image:Med_3.png Bronze Medal)

Women's Javelin Throw

  • Heat — 60.56m
  • Final — 56.00m (→ 11th place)
  • Sue Howland
  • Heat — did not compete (→ did not advance, no ranking)

Women's Heptathlon

  • Final Result — fid not finish 58.32 (→ no ranking)

[edit] Basketball

For more details on this topic, see Basketball at the 1992 Summer Olympics.

[edit] Men's Team Competition

  • Preliminary Round (Group B):
  • Defeated Puerto Rico (116-76)
  • Lost to Unified Team (63-85)
  • Defeated Venezuela (78-71)
  • Defeated China (88-66)
  • Lost to Lithuania (87-98)
  • Quarter Finals:
  • Lost to Croatia (65-98)
  • Classification Matches:
  • 5th/8th place: Defeated Germany (109-79)
  • 5th/6th place: Lost to Brazil (80-90) → 6th place
  • Team Roster:

Head Coach: Adrian Hurley

[edit] Cycling

For more details on this topic, see Cycling at the 1992 Summer Olympics.

Women's Individual Road Race

  • Final — 2:04:42 (→ Image:Med_1.png Gold Medal)
  • Kathleen Shannon
  • Final — 2:05:03 (→ 7th place)
  • Jacqui Uttien
  • Final — 2:05:03 (→ 13th place)

[edit] Diving

For more details on this topic, see Diving at the 1992 Summer Olympics.

Women's 10m Platform

  • Vyninka Arlow
  • Final — 365.88 points (→ 10th place)
  • April Adams
  • Final — 342.39 points (→ 11th place)

[edit] Football

For more details on this topic, see Football at the 1992 Summer Olympics.

[edit] Men's Team Competition

  • Preliminary Round (Group B)
  • Australia – Ghana 1-3
  • Australia – Mexico 1-1
  • Australia – Denmark 3-0
  • Quarter Finals
  • Australia – Sweden 2-1
  • Semi Finals
  • Australia – Poland 1-6
  • Bronze Medal Match
  • Australia – Ghana 0-1
  • Team Roster

Head coach: Eddie Thomson

[edit] Hockey

For more details on this topic, see Field hockey at the 1992 Summer Olympics.

[edit] Men's Team Competition

  • Preliminary Round (Group A)
  • Semi Finals
  • Final
  • Australia – Germany 1 - 2 (→ Silver Silver Medal)
  • Team Roster

[edit] Women's Team Competition

  • Preliminary Round (Group A)
  • Classification Matches
  • 5th-8th place: Australia – New Zealand 5 - 1
  • 5th-6th place: Australia – The Netherlands 2 - 0
  • Team Roster

[edit] Modern pentathlon

For more details on this topic, see Modern pentathlon at the 1992 Summer Olympics.

Men's Individual Competition:

  • Gavin Wayne Lackey → 30th place (5,111 points)
  • Colin Michael Hamilton → 58th place (4,594 points)
  • Alexander Watson → 63rd place (4,279 points)


Men's Team Competition:

  • Lackey, Hamilton, and Watson → 16th place (13,984 points)


[edit] Swimming

For more details on this topic, see Swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics.

Men's 50 m Freestyle

  • Darren Lange
    1. Heat – 23.01
    2. B-Final – 22.69 (→ 9th place)
  • Angus Waddell
    1. Heat – 23.10
    2. B-Final – 23.06 (→ 15th place)

Men's 100 m Freestyle

  • Chris Fydler
    1. Heat – 50.26
    2. B-Final – 50.78 (→ 14th place)

Men's 200m Freestyle

  • Kieren Perkins
    1. Heat – 1:49.26
    2. B-Final – 1:49.75 (→ 10th place)
  • Ian Brown
    1. Heat – 1:49.32
    2. B-Final – 1:49.77 (→ 11th place)

Men's 400m Freestyle

  • Kieren Perkins
    1. Heat – 3:49.24
    2. Final – 3:45.16 (→ Silver Silver Medal)
  • Ian Brown
    1. Heat – 3:50.12
    2. Final – 3:48.79 (→ 5th place)

Men's 1500m Freestyle

  • Kieren Perkins
    1. Heat – 15:02.75
    2. Final – 14:43.48 (→ Gold Gold Medal)
  • Glen Housman
    1. Heat – 15:11.36
    2. Final – 14:55.29 3:48.79 (→ Silver Silver Medal)

Men's 100m Backstroke

  • Tom Stachewicz
    1. Heat – 57.03 (→ did not advance, 19th place)
  • Toby Haenen
    1. Heat – 1:00.08 (→ did not advance, 45th place)

Men's 200m Backstroke

  • Toby Haenen
    1. Heat – 2:06.79 (→ did not advance, 35th place)

Men's 100m Breaststroke

  • Phil Rogers
    1. Heat – 1:02.10
    2. Final – 1:01.76 (→ Bronze Bronze Medal)
  • Shane Lewis
    1. Heat – 1:04.17 (→ did not advance, 28th place)

Men's 200m Breaststroke

  • Phil Rogers
    1. Heat – 2:14.39
    2. Final – 2:13.59 (→ 6th place)
  • Rodney Lawson
    1. Heat – 2:15.67
    2. B-Final – 2:15.50 (→ 9th place)

Men's 4x200m Freestyle

[edit] Tennis

For more details on this topic, see Tennis at the 1992 Summer Olympics.

Men's Singles Competition




Men's Doubles Competition

Women's Singles Competition


[edit] Water Polo

[edit] Men's Team Competition

  • Preliminary Round (Group A)
  • Lost to United States (4-8)
  • Defeated France (9-5)
  • Lost to Soviet Union (9-12)
  • Tied with Germany (7-7)
  • Defeated Chechoslovakia (15-9)
  • Classification Matches
  • Defeated Cuba (7-5)
  • Defeated Hungary (9-8) → Fifth place
  • Team Roster
  • Raymond Mayers
  • Glenn Townsend
  • Christopher Wybrow
  • Simon Asher
  • Geoffrey Clark
  • John Fox
  • Troy Stockwell
  • Andrew Wightman
  • Daniel Marsden
  • Mark Oberman
  • Greg McFadden
  • Guy Newman
  • Paul Oberman


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