| Lesotho at the 1992 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | LES |
| NOC | Lesotho National Olympic Committee |
| Website | lnoc |
| in Barcelona | |
| Competitors | 6 in 1 sport |
| Medals |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Lesotho competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. [1]
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| Total | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Henry Mohoanyane | 400 m | 48.39 | 6 | — | |||||
| Thabiso Moqhali | Marathon | — | 2:19.28 | 33 | |||||
| Tello Namane | 5000 m | 14:33.04 | 14 | — | did not advance | ||||
| Patrick Rama | 10,000 | 30:21.69 | 21 | — | did not advance | ||||
| Bothloko Shebe | 100 | 10.94 | 8 | did not advance | |||||
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Mantokoane Pitso | 800 m | 2:29.77 | 8 | — | did not advance | ||||
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Lesotho competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.
Lesotho competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States.
Lesotho competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.
Lesotho competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR.
Lesotho competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States.
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