Australia at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Australia competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. Australian athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games of the modern era. 279 competitors, 187 men and 92 women, took part in 153 events in 25 sports.
Medalists
Gold
- Kathy Watt — Cycling, Women's Road Race
- Matt Ryan — Equestrian, Three-day Event Individual Competition
- Clint Robinson — Canoeing, Men's K1 1,000 m
- Matt Ryan, Andrew Hoy and Gillian Rolton — Equestrian, Three-day Event Team Competition
- Stephen Hawkins and Peter Antonie — Rowing, Men's Double Sculls
- Andrew Cooper, Mike McKay, James Tomkins and Nick Green — Rowing, Men's Coxless Four M4-
- Kieren Perkins — Swimming, Men's 1500m Freestyle
Silver
- Kieren Perkins — Swimming, Men's 400 m Freestyle
- Hayley Lewis — Swimming, Women's 800 m Freestyle
- Glen Housman — Swimming, Men's 1,500 m Freestyle
- Gary Neiwand — Cycling, Men's 1,000 m Sprint
- Shane Kelly — Cycling, Men's 1,000 m Time Trial
- Kathy Watt — Cycling, Women's 3,000 m Individual Pursuit
- Danielle Woodward — Canoeing, Women's Slalom
- Brett Aitken, Steve McGlede, Shaun O'Brien, and Stuart O'Grady — Cycling, Men's 4,000 m Team Pursuit
- John Bestall, Warren Birmingham, Lee Bodimeade, Ashley Carey, Gregory Corbitt, Stephen Davies, Damon Diletti, Lachlan Dreher, Lachlan Elmer, Dean Evans, Paul Lewis, Graham Reid, Jay Stacy, Michael York, David Wansbrough, and Ken Wark — Field Hockey, Men's Team Competition
Bronze
- Nicole Stevenson — Swimming, Women's 200 m Backstroke
- Hayley Lewis — Swimming, Women's 400 m Freestyle
- Samantha Riley — Swimming, Women's 100 m Breaststroke
- Susie O'Neill — Swimming, Women's 200 m Butterfly
- Phil Rogers — Swimming, Men's 100 m Breaststroke
- Lars Kleppich — Sailing, Men's Lechner Individual Competition
- Daniela Costian — Athletics, Women's Discus Throw
- Tim Forsyth — Athletics, Men's High Jump
- Mitch Booth and John Forbes — Sailing, Men's Tornado Team Competition
- Rachel McQuillan and Nicole Provis — Tennis, Women's Doubles
- Ramon Andersson, Kelvin Graham, Ian Rowling, and Steven Wood — Canoeing, Men's K4 1,000 m
Archery
Men's Individual Competition:
- Grant Greenham — Round of 16, 16th place
- Simon Fairweather — Round of 32, 25th place
- Scott Hunter-Russell — Ranking round, 48th place
- Greenham, Fairweather, and Hunter-Russell — Quarterfinal, 7th place
Athletics
Men's Competition
Men's 200 metres- Dean Capobianco
- * Heat — 20.86
- * Quarterfinals — 20.61
- Mark Garner
- * Heat — 46.26
- * Quarterfinals — 46.85
- Simon Hollingsworth
- * Heat — 49.74
- Robert de Castella
- * Final — 2:17.44
- Steve Moneghetti
- * Final — 2:23.42
- Nick A'Hern
- * Final — 1:31:39
- Andrew Jachno
- * Final — 1:36:49
- Simon Baker
- * Final — 4:08:11
- Tim Forsyth
- * Qualification — 2.26 m
- * Final — 2.34 m
- Lochsley Thomson
- * Qualification — 2.20 m
- David Anderson
- * Qualification — 2.15 m
- David Culbert
- * Qualification — 8.00 m
- * Final — 7.73 m
- Sean Carlin
- * Qualification — 75.90 m
- * Final — 76.16 m
- Werner Reiterer
- * Qualification — 62.20 m
- * Final — 60.12 m
- Simon Arkell
- * Qualification — 5.30m
- Dean Smith
- * Final Result — 7703pts
Women's Competition
- Kerry Johnson
- * Heat — 11.62
- * Quarterfinals — 11.59
- Melinda Gainsford-Taylor
- * Heat — 11.57
- * Quarterfinals — 11.67
- Melinda Gainsford-Taylor
- * Heat — 23.18
- * Quarterfinals — 23.03
- * Semifinals — 23.03
- Melissa Medlicott
- * Heat — 23.86
- Michelle Lock
- * Heat — 52.49
- * Quarterfinals — 51.71
- * Semifinals — 50.78
- Renee Poetschka
- * Heat — 52.85
- * Quarterfinals — 52.05
- * Semifinals — 52.09
- Cathy Freeman
- * Heat — 53.70
- * Quarterfinals — 51.52
- Krishna Stanton
- * Heat — 9:00.62
- Susan Hobson
- * Heat — 32:53.61
- Melinda Gainsford-Taylor, Kerry Johnson, Melissa Medlicott, and Kathy Sambell
- * Heat — 43.49
- * final — 43.77
- Susan Andrews, Cathy Freeman, Michelle Lock, and Renee Poetschka
- * Heat — 3:25.68
- * final — 3:26.42
- Lisa Ondieki
- * Final — did not finish
- Kerry Junna-Saxby
- * Final — 46:01
- Gabrielle Blythe
- * Final — 50:13
- Gail Luke
- * Heat — 58.32
- Alison Inverarity
- * Qualification — 1.92 m
- * Final — 1.91 m
- Nicole Boegman
- * Qualification — no mark
- Daniela Costian
- * Heat — 65.94m
- * Final — 66.24m
- Louise Currey
- * Heat — 60.56m
- * Final — 56.00m
- Sue Howland
- * Heat — did not compete
- Jane Flemming
- * Final Result — fid not finish 58.32
Badminton
Basketball
Men's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round :
- * Defeated Puerto Rico
- * Lost to Unified Team
- * Defeated Venezuela
- * Defeated PR China
- * Lost to Lithuania
- Quarter Finals:
- * Lost to Croatia
- Classification Matches:
- * 5th/8th place: Defeated Germany
- * 5th/6th place: Lost to Brazil → 6th place
- Team Roster:
- * John Dorge
- * Mike McKay
- * Phil Smyth
- * Larry Sengstock
- * Damian Keogh
- * Leroy Loggins
- * Andrew Gaze
- * Shane Heal
- * Mark Bradtke
- * Luc Longley
- * Andrew Vlahov
- * Ray Borner
- Head Coach: Adrian Hurley
Boxing
Canoeing
Cycling
Sixteen cyclists, thirteen men and three women, represented Australia in 1992.;Men's road race
;Men's team time trial
- Robert Crowe
- Darren Lawson
- Robert McLachlan
- Grant Rice
;Men's 1 km time trial
;Men's individual pursuit
;Men's team pursuit
- Brett Aitken
- Stephen McGlede
- Shaun O'Brien
- Stuart O'Grady
- Stephen McGlede
- Kathy Watt — 2:04:42
- Kathleen Shannon — 2:05:03
- Jacqui Uttien — 2:05:03
- Kathy Watt
Diving
- Michael Murphy
- * Preliminary Round — 381.33 points
- * Final — 611.97 points
- Simon McCormack
- * Preliminary Round — 358.05 points
- Craig Rogerson
- * Preliminary Round — 388.83 points
- *Final — 458.43 points
- Michael Murphy
- * Preliminary Round — 371.88
- Jennifer Donnet
- * Preliminary Round — 272.64
- Rachel Wilkes
- * Preliminary Round — 254.31
- Vyninka Arlow
- *Final — 365.88 points
- April Adams
- *Final — 342.39 points
Equestrianism
Fencing
;Men's épée- Robert Davidson
- Scott Arnold
Football
Men's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round
- * 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
- * John Filan
- * Milan Blagojevic
- * Dominic Longo
- * Ned Zelic
- * Shaun Murphy
- * Tony Vidmar
- * John Gibson
- * Paul Okon
- * Zlatko Arambasic
- * George Slifkas
- * John Markovski
- * Damian Mori
- * Tom Veart
- * Steve Refenes
- * Tony Popovic
- * David Seal
- * Gary Hasler
- * Steve Corica
- * Brad Maloney
- * Mark Bosnich
Gymnastics
Hockey
Men's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round
- * Australia — Argentina 7 - 0
- * Australia — Egypt 5 - 1
- * Australia — Germany 1 - 1
- * Australia — India 1 - 0
- * Australia — Great Britain 6 - 0
- Semi Finals
- * Australia — The Netherlands 3 - 2
- Final
- * Australia — Germany 1 - 2
- Team Roster
- * Warren Birmingham
- * David Wansbrough
- * John Bestall
- * Lee Bodimeade
- * Ashley Carey
- * Stephen Davies
- * Damon Diletti
- * Lachlan Dreher
- * Lachlan Elmer
- * Dean Evans
- * Gregory Corbitt
- * Paul Lewis
- * Graham Reid
- * Jay Stacy
- * Ken Wark
- * Michael York
Women's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round
- * Australia — Canada 2 - 0
- * Australia — Germany 0 - 1
- * Australia — Spain 0 - 1
- Classification Matches
- * 5th-8th place: Australia — New Zealand 5 - 1
- * 5th-6th place: Australia — The Netherlands 2 - 0
- Team Roster
- * Kathleen Partridge
- * Christine Dobson
- * Liane Tooth
- * Alyson Annan
- * Juliet Haslam
- * Michelle Hager
- * Alison Peek
- * Lisa Powell
- * Lisa Naughton
- * Kate Starre
- * Sally Carbon
- * Jackie Pereira
- * Tracey Belbin
- * Rechelle Hawkes
- * Sharon Buchanan
- * Debbie Bowman-Sullivan
- Head coach: Brian Glencross
Judo
Modern Pentathlon
Three male pentathletes represented Australia in 1992.Men's Individual Competition:
- Gavin Lackey → 30th place
- Colin Hamilton → 58th place
- Alex Watson → 63rd place
- Lackey, Hamilton, and Watson → 16th place
Rowing
Sailing
Men's Sailboard- Lars Kleppich
- * Final Ranking — 98.7 points
- Fiona Taylor
- * Final Ranking — 136.0 points
- Jennifer Lidgett and Ady Bucek
- * Final Ranking — 80.4 points
Shooting
Swimming
Men's 50 m Freestyle- Darren Lange
- * Heat — 23.01
- * B-Final — 22.69
- Angus Waddell
- * Heat — 23.10
- * B-Final — 23.06
- Chris Fydler
- * Heat — 50.26
- * B-Final — 50.78
- Andrew Baildon
- * Heat — 50.59
- * B-Final — 50.93
- Kieren Perkins
- * Heat — 1:49.26
- * B-Final — 1:49.75
- Ian Brown
- * Heat — 1:49.32
- * B-Final — 1:49.77
- Kieren Perkins
- * Heat — 3:49.24
- * Final — 3:45.16
- Ian Brown
- * Heat — 3:50.12
- * Final — 3:48.79
- Kieren Perkins
- * Heat — 15:02.75
- * Final — 14:43.48
- Glen Housman
- * Heat — 15:11.36
- * Final — 14:55.29 3:48.79
- Tom Stachewicz
- * Heat — 57.03
- Toby Haenen
- * Heat — 1:00.08
- Toby Haenen
- * Heat — 2:06.79
- Phil Rogers
- * Heat — 1:02.10
- * Final — 1:01.76
- Shane Lewis
- * Heat — 1:04.17
- Phil Rogers
- * Heat — 2:14.39
- * Final — 2:13.59
- Rodney Lawson
- * Heat — 2:15.67
- * B-Final — 2:15.50
- Duncan Armstrong, Martin Roberts, Deane Pieters, and Ian Brown
- * Heat — 7:22.19
- Deane Pieters, Duncan Armstrong, Ian Brown, and Kieren Perkins
- * Final — DSQ
Synchronized Swimming
;Women's solo
;Women's duet
- Semon Rohloff
- Celeste Ferraris
Table Tennis
Tennis
Men's Singles Competition- Wally Masur
- * First Round — Lost to Pete Sampras 1-6, 6-7, 4-6
- Richard Fromberg
- * First Round — Lost to Michael Stich 3-6, 6-3, 1-6, 6-3, 3-6
- Todd Woodbridge
- * First Round — Lost to Emilio Sánchez 1-6, 6-7, 2-6
- John Fitzgerald and Todd Woodbridge
- * First Round — Defeated Roger Smith and Mark Knowles 6-2, 6-3, 6-7, 4-6, 6-3
- * Second round — Lost to Leander Paes and Ramesh Krishnan 4-6, 5-7, 6-4, 1-6
- Nicole Provis
- * First Round — Defeated Katia Piccolini 6-1 6-0
- * Second Round — Lost to Sabine Appelmans 2-6 1-6
- Jenny Byrne
- * First Round — Lost to Raffaella Reggi-Concato 4-6 6-7
- Rachel McQuillan
- * First Round — Lost to Sabine Appelmans 3-6, 3-6
Water Polo
- Preliminary Round
- * Lost to United States
- * Defeated France
- * Lost to Soviet Union
- * Tied with Germany
- * Defeated Czechoslovakia
- Classification Matches
- * Defeated Cuba
- * Defeated Hungary → 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
Weightlifting