Germany at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Germany at the Olympic Games

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IOC code  GER
NOC German Olympic Sports Confederation
Websitewww.dosb.de (German) (English) (French)
At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona
Competitors 463 (300 men, 163 women) in 26 sports
Flag bearer Manfred Klein
Medals
Rank: 3		 Gold
33		 Silver
21		 Bronze
28		 Total
82
Olympic history (summary)
Summer Games
Winter Games
Intercalated Games
1906
Other related appearances
Unified Team of Germany (1956–1964)
West Germany (1968–1988)
East Germany (1968–1988)
Saar (1952)

Germany competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. It was the first time the European nation participated after German reunification in 1990. Previously, West Germany and East Germany had sent independent teams to the Games. 463 competitors, 300 men and 163 women, took part in 237 events in 26 sports.[1]

Medalists

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Archery

In Germany's fifth archery competition, only one of the six archers qualified for the individual elimination rounds. He lost his first match, as did both the men's and women's teams.

Women's Individual Competition:

Men's Individual Competition:

Women's Team Competition:

Men's Team Competition:

Athletics

Men's Competition

Men's 400 metres

Men's 800 metres

Men's 1,500 metres

Men's 5,000 metres

  • Heat — 13:20.82
  • Final — 13:12.52 (→ Gold Medal)

Men's 10,000 metres

  • Heat — 28:52.83 (→ did not advance)
  • Heat — 29:22.19 (→ did not advance)

Men's 4x400m Relay

  • Heat — DSQ (→ did not advance)

Men's Marathon

Men's 110 metres Hurdles

Men's 400 metres Hurdles

  • Heat — 49.37
  • Semifinal — 49.41 (→ did not advance)
  • Heat — 49.97
  • Semifinal — DNS (→ did not advance)

Men's 3,000 metres Steeplechase

Men's 20 km Walk

Men's 50 km Walk

Men's High Jump

Men's Long Jump

  • Qualification — 7.85 m (→ did not advance)
  • Qualification — 7.50 m (→ did not advance)

Men's Triple Jump

  • Qualification — 16.89 m (→ did not advance)

Men's Javelin Throw

  • Qualification — 81.10 m
  • Final — 75.28 m (→ 12th place)

Men's Hammer Throw

  • Qualification — 74.86 m
  • Final — 76.90 m (→ 6th place)
  • Qualification — 73.64 m (→ did not advance)

Men's Discus Throw

  • Qualification — 63.46 m
  • Final — 64.94 m (→ Silver Medal)
  • Qualification — 59.98 m (→ did not advance)

Men's Shot Put

  • Qualification — 19.93 m
  • Final — 20.49 m (→ 5th place)
  • Qualification — 18.47 m (→ did not advance)
  • Qualification — did not start (→ did not advance)

Men's Decathlon

Women's Competition

Women's 100 metres

Women's 200 metres

Women's 400 metres

Women's 800 metres

  • Heat — 2:00.87
  • Semifinal — 2:02.64 (→ did not advance)
  • Heat — 2:00.31
  • Semifinal — 2:00.91 (→ did not advance)
  • Heat — 2:01.39 (→ did not advance)

Women's 1,500 metres

Women's 10,000 metres

  • Heat — 32:07.28
  • Final — 31:36.45 (→ 7th place)
  • Heat — 33:17.88 (→ did not advance)
  • Heat — did not finish (→ no ranking)

Women's Marathon

Women's 100 metres Hurdles

Women's 400 metres Hurdles

  • Heat — 55.52
  • Semifinal — 55.35 (→ did not advance)
  • Heat — 56.61 (→ did not advance)
  • Heat — DNS (→ did not advance)

Women's 4×100 metres Relay

Women's 4×400 metres Relay

Women's 10 km Walk

  • Final — 46:31 (→ 16th place)
  • Final — 50:21 (→ 33rd place)

Women's High Jump

  • Qualification — 1.92 m
  • Final — 2.02 m (→ Gold Medal)
  • Qualification — 1.92 m
  • Final — 1.88 m (→ 11th place)
  • Qualification — 1.86 m (→ did not advance)

Women's Long Jump

  • Heat — 7.08 m
  • Final — 7.14 m (→ Gold Medal)
  • Heat — 6.74 m
  • Final — 6.60 m (→ 8th place)
  • Heat — 6.42 m (→ did not advance)

Women's Shot Put

Women's Discus Throw

  • Heat — 64.26m
  • Final — 62.16m (→ 9th place)
  • Heat — 63.60m
  • Final — 60.24m (→ 12th place)
  • Heat — 60.52m (→ did not advance)

Women's Javelin Throw

Women's Heptathlon

Badminton

Basketball

Boxing

Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)

  • First Round — Defeated Mohamed Zbir (MAR), 6:0
  • Second Round — Defeated Pramuansak Phosuwan (THA), 11:2
  • Quarterfinals — Defeated Valentin Barbu (ROM), 15:7
  • Semifinals — Lost to Daniel Petrov (BUL), 9:15

Canoeing

Cycling

Women's Individual Road Race

  • Final — 2:05:03 (→ 19th place)
  • Final — 2:05:03 (→ 28th place)
  • Final — 2:08:13 (→ 44th place)

Diving

Men's 3m Springboard

  • Preliminary Round — 392.10 points
  • Final — 556.35 points (→ 10th place)
  • Preliminary Round — 353.85 points (→ did not advance, 18th place)

Men's 10m Platform

  • Preliminary Round — 426.27 points
  • Final — 574.17 points (→ 4th place)
  • Preliminary Round — 393.21 points
  • Final — 558.54 points (→ 7th place)

Women's 3m Springboard

  • Preliminary Round — 312.90 points
  • Final — 503.07 points (→ Bronze Medal)
  • Preliminary Round — 281.46 points
  • Final — 468.96 points (→ 7th place)

Women's 10m Platform

  • Preliminary Round — 284.13 points (→ did not advance, 14th place)
  • Preliminary Round — 270.51 points (→ did not advance, 20th place)

Fencing

20 fencers, 15 men and 5 women represented Germany in 1992.

Men's foil
Men's team foil
Men's épée
Men's team épée
Men's sabre
Men's team sabre
Women's foil
Women's team foil

Gymnastics

Handball

Men's Team Competition

  • Germany — Unified Team 25-15
  • Germany — Romania 20-20
  • Germany — France 20-23
  • Germany — Egypt 24-16
  • Germany — Spain 18-19
  • 9th/10th place: Germany — Czechoslovakia 19-20 (→ Tenth place)

Women's Team Competition

  • Germany — Nigeria 32-17
  • Germany — United States 32-16
  • Germany — Unified Team 22-28
  • Germany — South Korea 25-26
  • Germany — Unified Team 20-24 (→ Fourth place)

Hockey

Men's Team Competition

  • Germany — Australia 2 — 1 (→ Gold Medal)

Women's Team Competition

  • Germany — Spain 1 — 2 (→ Silver Medal)

Judo

Modern pentathlon

Three male pentathletes represented Germany in 1992.

Individual
Team

Rowing

Sailing

Men's Sailboard (Lechner A-390)

  • Final Ranking — 214.0 points (→ 18th place)

Women's 470 Class

  • Final Ranking — 71.7 points (→ 8th place)

Shooting

Swimming

Men's Competition

Men's 50 m Freestyle

  • Heat — 22.70
  • Final — 22.73 (→ 8th place)
  • Heat — 22.88
  • B-Final — 22.88 (→ 11th place)

Men's 100 m Freestyle

  • Heat — 50.05
  • Final — 49.84 (→ 7th place)
  • Heat — 50.29
  • B-Final — 50.62 (→ 12th place)

Men's 200 m Freestyle

  • Heat — 1:48.12
  • Final — 1:48.84 (→ 7th place)
  • Heat — 1:50.07
  • B-Final — 1:50.46 (→ 14th place)

Men's 400 m Freestyle

  • Heat — 3:50.73
  • Final — 3:49.06 (→ 6th place)
  • Heat — 3:49.99
  • Final — 3:49.75 (→ 7th place)

Men's 1500 m Freestyle

  • Heat — 15:03.95
  • Final — 15:02.29 (→ Bronze Medal)
  • Heat — 15:13.71
  • Final — 15:04.28 (→ 4th place)

Men's 100 m Backstroke

  • Heat — 56.03
  • Final — 56.26 (→ 8th place)
  • Heat — 56.27
  • B-Final — 56.49 (→ 11th place)

Men's 200 m Backstroke

  • Heat — 1:59.40
  • Final — 1:59.78 (→ 7th place)
  • Heat — 2:00.94
  • B-Final — DNS (→ no ranking)

Men's 100 m Breaststroke

  • Heat — 1:02.48
  • B-Final — 1:02.73 (→ 13th place)
  • Heat — 1:03.85 (→ did not advance, 26th place)

Men's 200 m Breaststroke

  • Heat — 2:20.80 (→ did not advance, 29th place)

Men's 100 m Butterfly

  • Heat — 54.47
  • B-Final — 54.30 (→ 9th place)
  • Heat — 54.59
  • B-Final — 54.94 (→ 14th place)

Men's 200 m Butterfly

  • Heat — 2:00.49
  • B-Final — 1:59.93 (→ 9th place)
  • Heat — 2:00.47
  • B-Final — 2:01.14 (→ 11th place)

Men's 200 m Individual Medley

  • Heat — 2:02.43
  • Final — 2:01.97 (→ 5th place)
  • Heat — 2:07.18 (→ did not advance, 32nd place)

Men's 400 m Individual Medley

  • Heat — 4:19.92
  • Final — 4:17.88 (→ 5th place)
  • Heat — 4:18.68
  • Final — 4:19.66 (→ 6th place)

Men's 4x100 m Freestyle Relay

  • Heat — 3:19.61
  • Final — 3:17.90 (→ Bronze Medal)

Men's 4x200 m Freestyle Relay

  • Heat — 7:18.21
  • Final — 7:16.58 (→ 4th place)

Men's 4x100 m Medley Relay

  • Heat — 3:43.00
  • Final — 3:40.19 (→ 4th place)

Women's Competition

Women's 50 m Freestyle

  • Heat — 25.79
  • Final — 25.74 (→ 7th place)
  • Heat — 25.96
  • B-Final — DSQ (→ no ranking)

Women's 100 m Freestyle

  • Heat — 55.40
  • Final — 54.94 (→ Bronze Medal)
  • Heat — 55.98
  • Final — 55.93 (→ 7th place)

Women's 200 m Freestyle

  • Heat — 1:57.90
  • Final — 1:58.00 (→ Silver Medal)
  • Heat — 2:00.55
  • Final — 1:59.67 (→ Bronze Medal)

Women's 400 m Freestyle

  • Heat — 4:10.92
  • Final — 4:07.18 (→ Gold Medal)
  • Heat — 4:12.50
  • Final — 4:11.52 (→ 5th place)

Women's 800 m Freestyle

  • Heat — 8:35.11
  • Final — 8:30.99 (→ Bronze Medal)
  • Heat — 8:43.52 (→ did not advance, 9th place)

Women's 100 m Backstroke

  • Heat — 1:02.90
  • B-Final — 1:04.52 (→ 16th place)
  • Heat — 1:03.35
  • B-Final — 1:02.93 (→ 9th place)

Women's 200 m Backstroke

  • Heat — 2:11.52
  • Final — 2:09.46 (→ Silver Medal)
  • Heat — 2:14.53
  • B-Final — 2:13.77 (→ 9th place)

Women's 100 m Breaststroke

  • Heat — 1:10.00
  • Final — 1:09.77 (→ 5th place)
  • Heat — 1:10.49
  • Final — 1:11.05 (→ 8th place)

Women's 200 m Breaststroke

  • Heat — 2:32.09
  • B-Final — 2:32.05 (→ 10th place)
  • Heat — 2:34.58 (→ did not advance, 18th place)

Women's 100 m Butterfly

  • Heat — 1:00.02
  • Final — 1:00.70 (→ 7th place)
  • Heat — 1:02.07 (→ did not advance, 18th place)

Women's 200 m Butterfly

  • Heat — 2:21.49 (→ did not advance, 26th place)

Women's 200 m Individual Medley

  • Heat — 2:15.16
  • Final — 2:13.92 (→ Bronze Medal)
  • Heat — 2:17.74
  • B-Final — 2:20.94 (→ 16th place)

Women's 400 m Individual Medley

  • Heat — 4:47.39
  • Final — 4:47.57 (→ 6th place)
  • Heat — 4:49.93
  • B-Final — 4:47.74 (→ 9th place)

Women's 4x100 m Freestyle Relay

  • Heat — 3:43.58
  • Final — 3:41.60 (→ Bronze Medal)

Women's 4x100 m Medley Relay

  • Heat — 4:10.62
  • Final — 4:05.19 (→ Silver Medal)

Synchronized swimming

Two synchronized swimmers represented Germany in 1992.

Women's solo
Women's duet

Table tennis

Tennis

Men's Singles Competition

Men's Doubles Competition

Women's Singles Competition

  • First Round — Defeated Lupita Novelo (Mexico) 6-1, 6-1
  • Second Round — Defeated Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (Netherlands) 6-1, 6-0
  • Third Round — Defeated Magdalena Maleeva (Bulgaria) 6-3, 6-4
  • Quarterfinals — Defeated Sabine Appelmans (Belgium) 6-1, 6-0
  • Semifinals — Defeated Mary Joe Fernandez (USA) 6-3, 6-4
  • Final — Lost to Jennifer Capriati (USA) 6-3, 3-6, 4-6

Water polo

Men's Team Competition

  • Tied with France (7-7)
  • Lost to Unified Team (7-11)
  • Defeated Czechoslovakia (15-9)
  • Tied with Australia (7-7)
  • Lost to United States (2-7)
  • Lost to Hungary (7-8)
  • Defeated Cuba (10-6) → 7th place
  • Frank Otto
  • Hagen Stamm
  • Dirk Theissmann
  • Ingo Borgmann
  • Rene Reimann
  • Uwe Sterzik
  • Piotr Bukowski
  • Raúl de la Peña
  • Jörg Dresel
  • Torsten Dresel
  • Reibel Guido
  • Carsten Kusch

Weightlifting

Wrestling

References

  1. ↑ "Germany at the 1992 Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2011-12-23.