Canada at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Canada competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, held from 25 July to 9 August 1992. 295 competitors, 179 men and 116 women, took part in 199 events in 24 sports.[1]

Canada at the
1992 Summer Olympics
IOC codeCAN
NOCCanadian Olympic Committee
Websitewww.olympic.ca (in English and French)
in Barcelona
Competitors295 (179 men and 116 women) in 24 sports
Flag bearer Michael Smith
Medals
Ranked 11th
Gold
7
Silver
4
Bronze
7
Total
18
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

The Barcelona Olympics were at the time Canada's second most successful Summer Olympic Games (and most successful in a fully-attended Olympics), subsequently surpassed in number of medals won in 1996 and 2016, and then tied in the number of gold medals in 2020.[2]

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event Date
 GoldMark TewksburySwimmingMen's 100 metre backstrokeJuly 30
 GoldKay Worthington
Kirsten Barnes
Jessica Monroe
Brenda Taylor
RowingWomen's coxless fourAugust 1
 GoldKathleen Heddle
Marnie McBean
RowingWomen's coxless pairAugust 1
 GoldBrenda Taylor
Lesley Thompson
Kay Worthington
Kathleen Heddle
Marnie McBean
Jessica Monroe
Kirsten Barnes
Shannon Crawford
Megan Delehanty
RowingWomen's eightAugust 2
 GoldMichael Rascher
Bruce Robertson
John Wallace
Robert Marland
Terrence Paul
Derek Porter
Darren Barber
Andrew Crosby
Mike Forgeron
RowingMen's eightAugust 2
 GoldMark McKoyAthleticsMen's 110 metres hurlesAugust 3
 GoldSylvie FréchetteSynchronized swimmingWomen's soloAugust 6
 SilverGuillaume LeBlancAthleticsMen's 20 kilometres walkJuly 31
 SilverPenny Vilagos
Vicky Vilagos
Synchronized swimmingWomen's duetAugust 5
 SilverJeffrey ThueWrestlingMen's freestyle 130 kgAugust 6
 SilverMark LeducBoxingLight welterweightAugust 9
 BronzeNicolas GillJudoMen's 86 kgJuly 29
 BronzeCurtis HarnettCyclingMen's sprintJuly 31
 BronzeMark Tewksbury
Stephen Clarke
Jonathan Cleveland
Marcel Gery
Tom Ponting (heats)
SwimmingMen's 4 × 100 metre medley relayJuly 31
 BronzeSilken LaumannRowingWomen's single scullsAugust 2
 BronzeAngela ChalmersAthleticsWomen's 3000 metresAugust 2
 BronzeEric Jespersen
Ross MacDonald
SailingStarAugust 4
 BronzeChris JohnsonBoxingMiddleweightAugust 6

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.[3]

Sport Men Women Total
Archery 303
Athletics 272148
Badminton 426
Boxing 1010
Canoeing 11718
Cycling 11415
Diving 448
Equestrian 5611
Fencing 11516
Field hockey 01515
Gymnastics 3811
Judo 5712
Modern pentathlon 22
Rowing 171027
Sailing 12416
Shooting 8412
Swimming 151328
Synchronized swimming 33
Table tennis 112
Tennis 325
Volleyball 12012
Weightlifting 22
Wrestling 1313
Total179116295

Archery

Canada sent only men to Barcelona for archery. Two of the three individuals did not qualify for the elimination rounds, nor did the team qualify for the team round.

Men's individual competition:

Men's team competition:

  • Rousseau, Cadieux, and Robitaille – Ranking Round (→ 19th place) (0-0)

Athletics

Men's 100m

Men's 200m

Men's 400m

Men's 800m

Men's 1500m

Men's 5000m

Men's 10000m

Men's marathon

Men's 4 × 100 m relay

Men's 4 × 400 m relay

Men's 110m hurdles

Men's 400m hurdles

Men's 3000m Steeplechase

Men's 20 km Road Walk

Men's 50 km Road Walk

Men's high jump

Men's long jump

Men's pole vault

  • Douglas Wood
    • Qualification – 5.20 metres (→ did not advance)

Men's triple jump

Men's discus throw

Men's javelin throw

Men's shot put

Men's Decathlon


Women's 800 m

Women's 1.500 m

Women's 3.000 m

Women's 10.000 m

Women's 4 × 400 m relay

Women's 100 m hurdles

Women's 400 m hurdles

Women's 10 km walk

Women's marathon

Badminton

Boxing

Men's Light Flyweight ( 48 kg)

Men's flyweight ( 51 kg)

Men's featherweight ( 57 kg)

Men's lightweight ( 60 kg)

Men's Light-Welterweight ( 63.5 kg)

Men's Light Middleweight ( 71 kg)

Men's middleweight ( 75 kg)

Men's Light Heavyweight ( 81 kg)

Men's Heavyweight ( 91 kg)

Men's Super Heavyweight (>91 kg)

Canoeing

Cycling

Fifteen cyclists, eleven men and four women, represented Canada in 1992. Curt Harnett won bronze in the men's sprint.

Men's road race
Men's team time trial
Men's sprint
Men's 1 km time trial
Men's individual pursuit
Men's points race
Women's road race
Women's sprint
Women's individual pursuit

Diving

Men's 3m springboard

  • Mark Rourke
    • Preliminary round – 379.32 points
    • Final – 540.66 points (→ 11th place)
  • David Bédard
    • Preliminary round – 372.54 points (→ did not advance, 12th place)

Men's 10m platform

  • Bruno Fournier
    • Preliminary round – 370.68 (→ did not advance, 14th place)
  • William Hayes
    • Preliminary round – 324.39 (→ did not advance, 21st place)

Women's 3m springboard

  • Mary DePiero
    • Preliminary round – 278.76 points
    • Final – 449.49 points (→ 12th place)
  • Evelyne Boisvert
    • Preliminary round – 258.09 points (→ did not advance, 21st place)

Women's 10m platform

  • Paige Gordon
    • Preliminary round – 283.11 points (→ did not advance, 16th place)
  • Anne Montminy
    • Preliminary round – 282.42 points (→ did not advance, 17th place)

Equestrian

Fencing

16 fencers, 11 men and 5 women, represented Canada in 1992.

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

Gymnastics

Hockey

Women's team competition

The women's field hockey team from Canada competed for the third time at the Summer Olympics.

Judo

Men's Competition

Extra-Lightweight (60 kg)

Half-Lightweight (65 kg)

Lightweight (71 kg)

Middleweight (87 kg)

Half-Heavyweight (95 kg)

Women's Competition

Half-Lightweight (52 kg)

Lightweight (56 kg)

Extra-Lightweight (48 kg)

Half-Middleweight (61 kg)

Middleweight (66 kg)

Half-Heavyweight (72 kg)

Heavyweight (+72 kg)

Modern pentathlon

Two male pentathletes represented Canada in 1992.

Individual

Rhythmic gymnastics

Rowing

Sailing

Men's Sailboard (Lechner A-390)

  • Murray McCaig
    • Final Ranking – 459.0 points (→ 44th place)

Women's Sailboard (Lechner A-390)

Women's 470 Class

Shooting

Swimming

Men's Competition

Men's 50 m freestyle

Men's 100 m freestyle

Men's 200 m freestyle

  • Turlough O'Hare
    • Heat – 1:50.42
    • B-Final – 1:51.01 (→ 14th place)
  • Darren Ward
    • Heat – 1:51.62 (→ did not advance, 23rd place)

Men's 400 m freestyle

Men's 1500 m freestyle

Men's 100 m Backstroke

Men's 200 m Backstroke

Men's 100 m Breaststroke

Men's 200 m Breaststroke

Men's 100 m Butterfly

  • Marcel Gery
    • Heat – 53.94
    • Final – 54.18 (→ 6th place)
  • Tom Ponting
    • Heat – 54.77
    • B-Final – 55.00 (→ 16th place)

Men's 100 m Butterfly

  • Tom Ponting
    • Heat – 2:01.20
    • B-Final – 2:01.60 (→ 13th place)
  • Edward Parenti
    • Heat – 2:02.00 (→ did not advance, 26th place)

Men's 200 m Individual Medley

  • Gary Anderson
    • Heat – 2:02.63
    • Final – 2:04.30 (→ 8th place)
  • Darren Ward
    • Heat – 2:03.71
    • B-Final – 2:05.09 (→ 14th place)

Men's 200 m Individual Medley

  • Curtis Myden
    • Heat – 4:22.41
    • B-Final – 4:21.91 (→ 10th place)
  • Robert Baird
    • Heat – 4:24.31
    • B-Final – 4:25.06 (→ 16th place)

Men's 4 × 200 m freestyle Relay

Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay

Women's Competition

Women's 50 m freestyle

Women's 100 m freestyle

Women's 200 m freestyle

Women's 100 m Backstroke

  • Nikki Dryden
    • Heat – 1:03.71
    • B-Final – 1:03.53 (→ 14th place)
  • Julie Howard
    • Heat – 1:05.26 (→ did not advance, 28th place)

Women's 200 m Backstroke

  • Nikki Dryden
    • Heat – 2:17.54 (→ did not advance, 23rd place)
  • Beth Hazel
    • Heat – 2:17.70 (→ did not advance, 25th place)

Women's 100 m Breaststroke

Women's 200 m Breaststroke

Women's 100 m Butterfly

  • Kristin Topham
    • Heat – 1:01.20
    • B-Final – 1:01.91 (→ 14th place)
  • Julie Howard
    • Heat – 1:02.89 (→ did not advance, 27th place)

Women's 200 m Butterfly

Women's 200 m Individual Medley

Women's 400 m Individual Medley

  • Joanne Malar
    • Heat – 4:52.85
    • B-Final – 4:48.52 (→ 11th place)
  • Nancy Sweetnam
    • Heat – 4:52.41
    • B-Final – 4:50.17 (→ 13th place)

Women's 4 × 100 m freestyle Relay

Women's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay

Synchronized swimming

Three synchronized swimmers represented Canada in 1992.

Women's solo
Women's duet Silver medal

Table tennis

Tennis

Men's Singles Competition

Men's Doubles Competition

Women's Singles Competition

Women's Singles Competition

Women's Doubles Competition

Volleyball

Men's team competition

Weightlifting

Wrestling

See also

References

  1. "Canada at the 1992 Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2011-12-22.
  2. Dichter, Myles (August 7, 2021). "Kelsey Mitchell cycles to gold for Canada's 24th medal of Tokyo Olympics". CBC Sports.
  3. Canada at the 1992 Summer Olympics
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