Swaziland at the 1992 Summer Olympics

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Swaziland at the
1992 Summer Olympics
Flag of Eswatini.svg
IOC code SWZ
NOC Swaziland Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association
Website www.socga.org.sz
in Barcelona
Competitors6 men in 2 sports
Flag bearer Isaac Simelane
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Swaziland [a] was represented at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain by the Swaziland Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association.

Contents

In total, six athletes – all men – represented Swaziland in two different sports including athletics and boxing.

Competitors

In total, six athletes represented Swaziland at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain across two different sports. [1]

SportMenWomenTotal
Athletics 505
Boxing 1–1
Total606

Athletics

In total, five Swazi athletes participated in the athletics events – Elphas Sadebo Gimindaza in the men's marahon, Sizwe Sydney Mdluli in the men's long jump and the men's triple jump, Isaac Simelane in the men's 5,000 m and the men's 10,000 m, Sipho Dlamini in the men's 800 m and the men's 1,500 m and Robinson Stewart in the men's 100 m and the men's 200 m. [1]

The heats for the men's 100 m took place on 31 July 1992. Stewart finished eighth in his heat in a time of 11.2 seconds and he did not advance to the quarter-finals. [2]

The heats for the men's 10,000 m took place on 31 July 1992. Simelane finished 20th in his heat in a time of 29 minutes 48.49 seconds and he did not advance to the final. [3]

The heats for the men's 800 m took place on 1 August 1992. Dlamini finished third in his heat in a time of one minute 48.7 seconds which was ultimately not fast enough to advance to the semi-finals. [4]

The heats for the men's 200 m took place on 3 August 1992. Stewart finished sixth in his heat in a time of 21.97 seconds and he did not advance to the quarter-finals. [5]

The heats for the men's 1,500 m took place on 3 August 1992. Dlamini finished eighth in his heat in a time of three minutes 46.33 seconds and he did not advance to the semi-finals. [6]

The heats for the men's 5,000 m took place on 6 August 1992. Simelane finished eighth in his heat in a time of 14 minutes 0.44 seconds and he did not advance to the final. [7]

The men's marathon took place on 9 August 1992. Gimindaza completed the course in a time of two hours 21 minutes 15 seconds to finish 42nd overall. [8]

AthletesEventsHeat round 1Quarter-finalsSemi-finalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Sipho Dlamini 800 m 1:48.703—did not advance
1,500 m 3:46.338—did not advance
Elphas Sadebo Gimindaza Marahon —2:21.1542
Isaac Simelane 5,000 m 14:00.449—did not advance
10,000 m 9:48.4920—did not advance
Robinson Stewart 100 m 11.208did not advance
200 m did not advance

The qualifying round for the men's triple jump took place on 1 August 1992. Mdlui contested qualifying group A. His best jump of 16.18 m was not enough to advance to the final and he finished 27th overall. [9]

The qualifying round for the men's long jump took place on 5 August 1992. Mdlui contested qualifying group B. He had three fouls on his three attempts and was listed as no mark. [10]

AthleteEventQualificationFinal
DistancePositionDistancePosition
Sizwe Sydney Mdluli Long jump NMdid not advance
Triple jump 16.1827did not advance

Boxing

In total, one Swazi athlete participated in the boxing events – Mfamsibili Mnisi in the light flyweight category. [1]

The first round of the light flyweight category took place on 29 July 1992. Mnisi lost to Rogelio Marcelo of Cuba. [11]

AthleteEvent1 Round2 Round3 RoundQuarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Rank
Mfamsibili Mnisi Light flyweight Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Rogelio Marcelo  (CUB)
L RSC-3		did not advance

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Eswatini [sic] at the 1992 Summer Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
  2. ↑ "1992 Summer Olympics, 100 metres, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
  3. ↑ "1992 Summer Olympics, 10,000 metres, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
  4. ↑ "1992 Summer Olympics, 800 metres, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
  5. ↑ "1992 Summer Olympics, 200 metres, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
  6. ↑ "1992 Summer Olympics, 1,500 metres, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
  7. ↑ "1992 Summer Olympics, 5,000 metres, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
  8. ↑ "1992 Summer Olympics, Marathon, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
  9. ↑ "1992 Summer Olympics, Triple Jump, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
  10. ↑ "1992 Summer Olympics, Long Jump, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
  11. ↑ "1992 Summer Olympics, Light-Flyweight (≤48 kilograms), Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
  1. ↑ In 2018 the country officially changed its name to Eswatini.
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