Great Britain at the 1992 Summer Olympics
| Great Britain at the 1992 Summer Olympics |
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| IOC code | GBR | ||||||||
| NOC | British Olympic Association | ||||||||
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| Competitors | 371 (229 men and 142 women) in 23 sports | ||||||||
| Flag bearer |
Steve Redgrave (opening) Linford Christie (closing) |
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Medals Ranked 13th |
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| 1906 Intercalated Games | |||||||||
The United Kingdom competed as Great Britain 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.
The following British athletes won medals at the Games. In the 'by discipline' sections below, medallists' names are emboldened.
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's 100 metres
Men's 200 metres
Men's 400 metres
Men's 800 metres
Men's 1500 metres
Men's 5,000 metres
Men's 10,000 metres
Men's 4 × 400 m Relay
Men's Marathon
Men's 400m Hurdles
Men's 20 km Walk
Men's 50 km Walk
Men's Long Jump
Men's Triple Jump
Men's Javelin Throw
Men's Hammer Throw
Men's Discus Throw
Men's Shot Put
Women's 800 metres
Women's 10,000 metres
Women's 400m Hurdles
Women's 10 km Walk
Women's Marathon
Women's High Jump
Women's Discus Throw
Women's Long Jump
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.
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