Great Britain at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Great Britain, represented by the British Olympic Association, competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. British athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games. A total of 371 athletes represented Great Britain and the team won twenty medals, five gold, three silver and twelve bronze. This equalled the number of golds won at the previous three Summer Games but was the lowest total medals achieved since the Montreal Games in 1976. Archer Simon Terry and hurdlers Sally Gunnell and Kriss Akabusi each won two medals.
Medallists
The following British athletes won medals at the Games. In the 'by discipline' sections below, medallists' names are emboldened.| Discipline | Total | |||
| Athletics | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| Rowing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Cycling | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Judo | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Canoeing | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Archery | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Boxing | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Field hockey | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sailing | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Swimming | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 5 | 3 | 12 | 20 |
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
| Athletics | Men's 100 metres | ||
| Athletics | Women's 400 metres hurdles | ||
| Cycling | Men's individual pursuit | ||
| , | Rowing | Men's coxless pair | |
| , , | Rowing | Men's coxed pair | |
| Canoeing | Men's slalom C-1 | ||
| Judo | Men's 95 kg | ||
| Judo | Women's 56 kg | ||
| Archery | Men's individual | ||
| , , | Archery | Men's team | |
| Athletics | Men's 400 metres hurdles | ||
| , , , , , | Athletics | Men's 4 x 400 metres relay | |
| Athletics | Men's javelin throw | ||
| , , , | Athletics | Women's 4 x 400 metres relay | |
| Boxing | Men's light middleweight | ||
| Field hockey | Women's competition | ||
| Judo | Women's 52 kg | ||
| Judo | Women's 66 kg | ||
| Swimming | Men's 200-metre breaststroke | ||
| , , | Sailing | Soling |
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.;Men
;Women
Athletics
;Men'sMen's 100 metres
- Linford Christie
- Marcus Adam
- John Regis
- Marcus Adam
- Linford Christie
- David Grindley
- Roger Black
- Derek Redmond
- Curtis Robb
- Tom McKean
- Steve Heard
- Kevin McKay
- Matthew Yates
- Steve Crabb
- Rob Denmark
- Jack Buckner
- Ian Hamer
- Paul Evans
- Richard Nerurkar
- Eamonn Martin
- Mark Richardson, Kriss Akabusi, Roger Black, and Duaine Ladejo
- Roger Black, David Grindley, Kriss Akabusi, and John Regis
- Steve Brace – 2:17.49
- Dave Long – 2:20.51
- Paul Davies-Hale – 2:21.15
- Kriss Akabusi
- Max Robertson
- Chris Maddocks – 1:28:45
- Andrew Penn – 1:31:40
- Martin Rush – 1:31:56
- Les Morton – 4:09:34
- Paul Blagg – 4:23:10
- Mark Forsythe
- Francis Agyepong
- Julian Golley
- Jonathan Edwards
- Steve Backley
- Michael Hill
- Nigel Bevan
- Paul Head
- Simon Williams
- Paul Edwards
Women's 800 metres
- Lorraine Baker
- Diane Edwards
- Paula Fryer
- Liz McColgan
- Jill Hunter
- Andrea Wallace
- Sally Gunnell
- Gowry Retchakan
- Louise Fraser
- Betty Sworowski
- Lisa Langford
- Vicky Lupton
- Sally Eastall – 2:41.20
- Véronique Marot – 2:42.55
- Sally Ellis – 2:54.41
Women's Discus Throw
Women's Long Jump
- Oluyinka Idowu
- Joanne Wise
Badminton
Boxing
Great Britain's sent 10 boxers to the Games. The squad included Adrian Dodson who had previously competed for Guyana at the 1988 Games under the name Adrian Carew. Four British boxers were knocked out in the first round of competition, two were knocked out in the second round and three lost in the quarter finals. Robin Reid, a 21-year-old bookmaker's cashier nicknamed 'The Grim Reaper', won the only medal, a bronze in the light middleweight division after he was beaten in the semi-final by Orhan Delibaş.Key:
- KO-x = Knock-out-in round x
- PTS = Overall jury points
- RSC = Referee stopped contest
- RSCH = Referee stopped contest due to head injury
Canoeing
Cycling
Sixteen cyclists, thirteen men and three women, represented Great Britain in 1992. Chris Boardman won gold in the individual pursuit.Road
;Men's team time trial;Points races
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank |
| Simon Lillestone | Men's points race | 5 | 18 |
;Men's 1 km time trial
;Men's individual pursuit
- Chris Boardman
- Chris Boardman
- Paul Jennings
- Bryan Steel
- Glen Sword
Diving
;Men
;Women
Equestrian
Fencing
15 fencers, 10 men and 5 women represented Great Britain in 1992.;Men's foil
;Men's team foil
- Jonathan Davis, Bill Gosbee, Donnie McKenzie, Tony Bartlett
;Men's sabre
;Men's team sabre
- Kirk Zavieh, Ian Williams, Gary Fletcher, James Williams, Amin Zahir
;Women's team foil
- Fiona McIntosh, Linda Strachan, Julia Bracewell, Amanda Ferguson, Sarah Mawby
Gymnastics
Artistic
;Men;Women
Rhythmic
The women's individual all-around was the only rhythmic gymnastics event at the 1992 Olympics. Britain entered two athletes neither of whom made the final.Hockey
Men
- Manager: Bernie Cotton
Women
- Head Coach: Dennis Hay
Judo
Modern pentathlon
Three modern pentathletes represented Britain at the Games, all were men and contested both the individual and team events. Women's events in the sport were not introduced to the Olympics until Sydney in 2000.Rowing
Men's Single scull- Wade Hall-Craggs
Men's Coxed pair
Men's Quadruple scull
- R Brown, Peter Haining, M Harris, Guy Pooley
- Sal Hassan, Richard Stanhope, John Garrett, G B Stewart
- P R Mulkerrins, Simon Berrisford, N Burfitt, T G Dillon, J Deakin
- Martin Cross, J D C Walker, Ben Hunt-Davis, J G Singfield, Rupert Obholzer, R C Phelps, S Turner, Tim Foster, Adrian Ellison
- P Reid
Women's Coxless pair
Women's Coxless four
- A Barnett, K Thomas, S Kirk, Gillian Lindsay
- F Freckleton, P Cross, D Blackie, S Smith, K Grose, R Hirst, K Marwick, K Brownlow, A Paterson
Sailing
- Barrie Edgington
- Penny Way
- Debbie Jarvis and Sue Carr
Shooting
Swimming
Men's 50 m freestyleMen's 100 m freestyle
- Mike Fibbens
- Paul Howe
- Paul Palmer
- Paul Howe
- Paul Palmer
- Stephen Akers
- Ian Wilson
- Stephen Akers
Men's 200 m backstroke
- Adam Ruckwood
- Matthew O'Connor
Men's 200 m breaststroke
- Nick Gillingham
- Jason Hender
Men's 200 m butterfly
- Simon Wainwright
Men's 400 m individual medley
- Andy Rolley
- Mike Fibbens, Mark Foster, Paul Howe, and Roland Lee
- Paul Palmer, Steven Mellor, Stephen Akers, and Paul Howe
- Paul Palmer, Paul Howe, Stephen Akers, and Steven Mellor
- Martin Harris, Nick Gillingham, Richard Leishman, and Roland Lee
Women's 100 m freestyle
- Karen Pickering
- Alison Sheppard
- Karen Pickering
Women's 800 m freestyle
- Samantha Foggo
- Elizabeth Arnold
Women's 200 m backstroke
- Joanne Deakins
- Kathy Read
Women's 200 m breaststroke
- Susannah Brownsdon
- Jaime King
Women's 200 m butterfly
- Samantha Purvis
- Helen Slatter
- Sharron Davies
- Helen Slatter
- Sharron Davies
- Helen Slatter
- Joanne Deakins, Susannah Brownsdon, Madelaine Campbell, and Karen Pickering
Synchronized swimming
;Women's solo
;Women's duet
- Kerry Shacklock
- Laila Vakil
Table tennis
Tennis
Great Britain sent six tennis players, two men and four women, to Barcelona. Five competed in singles events, four of whom were knocked out in the first round. The only player to advance to the second round of the singles was Samantha Smith. Smith beat compatriot Sara Gomer in the first round before losing to Natasha Zvereva, who was representing the Unified team. Smith also took part in the women's doubles alongside Clare Wood, the pair lost in the first round to Italians Laura Garrone and Raffaella Reggi. In the men's doubles Andrew Castle and Chris Wilkinson lost their first round tie to the seventh seeds, and eventual bronze medallists, Javier Frana and Christian Miniussi of Argentina.;Men
;Women