Paraguay at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Paraguay at the Olympic Games
Flag of Paraguay IOC code  PAR NOC Comité Olímpico Paraguayo Website www.cop.org.py (Spanish)
At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona
Competitors	27 (24 men, 3 women) in 6 sports
Flag bearer	Ramón Jiménez Gaona
Medals	Gold 0	Silver 0	Bronze 0	Total 0
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Paraguay competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. 27 competitors, 24 men and 3 women, took part in 12 events in 6 sports.^[1]

Athletics

Men's Javelin Throw

• Nery Kennedy

• Qualification — 65.00 m (→ did not advance)

Men's Discus Throw

• Ramón Jiménez Gaona

• Qualification — 59.78 m (→ did not advance)

Fencing

Two male fencers represented Paraguay in 1992.

Men's foil

• Enzo da Ponte
• José Marcelo Álvarez

Men's épée

• Enzo da Ponte
• José Marcelo Álvarez

Football

Men's Team Competition

• Preliminary Round

Group C

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Sweden	3	1	2	0	5	1	+4	4
Paraguay	3	1	2	0	3	1	+2	4
South Korea	3	0	3	0	2	2	0	3
Morocco	3	0	1	2	2	8	−6	1

Sweden  v  Paraguay

July 26, 1992 21:00

Sweden	0 – 0	Paraguay
	Report

Estadi de Sarrià, Barcelona Attendance: 15.000 Referee: Spassov (BUL)

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Paraguay  v  South Korea

July 28, 1992 21:00

Paraguay	0 – 0	South Korea
	Report

Estadio Luis Casanova, Valencia Attendance: 2.000 Referee: Sendid (ALG)

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Paraguay  v  Morocco

July 30, 1992 21:00

Paraguay	3 – 1	Morocco
Arce  43' Caballero  57' Gamarra  70'	Report	Naybet  87'

Estadio Luis Casanova, Valencia Attendance: 2.000 Referee: Merk (GER)

Quarterfinals

Paraguay  v  Ghana

August 2, 1992 19:00

Paraguay	2 – 4 (AET)	Ghana
Acheampong  78' (o.g.) Campos  81'	Report	Ayew  17',  55',  121' Rahman  114'

Estadio La Romareda, Zaragoza Attendance: 10.000 Referee: Bujsaim (UAE)

• Team Roster

• ( 1) Ruben Ruiz Diaz
• ( 2) Andres Duarte
• ( 3) Osvaldo Peralta
• ( 4) Juan Ramon Jara
• ( 5) Celso Ayala
• ( 6) Carlos Gamarra
• ( 7) Francisco Ferreira
• ( 8) Hugo Sosa
• ( 9) Arsenio Benitez
• (10) Gustavo Neffa
• (11) Julio César Yegros
• (12) Cesar Velasquez
• (13) Juan Marecos
• (14) Ricardo Sanabria
• (15) Guido Alvarenga
• (16) Francisco Arce
• (17) Héctor Sosa
• (18) Charles Bourdier
• (19) Mauro Caballero
• (20) Jorge Luis Campos

• Head Coach: Sergio Markarian

Judo

Swimming

Men's 100m Backstroke

• Andrés Prono
  1. Heat – 1:02.72 (→ did not advance, 47th place)

Men's 200m Backstroke

• Andrés Prono
  1. Heat – 2:15.25 (→ did not advance, 39th place)

Men's 100m Butterfly

• Alan Espinola
  1. Heat – 1:01.38 (→ did not advance, 64th place)

Men's 200m Butterfly

• Alan Espinola
  1. Heat – 2:11.88 (→ did not advance, 42nd place)

Tennis

See also

• Paraguay at the 1991 Pan American Games

References

1. "Paraguay at the 1992 Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2011-12-26.

External links

• Official Olympic Reports