Olympic Games of summer of 1992

The Olympic Games of summer of 1992 , Plays of XXVe Olympiad of the modern era, were celebrated with Barcelona, in Spain.

Organization

cities candidates: Amsterdam (Netherlands), Belgrade (), Birmingham (the United Kingdom), Brisbane (Australia) and Paris (France).

Striking facts

the tournament of male Basket-ball was opened with all the professionals.
Ethiopian the Derartu Tulu carried it in the 10.000m, becoming thus the first black Olympic champion of Africa.
the Badminton becomes for the first time an Olympic discipline.
the female Judo becomes an Olympic discipline.
In synchronized Natation the Canadian swimmer Sylvie Fréchette did not obtain its gold medal which 14 month after the plays. Because of a typing error of a judge, it to him had initially been given only the medal of money behind American the Kristen Babb-Sprague, which was authorized to also keep its gold medal.
the mixed test of shooting of skeet is gained by Chinese the Shan Zhang, arrived at the head in front of seven men. After the Plays of Barcelona, the International federation of shooting removes co-education in this test. The Olympic champion thus never could defend her title with the OJ of 1996.

Sports and disciplines

Athletics, to see detailed results
Oar, to see detailed results
Badminton, to see detailed results
Baseball, to see detailed results
Basketball, to see detailed results
Boxing, to see detailed results
Canoe-kayak, to see detailed results
Cycling, to see detailed results
Horsemanship, to see detailed results
Fencing, to see detailed results
Football, to see results detailed
Gymnastic, to see detailed results
Haltérophilie, to see detailed results
Handball, to see detailed results
Field hockey, to see detailed results
Judo, to see detailed results
Fight, to see detailed results
Swimming, to see detailed results
Veil, to see detailed results
modern Pentathlon, to see detailed results
Tennis, to see detailed results
Tennis of count, detailed results
Tir, to see detailed results
Tir with the arc, to see detailed results
Volley-ball, to see detailed results
Water-polo, to see detailed results

Sports in Basque demonstration

172 delegations present

The countries resulting from the ex-USSR are represented under the same team. As for Yugoslavia, the athletes took part like Independent Olympic Participant, the country being under the sanctions of UNO

Table of the medals

See too

External bond

the page of the Olympic Games of Barcelona on the official site of the CIO.

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