Australia at the 1992 Summer Olympics

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Australia at the Olympic Games
Flag of Australia
IOC code:	AUS
NOC:	Australian Olympic Committee external link
1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona
Competitors	290 (194 men, 96 women)
Flag bearer	Jenny Donnett (opening) Kieren Perkins (closing)
Medals	Gold 7	Silver 9	Bronze 11	Total 27
Summer Olympic Games appearances
1896 • 1900 • 1904 • 1908* • 1912* • 1920 • 1924 • 1928 • 1932 • 1936 • 1948 • 1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004 with New Zealand as Australasia*
Winter Olympic Games appearances
1924 • 1928 • 1932 • 1936 • 1948 • 1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1994 • 1998 • 2002 • 2006

Australia competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. Australian athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games.

1 Medals
2 Results by event

[edit] Medals

[edit] Gold

Kathy Watt — Cycling, Women's 3,000 m Individual Road Race
Matt Ryan — Equestrian, Three-day Event Individual Competition
Kieren Perkins — Swimming, Men's 1,500 m Freestyle
Clint Robinson — Canoeing, Men's K1 1,000 m
Matt Ryan, Andrew Hoy and Gillian Rolton — Equestrian, Three-day Event Team Competition
Stephen Hawkins and Peter Antonie — Rowing, Men's Double Sculls
Andrew Cooper, Mike McKay, James Tomkins and Nick Green (rower) — Rowing, Men's Double Sculls

[edit] Silver

Kieren Perkins — Swimming, Men's 400 m Freestyle
Hayley Lewis — Swimming, Women's 800 m Freestyle
Glen Housman — Swimming, Men's 1,500 m Freestyle
Gary Neiwand — Cycling, Men's 1,000 m Sprint
Shane Kelly — Cycling, Men's 1,000 m Time Trial
Kathy Watt — Cycling, Women's 3,000 m Individual Pursuit
Danielle Woodward — Canoeing, Women's Slalom
Brett Aitken, Steve McGlede, Shaun O'Brien, and Stuart O'Grady — Cycling, Men's 4,000 m Team Pursuit
John Bestall, Warren Birmingham, Lee Bodimeade, Ashley Carey, Gregory Corbitt, Stephen Davies, Damon Diletti, Lachlan Dreher, Lachlan Elmer, Dean Evans, Paul Lewis, Graham Reid, Jay Stacy, Michael York, David Wansbrough, and Ken Wark — Field Hockey, Men's Team Competition

[edit] Bronze

Nicole Stevenson — Swimming, Women's 200 m Backstroke
Hayley Lewis — Swimming, Women's 400 m Freestyle
Samantha Riley — Swimming, Women's 100 m Breaststroke
Susie O'Neill — Swimming, Women's 200 m Butterfly
Phil Rogers — Swimming, Men's 100 m Breaststroke
Lars Kleppich — Sailing, Men's Lechner Individual Competition
Daniela Costian — Athletics, Women's Discus Throw
Tim Forsyth — Athletics, Men's High Jump
Mitch Booth and John Forbes — Sailing, Men's Tornado Tean Competition
Rachel McQuillan and Nicole Provis — Tennis, Men's Women's Doubles
Ramon Andersson, Kelvin Graham, Ian Rowling, and Steve Wood — Canoeing, Men's K4 1,000 m

[edit] Results by event

[edit] Archery

For more details on this topic, see Archery at the 1992 Summer Olympics.

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's Individual Competition:

Grant Greenham — Round of 16, 16th place (1-1)
Simon Fairweather — Round of 32, 25th place (0-1)
Scott Hunter-Russell — Ranking round, 48th place (0-0)

Men's Team Competition:

Greenham, Fairweather, and Hunter-Russell — Quarterfinal, 7th place (1-1)

[edit] Athletics

For more details on this topic, see Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics.

Men's Marathon

Robert de Castella — 2:17.44 (→ 26th place)
Steve Moneghetti — 2:23.42 (→ 48th place)

Women's Marathon

Lisa Ondieki — did not finish (→ no ranking)

[edit] Basketball

For more details on this topic, see Basketball at the 1992 Summer Olympics.

[edit] Men's Team Competition

Preliminary Round (Group B):

Defeated Puerto Rico (116-76)
Lost to Unified Team (63-85)
Defeated Venezuela (78-71)
Defeated China (88-66)
Lost to Lithuania (87-98)

Quarter Finals:

Lost to Croatia (65-98)

Classification Matches:

5th/8th place: Defeated Germany (109-79)
5th/6th place: Lost to Brazil (80-90) → 6th place

Team Roster:

( 4.) Kevin Dorge
( 5.) Michael McKay
( 6.) Philip Smyth
( 7.) Larry Sengstock
( 8.) Damian Keogh
( 9.) Leroy Loggins
(10.) Andrew Gaze
(11.) Shane Heal
(12.) Mark Bradtke
(13.) Lucien Longley
(14.) Andrew Vlahov
(15.) Raymond Borner

Head Coach: Adrian Hurley

[edit] Football

For more details on this topic, see Football at the 1992 Summer Olympics.

[edit] Men's Team Competition

Preliminary Round (Group B)

Australia – Ghana 1-3
Australia – Mexico 1-1
Australia – Denmark 3-0

Quarter Finals

Australia – Sweden 2-1

Semi Finals

Australia – Poland 1-6

Bronze Medal Match

Australia – Ghana 0-1

Team Roster

( 1.) John Filan
( 2.) Milan Blagojevic
( 3.) Dominic Longo
( 4.) Ned Zelic
( 5.) Shaun Murphy
( 6.) Tony Vidmar
( 7.) John Gibson
( 8.) Paul Okon
( 9.) Zlatko Arambasic
(10.) George Slifkas
(11.) John Markovski
(12.) Damian Mori
(13.) Tom Veart
(14.) Steve Refenes
(15.) Tony Popovic
(16.) David Seal
(17.) Gary Hasler
(18.) Steve Corica
(19.) Brad Maloney
(20.) Mark Bosnich

Head coach: Eddie Thomson

[edit] Hockey

For more details on this topic, see Field hockey at the 1992 Summer Olympics.

[edit] Men's Team Competition

Preliminary Round (Group A)

Australia – Argentina 7 - 0
Australia – Egypt 5 - 1
Australia – Germany 1 - 1
Australia – India 1 - 0
Australia – Great Britain 6 - 0

Semi Finals

Australia – The Netherlands 3 - 2

Final

Australia – Germany 1 - 2 (→ Silver Medal)

Team Roster

( 1.) Warren Birmingham (captain)
( 2.) David Wansbrough
( 3.) John Bestall
( 4.) Lee Bodimeade
( 5.) Ashley Carey
( 6.) Stephen Davies
( 7.) Damon Diletti (gk)
( 8.) Lachlan Dreher (gk)
( 9.) Lachlan Elmer
(10.) Dean Evans
(11.) Gregory Corbitt
(12.) Paul Lewis
(13.) Graham Reid
(14.) Jay Stacy
(15.) Ken Wark
(16.) Michael York

[edit] Women's Team Competition

Preliminary Round (Group A)

Australia – Canada 2 - 0
Australia – Germany 0 - 1
Australia – Spain 0 - 1

Classification Matches

5th-8th place: Australia – New Zealand 5 - 1
5th-6th place: Australia – The Netherlands 2 - 0

Team Roster

( 1.) Kathleen Partridge (gk)
( 2.) Christine Dobson
( 3.) Liane Tooth
( 4.) Alyson Annan
( 5.) Juliet Haslam
( 6.) Michelle Hager
( 7.) Alison Peek
( 8.) Lisa Powell
( 9.) Lisa Naughton (gk)
(10.) Kate Starre
(11.) Sally Carbon
(12.) Jackie Pereira
(13.) Tracey Belbin
(14.) Rechelle Hawkes
(15.) Sharon Buchanan
(16.) Debbie Bowman-Sullivan

Head coach: Brian Glencross

[edit] Modern pentathlon

For more details on this topic, see Modern pentathlon at the 1992 Summer Olympics.

Men's Individual Competition:

Gavin Wayne Lackey → 30th place (5,111 points)
Colin Michael Hamilton → 58th place (4,594 points)
Alexander Watson → 63rd place (4,279 points)

Men's Team Competition:

Lackey, Hamilton, and Watson → 16th place (13,984 points)

[edit] Swimming

For more details on this topic, see Swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics.

Men's 50 m Freestyle

Darren Lange
1. Heat – 23.01
2. B-Final – 22.69 (→ 9th place)

Angus Waddell
1. Heat – 23.10
2. B-Final – 23.06 (→ 15th place)

Men's 100 m Freestyle

Chris Fydler
1. Heat – 50.26
2. B-Final – 50.78 (→ 14th place)

Andrew Baildon
1. Heat – 50.59
2. B-Final – 50.93 (→ 16th place)

Men's 200m Freestyle

Kieren Perkins
1. Heat – 1:49.26
2. B-Final – 1:49.75 (→ 10th place)

Ian Brown
1. Heat – 1:49.32
2. B-Final – 1:49.77 (→ 11th place)

Men's 400m Freestyle

Kieren Perkins
1. Heat – 3:49.24
2. Final – 3:45.16 (→ Silver Medal)

Ian Brown
1. Heat – 3:50.12
2. Final – 3:48.79 (→ 5th place)

Men's 1500m Freestyle

Kieren Perkins
1. Heat – 15:02.75
2. Final – 14:43.48 (→ Gold Medal)

Glen Housman
1. Heat – 15:11.36
2. Final – 14:55.29 3:48.79 (→ Silver Medal)

Men's 100m Backstroke

Tom Stachewicz
1. Heat – 57.03 (→ did not advance, 19th place)

Toby Haenen
1. Heat – 1:00.08 (→ did not advance, 45th place)

Men's 200m Backstroke

Toby Haenen
1. Heat – 2:06.79 (→ did not advance, 35th place)

Men's 100m Breaststroke

Phil Rogers
1. Heat – 1:02.10
2. Final – 1:01.76 (→ Bronze Medal)

Shane Lewis
1. Heat – 1:04.17 (→ did not advance, 28th place)

Men's 200m Breaststroke

Phil Rogers
1. Heat – 2:14.39
2. Final – 2:13.59 (→ 6th place)

Rodney Lawson
1. Heat – 2:15.67
2. B-Final – 2:15.50 (→ 9th place)

Men's 4x200m Freestyle

Duncan Armstrong, Martin Roberts, Deane Pieters, and Ian Brown
1. Heat – 7:22.19
Deane Pieters, Duncan Armstrong, Ian Brown, and Kieren Perkins
1. Final – DSQ (→ no ranking)

[edit] Tennis

For more details on this topic, see Tennis at the 1992 Summer Olympics.

Men's Singles Competition

Wally Masur
1. First Round — Lost to Pete Sampras (United States) 1-6, 6-7, 4-6

Richard Fromberg
1. First Round — Lost to Michael Stich (Germany) 3-6, 6-3, 1-6, 6-3, 3-6

Todd Woodbridge
1. First Round — Lost to Emilio Sanchez (Spain) 1-6, 6-7, 2-6

Men's Doubles Competition

John Fitzgerald and Todd Woodbridge
1. First Round — Defeated Roger Smith and Mark Knowles (Bahamas) 6-2, 6-3, 6-7, 4-6, 6-3
2. Second round — Lost to Leander Paes and Ramesh Krishnan (India) 4-6, 5-7, 6-4, 1-6

Women's Singles Competition

Nicole Provis
1. First Round — Defeated Katia Piccolini (Italy) 6-1 6-0
2. Second Round — Lost to Sabine Appelmans (Belgium) 2-6 1-6

Jenny Byrne
1. First Round — Lost to Raffaella Reggi-Concato (Italy) 4-6 6-7

Rachel McQuillan
1. First Round — Lost to Sabine Appelmans (Belgium) 3-6, 3-6

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