Spain was the host nation for 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...

. 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

Juan Antonio Samaranch

Don Juan Antonio Samaranch y Torelló, 1st Marquis of Samaranch, Grandee of Spain , known in Catalan as Joan Antoni Samaranch i Torelló , was a Catalan Spanish sports administrator who served as the seventh President of the International Olympic Committee from 1980 to 2001...

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Gold

• Antonio Vázquez
  Antonio Vázquez (archer)
  Antonio Vázquez Mejido is a Spanish archer who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics, in the 1988 Summer Olympics, in the 1992 Summer Olympics, and in the 1996 Summer Olympics.He was born in Levinco, Asturias....
  
  , Alfonso Menéndez
  Alfonso Menéndez
  Alfonso Menéndez is a Spanish archer and Olympic champion. He competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, where he won a gold medal with the Spanish archery team, together with team mates Antonio Vázquez and Juan Holgado....
  
  , and Juan Holgado
  Juan Holgado
  Juan Holgado is a Spanish archer and Olympic champion. He competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, where he won a gold medal with the Spanish archery team, together with team mates Antonio Vázquez and Alfonso Menéndez....
  
   — Archery, Men's Team Competition

• Fermín Cacho
  Fermín Cacho
  Fermín Cacho Ruiz is a Spanish athlete, winner of the 1500 metres at the 1992 Summer Olympics.Born in Ágreda, Spain, Cacho had an enviable competitive record in the 1500 m, but it wasn't until late in his career that he produced a time of corresponding quality.Cacho's first notable result came in...
  
   — Athletics, Men's 1.500m

• Daniel Plaza
  Daniel Plaza
  Daniel Plaza Montero is a Spanish former race walker. Plaza is most famous for having won the 20 km walk at the 1992 Summer Olympics, becoming the first Spanish track & field athlete ever to win an Olympic gold medal.Plaza tested positive for the steroid nandrolone after the 1996 Spanish...
  
   — Athletics, Men's 20 km Walk

• José Manuel Moreno — Cycling, Men's 1.000m Time Trial

• Santiago Cañizares
  Santiago Cañizares
  José Santiago Cañizares Ruiz is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a goalkeeper.After playing with Real Madrid, mostly as a backup, he finished his career at Valencia CF, where he appeared in more than 400 official games since 1998.In his prime, he was regarded as one of the best...
  
  , Albert Ferrer, Mikel Lasa
  Mikel Lasa
  Mikel Lasa Goikoetxea is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a left defender.-Club career:...
  
  , Roberto Solozábal
  Roberto Solozábal
  Roberto Solozábal Villanueva is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a central defender.-Club career:...
  
  , Juan Manuel López, David Villabona
  David Villabona
  David Villabona Echalecu is a retired Spanish footballer who played mostly as a central midfielder....
  
  , José Amavisca, Luis Enrique
  Luís Enrique Martínez García
  Luis Enrique Martínez García , known as Luis Enrique, is a retired Spanish footballer, and the current head coach of Serie A club A.S. Roma...
  
  , Josep Guardiola
  Josep Guardiola
  Josep "Pep" Guardiola i Sala , is a Spanish football manager and former player. Guardiola played as a defensive midfielder and spent the majority of his playing career with FC Barcelona, whom he currently manages. He was part of Johan Cruyff's dream team that won Barcelona's first European Cup....
  
  , Abelardo Fernández, Javier Manjarín, Francisco Veza
  Francisco Veza
  Francisco Nicolás Veza Fragoso , aka Paqui, is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a left defender....
  
  , Antonio Jiménez Sistachs
  Antonio Jiménez Sistachs
  Antonio Jiménez Sistachs , sometimes just Toni, is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a goalkeeper.-Club career:...
  
  , Gabriel Vidal, Francisco Soler, Miguel Hernández, Rafael Berges
  Rafael Berges
  Rafael Bergés Martín is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a left defender, and a current coach.-Club career:Berges started playing for local side Córdoba CF, then in the lower leagues...
  
  , Antonio Pinilla
  Antonio Pinilla
  Antonio Pinilla Miranda is a retired Spanish footballer who played mainly as a forward.Best known for his stints with Tenerife and Gimnàstic de Tarragona – he began playing professionally for Barcelona, but had virtually no impact for its first team – he also served as general manager at the...
  
  , Kiko Narváez, and Alfonso Pérez Muñoz — Football (soccer), Men's Team Competition

• Anna Maiques
  Anna Maiques
  Anna Maiques Dern is a former field hockey player from Spain. She was a member of the Women's National Team that won the golden medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics on home soil .-References:*...
  
  , Celia Correa
  Celia Correa
  Celia Corres Giner is a former field hockey player from Spain, who was a member of the Women's National Team that won the gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics on home soil .-References:...
  
  , Elisabeth Maragall
  Elisabeth Maragall
  Elisabeth Maragall Verge is a former field hockey player from Spain. She was a member of the Women's National Team that won the gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics on home soil ....
  
  , María Ángeles Rodríguez
  María Ángeles Rodríguez
  María Ángeles Rodríguez Suárez is a former field hockey player from Spain, who was a member of the Women's National Team that won the gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics on home soil ....
  
  , María Carmen Barea, Marívi González
  Marívi González
  María Victoria González Laguillo is a former field hockey player from Spain. She was born in Mexico. She was a member of the Women's National Team that surprisingly won the golden medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics on home soil...
  
  , Maider Tellería
  Maider Tellería
  Maider Tellería Goñi is a former field hockey player from Spain. She was a member of the Women's National Team that surprisingly won the golden medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics on home soil ....
  
  , María Isabel Martínez
  María Isabel Martínez
  María Isabel Martínez de Murguía Embarba is a former field hockey player from Spain. She was a member of the Women's National Team that surprisingly won the gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics on home soil...
  
  , Mercedes Coghen
  Mercedes Coghen
  Mercedes Coghen Alberdingk-Thijm is a former field hockey player from Spain, who captained the Women's National Team that won the golden medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics on home soil . She has a Dutch mother, and was a member of the Madrid-committee biding for the 2012 Summer Olympics.-References:*...
  
  , Nagore Gabellanes
  Nagore Gabellanes
  Nagore Gabellanes Marieta is a former field hockey player from Spain. He was a member of the Women's National Team that surprisingly won the golden medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics on home soil...
  
  , Natalia Dorado
  Natalia Dorado
  Natalia Dorado Gómez is a former field hockey player from Spain. She was a member of the Women's National Team that surprisingly won the golden medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics on home soil . She also competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, where Spain finished in 8th and last...
  
  , Nuria Olivé
  Nuria Olivé
  Nuria Olivé Vancells is a former field hockey player from Spain. She was a member of the Women's National Team that won the gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics on home soil .-References:...
  
  , Silvia Manrique, Sonia Barrio
  Sonia Barrio
  Sonia Barrio Gutiérrez is a former field hockey player from Spain, who was a member of the Women's National Team that surprisingly won the golden medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics on home soil ....
  
  , Teresa Motos
  Teresa Motos
  Teresa Motos Izeta is a former field hockey player from Spain. She was a member of the Women's National Team that surprisingly won the golden medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics on home soil . Motos also competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, where Spain finished in 8th and last...
  
  , and Virginia Ramírez
  Virginia Ramírez
  Virginia Ramírez Merino is a former field hockey player from Spain. She was a member of the Women's National Team that won the gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics on home soil .-References:**...
  
   — Field Hockey, Women's Team Competition

• José María van der Ploeg — Sailing, Men's Finn Individual Competition

• Luís Doreste
  Luis Doreste
  Luis Doreste Blanco is a Spanish sailor who won gold medal both in the 1984 Summer Olympics , and in the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona ....
  
   and Domingo José Manrique — Sailing, Men's Flying Dutchman Team Competition

• Jordi Calafat
  Jordi Calafat
  Jordi Calafat is a Spanish sailor and Olympic champion.He won a gold medal in the 470 Class at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, together with Kiko Sánchez.-References:...
  
   and Kiko Sánchez
  Kiko Sánchez
  Kiko Sánchez is a Spanish sailor and Olympic champion.He won a gold medal in the 470 Class at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, together with Jordi Calafat.-References:...
  
   — Sailing, Men's 470 Team Competition

• Theresa Zabell
  Theresa Zabell
  Theresa Zabell Lucas is a Spanish sailor who won gold medal both in the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, and in the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. A member of Real Club de Mediterráneo Málaga she competes in the 470 class.-References:*...
  
   and Patricia Guerra
  Patricia Guerra
  Patricia Guerra Cabrera is a Spanish sailor who won gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. She did so in the 470 class alongside Theresa Zabell. She also competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics, finishing in tenth place.-References:*...
  
   — Sailing, Women's 470 Team Competition

• Martin López-Zubero
  Martin López-Zubero
  Martín López-Zubero Purcell , also known as Martin Zubero, is a former college and international swimmer who was an Olympic gold medalist. López-Zubero was born in the United States, swam in international competition for Spain, and holds dual Spanish-American citizenship.- Family background...
  
   — Swimming, Men's 200m Backstroke

• Almudena Muñoz
  Almudena Muñoz
  Almudena Muñoz Martínez is a former judo competitor from Spain who won the gold medal in women's 52 kg division at the 1992 Summer Olympics of Barcelona, Spain. Muñoz also competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics of Atlanta, Georgia.-References:* * *...
  
   — Judo, Women's Half Lightweight (52 kg)

• Miriam Blasco
  Miriam Blasco
  Miriam Blasco Soto is a professional judo competitor, who resides in Alicante, Spain. She competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain where she won the gold medal in Women's Judo in the 57 kg division...
  
   — Judo, Women's Lightweight (56 kg)

Silver

• Antonio Peñalver
  Antonio Peñalver
  Antonio Peñalver Asensio is a retired Spanish decathlete.-Achievements:-External links:*...
  
   — Athletics, men's decathlon

• Faustino Reyes
  Faustino Reyes
  Faustino Reyes López is a former boxer from Spain, who represented his native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain...
  
   — Boxing, men's featherweight

• Carolina Pascual
  Carolina Pascual
  Carolina Pascual Gracia was an Individual Rhythmic Gymnast. Pascual was doing ballet when at age seven her ballet teacher told her mother that her daughter had excellent qualities for Rhythmic Gymnastics...
  
   — Gymnastics, women's rhythmic all-around

• Natalia Vía Dufresne
  Natalia Via Dufresne
  Natalia Vía Dufresne Pereña is a Spanish sport sailor.She was born in Barcelona. She was originally an Optimist Sailor, but switched to 470’s at the age of 15. She won two bronze medals in the World Championships, two Olympic silver medals , with crew member, Sandra Azón. Her new crew is Laia...
  
   — Sailing, women's Europe individual competition

• Jordi Arrese
  Jordi Arrese
  Jordi Arrese i Castañé is a former professional tennis player from Spain.Born in Barcelona, Arrese won the men's singles Silver Medal at the 1992 Olympic Games in his home-town of Barcelona...
  
   — Tennis, men's singles competition

• Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
  Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
  Aránzazu 'Arantxa' Isabel Maria Sánchez Vicario is a Spanish former professional tennis player...
  
   and Conchita Martínez
  Conchita Martínez
  Inmaculada Concepción Martínez Bernat is a former professional tennis player from Monzón, Aragón, Spain. She is the only Spanish woman to have won the singles title at Wimbledon, when she beat Martina Navrátilová in the 1994 Women's Singles. She also was the singles runner-up at the 1998...
  
   — Tennis, women's doubles competition

• Daniel Ballart
  Daniel Ballart
  Daniel Ballart Sans is a water polo player from Spain. He was a member of the national team that won the gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. Four years earlier, when his home town of Barcelona hosted the Games, he was on the side that captured the silver medal...
  
  , Jesús Rollán, Jordi Sans
  Jordi Sans
  Jordi "Chiqui" Sans Juan is a former water polo player from Spain, who was a member of the national team that won the gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia...
  
  , Josep Picó
  Josep Picó
  Josep Picó Lladó is a former water polo player from Spain, who was a member of the national team that won the silver medal near his home town, at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.-References:*...
  
  , Manuel Estiarte
  Manuel Estiarte
  Manuel Estiarte Duocastella is a former water polo player from Spain. He is considered by many the best of all time.Estiarte has played 578 times for the Spanish team...
  
  , Manuel Silvestre
  Manuel Silvestre
  Manuel Silvestre Sánchez is a former water polo player from Spain, who was a member of the national team that won the silver medal near his home town, at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.-References:...
  
  , Marco Antonio González
  Marco Antonio González
  Marco Antonio González Junquera is a former water polo player from Spain. He was a member of the national team that won the silver medal near his home town, at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. Four years earlier, when Seoul hosted the Games, he was on the squad that finished in fifth...
  
  , Miguel Ángel Oca
  Miguel Ángel Oca
  Miguel Ángel Oca Gaia is a former water polo player from Spain, who was a member of the national team that won the gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. Four years earlier he won the silver medal....
  
  , Pedro Francisco García
  Pedro Francisco García
  Pedro Francisco García Aguado is a former water polo player from Spain. He was a member of the national team that won the gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. Four years earlier, when Barcelona hosted the Games, he was on the side that captured the silver medal...
  
  , Ricardo Sánchez
  Ricardo Sánchez (water polo)
  Ricardo Sánchez Alarcón is a former water polo player from Spain, who was a member of the national team that won the silver medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.-References:*...
  
  , Rubén Michavila
  Rubén Michavila
  Rubén Michavila Jover is a former water polo player from Spain, who was a member of the national team that won the silver medal near his home town, at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.-References:*...
  
  , Salvador Gómez and Sergi Pedrerol
  Sergi Pedrerol
  Sergi Pedrerol Cavallé is a former water polo player from Spain, who was a member of the national team that won the golden medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia....
  
   — Water polo, men's team competition

Bronze

• Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
  Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
  Aránzazu 'Arantxa' Isabel Maria Sánchez Vicario is a Spanish former professional tennis player...
  
   — Tennis, Women's Singles Competition

• Javier García
  Javier García (athlete)
  Javier García Chico is a retired Spanish pole vaulter, who won the bronze medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics held in Barcelona, Spain. Four years earlier in Seoul he was eliminated in the qualifying round. He competed in four consecutive Summer Olympics.His personal best jump was 5.75 metres,...
  
   — Athletics, Men's Pole Vault

Archery

Archery at the 1992 Summer Olympics

There were 4 different Archery competitions at the 1992 Summer Olympics. The format of the previous Olympics was dropped for this Olympiad, with an entirely new system being put in place....

The four Spaniards had little success in the individual round, with only one qualifying for the elimination matches. He lost in the first round. The men's team, however, surprised the world by pulling off four upsets to claim the gold medal

Gold medal

A gold medal is typically the medal awarded for highest achievement in a non-military field. Its name derives from the use of at least a fraction of gold in form of plating or alloying in its manufacture...

—Spain's first archery medal—in front of a home crowd.

Women's Individual Competition:

• Teresa Fernandez — Ranking round, 42nd place (0-0)

Men's Individual Competition:

• Antonio Vázquez
  Antonio Vázquez (archer)
  Antonio Vázquez Mejido is a Spanish archer who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics, in the 1988 Summer Olympics, in the 1992 Summer Olympics, and in the 1996 Summer Olympics.He was born in Levinco, Asturias....
  
    — Round of 32, 28th place (0-1)
• Alfonso Menéndez
  Alfonso Menéndez
  Alfonso Menéndez is a Spanish archer and Olympic champion. He competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, where he won a gold medal with the Spanish archery team, together with team mates Antonio Vázquez and Juan Holgado....
  
    — Ranking round, 42nd place (0-0)
• Juan Holgado
  Juan Holgado
  Juan Holgado is a Spanish archer and Olympic champion. He competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, where he won a gold medal with the Spanish archery team, together with team mates Antonio Vázquez and Alfonso Menéndez....
  
    — Ranking round, 45th place (0-0)

Men's Team Competition:

• Vázquez, Menéndez, and Holgado — Final (4-0) → Gold Medal)

Athletics

Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics

At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, 43 events in athletics were contested, 24 events by men and 19 by women. The competition ran from July 31, 1992 to August 9, 1992. Fourteen world record-holders were among the contenders...

Men's 100m metres

• Juan Trapero
• Heat — 10.64 (→ did not advance)

Men's 5,000 metres

• Abel Anton
  Abel Antón
  Abel Antón Rodrigo is a Spanish long-distance runner. He won gold medals in the marathon at the 1997 and the 1999 World Championships in Athletics. In 1998 Antón became the first Spanish runner to win the London Marathon...
  
  
• Heat — 13:31.48
• Final — 13:27.80 (→ 8th place)

• Antonio Serrano Sánchez
• Heat — 13:42.94 (→ did not advance)

• Martín Fiz
  Martín Fiz
  Martín Fiz Martín is a former long-distance runner from Spain, who won the marathon at the 1994 European Championships in Athletics in Helsinki and repeated his success at the 1995 World Championships in Athletics in Gothenburg...
  
  
• Heat — 13:42.20 (→ did not advance)

Men's 10,000 metres

• Carlos de la Torre
  Carlos de la Torre
  Carlos de la Torre Allariz is a retired Spanish long-distance runner who specialized in the 10,000 metres.-Achievements:-References:*...
  
  
• Heat — 28:55.47 (→ did not advance)

• José Carlos Adan
  José Carlos Adán
  José Carlos Adán is a retired Spanish long-distance runner who specialized in cross-country running.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*5000 metres - 13:19.71 min *10,000 metres - 27:59.49 min...
  
  
• Heat — 28:50.38 (→ did not advance)

• Alejandro Gómez Cabral
• Heat — did not finish (→ did not advance)

Men's 4x400m Relay

• Antonio Sanchez Muñoz, Cayetano Cornet
  Cayetano Cornet
  Cayetano Cornet Pamies is a retired 400 metres runner from Spain. He was born in Reus, Catalonia.He won the European Indoor Championships in 1986 as well as two World Indoor Championships bronze medals and one European Indoor Championships bronze medal....
  
  , Manuel Moreno Sanchez, and Angel Valentin Heras
• Heat — 3:04.60 (→ did not advance)

Men's Marathon

• Diego García
  Diego García (athlete)
  Diego García Corrales was a long-distance athlete from Spain, who finished in 9th position in the men's marathon at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. Four years later, when Atlanta, Georgia hosted the Games, he ended up in 53rd place, clocking 2:22:11...
  
   — 2:14.56 (→ 9th place)
• Rodrigo Gavela
  Rodrigo Gavela
  Rodrigo Gavela Rodríguez is a former long-distance athlete from Spain, who finished in 18th position in the men's marathon at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.-Achievements:...
  
   — 2:16.23 (→ 18th place)
• José Esteban Montiel
  José Esteban Montiel
  José Esteban Montiel Gómez is a former long-distance athlete from Spain, who finished in 32nd position in the Men's Marathon at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.-Achievements:...
  
   — 2:19.15 (→ 32nd place)

Men's 20 km Walk

• Daniel Plaza
  Daniel Plaza
  Daniel Plaza Montero is a Spanish former race walker. Plaza is most famous for having won the 20 km walk at the 1992 Summer Olympics, becoming the first Spanish track & field athlete ever to win an Olympic gold medal.Plaza tested positive for the steroid nandrolone after the 1996 Spanish...
  
   — 1:21:45 (→ Gold Medal)
• Miguel Ángel Prieto
  Miguel Ángel Prieto
  Miguel Ángel Prieto Adanero is a race walker from Spain, who represented his native country at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona, Spain, where he came tenth overall...
  
   — 1:26:38 (→ 10th place)
• Valentí Massana
  Valentí Massana
  Valentí Massana Gracia is a Catalan race walker, and the record holder in Spain in the men's 50 km walk Valentí Massana Gracia (born July 5, 1970 in Viladecans) is a Catalan race walker, and the record holder in Spain in the men's 50 km walk Valentí Massana Gracia (born July 5, 1970 in...
  
   — DSQ (→ no ranking)

Men's 50 km Walk

• Josep Marín — 3:58:41 (→ 15th place)
• Jesús García — 3:58:43 (→ 10th place)
• Jaime Barroso — 4:02:08 (→ 14th place)

Men's Long Jump

• Jesus Olivan
  Jesús Oliván
  Jesús Oliván Mallén is a retired Spanish long jumper.He was born in Aranjuez. He finished eighth at the 1986 European Indoor Championships and fifteenth at the 1992 European Indoor Championships He also competed at the 1991 World Indoor Championships, the 1991 World Championships, the 1992 Olympic...
  
  
• Qualification — 7.78 m (→ did not advance)

• Ángel Hernández
  Angel Hernandez (athlete)
  Ángel Hernández Yáñez is a retired Spanish long jumper who won a silver medal at the 1990 European Championships, jumping 8.15 meters.Hernández won the national championships in 1989, 1990, 1993 and 1994.-References:*...
  
  
• Qualification — NM (→ did not advance)

Men's Triple Jump

• Santiago Moreno
  Santiago Moreno
  Santiago Moreno is a retired Spanish triple jumper. His personal best jump was 16.93 metres, achieved in July 1991 in Ávila. This is the current Spanish record.-Achievements:-References:...
  
  
• Qualification — 16.04 m (→ did not advance)

Men's Javelin Throw

• Julian Sotelo
  Julián Sotelo
  Julián Sotelo Madrazo is a retired male javelin thrower from Spain, who finished in 20th place at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. He set his personal best in 1992. Sotelo is a seven-time national champion in the men's javelin throw.-Achievements:-References:*...
  
  
• Qualification — 75.34 m (→ did not advance)

Men's Discus Throw

• David Martínez
  David Martínez (athlete)
  David Martínez Varela is a retired discus thrower from Spain, who represented his native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992. He is a ten-time national champion in the men's discus event....
  
  
• Qualification — 61.22 m
• Final — 60.16 m (→ 9th place)

Women's 800 metres

• Amaia Andrés
• Heat — 2:02.67 (→ did not advance)

Women's 400m Hurdles

• Miriam Alonso Manteca
• Heat — 57.66 (→ did not advance)

Women's 10 km Walk

• Mari Cruz Díaz
• Final — 45:32 (→ 10th place)

• Encarna Granados
  Encarna Granados
  Encarnación Granados Aguilera is a Spanish race walker, who won the bronze medal over 10 km at the 1993 World Championships in Stuttgart.-Achievements:-References:*...
  
  
• Final — 46:00 (→ 14th place)

• Emilia Cano
  Emilia Cano
  Emilia Cano Camacho is a retired female race walker from Spain.-Achievements:-References:*...
  
  
• Final — 47:03 (→ 22nd place)

Women's Discus Throw

• Angeles Barreiro
• Qualifying Heat — 53.14m (→ did not advance)

Men's Team Competition

Spain came within half an inning of losing all seven of its preliminary round games in the first official Olympic baseball tournament. Trailing Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Puerto Rico competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.- Bronze:* Aníbal Acevedo — Boxing, Men's Welterweight-Athletics:Men's 200 metres*Edgardo GuilbeMen's Marathon*Jorge GonzálezMen's 400m Hurdles...

 6-4 going into the bottom of the ninth, Spain rallied for three runs to win its only Olympic victory in the sport.

• Preliminary Round
• Lost to United States (1:4)
• Lost to Japan (1:12)
• Lost to Dominican Republic (2:11)
• Lost to Chinese Taipei (0:20)
• Lost to Cuba (0:18)
• Lost to Italy (1:14)
• Defeated Puerto Rico (7:6) → 8th place
• Men's Team Roster
• Antonio Salazar
  Antonio Salazar (baseball)
  Antonio Salazar Calzado is a former Spanish baseball center fielder. He played with Spain at the 1992 Summer Olympics. He had 6 hits in 19 at-bats over 6 games.-References:...
  
  
• Enrique Cortés Pes
  Enrique Cortés Pes
  Enrique Cortés Pes Gallego is a former Spanish baseball player. He played with Spain at the 1992 Summer Olympics. He had 1 hit in 11 at-bats over 6 games, all losses for Spain.-References:...
  
  
• Félix Manuel Cano
  Félix Manuel Cano
  Félix Manuel Cano is a former Spanish baseball pitcher and first baseman with CB Viladecans and the Spanish national baseball team. He played for Spain at the 1992 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  
• Francisco Javier Aristu
• Gabriel Valarezo
• Javier Díez
• Jesús Lisarri
• José Arza
• José Luis Becerra
• José María Pulido
• Juan Ignacio Damborenea
• Juan Manuel Salmerón
• Juan Pedro Belza
• Luis Carlos León
• Manuel Martínez
• Miguel Ángel Pariente
• Miguel Stella
• Oscar Rebolleda
• Xavier Camps
• Xavier Civit

Women's Team Competition

• Preliminary Round (Group B)
• Lost to PR China (63-66)
• Defeated Czechoslovakia (59-58)
• Lost to United States (59-114)
• Classification Matches
• 5th/8th place: Defeated Italy (92-80)
• 5th/6th place: Defeated Czechoslovakia (59-58) → 5th place
• Team Roster
• Patrícia Hernandez
• Carolina Mujica
• Blanca Ares
• Pilar Alonso
• Monica Pulgar
• Margarita Geuer
• Almudena Vara
• Ana Belén Alvaro
• Monica Messa
• Marina Ferragut
• Elisabeth Cebrian
• Carlota Castrejana
  Carlota Castrejana
  María Carlota Castrejana Fernández is a female triple jumper from Spain. Her personal best jump is 14.60 metres, achieved at the 2005 Mediterranean Games in Almería...
  
  
• Head Coach: José Maria Buceta

Boxing

Boxing at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Boxing 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)

• Rafael Lozano
  Rafael Lozano
  Rafael Lozano Muñoz is a former boxer from Spain.- Professional career :Known as "Balita", Lozano turned pro in 2001...
  
  
• First Round — Defeated Abram Thwala (RSA), 9:0
• Second Round — Defeated Eric Griffin
  Eric 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), 6:2
• Quarterfinals — Lost to Rogelio Marcelo
  Rogelio Marcelo
  Rogelio Marcelo García is a retired boxer from Cuba, who competed in the light flyweight division during the early 1990s....
  
   (CUB), 3:11

Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg)

• Oscar Vega
  Óscar Vega
  Óscar Vega Sánchez is a former boxer from Spain, who represented his native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. There he was eliminated in the first round of the bantamweight division by Argentina's Remigio Molina on points .-External links:...
  
  
• First Round — Lost to Remigio Molina
  Remigio Molina
  Remigio Daniel Molina is a former Argentine professional boxer in the Lightweight division...
  
   (ARG), 4:14

Men's Featherweight (– 57 kg)

• Faustino Reyes
  Faustino Reyes
  Faustino Reyes López is a former boxer from Spain, who represented his native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain...
  
   → Silver Medal
• First Round — Defeated Brian Carr (GBR), 22:10
• Second Round — Defeated Somluck Kamsing
  Somluck Kamsing
  Somluck Kamsing is a Thai boxer. His name is sometimes spelled as Somrak Khamsing.During the 1998 Asian Games in Bangkok, Thailand, Kamsing lit the torch during the Games' opening ceremony. Kamsing was born in Khon Kaen...
  
   (THA), 24:15
• Quarterfinals — Defeated Eddy Suarez (CUB), 17:7
• Semifinals — Defeated Ramazan Palyani (EUN), 14:9
• Final — Lost to Andreas Tews
  Andreas Tews
  Andreas Tews was a German amateur boxer. Tews won the Flyweight Silver medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics and the Featherweight Gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics....
  
   (GER), 9:16

Men's Light Welterweight (– 63.5 kg)

• Sergio Rey
  Sergio Rey
  Sergio Rey Revilla is a former boxer from Spain, who represented his native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. There he was eliminated in the first round of the light welterweight division by Finland's eventual bronze medalist Jyri Kjäll.-External links:...
  
  
• First Round — Lost to Jyri Kjall
  Jyri Kjäll
  Jyri Göran Kjäll is a former Finnish boxer, who won the bronze medal in the light welterweight division at the 1992 Summer Olympics. A year later he captured the silver medal at the 1993 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Tampere, Finland.Kjäll turned pro in 1994 and had limited success...
  
   (FIN), RSCH-1

Men's Welterweight (– 67 kg)

• Victor Manuel Baute
  Víctor Manuel Baute
  Víctor Manuel Baute Montanez is a former boxer from Spain, who competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.-External links:...
  
  
• First Round — Lost to Pepe Reilly (USA), RSC-3

Men's Heavyweight (– 91 kg)

• José Ortega
• First Round — Bye
• Second Round — Lost to David Tua
  David Tua
  David "Tuamanator" Tua is a New Zealand professional heavyweight boxer, fighting out of South Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.He is a former WBO Asia Pacific and WBO Oriental Heavyweight champion....
  
  , RSCH-2

Cycling

Cycling at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Final results for the Cycling competition at the 1992 Summer Olympics. There were two categories of events – road cycling and track cycling...

Women's Individual Road Race

• Ainhoa Ortolazabal
• Final — 2:05:13 (→ 34th place)

• Belen Cuevas
• Final — 2:05:26 (→ 35th place)

• Teodora Ruano
  Teodora Ruano
  María Teodora Adoracion Ruano Sanchón is a retired female track and road racing cyclist from Spain. She represented her native country at three Summer Olympics: in 1992, 2000, and 2004...
  
  
• Final — 2:08:13 (→ 42nd place)

Diving

Diving at the 1992 Summer Olympics

At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, four diving events were contested during a competition that took place at the Piscina Municipal de Montjuïc, from 26 July to 4 August , comprising 95 divers from 30 nations.-Medal summary:...

Men's 3m Springboard

• José Miguel Gil
• Preliminary Round — 336.84 points (→ did not advance, 23rd place)

Men's 10m Platform

• Rafael Álvarez
  Rafael Álvarez
  Rafael Álvarez Serrano is a retired male diver from Spain, best known for winning the bronze medals at the 1997 European Championships in Seville, Spain and at the World University Games in 1999. He represented his native country in four consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988...
  
  
• Preliminary Round — 390.81 points
• Final — 524.25 points (→ 9th place)

Women's 3m Springboard

• Julia Cruz
• Preliminary Round — 282.69 points
• Final — 436.47 points (→ 12th place)

Football

• Preliminary Round (Group C)
• Spain
  Spain national football team
  The Spain national football team represents Spain in international association football and is controlled by the Royal Spanish Football Federation, the governing body for football in Spain. The current head coach is Vicente del Bosque...
  
   — Colombia
  Colombia national football team
  The Colombian national football team represents Colombia in international football competitions and is controlled by the Colombian Football Federation. It is a member of the CONMEBOL...
  
   4-0 (3-0)
• Spain
  Spain national football team
  The Spain national football team represents Spain in international association football and is controlled by the Royal Spanish Football Federation, the governing body for football in Spain. The current head coach is Vicente del Bosque...
  
   — Egypt 2-0 (0-0)
• Spain
  Spain national football team
  The Spain national football team represents Spain in international association football and is controlled by the Royal Spanish Football Federation, the governing body for football in Spain. The current head coach is Vicente del Bosque...
  
   — Qatar
  Qatar national football team
  The Qatar national football team is the national team of Qatar and is controlled by the Qatar Football Association. They have never qualified for a FIFA World Cup but are hosting the 2022 FIFA World Cup. The team has also appeared in seven AFC Asian Cup tournaments and hosted the 2011 AFC Asian...
  
   2-0 (1-0)
• Quarterfinals
• Spain
  Spain national football team
  The Spain national football team represents Spain in international association football and is controlled by the Royal Spanish Football Federation, the governing body for football in Spain. The current head coach is Vicente del Bosque...
  
   — Italy
  Italy national football team
  The Italy National Football Team , represents Italy in association football and is controlled by the Italian Football Federation , the governing body for football in Italy. Italy is the second most successful national team in the history of the World Cup having won four titles , just one fewer than...
  
   1-0 (0-0)
• Semifinals
• Spain
  Spain national football team
  The Spain national football team represents Spain in international association football and is controlled by the Royal Spanish Football Federation, the governing body for football in Spain. The current head coach is Vicente del Bosque...
  
   — Ghana
  Ghana national football team
  The Ghana national football team, popularly known as the Black Stars, is the national association football team of Ghana and is controlled by the Ghana Football Association...
  
   2-0 (1-0)
• Final
• Spain
  Spain national football team
  The Spain national football team represents Spain in international association football and is controlled by the Royal Spanish Football Federation, the governing body for football in Spain. The current head coach is Vicente del Bosque...
  
   — Poland
  Poland national football team
  The Poland national football team represents Poland in association football and is controlled by the Polish Football Association, the governing body for football in Poland...
  
   3-2 (0-1) → Gold Medal
• Team Roster
• ( 1.) Santiago Cañizares
  Santiago Cañizares
  José Santiago Cañizares Ruiz is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a goalkeeper.After playing with Real Madrid, mostly as a backup, he finished his career at Valencia CF, where he appeared in more than 400 official games since 1998.In his prime, he was regarded as one of the best...
  
  
• ( 2.) Albert Ferrer
• ( 3.) Mikel Lasa
  Mikel Lasa
  Mikel Lasa Goikoetxea is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a left defender.-Club career:...
  
  
• ( 4.) Roberto Solozábal
  Roberto Solozábal
  Roberto Solozábal Villanueva is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a central defender.-Club career:...
  
  
• ( 5.) Juan Manuel López
• ( 6.) David Villabona
  David Villabona
  David Villabona Echalecu is a retired Spanish footballer who played mostly as a central midfielder....
  
  
• ( 7.) José Amavisca
• ( 8.) Luis Enrique
  Luís Enrique Martínez García
  Luis Enrique Martínez García , known as Luis Enrique, is a retired Spanish footballer, and the current head coach of Serie A club A.S. Roma...
  
  
• ( 9.) Josep Guardiola
  Josep Guardiola
  Josep "Pep" Guardiola i Sala , is a Spanish football manager and former player. Guardiola played as a defensive midfielder and spent the majority of his playing career with FC Barcelona, whom he currently manages. He was part of Johan Cruyff's dream team that won Barcelona's first European Cup....
  
  
• (10.) Abelardo Fernández
• (11.) Javier Manjarín
• (12.) Francisco Veza
  Francisco Veza
  Francisco Nicolás Veza Fragoso , aka Paqui, is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a left defender....
  
   ("Paqui")
• (13.) Antonio Jiménez Sistachs
  Antonio Jiménez Sistachs
  Antonio Jiménez Sistachs , sometimes just Toni, is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a goalkeeper.-Club career:...
  
   ("Toni")
• (14.) Gabriel Vidal
• (15.) Francisco Soler
• (16.) Miguel Hernández
• (17.) Rafael Berges
  Rafael Berges
  Rafael Bergés Martín is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a left defender, and a current coach.-Club career:Berges started playing for local side Córdoba CF, then in the lower leagues...
  
  
• (18.) Antonio Pinilla
  Antonio Pinilla
  Antonio Pinilla Miranda is a retired Spanish footballer who played mainly as a forward.Best known for his stints with Tenerife and Gimnàstic de Tarragona – he began playing professionally for Barcelona, but had virtually no impact for its first team – he also served as general manager at the...
  
  
• (19.) Kiko Narváez ("Kiko")
• (20.) Alfonso Pérez Muñoz
• Head Coach
• Vicente Miera

Men's Team Competition

• Preliminary Round (Group B)
• Spain — France 16-18
• Spain — Egypt 23-18
• Spain — Romania 21-20
• Spain — Unified Team 18-24
• Spain — Germany 19-18
• Classification Match
• 5th-6th place: Spain — South Korea 36-21 (→ Fifth place)
• Team Roster
• Alberto Urdiales
  Alberto Urdiales
  Alberto Urdiales Márquez is a Spanish handball player. He competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics, in the 1996 Summer Olympics, and in the 2000 Summer Olympics....
  
  
• Aleix Franch
• Angel Hermida
• David Barrufet
  David Barrufet
  David Barrufet Bofill David Barrufet Bofill David Barrufet Bofill (born 4 June 1970 in Barcelona, Catalonia is a former catalan handball goalkeeper, currently playing for FC Barcelona Handbol....
  
  
• Enric Masip
  Enric Masip
  Enric Masip Borràs has been one of the best handball players ever.Formed in the younger categories of BM Granollers, in 1987 begun to play with the first team...
  
  
• Fernando Bolea
• Iñaki Urdangarín
  Iñaki Urdangarin
  -References:-External links:*...
  
  
• Jaume Fort
  Jaume Fort
  Jaume Fort Mauri is a Spanish handball player who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics, in the 1992 Summer Olympics, and in the 1996 Summer Olympics.He was born in Cardedeu....
  
  
• Javier Cabanas
• Juan Francisco Alemany
• Juan Francisco Muñoz
• Lorenzo Rico
• Luis Eduardo García
• Mateo Garralda
• Ricardo Marín
• Head Coach: Javier García Cuesta

Women's Team Competition

• Preliminary Round (Group B)
• Spain — Austria 16-20
• Spain — Norway 16-20
• Spain — South Korea 18-28
• Classification Match
• 7th-8th place: Spain — Nigeria 26-17 (→ Seventh place)
• Team Roster
• Amaia Ugartemendía
• Begoña Sánchez
• Blanca Martín-Calero
• Cristina Gómez
• Dolores Ruiz
• Esperanza Tercero
• Karmele Makazaga
• María Eugenia Sánchez
• Mercedes Fuertes
• Montserrat Marín
• Montserrat Puche
• Paloma Arranz
• Raquel Vizcaíno
• Rita María Hernández
• Head Coach: Francisco Sanchez Sanchez

Men's Team Competition

• Preliminary Round (Group B)
• Spain
  Spain national field hockey team
  The Spain national field hockey team represents Spain in the international field hockey competitions. The team, coached by Dutchman Maurits Hendriks since 2002, competed in every World Cup since the first edition in 1971. Spain is ranked fourth in the world, as of June 30, 2008...
  
   — New Zealand 3-0
• Spain
  Spain national field hockey team
  The Spain national field hockey team represents Spain in the international field hockey competitions. The team, coached by Dutchman Maurits Hendriks since 2002, competed in every World Cup since the first edition in 1971. Spain is ranked fourth in the world, as of June 30, 2008...
  
   — Malaysia 5-2
• Spain
  Spain national field hockey team
  The Spain national field hockey team represents Spain in the international field hockey competitions. The team, coached by Dutchman Maurits Hendriks since 2002, competed in every World Cup since the first edition in 1971. Spain is ranked fourth in the world, as of June 30, 2008...
  
   — Unified Team 4-0
• Spain
  Spain national field hockey team
  The Spain national field hockey team represents Spain in the international field hockey competitions. The team, coached by Dutchman Maurits Hendriks since 2002, competed in every World Cup since the first edition in 1971. Spain is ranked fourth in the world, as of June 30, 2008...
  
   — Pakistan 1-6
• Spain
  Spain national field hockey team
  The Spain national field hockey team represents Spain in the international field hockey competitions. The team, coached by Dutchman Maurits Hendriks since 2002, competed in every World Cup since the first edition in 1971. Spain is ranked fourth in the world, as of June 30, 2008...
  
   — Netherlands 2-3
• Classification Matches
• 5th-8th place: Spain
  Spain national field hockey team
  The Spain national field hockey team represents Spain in the international field hockey competitions. The team, coached by Dutchman Maurits Hendriks since 2002, competed in every World Cup since the first edition in 1971. Spain is ranked fourth in the world, as of June 30, 2008...
  
   — India 2-0
• 5th-6th place: Spain
  Spain national field hockey team
  The Spain national field hockey team represents Spain in the international field hockey competitions. The team, coached by Dutchman Maurits Hendriks since 2002, competed in every World Cup since the first edition in 1971. Spain is ranked fourth in the world, as of June 30, 2008...
  
   — Great Britain 2-1 (→ Fifth place)
• Team Roster
• Santiago Grau (gk)
• Ignacio Escudé 
• Joaquín Malgosa
  Joaquín Malgosa
  Joaquim Malgosa Morera is a former field hockey defender.He played for the Atlètic Terrassa Hoquei Club all his career, and won the silver medal with the Men's National Team at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia...
  
  
• Miguel Ortego
• Juantxo García-Mauriño
  Juantxo García-Mauriño
  Juan de Dios García-Mauriño Sanchís is a former field hockey player from Spain. He won the silver medal with the Men's National Team at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia....
  
  
• Jaime Amat
  Jaime Amat
  Jaume Santi Amat Duran is a former field hockey player from Spain. He won the silver medal with the Men's National Team at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.-References:*...
  
  
• Jordi Aviles
• Pedro Jufresa
• José Antonio Iglesias
• Xavier Escudé
  Xavier Escudé
  Xavier Escudé Torrente is a former field hockey player from Spain, who won the silver medal with the Men's National Team at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. He also participated in the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, and the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.-References:** ....
  
  
• Javier Arnau
  Javier Arnau
  Xavier Arnau Creus is a former field hockey player from Spain. He won the silver medal with the Men's National Team at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. The striker also participated in the 1992 Summer Olympics and the 2000 Summer Olympics.-References:*...
  
  
• Victor Pujol
  Victor Pujol
  Víctor Pujol Sala is a former field hockey midfielder from Spain. He won the silver medal with the Men's National Team at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. There he scored the only goal for the Spaniards in the final against the Netherlands .-References:*...
  
  
• Juan Dinarés
  Juan Dinarés
  Juan Antonio Dinarés Quera is a former field hockey midfielder from Spain, who won the silver medal with the Men's National Team at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.-References:*...
  
  
• David Freixa
• Pablo Usoz
• Ramón Jufresa
  Ramón Jufresa
  Ramón Jufresa Lluch is a former field hockey goalkeeper from Spain. He won the silver medal with the Men's National Team at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. He also participated in the 1992, and the 2000 Summer Olympics.-References:*...
  
   (gk)
• Head Coach: Santiago Cortes

Women's Team Competition

• Preliminary Round (Group A)
• Spain
  Spain women's national field hockey team
  The Spain women's national field hockey team represents Spain in the international field hockey competitions. The team, coached by Pablo Usoz since 2003, made history when it surprisingly won the gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics, at their first ever Olympic appearance and in front of their...
  
   — Germany 2-2
• Spain
  Spain women's national field hockey team
  The Spain women's national field hockey team represents Spain in the international field hockey competitions. The team, coached by Pablo Usoz since 2003, made history when it surprisingly won the gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics, at their first ever Olympic appearance and in front of their...
  
   — Canada 2-1
• Spain
  Spain women's national field hockey team
  The Spain women's national field hockey team represents Spain in the international field hockey competitions. The team, coached by Pablo Usoz since 2003, made history when it surprisingly won the gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics, at their first ever Olympic appearance and in front of their...
  
   — Australia 1-0
• Semi Finals
• Spain
  Spain women's national field hockey team
  The Spain women's national field hockey team represents Spain in the international field hockey competitions. The team, coached by Pablo Usoz since 2003, made history when it surprisingly won the gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics, at their first ever Olympic appearance and in front of their...
  
   — South Korea 2-1 (after extra time)
• Final
• Spain
  Spain women's national field hockey team
  The Spain women's national field hockey team represents Spain in the international field hockey competitions. The team, coached by Pablo Usoz since 2003, made history when it surprisingly won the gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics, at their first ever Olympic appearance and in front of their...
  
   — Germany 2-1 (after extra time) → Gold Medal)
• Team Roster
• Anna Maiques
  Anna Maiques
  Anna Maiques Dern is a former field hockey player from Spain. She was a member of the Women's National Team that won the golden medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics on home soil .-References:*...
  
  
• Celia Corres
• Elisabeth Maragall
  Elisabeth Maragall
  Elisabeth Maragall Verge is a former field hockey player from Spain. She was a member of the Women's National Team that won the gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics on home soil ....
  
  
• María Ángeles Rodríguez
  María Ángeles Rodríguez
  María Ángeles Rodríguez Suárez is a former field hockey player from Spain, who was a member of the Women's National Team that won the gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics on home soil ....
  
  
• María Carmen Barea
• Marívi González
  Marívi González
  María Victoria González Laguillo is a former field hockey player from Spain. She was born in Mexico. She was a member of the Women's National Team that surprisingly won the golden medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics on home soil...
  
  
• Maider Tellería
  Maider Tellería
  Maider Tellería Goñi is a former field hockey player from Spain. She was a member of the Women's National Team that surprisingly won the golden medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics on home soil ....
  
  
• María Isabel Martínez
  María Isabel Martínez
  María Isabel Martínez de Murguía Embarba is a former field hockey player from Spain. She was a member of the Women's National Team that surprisingly won the gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics on home soil...
  
  
• Mercedes Coghen
  Mercedes Coghen
  Mercedes Coghen Alberdingk-Thijm is a former field hockey player from Spain, who captained the Women's National Team that won the golden medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics on home soil . She has a Dutch mother, and was a member of the Madrid-committee biding for the 2012 Summer Olympics.-References:*...
  
  
• Nagore Gabellanes
  Nagore Gabellanes
  Nagore Gabellanes Marieta is a former field hockey player from Spain. He was a member of the Women's National Team that surprisingly won the golden medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics on home soil...
  
  
• Natalia Dorado
  Natalia Dorado
  Natalia Dorado Gómez is a former field hockey player from Spain. She was a member of the Women's National Team that surprisingly won the golden medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics on home soil . She also competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, where Spain finished in 8th and last...
  
  
• Nuria Olivé
  Nuria Olivé
  Nuria Olivé Vancells is a former field hockey player from Spain. She was a member of the Women's National Team that won the gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics on home soil .-References:...
  
  
• Silvia Manrique
• Sonia Barrio
  Sonia Barrio
  Sonia Barrio Gutiérrez is a former field hockey player from Spain, who was a member of the Women's National Team that surprisingly won the golden medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics on home soil ....
  
  
• Teresa Motos
  Teresa Motos
  Teresa Motos Izeta is a former field hockey player from Spain. She was a member of the Women's National Team that surprisingly won the golden medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics on home soil . Motos also competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, where Spain finished in 8th and last...
  
  
• Virginia Ramírez
  Virginia Ramírez
  Virginia Ramírez Merino is a former field hockey player from Spain. She was a member of the Women's National Team that won the gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics on home soil .-References:**...
  
  
• Head Coach: José Manuel Brasa

Sailing

Sailing at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Sailing/Yachting is a Olympic sport starting from the Games of the 1st Olympiad . With the exception of 1904 and possible 1916 sailing was always a part of the Olympic program....

Men's Sailboard (Lechner A-390)

• Asier Fernández
• Final Ranking — 117.0 points (→ 6th place)

Men's 470 Class

• Jordi Calafat
  Jordi Calafat
  Jordi Calafat is a Spanish sailor and Olympic champion.He won a gold medal in the 470 Class at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, together with Kiko Sánchez.-References:...
  
   and Kiko Sánchez
  Kiko Sánchez
  Kiko Sánchez is a Spanish sailor and Olympic champion.He won a gold medal in the 470 Class at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, together with Jordi Calafat.-References:...
  
  
• Final Ranking — 50 points (→ Gold Medal)

Women's Sailboard (Lechner A-390)

• Mireia Casas
• Final Ranking — 155.7 points (→ 12th place)

Women's 470 Class

• Theresa Zabell
  Theresa Zabell
  Theresa Zabell Lucas is a Spanish sailor who won gold medal both in the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, and in the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. A member of Real Club de Mediterráneo Málaga she competes in the 470 class.-References:*...
  
   and Patricia Guerra
  Patricia Guerra
  Patricia Guerra Cabrera is a Spanish sailor who won gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. She did so in the 470 class alongside Theresa Zabell. She also competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics, finishing in tenth place.-References:*...
  
  
• Final Ranking — 29.7 points (→ Gold Medal)

Men's Competition

Men's 1500 m Freestyle

• Sergio Roura
• Heat — 15:26.18 (→ did not advance, 11th place)

Men's 100 m Backstroke

• Martin López-Zubero
  Martin López-Zubero
  Martín López-Zubero Purcell , also known as Martin Zubero, is a former college and international swimmer who was an Olympic gold medalist. López-Zubero was born in the United States, swam in international competition for Spain, and holds dual Spanish-American citizenship.- Family background...
  
  
• Heat — 55.37
• Final — 54.96 (→ 4th place)

• Carlos Ventosa
  Carlos Ventosa
  Carlos Ventosa Delmas is a former backstroke swimmer from Spain, who competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics for his native country. He is best known for winning the silver medal in the Men's 4x100m Medley Relay at the 1993 FINA Short Course World Championships, alongside Sergio López Miró, Joaquín...
  
  
• Heat — 56.62
• B-Final — 56.78 (→ 14th place)

Men's 200 m Backstroke

• Martin López-Zubero
  Martin López-Zubero
  Martín López-Zubero Purcell , also known as Martin Zubero, is a former college and international swimmer who was an Olympic gold medalist. López-Zubero was born in the United States, swam in international competition for Spain, and holds dual Spanish-American citizenship.- Family background...
  
  
• Heat — 1:59.22
• Final — 1:58.47 (→ Gold Medal)

• Jorge Pérez
• Heat — 2:03.68 (→ did not advance, 25th place)

Men's 100 m Breaststroke

• Román Camallonga
• Heat — 1:03.48 (→ did not advance, 21st place)

• Sergio López
  Sergio López Miró
  Sergio López Miró is a former international top swimmer from Spain, who won the bronze medal in the 200 meters breaststroke at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul....
  
  
• Heat — 1:03.69 (→ did not advance, 23rd place)

Men's 200 m Breaststroke

• Sergio López
  Sergio López Miró
  Sergio López Miró is a former international top swimmer from Spain, who won the bronze medal in the 200 meters breaststroke at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul....
  
  
• Heat — 2:14.68
• Final — 2:13.29 (→ 4th place)

• Joaquín Fernández
  Joaquín Fernández
  Joaquín Fernández Corredor is a former medley and breaststroke swimmer from Spain. He competed at three consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1988 in Seoul, South Korea.-References:*...
  
  
• Heat — 2:14.93
• B-Final — 2:15.52 (→ 10th place)

Men's 100 m Butterfly

• Martin López-Zubero
  Martin López-Zubero
  Martín López-Zubero Purcell , also known as Martin Zubero, is a former college and international swimmer who was an Olympic gold medalist. López-Zubero was born in the United States, swam in international competition for Spain, and holds dual Spanish-American citizenship.- Family background...
  
  
• Heat — 54.04
• Final — 54.19 (→ 7th place)

• Jaime Fernández
• Heat — 55.62 (→ did not advance, 29th place)

Men's 200 m Butterfly

• José Luis Ballester
• Heat — 2:01.41 (→ did not advance, 21st place)

• Jorge Pérez
• Heat — 2:01.63 (→ did not advance, 24th place)

Men's 200 m Individual Medley

• Martin López-Zubero
  Martin López-Zubero
  Martín López-Zubero Purcell , also known as Martin Zubero, is a former college and international swimmer who was an Olympic gold medalist. López-Zubero was born in the United States, swam in international competition for Spain, and holds dual Spanish-American citizenship.- Family background...
  
  
• Heat — 2:03.07
• B-Final — 2:03.34 (→ 9th place)

• Joaquín Fernández
  Joaquín Fernández
  Joaquín Fernández Corredor is a former medley and breaststroke swimmer from Spain. He competed at three consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1988 in Seoul, South Korea.-References:*...
  
  
• Heat — 2:06.09 (→ did not advance, 23rd place)

Men's 400 m Individual Medley

• Jorge Pérez
• Heat — 4:21.33
• B-Final — 4:22.06 (→ 11th place)

Men's 4x100 m Medley Relay

• Martin López-Zubero
  Martin López-Zubero
  Martín López-Zubero Purcell , also known as Martin Zubero, is a former college and international swimmer who was an Olympic gold medalist. López-Zubero was born in the United States, swam in international competition for Spain, and holds dual Spanish-American citizenship.- Family background...
  
  , Román Camallonga, Jaime Fernández, and Carlos Ventosa
  Carlos Ventosa
  Carlos Ventosa Delmas is a former backstroke swimmer from Spain, who competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics for his native country. He is best known for winning the silver medal in the Men's 4x100m Medley Relay at the 1993 FINA Short Course World Championships, alongside Sergio López Miró, Joaquín...
  
  
• Heat — 3:44.12 (→ did not advance, 10th place)

Women's Competition

Women's 50 m Freestyle

• Claudia Franco
  Claudia Franco
  Claudia Franco Solana , also known as Claudia Franco Walsh, is a former freestyle swimmer from Spain, who competed at two consecutive Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in 1992.Franco was born in Madrid, Spain....
  
  
• Heat — 26.76 (→ did not advance, 21st place)

Women's 100 m Freestyle

• Claudia Franco
  Claudia Franco
  Claudia Franco Solana , also known as Claudia Franco Walsh, is a former freestyle swimmer from Spain, who competed at two consecutive Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in 1992.Franco was born in Madrid, Spain....
  
  
• Heat — 57.57 (→ did not advance, 21st place)

• Natalia Pulido
• Heat — 58.54 (→ did not advance, 26th place)

Women's 200 m Freestyle

• Natalia Pulido
• Heat — 2:04.39 (→ did not advance, 24th place)

Women's 400 m Freestyle

• Itziar Esparza
  Itziar Esparza
  Itziar Esparza Pallarés is a former freestyle swimmer from Spain, who competed at two consecutive Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in 1992 in Barcelona, Spain. On both occasions she didn't reach the final in the 400m and 800m Freestyle.-References:*...
  
  
• Heat — 4:22.27 (→ did not advance, 20th place)

Women's 800 m Freestyle

• Itziar Esparza
  Itziar Esparza
  Itziar Esparza Pallarés is a former freestyle swimmer from Spain, who competed at two consecutive Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in 1992 in Barcelona, Spain. On both occasions she didn't reach the final in the 400m and 800m Freestyle.-References:*...
  
  
• Heat — 8:55.65 (→ did not advance, 16th place)

Women's 100 m Backstroke

• Núria Castelló
• Heat — 1:05.09 (→ did not advance, 27th place)

Women's 200 m Backstroke

• Núria Castelló
• Heat — 2:16.24 (→ did not advance, 18th place)

• Cristina Rey
• Heat — 2:20.75 (→ did not advance, 34th place)

Women's 100 m Breaststroke

• Rocío Ruiz
• Heat — 1:13.11 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)

Women's 200 m Breaststroke

• Lourdes Becerra
  Lourdes Becerra
  Lourdes Becerra Portero is a former medley and breaststroke swimmer, who competed at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992 in Barcelona...
  
  
• Heat — 2:37.69 (→ did not advance, 28th place)

Women's 100 m Butterfly

• María Peláez
  María Pelaez
  María Peláez Navarrete is a former butterfly swimmer from Spain, who competed at five consecutive Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in 1992...
  
  
• Heat — 1:02.79 (→ did not advance, 25th place)

• Bárbara Franco
  Barbara Franco
  Bárbara Andrea Franco Solana is a former Spanish swimmer who competed at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992. She won the gold medal in the 200-meter butterfly at the European Short Course Swimming Championships 1996 in Rostock...
  
  
• Heat — 1:02.83 (→ did not advance, 26th place)

Women's 200 m Butterfly

• María Peláez
  María Pelaez
  María Peláez Navarrete is a former butterfly swimmer from Spain, who competed at five consecutive Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in 1992...
  
  
• Heat — 2:15.77
• B-Final — 2:15.07 (→ 15th place)

• María Luisa Fernández
• Heat — 2:16.18 (→ did not advance, 17th place)

Women's 200 m Individual Medley

• Silvia Parera
  Silvia Parera
  Silvia Parera Carrau is a former medley and breaststroke swimmer from Spain, who competed at three consecutive Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in 1988 in Seoul, South Korea....
  
  
• Heat — 2:17.97
• B-Final — 2:18.53 (→ 10th place)

• Lourdes Becerra
  Lourdes Becerra
  Lourdes Becerra Portero is a former medley and breaststroke swimmer, who competed at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992 in Barcelona...
  
  
• Heat — 2:23.51 (→ did not advance, 31st place)

Women's 400 m Individual Medley

• Silvia Parera
  Silvia Parera
  Silvia Parera Carrau is a former medley and breaststroke swimmer from Spain, who competed at three consecutive Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in 1988 in Seoul, South Korea....
  
  
• Heat — 4:50.16
• B-Final — 4:48.77 (→ 12th place)

• Elisenda Pérez
• Heat — 4:56.78 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)

Women's 4x100 m Medley Relay

• Núria Castelló, Rocío Ruiz, María Peláez
  María Pelaez
  María Peláez Navarrete is a former butterfly swimmer from Spain, who competed at five consecutive Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in 1992...
  
  , and Claudia Franco
  Claudia Franco
  Claudia Franco Solana , also known as Claudia Franco Walsh, is a former freestyle swimmer from Spain, who competed at two consecutive Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in 1992.Franco was born in Madrid, Spain....
  
  
• Heat — 4:19.27 (→ did not advance, 13th place)

Tennis

Tennis at the 1992 Summer Olympics

These are the final results for the tennis competition at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.American teenager Jennifer Capriati stunned German Steffi Graf in the women's singles final to win the gold medal...

Men's Singles Competition

• Emilio Sánchez
  Emilio Sánchez
  Emilio Ángel Sánchez Vicario is a former professional tennis player from Spain. He won three Grand Slam doubles titles and the men's doubles silver medal at the 1988 Olympic Games...
  
  
• First round — Defeated Todd Woodbridge
  Todd Woodbridge
  Todd Andrew Woodbridge is an Australian former tennis player. He was born in Sydney and turned professional in 1988. He is best known for his successful Doubles partnerships with Mark Woodforde and later Jonas Björkman...
  
   (Australia) 6-1, 7-6, 6-2
• Second round — Defeated Omar Camporese
  Omar Camporese
  Omar Camporese is a former professional tennis player from Italy.Born in Bologna, Camporese turned professional in 1987. He reached his first top-level singles final in 1990 at San Marino, where he lost to Guillermo Pérez Roldán 6–3, 6–3....
  
   (Italy) 6-4, 6-2, 6-1
• Third round — Defeated Magnus Larsson
  Magnus Larsson
  Per Henrik Magnus Larsson is a former professional tennis player from Sweden.Larsson turned professional in 1989 and won his first top-level singles title at Florence in 1990. His first doubles title was also won in Florence, in 1991.Some of the most significant highlights of Larsson's career came...
  
   (Sweden) 6-4, 7-6, 6-7, 6-4
• Quarterfinals — Lost to Marc Rosset
  Marc Rosset
  Marc Rosset is a former professional tennis player from Switzerland who is best remembered for winning the men's singles Gold Medal at the 1992 Olympic Games....
  
   (Switzerland) 4-6, 6-7, 6-4, 6-7

• Sergi Bruguera
  Sergi Bruguera
  Sergi Bruguera i Torner is a former professional tennis player from Spain. He is best remembered for winning consecutive men's singles titles at the French Open in 1993 and 1994.-Career:...
  
  
• First round — Defeated Andrew Castle
  Andrew Castle
  Andrew Nicholas Castle is an English retired tennis professional, former British No. 1, and now television presenter.-Biography:...
  
   (Great Britain) 6-1, 6-2, 6-3
• Second round — Lost to Mark Koevermans
  Mark Koevermans
  Mark Koevermans is a former tennis player from the Netherlands, who turned professional in 1987. He represented his native country as a lucky loser at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, where he was defeated in the third round by Brazil's Jaime Oncins. The right-hander, nicknamed Koef, won one...
  
   (Netherlands) 6-1, 3-6, 3-6, 2-6

• Jordi Arrese
  Jordi Arrese
  Jordi Arrese i Castañé is a former professional tennis player from Spain.Born in Barcelona, Arrese won the men's singles Silver Medal at the 1992 Olympic Games in his home-town of Barcelona...
  
   → Silver Medal
• First round — Defeated Eui-Jong Chang
  Eui-Jong Chang
  Chang Eui-jong is a former tennis player from South Korea, who represented his native country as a qualifier at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, where he was defeated in the first round by Spain's eventual runner up Jordi Arrese...
  
   (South Korea) 6-4, 6-2, 6-2
• Second round — Defeated Magnus Gustafsson
  Magnus Gustafsson
  Magnus Nils Gustafsson is a former professional tennis player from Sweden.Gustafsson won 14 top-level singles titles during his career, reaching a career-high singles ranking of World No. 10 in 1991. He was also part of the Swedish team which won the Davis Cup in 1998...
  
   (Sweden) 6-2, 4-6, 6-1, 3-6, 9-7
• Third round — Defeated Renzo Furlan
  Renzo Furlan
  Renzo Furlan is a former tennis player from Italy.Having turned professional in 1988, Furlan represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, where he was defeated in the quarter finals by India's Leander Paes...
  
   (Italy) 6-4, 6-3, 6-2
• Quarterfinals — Defeated Leonardo Lavalle
  Leonardo Lavalle
  Leonardo Lavalle Moreno is a former tennis player from Mexico, who turned professional in 1985. He represented his native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, where he was defeated in the quarterfinals by Spain's eventual runner up Jordi Arrese. The left-hander won one career title in...
  
   (Mexico) 6-1, 7-6, 6-1
• Semifinals — Defeated Andrei Cherkasov
  Andrei Cherkasov
  Andrei Cherkasov is a former professional tennis player from Russia.Born in Ufa, Soviet Union, Cherkasov first came to the tennis world's attention as an outstanding junior player. In 1987, he was ranked the World No. 3 junior player and finished runner-up in the boy's singles at the US Open...
  
   (Unified Team) 6-4, 7-6, 3-6, 6-3
• Final — Lost to Marc Rosset
  Marc Rosset
  Marc Rosset is a former professional tennis player from Switzerland who is best remembered for winning the men's singles Gold Medal at the 1992 Olympic Games....
  
   (Switzerland) 6-7, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-8

Men's Doubles Competition

• Sergio Casal
  Sergio Casal
  Sergio Casal Martínez is a former professional tennis player from Spain. During his career, he won three Grand Slam doubles titles, as well as the men's doubles Silver Medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics....
  
   and Emilio Sánchez
  Emilio Sánchez
  Emilio Ángel Sánchez Vicario is a former professional tennis player from Spain. He won three Grand Slam doubles titles and the men's doubles silver medal at the 1988 Olympic Games...
  
  
• First round — Defeated Luiz Mattar
  Luiz Mattar
  Luiz Mattar is a former professional tennis player from Brazil. He played on the professional tour from 1986–1995, during which time he won seven top-level singles titles and five tour doubles titles. His career-high rankings were World No. 29 in singles , and World No. 55 in doubles...
  
   and Jaime Oncins
  Jaime Oncins
  Jaime Oncins is a former tennis player from Brazil.Oncins represented his native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, where he reached the quarter-finals before falling to Russia's Andrei Cherkasov. The right-hander won two individual career titles...
  
   (Brazil) 6-3, 3-6, 6-7, 6-3, 6-1
• Second round — Defeated Pete Sampras
  Pete Sampras
  Pete Sampras is a retired American tennis player and former world no. 1. During his 15-year tour career, he won 14 Grand Slam singles titles and became recognized as one of the greatest tennis players of all time....
  
   and Jim Courier
  Jim Courier
  James Spencer "Jim" Courier, Jr. is a former world no. 1 professional tennis player from the United States. During his career, he won four Grand Slam singles titles, two at the French Open and two at the Australian Open...
  
   (United States) 5-7, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-2
• Quarterfinals — Lost to Boris Becker
  Boris Becker
  Boris Franz Becker is a former World No. 1 professional tennis player from Germany. He is a six-time Grand Slam singles champion, an Olympic gold medalist, and the youngest-ever winner of the men's singles title at Wimbledon at the age of 17...
  
   and Michael Stich
  Michael Stich
  Michael Detlef Stich is a former professional tennis player from Germany. He is best remembered for winning the men's singles title at Wimbledon in 1991...
  
   (Germany) 3-6, 6-4, 6-7, 7-5, 3-6

Women's Singles Competition

• Conchita Martínez
  Conchita Martínez
  Inmaculada Concepción Martínez Bernat is a former professional tennis player from Monzón, Aragón, Spain. She is the only Spanish woman to have won the singles title at Wimbledon, when she beat Martina Navrátilová in the 1994 Women's Singles. She also was the singles runner-up at the 1998...
  
  
• First round — Defeated Judith Wiesner
  Judith Wiesner
  Judith Wiesner is a former professional tennis player from Austria. During her career, she won six top-level singles titles and three tour doubles titles. Her career high rankings were World Number 12 in singles , and World Number 29 in doubles...
  
   (Austria) 4-6, 6-1, 6-2
• Second round — Defeated Sandra Cecchini
  Sandra Cecchini
  Anna-Maria Cecchini is a former Italian professional tennis player.Cecchini or Sandra as she was known on the WTA tour, played from 1981 to 1998 and won 11 singles titles. Her most notable Grand Slam performance came in her first appearance at Roland Garros in 1984, when she reached the quarter...
  
   (Italy) 6-4, 6-3
• Third round — Defeated Amanda Coetzer
  Amanda Coetzer
  Amanda Coetzer is a former professional tennis player from South Africa.Coetzer turned professional in 1988 and retired in 2004...
  
   (South Africa) 6-4, 6-3
• Quarterfinals — Lost to Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
  Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
  Aránzazu 'Arantxa' Isabel Maria Sánchez Vicario is a Spanish former professional tennis player...
  
  , 4-6, 4-6

• Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
  Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
  Aránzazu 'Arantxa' Isabel Maria Sánchez Vicario is a Spanish former professional tennis player...
  
   → Bronze Medal
• First round — Defeated Irina Spîrlea
  Irina Spîrlea
  Irina Spîrlea is a former tennis player from Romania, who turned professional in 1990. She won four singles and six doubles titles during her career. The right-hander reached her highest individual ranking on the WTA Tour on October 13, 1997, when she became number 7 in the world...
  
   (Romania) 6-1, 6-3
• Second round — Defeated Mana Endo
  Mana Endo
  is a retired Japanese professional tennis player who played on the WTA Tour from 1991 until 1998. She was born on February 6, 1971 in Hiroshima, Japan and resides in Fukuyama, Hiroshima.She started playing tennis at age 7 with her father and coach Hiroshi...
  
   6-0, 6-1
• Third round — Defeated Barbara Rittner
  Barbara Rittner
  Barbara Rittner is a former professional tennis player who comes from Germany. Her career high ranking was No. 24 in the world, a ranking she achieved on 1 February 1993. She currently is the captain of the German Fed Cup team....
  
   (Germany) 4-6, 6-3, 6-1
• Quarterfinals — Defeated Conchita Martínez
  Conchita Martínez
  Inmaculada Concepción Martínez Bernat is a former professional tennis player from Monzón, Aragón, Spain. She is the only Spanish woman to have won the singles title at Wimbledon, when she beat Martina Navrátilová in the 1994 Women's Singles. She also was the singles runner-up at the 1998...
  
   6-4, 6-4
• Semifinals — Lost to Jennifer Capriati
  Jennifer Capriati
  Jennifer Marie Capriati is a former world number one ranked professional tennis player, and the winner of three women's singles championships in Grand Slam tournaments. Capriati made her professional debut in 1990 at the age of 14 when she reached the finals of the hard court tournament in Boca...
  
   (USA) 3-6 6-3 1-6

Women's Doubles Competition

• Conchita Martínez
  Conchita Martínez
  Inmaculada Concepción Martínez Bernat is a former professional tennis player from Monzón, Aragón, Spain. She is the only Spanish woman to have won the singles title at Wimbledon, when she beat Martina Navrátilová in the 1994 Women's Singles. She also was the singles runner-up at the 1998...
  
   and Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
  Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
  Aránzazu 'Arantxa' Isabel Maria Sánchez Vicario is a Spanish former professional tennis player...
  
   → Silver Medal
• First round — Defeated Natacha Randriantefy and Dally Randriantefy
  Dally Randriantefy
  Dally Randriantefy is a former professional female tennis player.Her highest rank on the WTA tour is No.44 and her best results have been a semi-final appearance at the WTA Strasbourg tournament in 2005 and winning seven ITF singles titles...
  
   (Madagascar) 6-0, 6-0
• Second round — Defeated Emanuela Zardo
  Emanuela Zardo
  Emanuela Zardo is a former professional female tennis player who competed for Switzerland. She was active on the WTA Tour in the late 1980s and through the 1990s, and was among the top 100 in the world between 1990 and 1994....
  
   and Manuela Maleeva
  Manuela Maleeva
  Manuela Georgieva Maleeva-Fragniere is a Bulgarian former professional tennis player. She played on the Women's Tennis Association tour between 1982 and 1994...
  
   (Switzerland) 6-0, 6-1
• Quarterfinals — Defeated Isabelle Demongeot
  Isabelle Demongeot
  Isabelle Demongeot is a former professional tennis player from France, who turned professional on May 1, 1983. She lived in Saint-Tropez in the French Riviera in the early stages of her career and later settled down further south in Gassin.Demongeot won her only WTA Tour singles title in Purchase...
  
   and Nathalie Tauziat
  Nathalie Tauziat
  Nathalie Tauziat is a former professional tennis player from France. She was the runner-up in women's singles at the 1998 Wimbledon Championships. Her career-high singles ranking was third in 2000....
  
   (France) 6-2, 6-4
• Semifinals — Defeated Nicole Provis and Rachel McQuillan
  Rachel McQuillan
  Rachel McQuillan is a retired professional tennis player from Australia. She won 5 WTA Tour doubles titles, as well as 14 singles and 21 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. She reached the mixed doubles semifinals at the 1995 and 1998 French Opens and at the 1996 US Open, each time...
  
   (Australia) 6-1, 6-2
• Final — Lost to Mary Joe Fernandez
  Mary Joe Fernández
  Mary Joe Fernández Godsick is an American former professional tennis player...
  
   and Gigi Fernández
  Gigi Fernández
  Beatriz "Gigi" Fernández is a former professional tennis player, the first female athlete from her native Puerto Rico to turn professional, the first Puerto Rican woman to ever win an Olympic gold medal and the first to be inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame.Fernandez won 17 Grand...
  
   (USA) 5-7, 6-2, 2-6

Men's Team Competition

• Preliminary Round (Group A)
• Defeated Canada (3-2)
• Lost to Italy (0-3)
• Lost to Unified States (2-3)
• Defeated Japan (3-2)
• Defeated France (3-2)
• Quarterfinals
• Lost to Cuba (0-3)
• Classification Matches
• 5th/8th place: Lost to Italy (0-3)
• 7th/8th place: Lost to Unified Team (2-3) → 8th place
• Team Roster
• Angel Alonso
• Benjamín Vicedo
• Francisco Hervás
  Francisco Hervás
  Francisco Manuel Hervás Tirada is a Spanish volleyball player who represented his native country with the men's national team at the Summer Olympics in 1992.-References:* at sports-reference.com...
  
  
• Héctor López
• Jesús Garrido
• Jesús Sánchez
• Juan Carlos Robles
  Juan Carlos Robles
  Juan Carlos Robles Ania is a Spanish volleyball player who represented his native country with the men's national team twice at the Summer Olympics: in 1992 and 2000.-References:...
  
  
• Miguel Ángel Maroto
• Rafael Pascual
  Rafael Pascual
  Rafael Pascual Cortés is a Spanish volleyball player who is nicknamed "El Toro", "El Macho" and/or "El León". A two-time Olympian , he was named the most valuable player of the 1998 FIVB Men's World Championship in Japan.-References:...
  
  
• Venancio Costa

Women's Team Competition

• Preliminary Round (Group A)
• Lost to Unified Team (0-3)
• Lost to Japan (0-3)
• Lost to Unified States (0-3)
• Classification Match
• 7th/8th place: Lost to PR China (0-3) → 8th and last place
• Team Roster
• Ana María Tostado
• Asunción Domenech
• Carmen Beatriz Miranda
• Estela Domínguez
• Inmaculada González
• Inmaculada Torres
• Laura de la Torre
• María del Mar Rey
• Marta Gens
• Olga Martín
• Rita María Oraá
• Virginia Cardona
• Head Coach: Jaime Fernández Barros

Men's tournament

• Preliminary round (Group B)
• Spain — Netherlands 12-6
• Spain — Greece 11-6
• Spain — Hungary 8-5
• Spain — Italy 9-9
• Spain — Cuba 12-10
• Semifinals
• Spain — United States 6-4
• Final
• Spain — Italy 8-9 (→ Silver medal)
• Team roster
• Daniel Ballart
  Daniel Ballart
  Daniel Ballart Sans is a water polo player from Spain. He was a member of the national team that won the gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. Four years earlier, when his home town of Barcelona hosted the Games, he was on the side that captured the silver medal...
  
  
• Jesús Rollán
• Jordi Sans
  Jordi Sans
  Jordi "Chiqui" Sans Juan is a former water polo player from Spain, who was a member of the national team that won the gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia...
  
  
• Josep Picó
  Josep Picó
  Josep Picó Lladó is a former water polo player from Spain, who was a member of the national team that won the silver medal near his home town, at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.-References:*...
  
  
• Manuel Estiarte
  Manuel Estiarte
  Manuel Estiarte Duocastella is a former water polo player from Spain. He is considered by many the best of all time.Estiarte has played 578 times for the Spanish team...
  
  
• Manuel Silvestre
  Manuel Silvestre
  Manuel Silvestre Sánchez is a former water polo player from Spain, who was a member of the national team that won the silver medal near his home town, at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.-References:...
  
  
• Marco Antonio González
  Marco Antonio González
  Marco Antonio González Junquera is a former water polo player from Spain. He was a member of the national team that won the silver medal near his home town, at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. Four years earlier, when Seoul hosted the Games, he was on the squad that finished in fifth...
  
  
• Miguel Ángel Oca
  Miguel Ángel Oca
  Miguel Ángel Oca Gaia is a former water polo player from Spain, who was a member of the national team that won the gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. Four years earlier he won the silver medal....
  
  
• Pedro Francisco García
  Pedro Francisco García
  Pedro Francisco García Aguado is a former water polo player from Spain. He was a member of the national team that won the gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. Four years earlier, when Barcelona hosted the Games, he was on the side that captured the silver medal...
  
  
• Ricardo Sánchez
  Ricardo Sánchez (water polo)
  Ricardo Sánchez Alarcón is a former water polo player from Spain, who was a member of the national team that won the silver medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.-References:*...
  
  
• Rubén Michavila
  Rubén Michavila
  Rubén Michavila Jover is a former water polo player from Spain, who was a member of the national team that won the silver medal near his home town, at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.-References:*...
  
  
• Salvador Gómez
• Sergi Pedrerol
  Sergi Pedrerol
  Sergi Pedrerol Cavallé is a former water polo player from Spain, who was a member of the national team that won the golden medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia....