Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Athletics at the Games of the XXV Olympiad | |
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Dates | July 31 August 9, 1992 |
No. of events | 43 |
Competitors | 1725 from 156 nations |
At the
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 (eight men and six women) were among the contenders. Thirty former Olympic champions competed, and a total number of 1725 athletes from 156 countries.
Medal summary
Men
* Athletes who participated in the heats only and received medals.
Women
* Athletes who participated in the heats only and received medals.
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | United States (USA) | 12 | 8 | 10 | 30 |
2 | Unified Team (EUN) | 7 | 11 | 3 | 21 |
3 | Germany (GER) | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 |
4 | Kenya (KEN) | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
5 | Cuba (CUB) | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
6 | Spain (ESP) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
7 | Great Britain (GBR) | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
8 | Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
9 | China (CHN) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
10 | Canada (CAN) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
11 | Morocco (MAR) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
12 | Ethiopia (ETH) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
13 | Algeria (ALG) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
France (FRA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Greece (GRE) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Lithuania (LTU) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Netherlands (NED) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
South Korea (KOR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
19 | Jamaica (JAM) | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
20 | Japan (JPN) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Namibia (NAM) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
22 | Bulgaria (BUL) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Nigeria (NGR) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
24 | Finland (FIN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Mexico (MEX) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Romania (ROU) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
South Africa (RSA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
29 | Australia (AUS) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
30 | Bahamas (BAH) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Colombia (COL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Italy (ITA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
New Zealand (NZL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Poland (POL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Qatar (QAT) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (35 entries) | 43 | 43 | 45 | 131 |
Participating nations
A total of 156 nations participated in the different Athletics events at the 1992 Summer Olympics.
- Albania (1 athlete)
- Algeria (9)
- Andorra (1)
- Angola (5)
- Antigua and Barbuda (5)
- Argentina (4)
- Aruba (2)
- Australia (35)
- Austria (16)
- Bahamas (8)
- Bahrain (6)
- Bangladesh (4)
- Barbados (8)
- Belgium (7)
- Belize (5)
- Benin (4)
- Bermuda (4)
- Bolivia (6)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina (4)
- Botswana (5)
- Brazil (24)
- British Virgin Islands (1)
- Bulgaria (21)
- Burkina Faso (3)
- Cameroon (7)
- Canada (48)
- Cayman Islands (1)
- Central African Republic (8)
- Chad (4)
- Chile (3)
- China (33)
- Chinese Taipei (2)
- Colombia (5)
- Republic of the Congo (6)
- Cook Islands (1)
- Costa Rica (8)
- Ivory Coast (9)
- Croatia (2)
- Cuba (34)
- Cyprus (5)
- Czechoslovakia (18)
- Denmark (3)
- Djibouti (5)
- Ecuador (7)
- El Salvador (2)
- Equatorial Guinea (7)
- Estonia (5)
- Ethiopia (15)
- Fiji (7)
- Finland (26)
- France (57)
- Gabon (2)
- The Gambia (5)
- Germany (79)
- Ghana (8)
- Great Britain (91)
- Greece (11)
- Grenada (4)
- Guam (2)
- Guinea (5)
- Guyana (3)
- Haiti (2)
- Honduras (4)
- Hong Kong (3)
- Hungary (24)
- Iceland (4)
- Independent Olympic Participants (9)
- India (2)
- Iran (2)
- Ireland (19)
- Israel (4)
- Italy (39)
- Jamaica (28)
- Japan (31)
- Jordan (2)
- Kenya (38)
- Kuwait (4)
- Laos (5)
- Latvia (7)
- Lebanon (1)
- Lesotho (6)
- Libya (1)
- Liechtenstein (2)
- Lithuania (8)
- Madagascar (5)
- Malaysia (1)
- Malawi (4)
- Maldives (5)
- Mali (3)
- Malta (2)
- Mauritania (6)
- Mauritius (3)
- Mexico (24)
- Mongolia (1)
- Morocco (13)
- Mozambique (3)
- Myanmar (3)
- Namibia (3)
- Nepal (1)
- Netherlands (15)
- Netherlands Antilles (1)
- New Zealand (13)
- Nicaragua (1)
- Niger (3)
- Nigeria (14)
- North Korea (3)
- Norway (9)
- Oman (4)
- Pakistan (4)
- Panama (1)
- Papua New Guinea (6)
- Paraguay (3)
- Peru (2)
- Philippines (3)
- Poland (24)
- Portugal (36)
- Puerto Rico (7)
- Qatar (11)
- Romania (25)
- Rwanda (7)
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (6)
- San Marino (5)
- Saudi Arabia (2)
- Senegal (9)
- Seychelles (4)
- Sierra Leone (11)
- Slovenia (4)
- South Africa (16)
- South Korea (11)
- Spain (59)
- Sri Lanka (7)
- Sudan (3)
- Suriname (2)
- Swaziland (5)
- Sweden (19)
- Switzerland (15)
- Syria (3)
- Tanzania (4)
- Thailand (18)
- Togo (4)
- Tonga (4)
- Trinidad and Tobago (5)
- Tunisia (1)
- Turkey (2)
- Uganda (4)
- Unified Team (99)
- United Arab Emirates (4)
- United States (117)
- Uruguay (2)
- Vanuatu (6)
- Vietnam (4)
- Virgin Islands (10)
- Yemen (3)
- Zaire (7)
- Zambia (4)
- Zimbabwe (7)
See also
- 1992 in athletics (track and field)