Dominican Republic at the 1992 Summer Olympics
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The Dominican Republic
competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics
in Barcelona
, Spain
.
Baseball
The Dominican team won two of its seven games in the preliminary round of the first Olympic baseball tournament, defeating Italy
and Spain
. Its record put the team in sixth place and out of further contention.
Men's Team Competition:
Boxing
Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)
Men's Flyweight
Men's Bantamweight
Men's Featherweight
Men's Light-Welterweight
Men's Welterweight
Judo
Men's Extra-Lightweight
Men's Half-Lightweight
Women's Lightweight
Women's Half-Middleweight
Weightlifting
Men's Featherweight
Wrestling
Men's Greco-Roman Flyweight
Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic is a nation on the island of La Hispaniola, part of the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean region. The western third of the island is occupied by the nation of Haiti, making Hispaniola one of two Caribbean islands that are shared by two countries...
competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics
1992 Summer Olympics
The 1992 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event celebrated in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, in 1992. The International Olympic Committee voted in 1986 to separate the Summer and Winter Games, which had been held in the same...
in Barcelona
Barcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
, Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
.
BaseballBaseball at the 1992 Summer OlympicsBaseball had its debut as an official medal sport at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. Eight nations competed, with the preliminary phase consisting of each team playing every other team. Playoffs were then held, with the four highest ranked teams advancing...
The Dominican team won two of its seven games in the preliminary round of the first Olympic baseball tournament, defeating ItalyItaly at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Gold:* Pierpaolo Ferrazzi — Canoeing, Men's K1 Kayak Slalom Singles* Fabio Casartelli — Cycling, Men's Individual Road Race* Giovanni Lombardi — Cycling, Men's Points Race* Giovanna Trillini — Fencing, Women's Foil Individual Competition...
and Spain
Spain at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Spain was the host nation for the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. The Games were quite exceptional for Spain because their athletes were competing not only in their home country, but also in the home city of IOC President Juan Antonio Samaranch....
. Its record put the team in sixth place and out of further contention.
Men's Team Competition:
- Dominican Republic - 6th place (2-5)
- Team Roster
- Félix Nova
- José Ramón Veras
- Manuel Guzmán
- Fabio Aquino
- Roberto Casey
- Eugenio Váldez
- Rafelito Mercedes
- Félix Tejada
- Teófilo Peña
- Alexis Peña
- Fausto Peña
- Teodoro Novas
- Cipriano Ventura
- Juan Sánchez
- Juan Viñas
- Roque Solano
- Silvestre Popoteur
- Elias Olivos
- Benjamin Heredia
- José Santana
BoxingBoxing at the 1992 Summer OlympicsBoxing at the 1992 Summer Olympics took place in the old Pavelló Club Joventut de Badalona in Barcelona. The boxing schedule began on July 26 and ended on August 9...
Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)
- Fausto del Rosario
- First Round — Lost to Eric GriffinEric Griffin (boxer)Eric Griffin is a retired boxer from the USA, who competed in the light flyweight division during the early 1990s. He won at the 1991 world championships finals, beating Rogelio Marcelo....
(USA), 2:14
Men's Flyweight
- Héctor AvilaHéctor AvilaHéctor Julio Avila is a retired boxer from the Dominican Republic.Avila competed for his native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, where he was stopped in the quarterfinals of the Men's Flyweight division by Hungary's eventual bronze medalist István Kovács...
Men's Bantamweight
- Agustin Castillo
Men's Featherweight
- Victoriano SosaVictoriano SosaVictoriano Damian Sosa is a boxer.- Amateur career :Member of the 1992 Dominican Olympic Team as a Featherweight. His results were:*Defeated Eddie Saenz 23-14...
Men's Light-Welterweight
- Rafael Romero
Men's Welterweight
- César RamosCésar RamosCésar Altair Zanetti Ramos is a Brazilian racing driver.-Formula Renault 2.0:Ramos began his car racing career by driving in the Italian Formula Renault Championship with the BVM Minardi team in 2007...
JudoJudo at the 1992 Summer OlympicsThe Judo competition at the 1992 Summer Olympics was contested in fourteen weight classes, seven each for men and women. The seven men's weight classes continued to be those first used in 1980. This was the first Olympic competition to award medals to women judoka; women competed in 1988 as a...
Men's Extra-Lightweight
- Gilberto García
Men's Half-Lightweight
- Ekers Raposo
Women's Lightweight
- Altagracia Contreras
Women's Half-Middleweight
- Eleucadia VargasEleucadia VargasEleucadia Vargas Reyes is a female judoka from the Dominican Republic. She competed for her native country at two Summer Olympics: 1992 and 2000. Vargas won a total number of two bronze medals at the Pan American Games in the 1990s....
WeightliftingWeightlifting at the 1992 Summer OlympicsThe Weightlifting Competition at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona consisted of ten weight classes, for men only.-Medal summary:-Medal table:-References:*...
Men's Featherweight
- Juan Manuel Cueto
WrestlingWrestling at the 1992 Summer OlympicsAt the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, 20 wrestling events were contested, for men only. There were 10 weight classes in each of the freestyle wrestling and Greco-Roman wrestling disciplines.-Freestyle:-Greco-Roman:-Medal table:...
Men's Greco-Roman Flyweight
- Ulises Valentin