South Africa at the 1992 Summer Olympics


South Africa competed at the Summer Olympic Games for the first time since 1960 at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. South Africa was permitted to re-join the Olympic Movement after its citizens voted to abolish apartheid. 93 competitors, 68 men and 25 women, took part in 87 events in 19 sports.

Flag and anthem

As a result of a dispute over what flag and anthem to use, the team participated in these games under a specially designed sporting flag. The flag consisted of a white field charged with grey diamond, which represented the countries mineral wealth, three cascading bands of blue, red and green, which represented the sea, the land and agriculture respectively, the Olympic rings and the name of the team underneath. Team uniforms included the emblem of Olympic Committee of South Africa, which depicted Olympic rings surrounded by olive branches, with the name of the country above. The team used Beethoven's "Ode to Joy" as its victory anthem at these games. During the opening ceremony, the flag was carried by marathon runner Jan Tau.

Medalists

Silver

In South Africa's debut appearance in Olympic archery, the nation was represented by two archers. Neither advanced past the ranking round.
;Men
;Women

Athletics

;Men
;Track & road events
;Women
;Track & road events
;Field events

Badminton

Boxing

;Men

Canoeing

Slalom

Sprint

;Men
;Women

Cycling

Five cyclists, four men and one woman, represented South Africa in 1992.

Road

;Men
AthleteEventTimeRank
Scott RichardsonMen's road race4:58:2581
Wayne BurgessMen's road raceDNF
Malcolm LangeMen's road raceDNF

;Women
AthleteEventTimeRank
Jacqueline MartinWomen's road race2:15:4246

Track

;Time trial
AthleteEventTimeRank
Sean BlochTeam time trial1:10.14526

;Men's Sprint
;Pursuit

Diving

;Men

Equestrianism

Show jumping

Fencing

Five fencers, three men and two women, represented South Africa in 1992.
;Men

Individual

;Women

Individual

Modern pentathlon

One male pentathlete represented South Africa in 1992.
AthleteEventShooting
Fencing
Swimming
Riding
Running
Total pointsFinal rank
AthleteEventPointsPointsPointsPointsPointsTotal pointsFinal rank
Trevor StrydomMen's507119211509611010482050
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Rowing

;Men

Sailing

;Men
;Open

Shooting

;Men
;Open

Swimming

;Men
;Women

Synchronized swimming

Two synchronized swimmers represented South Africa in 1992.

Table tennis

;Men
;Women

Tennis

;Men
;Women

Weightlifting

;Men

Wrestling

;Men's freestyle