Canada at the 1992 Summer Olympics | |
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IOC code | CAN |
NOC | Canadian Olympic Committee |
Website | www |
in Barcelona | |
Competitors | 295 (179 men and 116 women) in 24 sports |
Flag bearer | Mike Smith |
Medals Ranked 11th |
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Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Other related appearances | |
1906 Intercalated Games |
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]
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]
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. [3]
Sport | Men | Women | Total |
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Archery | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Athletics | 27 | 21 | 48 |
Badminton | 4 | 2 | 6 |
Boxing | 10 | — | 10 |
Canoeing | 11 | 7 | 18 |
Cycling | 11 | 4 | 15 |
Diving | 4 | 4 | 8 |
Equestrian | 5 | 6 | 11 |
Fencing | 11 | 5 | 16 |
Field hockey | 0 | 15 | 15 |
Gymnastics | 3 | 8 | 11 |
Judo | 5 | 7 | 12 |
Modern pentathlon | 2 | — | 2 |
Rowing | 17 | 10 | 27 |
Sailing | 12 | 4 | 16 |
Shooting | 8 | 4 | 12 |
Swimming | 15 | 13 | 28 |
Synchronized swimming | — | 3 | 3 |
Table tennis | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Tennis | 3 | 2 | 5 |
Volleyball | 12 | 0 | 12 |
Weightlifting | 2 | — | 2 |
Wrestling | 13 | — | 13 |
Total | 179 | 116 | 295 |
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:
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
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
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)
Fifteen cyclists, eleven men and four women, represented Canada in 1992. Curt Harnett won bronze in the men's sprint.
Men's 3m springboard
Men's 10m platform
Women's 3m springboard
Women's 10m platform
16 fencers, 11 men and 5 women, represented Canada in 1992.
The women's field hockey team from Canada competed for the third time at the Summer Olympics.
Extra-Lightweight (60 kg)
Half-Lightweight (65 kg)
Lightweight (71 kg)
Middleweight (87 kg)
Half-Heavyweight (95 kg)
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)
Two male pentathletes represented Canada in 1992.
Men's Sailboard (Lechner A-390)
Women's Sailboard (Lechner A-390)
Women's 470 Class
Men's 50 m freestyle
Men's 100 m freestyle
Men's 200 m freestyle
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
Men's 100 m Butterfly
Men's 200 m Individual Medley
Men's 200 m Individual Medley
Men's 4 × 200 m freestyle Relay
Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
Women's 50 m freestyle
Women's 100 m freestyle
Women's 200 m freestyle
Women's 100 m Backstroke
Women's 200 m Backstroke
Women's 100 m Breaststroke
Women's 200 m Breaststroke
Women's 100 m Butterfly
Women's 200 m Butterfly
Women's 200 m Individual Medley
Women's 400 m Individual Medley
Women's 4 × 100 m freestyle Relay
Women's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
Three synchronized swimmers represented Canada in 1992.
Men's Singles Competition
Men's Doubles Competition
Women's Singles Competition
Women's Singles Competition
Women's Doubles Competition
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