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

Medal Name Sport Event Date Kathy Watt Cycling Women's individual road race 26 July Matt Ryan Equestrian Individual eventing 30 July David GreenAndrew HoyGillian RoltonMatt Ryan Equestrian Team eventing 30 July Kieren Perkins Swimming Men's 1500 metre freestyle 31 July Peter AntonieStephen Hawkins Rowing Men's double sculls 1 August Andrew CooperNick GreenMike McKayJames Tomkins Rowing Men's coxless four 2 August Clint Robinson Canoeing Men's K-1 1000 metres 8 August Shane Kelly Cycling Men's track time trial 27 July Kieren Perkins Swimming Men's 400 metre freestyle 29 July Hayley Lewis Swimming Women's 800 metre freestyle 30 July Glen Housman Swimming Men's 1500 metre freestyle 31 July Gary Neiwand Cycling Men's sprint 31 July Brett AitkenStephen McGledeShaun O'BrienStuart O'Grady Cycling Men's team pursuit 31 July Kathy Watt Cycling Women's individual pursuit 31 July Danielle Woodward Canoeing Women's slalom K-1 1 August Field hockey Men's tournament 8 August Phil Rogers Swimming Men's 100 metre breaststroke 26 July Hayley Lewis Swimming Women's 400 metre freestyle 28 July Samantha Riley Swimming Women's 100 metre breaststroke 29 July Susie O'Neill Swimming Women's 200 metre butterfly 31 July Nicole Stevenson Swimming Women's 200 metre backstroke 31 July Lars Kleppich Sailing Men's Lechner A-390 2 August Tim Forsyth Athletics Men's high jump 2 August Mitch BoothJohn Forbes Sailing Tornado 3 August Daniela Costian Athletics Women's discus throw 3 August Rachel McQuillanNicole Provis Tennis Women's doubles 6 August Ramon AnderssonKelvin GrahamIan RowlingSteven Wood Canoeing Men's K-4 1000 metres 8 August

Competitors The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.Australia at the 1992 Summer Olympics SportMenWomenTotalArchery 3 0 3Athletics 16 19 35Badminton 0 2 2Basketball 12 0 12Boxing 6 – 6Canoeing 11 6 17Cycling 13 3 16Diving 3 4 7Equestrian 3 2 5Fencing 2 0 2Field hockey 16 16 32Football 19 – 19Gymnastics 1 6 7Judo 1 1 2Modern pentathlon 3 – 3Rowing 21 7 28Sailing 9 4 13Shooting 6 1 7Swimming 19 14 33Synchronized swimming – 2 2Table tennis 0 2 2Tennis 4 3 7Water polo 13 – 13Weightlifting 4 – 4Wrestling 2 – 2 Total 187 92 279

Archery

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 AthleteEventRanking roundRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / ScoreSeedOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankSimon FairweatherIndividual13155 QL 98–107Did not advanceGrant Greenham129815 QW 100–96L 94–102Did not advanceScott Hunter-Russell125248Did not advanceSimon FairweatherGrant GreenhamScott Hunter-RussellTeam38653 QW 238–230L 236–242Did not advance

Athletics

Men Track and road events

AthleteEventHeatsQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankDean Capobianco200 metres20.8610 Q20.6117Did not advanceMark Garner400 metres46.2628 q46.8530Did not advanceRob de CastellaMarathoncolspan=62:17:4426Steve Moneghetticolspan=62:23:4248Simon Hollingsworth400 metres hurdles49.7424colspan=2Did not advanceNick A'Hern20 kilometres walkcolspan=61:31:3922Andrew Jachnocolspan=61:36:4931Simon Baker50 kilometres walkcolspan=64:08:1119

Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionDavid AndersonHigh jump2.1531Did not advanceTim Forsyth2.2614 q2.34Lochsley Thomson2.2022Did not advanceSimon ArkellPole vault5.3022Did not advanceDave CulbertLong jump8.009 q7.7311Werner ReitererDiscus throw62.205 q60.1210Sean CarlinHammer throw75.909 q76.168

Combined events – Decathlon AthleteEventFinalRankDean Barton-SmithResult10.977.4313.671.9150.0615.2942.544.5060.524:46.83770319Points867918708723812815716760746638

Women Track and road events

AthleteEventHeatsQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankMelinda Gainsford100 metres11.5719 Q11.6724Did not advanceKerry Johnson11.6222 Q11.5919Did not advanceMelinda Gainsford200 metres23.1313 Q23.0815 Q23.0813Did not advanceMelissa Moore23.8633Did not advanceCathy Freeman400 metres53.7025 Q51.5217Did not advanceMichelle Lock52.4911 Q51.7113 Q50.7811Did not advanceRenée Poetschka52.8515 Q52.0515 Q52.0915Did not advanceKrishna Stanton3000 metres9:00.6222colspan=4Did not advanceSue Hobson10,000 metres32:53.6121colspan=4Did not advanceLisa OndiekiMarathoncolspan=6Gail Luke400 metres hurdles58.3223colspan=2Did not advanceMelissa MooreMelinda GainsfordKathy SambellKerry Johnson4 × 100 metres relay43.497 qcolspan=443.776Cathy FreemanSue AndrewsRenée PoetschkaMichelle Lock4 × 400 metres relay3:25.685 Qcolspan=43:26.427Gabrielle Blythe10 kilometres walkcolspan=650:1331Kerry Saxby-Junnacolspan=646:0115

Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionAlison InverarityHigh jump1.928 Q1.918Nicole BoegmanLong jumpDid not advanceDaniela CostianDiscus throw64.106 Q66.24Louise McPaulJavelin throw60.5610 q56.0011

Combined event – Heptathlon AthleteEvent200 m800 mTotalRankJane FlemmingResultPoints0

Badminton

Women {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%" |- !rowspan="2"|Athlete !rowspan="2"|Event !Round of 64 !Round of 32 !Round of 16 !Quarterfinals !Semifinals !colspan=2|Final |-style="font-size:95%" !OppositionResult !OppositionResult !OppositionResult !OppositionResult !OppositionResult !OppositionResult !Rank |-align=center |align=left|Rhonda Cator |align=left rowspan=2|Singles |W (11–9, 11–5) |L (1–11, 4–11) |colspan=5|Did not advance |-align=center |align=left|Anna Lao |W (11–0, 11–4) |W (11–6, 12–11) |W (7–11, 11–7, 11–8) |L''' (9–11, 1–11) |colspan=3|Did not advance |-align=center |align=left|Rhonda CatorAnna Lao |align=left|Doubles | |W (15–3, 15–6) |W (15–3, 15–12) |L (13–18, 5–15) |colspan=3|Did not advance

BasketballSummary''' TeamEventGroup stageQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankAustralia men'sMen's tournamentW 116–76L 63–85W 78–71W 88–66L 87–983 QL 65–98W 109–79L 80–906

Men's tournament

Team roster

Group play

Quarterfinal

Classification 5th-8th place

5th place match

Boxing

AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankRobbie PedenFlyweightW 14–2W KOL 11–25Did not advanceJamie NicolsonFeatherweightL RSC R2Did not advanceJustin RowsellLightweightL RSC R3Did not advanceStefan ScrigginsWelterweightW 6–2L 3–16Did not advanceJustann CrawfordMiddleweightL RSC R3Did not advanceRick TimperiLight heavyweightL 7–27Did not advance

Canoeing

Slalom

AthleteEventRun 1RankRun 2RankBestRankPeter EckhardtMen's C-1128.9814165.7427128.9820Andrew WilsonMatthew PallisterMen's C-2160.7115156.6714156.6716Danielle WoodwardWomen's K-1151.5415128.272128.27

Sprint

Men AthleteEventHeatsRepechageSemifinalsFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankMartin HunterK-1 500 metres1:43.324 R1:42.004Did not advanceClint RobinsonK-1 1000 metres3:38.801 SFcolspan=23:36.592 Q3:37.26Danny CollinsAndrew TrimK-2 500 metres1:36.074 R1:32.472 SF1:31.996Did not advanceK-2 1000 metres3:24.025 R3:20.184Did not advanceKelvin GrahamIan RowlingSteven WoodRamon AnderssonK-4 1000 metres2:57.061 SFcolspan=22:58.833 Q2:56.97

Women AthleteEventHeatsRepechageSemifinalsFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankAnna WoodKerri RandleK-2 500 metres1:44.764 Qcolspan=21:44.057Did not advanceDenise CooperLynda LehmannGayle MayesAnna WoodK-4 500 metres1:39.326 SFcolspan=21:39.813 q1:43.888

Cycling

Sixteen cyclists, thirteen men and three women, represented Australia in 1992.

Road Men AthleteEventTimeRankPatrick JonkerRoad raceGrant Rice4:35:5610Darren Smith4:35:5616Robert CroweDarren LawsonRobert McLachlanGrant RiceTeam time trial2:09:1212

Women AthleteEventTimeRankKathleen ShannonRoad race2:05:037Jacqui Uttien2:05:0313Kathy Watt2:04:42

Track

Sprint AthleteEventQualificationRound 1Repechage Round 2Repechage 2QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalRound 1Round 2TimeSpeed (km/h)RankOppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)OppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)OppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)OppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)OppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)OppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)OppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)OppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)RankGary NeiwandMen's sprint10.3302 Q,W 11.319colspan=2,W 11.112W, WW, WL, L

Time trial AthleteEventTimeRankShane KellyTime trial1:04.288

Pursuit AthleteEventQualificationQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalTimeRankOppositionTimeOppositionTimeOppositionTimeRankMark KingslandMen's individual pursuit4:31.0333 QW 4:29.173L 4:32.716Did not advance4Kathy WattWomen's individual pursuit3:41.886 WR1 QW 3:45.305W 3:49.790L 3:43.438Brett AitkenStephen McGledeShaun O'BrienStuart O'GradyMen's team pursuit4:11.245 WR1 QW 4:10.438 WRW 4:15.705L 4:10.218

Points race AthleteEventQualificationFinalLapsPointsRankLapsPointsRankStephen McGledePoints race0 laps161 Q

Diving

Men AthleteEventQualificationFinalPointsRankPointsRankSimon McCormack3 m springboard358.0516Did not advanceMichael Murphy381.338 Q611.974Michael Murphy10 m platform371.8813Did not advanceCraig Rogerson388.8310 Q458.4312

Women AthleteEventQualificationFinalPointsRankPointsRankJenny Donnet3 m springboard272.6415Did not advanceRachel Wilkes254.3122Did not advanceApril Adams10 m platform290.7310 Q342.3911Vyninka Arlow289.1411 Q365.8810

Equestrianism

Dressage

AthleteHorseEventQualificationFinalScoreRankScoreRankChristine DoanDondoloIndividual149128Did not advance

Eventing

AthleteHorseEventDressageCross-countryJumpingTotalPenaltiesRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesRankDavid GreenDuncan IIIndividual56.2016Andrew HoyKiwi58.802325.6084.4065.0089.40989.405Gillian RoltonPeppermint Grove64.203860.00124.20315.00129.209129.2023Matt RyanKibah Tic Toc57.80187.2065.0015.0070.00970.00David GreenAndrew HoyGillian RoltonMatt RyanSee aboveTeam172.80692.80273.60215.00288.601288.60

Fencing

Individual Pool stage

AthleteEventGroup Stage OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankScott ArnoldMen's épéeL 1–5L 1–5L 0–5L 3–5W 5–2L 5–454Robert DavidsonL 4–5W 5–4W 5–4W 5–4W 5–1L 1–526 Q

Elimination phase AthleteEventRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4RepechageQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankRobert DavidsonMen's épéeW 2–0L 1–2colspan=2W 2–1L 1–2Did not advance

Football

Summary

TeamEventGroup stageQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankAustralia men'sMen's tournamentL 1–3D 1–1W 3–02 QW 2–1L 1–6L 0–14

Men's tournament Team roster Head coach: Eddie Thomson