| Tonga at the 1992 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | TGA |
| NOC | Tonga Sports Association and National Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Barcelona | |
| Competitors | 5 (5 men and 0 women) in 2 sports |
| Medals |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Tonga 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 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Weightlifting | 1 | – | 1 |
| Total | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Toluta'u Koula | 100 m | 10.85 | 6 | did not advance | |||||
| Mateaki Mafi | 200 m | 22.05 | 5 | did not advance | |||||
| Paeaki Kokohu | 400 m hurdles | 56.99 | 5 | n/a | did not advance | ||||
| Athlete | Event | 100 m | LJ | SP | HJ | 400 m | 110H | DT | PV | JT | 1500 m | Final | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Homelo Vi | Decathlon | Result | 11.14 | 6.91 | 11.97 | 1.82 | 51.45 | 15.70 | 40.68 | 4.00 | 52.32 | 5:17.57 | 6768 | 26 |
| Points | 830 | 792 | 605 | 644 | 749 | 767 | 678 | 617 | 623 | 463 |
| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
| Uasi Vi Kohinoa | 75 kg | 85.0 | 33 | 115.0 | 31 | 200.0 | 31 |
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