Canada competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. It was the twentieth time that the nation had competed, having missed only the first Olympics in 1896 and the boycotted 1980 Summer Olympics. Canada competed under the IOC country code CAN. National Flag of Canada / lUnifolié For more information, see Department of Canadian Heritage and Image_talk:Canada_flag_large. ... National Flag of Canada / lUnifolié For more information, see Department of Canadian Heritage and Image_talk:Canada_flag_large. ... Canada is a sovereign state in northern North America, the northern-most country in the world, and the second largest in total area. ... The Games of the XXV Olympiad were held in 1992 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. ... Barcelona within Barcelonès Population ( 2003) 1,582,738 Area 1004 Km2 Population density ( 2001) 15,764/Km2 Barcelona is the capital of Catalonia, an autonomous region in northeastern Spain (41º 23 N, 2º 11 E). ... The Games of the I Olympics were held in 1896 in Greece. ... The Games of the XXII Olympiad were held in 1980 in Moscow, Soviet Union. ... The International Olympic Committee (IOC) allocates three-letter country codes to all National Olympic Committees and other groups competing in the Olympic Games. ...
Canada sent only men to Barcelona for archery. Two of the three individuals did not qualify for the elimination rounds, nor did the team qualify for the team round. There were 4 different Archery competitions at the 1992 Summer Olympics. ...
Men's individual:
Claude Rousseau - round of 16, 14th place (1-1)
Sylvain Cadieux - ranking round, 60th place (0-0)
Jeannot Robitaille - ranking round, 70th place (0-0)
Men's team:
Rousseau, Cadieux, and Robitaille - ranking round, 19th place (0-0)
The Olympics organization is headed by a president, elected by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) members for an initial period of eight years.
Alpine skiing, for men and women, has been part of the Olympic programme since 1948: the events are the downhill, the slalom, the giant slalom (since 1952), the super giant slalom or super-G (since 1988), and the combined event (downhill and slalom), which has been staged intermittently since 1936.
Freestyle skiing (introduced in 1992), comprises ballet, aerial, and mogul events of which aerials and moguls (or snow bumps) are Olympic disciplines for both men and women.
The Canadian Olympic Team was the only olympic team from a non-fascist country to salute Hitler (in a gesture of friendship) while marching by during opening ceremonies.
The 1900 SummerOlympics, formally known as the Games of the II Olympiad, were held in 1900 in Paris, France.
The 1996 SummerOlympics, formally known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and informally known as the Centennial Olympics, were held in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States.
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