South Africa at the 1992 Summer Olympics
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| At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 93 (68 men and 25 women) in 19 sports | |||||||||||
| Flag bearer | Jan Tau | |||||||||||
| Medals Rank: 41 |
Gold 0 |
Silver 2 |
Bronze 0 |
Total 2 |
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South Africa competed at the Summer Olympic Games for the first time since 1960 at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. South Africa was permitted to re-join the Olympic Movement after its citizens voted to abolish apartheid. 93 competitors, 68 men and 25 women, took part in 87 events in 19 sports.[1]
The flag was carried at the opening ceremony by marathon runner Jan Tau.
Medalists
Silver
- Elana Meyer — Athletics, Women's 10.000m
- Wayne Ferreira and Piet Norval — Tennis, Men's Doubles
Archery
In South Africa's debut appearance in Olympic archery, the nation was represented by two archers. Neither advanced past the ranking round.
Women's Individual Competition:
- Johanna Schenk — Ranking round, 56th place (0-0)
Men's Individual Competition:
- Malcolm Todd — Ranking round, 68th place (0-0)
Athletics
Men's 400m Hurdles
- Andries Vorster
- Heat — 49.75 (→ did not advance, no ranking)
Men's 10.000 metres
- Heat — 28:28.78
- Final — 28:37.18 (→ 13th place)
Men's Marathon
- Abel Mokibe — 2:17.24 (→ 25th place)
- Zithulele Sinqe — did not finish (→ no ranking)
- Jan Tau — did not finish (→ no ranking)
Women's 400m Hurdles
- Myrtle Bothma
- Heat — 55.60
- Semifinal — 54.53
- Final — DNF (→ no ranking)
Women's 3000 metres
- Heat — 9:07.10 (→ did not advance, no ranking)
Women's 10.000 metres
- Heat — 32:05.45
- Final — 31:11.75 (→ Silver Medal)
Women's Marathon
- Colleen De Reuck — 2:39.03 (→ 9th place)
Women's High Jump
- Qualification — 1.75 m (→ did not advance)
Badminton
Boxing
Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)
- Abram Thwala
- First Round – Lost to Rafael Lozano (Spain), 0:9
Men's Welterweight (– 67 kg)
- Giovanni Pretorius
- First Round – Lost to Søren Antman (Sweden), RSC-1
Canoeing
Cycling
Women's Individual Road Race
- Final — 2:15:42 (→ 46th place)
Diving
Men's 3m Springboard
- Craig Vaughan
- Preliminary Round — 297.51 points (→ did not advance, 30th place)
Equestrianism
Fencing
Five fencers, three men and two women, represented South Africa in 1992.
Modern pentathlon
One male pentathlete represented South Africa in 1992.
- Individual
Rowing
Sailing
Men's Sailboard (Lechner A-390)
- William Tyson
- Final Ranking — 344.0 points (→ 35th place)
Shooting
Swimming
Men's 50 m Freestyle
- Heat — 22.65
- Final — 22.50 (→ 4th place)
- Darryl Cronje
- Heat — 23.39 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)
Men's 100 m Freestyle
- Seddon Keyter
- Heat — 51.42 (→ did not advance, 29th place)
Men's 100 m Backstroke
- Seddon Keyter
- Heat — 57.94 (→ did not advance, 32nd place)
Men's 100 m Breaststroke
- Kenneth Cawood
- Heat — 1:04.02 (→ did not advance, 27th place)
Men's 200 m Breaststroke
- Kenneth Cawood
- Heat — 2:21.88 (→ did not advance, 33rd place)
- Clifford Lyne
- Heat — 2:25.66 (→ did not advance, 41st place)
Men's 100 m Butterfly
- Heat — 55.45 (→ did not advance, 26th place)
Men's 200 m Butterfly
- Heat — 2:02.17 (→ did not advance, 28th place)
Men's 200 m Individual Medley
- Clifford Lyne
- Heat — 2:06.62 (→ did not advance, 27th place)
Men's 400 m Individual Medley
- Clifford Lyne
- Heat — 4:32.64 (→ did not advance, 24th place)
Men's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay
- Darryl Cronje, Peter Williams, Seddon Keyter, and Craig Jackson
- Heat — 3:23.53 (→ did not advance, 11th place)
Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
- Seddon Keyter, Kenneth Cawood, Peter Williams, and Darryl Cronje
- Heat — 3:46.86 (→ did not advance, 14th place)
Women's 50 m Freestyle
- Heat — 26.05
- B-Final — 26.47 (→ 13th place)
Women's 100 m Freestyle
- Heat — 57.50 (→ did not advance, 20th place)
Women's 400 m Freestyle
- Jeanine Steenkamp
- Heat — 4:23.33 (→ did not advance, 21st place)
Women's 800 m Freestyle
- Jeanine Steenkamp
- Heat — 8:59.62 (→ did not advance, 19th place)
Women's 100 m Backstroke
- Heat — 1:03.20
- B-Final — 1:03.12 (→ 10th place)
- Heat — 1:04.57 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)
Women's 200 m Backstroke
- Heat — 2:18.56 (→ did not advance, 32nd place)
Women's 100 m Breaststroke
- Heat — 1:14.99 (→ did not advance, 33rd place)
Women's 200 m Breaststroke
- Heat — 2:45.04 (→ did not advance, 34th place)
Women's 100 m Butterfly
- Heat — 1:02.49 (→ did not advance, 21st place)
Women's 200 m Individual Medley
- Heat — 2:23.07 (→ did not advance, 28th place)
Women's 400 m Individual Medley
- Jeanine Steenkamp
- Heat — 4:58.48 (→ did not advance, 25th place)
- Heat — 5:03.34 (→ did not advance, 27th place)
Women's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
- Jill Brukman, Jeanine Steenkamp, Penny Heyns, and Marianne Kriel
- Heat — 4:24.28 (→ did not advance, 16th place)
Synchronized swimming
Two synchronized swimmers represented South Africa in 1992.
Table tennis
Tennis
Men's Singles Competition
- First Round — Defeated Christo van Rensburg (South Africa) 7-5, 6-2, 2-6, 6-4
- Second Round — Lost to Marc Rosset (Switzerland) 4-6, 0-6, 2-6
- First Round — Lost to Wayne Ferreira (South Africa) 5-7, 2-6, 6-2, 4-6
Men's Doubles Competition
- Wayne Ferreira and Piet Norval → Silver Medal
- First Round — Defeated Bent-Ove Pedersen and Christian Ruud (Norway) 6-2, 6-4, 5-7, 6-3
- Second Round — Defeated Brian Gyetko and Sebastien LeBlanc (Canada) 6-3, 7-6, 6-4
- Quarterfinals — Defeated George Cosac and Dinu Pescariu (Romania) 6-0, 6-3, 6-2
- Semifinals — Defeated Goran Ivanišević and Goran Prpić (Croatia) 7-6, 3-6, 6-3, 2-6, 6-2
- Final — Lost to Boris Becker and Michael Stich (Germany) 6-7, 6-4, 6-7, 3-6
Women's Singles Competition
- First Round — Defeated Zina Garrison (USA) 7-5, 6-1
- Second Round — Defeated Agnese Blumberga (LAT) 6-2, 6-4
- Third Round — Lost to Conchita Martínez (Spain) 4-6, 3-6
- First round — Lost to Patricia Tarabini (Argentina) 4-6, 2-6
- First round — Lost to Jennifer Capriati (USA) 1-6, 0-6
Weightlifting
Wrestling
References
- ↑ "South Africa at the 1992 Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2011-12-28.