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Encyclopedia > Swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Contents

Medal summary

Men's events

Event Gold Silver Bronze
50 m freestyle Unified Team Alexander Popov
Unified Team (EUN)
21.91 United States Matt Biondi
United States (USA)
22.09 United States Tom Jager
United States (USA)
22.30
100 m freestyle Unified Team Alexander Popov
Unified Team (EUN)
49.02  Gustavo Borges
Brazil (BRA)
49.43  Stéphan Caron
France (FRA)
49.50
200 m freestyle Unified Team Yevgeny Sadovyi
Unified Team (EUN)
1:46.70 Sweden Anders Holmertz
Sweden (SWE)
1:46.86  Antti Kasvio
Finland (FIN)
1:47.63
400 m freestyle Unified Team Yevgeny Sadovyi
Unified Team (EUN)
3:45.00 Australia Kieren Perkins
Australia (AUS)
3:45.16 Sweden Anders Holmertz
Sweden (SWE)
3:46.77
1500 m freestyle Australia Kieren Perkins
Australia (AUS)
14:43.48 Australia Glen Housman
Australia (AUS)
14:55.29 Germany Jörg Hoffmann
Germany (GER)
15:02.29
100 m backstroke  Mark Tewksbury
Canada (CAN)
53.98 United States Jeff Rouse
United States (USA)
54.04 United States David Berkoff
United States (USA)
54.78
200 m backstroke  Martin López-Zubero
Spain (ESP)
1:58.47 Unified Team Vladimir Selkov
Unified Team (EUN)
1:58.87  Stefano Battistelli
Italy (ITA)
1:59.40
100 m breaststroke United States Nelson Diebel
United States (USA)
1:01.50 Hungary Norbert Rózsa
Hungary (HUN)
1:01.68 Australia Phil Rogers
Australia (AUS)
1:01.76
200 m breaststroke United States Mike Barrowman
United States (USA)
2:10.16 Hungary Norbert Rózsa
Hungary (HUN)
2:11.23  Nick Gillingham
Great Britain (GBR)
2:11.29
100 m butterfly United States Pablo Morales
United States (USA)
53.32  Rafał Szukała
Poland (POL)
53.35  Anthony Nesty
Suriname (SUR)
53.41
200 m butterfly United States Melvin Stewart
United States (USA)
1:56.26  Danyon Loader
New Zealand (NZL)
1:57.93  Franck Esposito
France (FRA)
1:58.51
200 m individual medley Hungary Tamás Darnyi
Hungary (HUN)
2:00.76 United States Greg Burgess
United States (USA)
2:00.97 Hungary Attila Czene
Hungary (HUN)
2:01.00
400 m individual medley Hungary Tamás Darnyi
Hungary (HUN)
4:14.23 United States Eric Namesnik
United States (USA)
4:15.57  Luca Sacchi
Italy (ITA)
4:16.34
4×100 m freestyle relay United States United States (USA)
Joe Hudepohl
Matt Biondi
Tom Jager
Jon Olsen
3:16.74 Unified Team Unified Team (EUN)
Pavel Khnykin
Gennadiy Prigoda
Yuri Bashkatov
Alexander Popov
3:17.56 Germany Germany (GER)
Dirk Richter
Christian Tröger
Steffen Zesner
Mark Pinger
3:17.90
4×200 m freestyle relay Unified Team Unified Team (EUN)
Dmitri Lepikov
Vladimir Pychnenko
Veniamin Taianovich
Yevgeny Sadovyi
7:11.95 Sweden Sweden (SWE)
Christer Wallin
Anders Holmertz
Tommy Werner
Lars Frölander
7:15.51 United States United States (USA)
Joe Hudepohl
Melvin Stewart
Jon Olsen
Doug Gjertsen
7:16.23
4×100 m medley relay United States United States (USA)
Jeff Rouse
Nelson Diebel
Pablo Morales
Jon Olsen
3:36.93 Unified Team Unified Team (EUN)
Vladimir Selkov
Vassili Ivanov
Pavel Khnykine
Alexander Popov
3:38.56  Canada (CAN)
Mark Tewksbury
Jonathan Cleveland
Marcel Gery
Stephen Clarke
3:39.66

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Stéphan Caron (born July 1, 1966 in Rouen, Seine-Maritime) is a former freestyle swimmer from France, whos name is sometimes also spelled as Stéphane Caron. ... The Mens 200 metres Freestyle event for the 1992 Summer Olympics was held in Barcelona, Spain. ... Image File history File links Olympic_flag. ... Yevgeny Sadovyi Yevgeny Sadovyi (born 19, January]], 1973 in Volzky). ... The Unified Team used the Olympic flag The Unified Team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona was a joint team consisting of twelve of the fifteen former Soviet republics. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Sweden. ... Anders Holmertz. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Finland. ... Antti Alexander Kasvio (born December 20, 1973 in Espoo) is a former freestyle swimmer from Finland, who won the bronze medal in the 200m Freestyle at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. ... The Mens 400 metres Freestyle event for the 1992 Summer Olympics was held in Barcelona, Spain. ... Image File history File links Olympic_flag. ... Yevgeny Sadovyi Yevgeny Sadovyi (born 19, January]], 1973 in Volzky). ... The Unified Team used the Olympic flag The Unified Team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona was a joint team consisting of twelve of the fifteen former Soviet republics. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Kieren John Perkins (born August 14, 1973), is a former Australian professional swimmer. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Sweden. ... Anders Holmertz. ... The Mens 1500 metres Freestyle event for the 1992 Summer Olympics was held in Barcelona, Spain. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Kieren John Perkins (born August 14, 1973), is a former Australian professional swimmer. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Glen Housman (born September 9, 1971 in Rockhampton, Queensland) was an Australian long-distance freestyle swimmer of the 1980s and 1990s, who won a silver medal in the 1500m freestyle, swimming at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Jörg Hoffmann (born January 29, 1970 in Schwedt an der Oder) is a former freestyle swimmer from Germany, who won the bronze medal in the 1500 m Freestyle at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. ... The Mens 100 metres Backstroke event for the 1992 Summer Olympics was held in Barcelona, Spain. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Canada. ... Mark Tewksbury (born February 7, 1968) is a former Canadian swimmer. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Jeffrey Norman (Jeff) Rouse (born February 6, 1970 in Fredericksburg, Virginia) is a former international swimmer from the United States, who won the gold medal in the 100 metres backstroke at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... David Charles Berkoff (born November 30, 1966 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is a former backstroke swimmer from the United States, who won a total number of four Olympic medals during his career. ... The Mens 200 metres Backstroke event for the 1992 Summer Olympics was held in Barcelona, Spain. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... Martín López-Zubero Purcell (born April 23, 1969 in Jacksonville, Florida) is a former backstroke swimmer with Spanish-American citizenship, who was born in the United States but competed for Spain. ... Image File history File links Olympic_flag. ... Vladimir Selkov (born April 1, 1971) is a former backstroke swimmer from Russia, who won a total number of three silver medals at the Summer Olympics. ... The Unified Team used the Olympic flag The Unified Team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona was a joint team consisting of twelve of the fifteen former Soviet republics. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Stefano (Bibi) Battistelli (born March 6, 1970 in Rome) is a former backstroke and medley swimmer from Italy, who competed in two consequentive Summer Olympics (1988 and 1992), and won a bronze medal at each appearance. ... The Mens 100 metres Breaststroke event for the 1992 Summer Olympics was held in Barcelona, Spain. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Nelson Diebel (born November 9, 1970 in Chicago, Illinois) is a former swimmer from the United States, who won two golden medals at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Hungary. ... Norbert Rózsa (born February 9, 1972 in Budapest) is a former breaststroker from Hungary, who represented his native country at three consecutive Olympics, beginning with the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Philip (Phil) John Rogers (born April 24, 1971 in Adelaide, South Australia) is a former breaststroke swimmer from Australia, who competed in three consequentive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1992. ... The Mens 200 metres Breaststroke event for the 1992 Summer Olympics was held in Barcelona, Spain. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Mike Barrowman (born December 4, 1968) was an Olympic swimmer for the United States and one of the pioneers of the Wave-Style Breaststroke technique. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Hungary. ... Norbert Rózsa (born February 9, 1972 in Budapest) is a former breaststroker from Hungary, who represented his native country at three consecutive Olympics, beginning with the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom. ... Nicholas (Nick) Gillingham (born January 22, 1967 in Walsall) is a former swimmer from Great Britain, who participated in three Summer Olympics, starting in 1988. ... The Mens 100 metres Butterfly event for the 1992 Summer Olympics was held in Barcelona, Spain. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Pablo Morales (born 5 December 1964 in Chicago) was an Olympic swimmer for the United States. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Poland. ... Rafał Szukała (born April 9, 1971 in Poznań) is a former butterfly swimmer from Poland, who won the silver medal in the Mens 100m Butterfly at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Suriname. ... Anthony Nesty swimming Anthony Nesty is the first black athlete to win an Olympic medal in swimming. ... The Mens 200 metres Butterfly event for the 1992 Summer Olympics was held in Barcelona, Spain. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Melvin (Mel) Stewart (born November 16, 1968) is an American swimmer, who won two gold medals and one bronze medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_New_Zealand. ... Danyon Loader is a swimmer from New Zealand. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Franck Esposito (born April 13, 1971 in Salon-de-Provence) is a former swimmer from France, who won the bronze medal in the 200 metres butterfly at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. ... The Mens 200 metres Individual Medley event for the 1992 Summer Olympics was held in Barcelona, Spain. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Hungary. ... Tamás Darnyi was an Hungarian male swimmer. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Hungary. ... Attila Czene (born June 20, 1974 in Budapest) is a former medley swimmer from Hungary, who won the gold medal in the 200m Individual Medley at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. ... The Mens 400 metres Individual Medley event for the 1992 Summer Olympics was held in Barcelona, Spain. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Hungary. ... Tamás Darnyi was an Hungarian male swimmer. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Eric Namesnik (August 7, 1970 – January 11, 2006) was an Olympic swimmer for the United States. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Luca Sacchi (born January 10, 1968 in Milan) is a former medley swimmer from Italy, who won the bronze medal in the 400m Individual Medley at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. ... The Mens 4x100 metres Freestyle Relay event for the 1992 Summer Olympics was held in Barcelona, Spain. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Joseph Bernard (Joe) Hudepohl (born November 16, 1974) is a native of Cincinnati, Ohio. ... Matthew (Matt) Nicholas Biondi (born October 8, 1965) is an American former swimmer. ... Thomas (Tom) Michael Jager (born October 6, 1964) is a former freestyle swimmer from the United States, who who earned seven medals, including five golds, in three Summer Olympics. ... Jon C. Olsen (born April 25, 1969 in Jonesboro, Arkansas) is a former freestyle swimmer from the United States, who was highly successful as a member of the US relay teams in the 1990s. ... Image File history File links Olympic_flag. ... The Unified Team used the Olympic flag The Unified Team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona was a joint team consisting of twelve of the fifteen former Soviet republics. ... Gennadiy Prigoda (born May 2, 1965) is a former freestyle swimmer from Russia, who competed twice at the Summer Olympics first for the USSR in 1988, and then for the Unified Team in 1992. ... Alexander Vladimirovich Popov, also spelt as Aleksandr Popov and in Russian: Александр Попов (born November 16, 1971) is a Russian former professional swimmer, one of the worlds best swimmers of The 1990s. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Dirk Richter (born September 12, 1964) is a former swimmer from East Germany, who twice the bronze medal in the 4x100 Freestyle Medley in the Summer Olympics. ... Christian Alexander Tröger (born October 10, 1969) is a former swimmer from Germany, who won a total number of three bronze medals as a relay member at the Summer Olympics. ... Steffen Zesner (born September 9, 1967 in East Berlin after 1989 Berlin) is a former freestyle swimmer from Germany, who won a total number of four medals as a relay member at the Summer Olympics. ... Mark Pinger (born June 26, 1970) is a former freestyle swimmer from Germany, who won a total numer of two bronze medals as a relay member at the Summer Olympics. ... The Mens 4x200 metres Freestyle Relay event for the 1992 Summer Olympics was held in Barcelona, Spain. ... Image File history File links Olympic_flag. ... The Unified Team used the Olympic flag The Unified Team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona was a joint team consisting of twelve of the fifteen former Soviet republics. ... Yevgeny Sadovyi Yevgeny Sadovyi (born 19, January]], 1973 in Volzky). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Sweden. ... Christer Wallin (born June 17, 1969) is a former freestyle swimmer from Sweden. ... Anders Holmertz. ... Tommy Werner (born March 31, 1966) was a freestyle swimmer from Sweden. ... Lars Frölander (born May 26, 1974) is a Swedish swimmer from Borlänge. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Joseph Bernard (Joe) Hudepohl (born November 16, 1974) is a native of Cincinnati, Ohio. ... Melvin (Mel) Stewart (born November 16, 1968) is an American swimmer, who won two gold medals and one bronze medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. ... Jon C. Olsen (born April 25, 1969 in Jonesboro, Arkansas) is a former freestyle swimmer from the United States, who was highly successful as a member of the US relay teams in the 1990s. ... Doug Gjertsen, born Douglas S. Gjertsen on July 31, 1969, is an American swimmer. ... The Mens 4x100 metres Medley Relay event for the 1992 Summer Olympics was held in Barcelona, Spain. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Jeffrey Norman (Jeff) Rouse (born February 6, 1970 in Fredericksburg, Virginia) is a former international swimmer from the United States, who won the gold medal in the 100 metres backstroke at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. ... Nelson Diebel (born November 9, 1970 in Chicago, Illinois) is a former swimmer from the United States, who won two golden medals at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. ... Pablo Morales (born 5 December 1964 in Chicago) was an Olympic swimmer for the United States. ... Jon C. Olsen (born April 25, 1969 in Jonesboro, Arkansas) is a former freestyle swimmer from the United States, who was highly successful as a member of the US relay teams in the 1990s. ... Image File history File links Olympic_flag. ... The Unified Team used the Olympic flag The Unified Team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona was a joint team consisting of twelve of the fifteen former Soviet republics. ... Vladimir Selkov (born April 1, 1971) is a former backstroke swimmer from Russia, who won a total number of three silver medals at the Summer Olympics. ... Alexander Vladimirovich Popov, also spelt as Aleksandr Popov and in Russian: Александр Попов (born November 16, 1971) is a Russian former professional swimmer, one of the worlds best swimmers of The 1990s. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Canada. ... Mark Tewksbury (born February 7, 1968) is a former Canadian swimmer. ... Jonathan (Jon) Cleveland (born December 19, 1970 in Fresno, California) is a former international breaststroke swimmer, who was born in the United States and competed for Canada at three Summer Olympics, starting in 1988 (Seoul, South Korea). ... Marcel Gery (born March 15, 1965 in Smolenice, [[Slovak Republic ]]) is a former international butterfly swimmer, who was born in Czechoslovakia and competed for Czechoslovak Republic. ... Stephen Clarke (born July 21, 1973 in Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire) is a former international butterfly, breaststroke and freestyle swimmer, who was born in the United Kingdom and competed for Canada at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain). ...

Women's events

Event Gold Silver Bronze
50 m freestyle China Wenyi Yang
China (CHN)
24.79 China Yong Zhuang
China (CHN)
25.08 United States Angel Martino
United States (USA)
25.23
100 m freestyle China Yong Zhuang
China (CHN)
54.64 United States Jenny Thompson
United States (USA)
54.84 Germany Franziska van Almsick
Germany (GER)
54.94
200 m freestyle United States Nicole Haislett
United States (USA)
1:57.90 Germany Franziska van Almsick
Germany (GER)
1:58.00 Germany Kerstin Kielgaß
Germany (GER)
1:59.67
400 m freestyle Germany Dagmar Hase
Germany (GER)
4:07.18 United States Janet Evans
United States (USA)
4:07.37 Australia Hayley Lewis
Australia (AUS)
4:11.22
800 m freestyle United States Janet Evans
United States (USA)
8:25.52 Australia Hayley Lewis
Australia (AUS)
8:30.34 Germany Jana Henke
Germany (GER)
8:30.99
100 m backstroke Hungary Krisztina Egerszegi
Hungary (HUN)
1:00.68 Hungary Tünde Szabó
Hungary (HUN)
1:01.14 United States Lea Loveless
United States (USA)
1:01.43
200 m backstroke Hungary Krisztina Egerszegi
Hungary (HUN)
2:07.06 Germany Dagmar Hase
Germany (GER)
2:09.46 Australia Nicole Stevenson
Australia (AUS)
2:10.20
100 m breaststroke Unified Team Yelena Rudkovskaya
Unified Team (EUN)
1:08.00 United States Anita Nall
United States (USA)
1:08.17 Australia Samantha Riley
Australia (AUS)
1:09.25
200 m breaststroke  Kyoko Iwasaki
Japan (JPN)
2:26.65 China Li Lin
China (CHN)
2:26.85 United States Anita Nall
United States (USA)
2:26.88
100 m butterfly China Hong Qian
China (CHN)
58.62 United States Crissy Ahmann-Leighton
United States (USA)
58.74  Catherine Plewinski
France (FRA)
59.01
200 m butterfly United States Summer Sanders
United States (USA)
2:08.67 China Xiaohong Wang
China (CHN)
2:09.01 Australia Susie O'Neill
Australia (AUS)
2:09.03
200 m individual medley China Li Lin
China (CHN)
2:11.65 United States Summer Sanders
United States (USA)
2:11.91 Germany Daniela Hunger
Germany (GER)
2:13.92
400 m individual medley Hungary Krisztina Egerszegi
Hungary (HUN)
4:36.54 China Li Lin
China (CHN)
4:36.73 United States Summer Sanders
United States (USA)
4:37.58
4×100 m freestyle relay United States United States (USA)
Nicole Haislett
Angel Martino
Jenny Thompson
Dara Torres
3:39.46 China China (CHN)
Jingyi Le
Lu Bin
Yong Zhuang
Wenyi Yang
3:40.12 Germany Germany (GER)
Franziska van Almsick
Daniela Hunger
Simone Osygus
Manuela Stellmach
3:41.60
4×100 m medley relay United States United States (USA)
Crissy Ahmann-Leighton
Lea Loveless
Anita Nall
Jenny Thompson
4:02.54 Germany Germany (GER)
Franziska van Almsick
Jana Dörries
Dagmar Hase
Daniela Hunger
4:05.19 Unified Team Unified Team (EUN)
Nina Zhivanevskaya
Olga Kiritchenko
Natalia Meshcheryakova
Elena Rudkovskaya
4:06.44

The Womens 50 metres Freestyle event for the 1992 Summer Olympics was held in Barcelona, Spain. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Peoples_Republic_of_China. ... Not to be confused with Wenyi Wang Wenyi Yang (born January 11, 1972 in Shanghai) is a former freestyle and backstroke swimmer from China, whose best performance was winning the gold medal in the 50 m freestyle at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Peoples_Republic_of_China. ... Yong Zhuang (born August 10, 1972 in Shanghai) is a former freestyle swimmer from China, whos best performance was winning the gold medal in the 100m freestyle at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Angel Martino (born April 25, 1967 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama) is a former American swimmer. ... The Womens 100 metres Freestyle event for the 1992 Summer Olympics was held in Barcelona, Spain. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Peoples_Republic_of_China. ... Yong Zhuang (born August 10, 1972 in Shanghai) is a former freestyle swimmer from China, whos best performance was winning the gold medal in the 100m freestyle at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Jennifer Thompson (born February 26, 1973), a swimmer, is one of the most decorated Olympians in history, winning twelve medals, including eight golds, while representing the United States of America in the 1992, 1996, 2000, and 2004 Summer Olympics. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Franziska van Almsick (born April 5, 1978 in Berlin, Germany) is a German swimmer. ... The Womens 200 metres Freestyle event for the 1992 Summer Olympics was held in Barcelona, Spain. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Nicole Lea Haislett (born December 16, 1972 in St. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Franziska van Almsick (born April 5, 1978 in Berlin, Germany) is a German swimmer. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... The Womens 400 metres Freestyle event for the 1992 Summer Olympics was held in Barcelona, Spain. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Dagmar Hase (born December 22, 1969 in Quedlinburg, Saxony-Anhalt) is a former German swimmer, specialised in the freestyle and backstroke. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Janet Beth Evans (born August 28, 1971) is a record-breaking American competitive swimmer. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Hayley Jane Lewis (following her marriage, Hayley Taylor) (March 2, 1974 - ) was an Australian swimmer best known for winning five gold medals at the 1990 Commonwealth Games as a 16 year old. ... The Womens 800 metres Freestyle event for the 1992 Summer Olympics was held in Barcelona, Spain. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Janet Beth Evans (born August 28, 1971) is a record-breaking American competitive swimmer. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Hayley Jane Lewis (following her marriage, Hayley Taylor) (March 2, 1974 - ) was an Australian swimmer best known for winning five gold medals at the 1990 Commonwealth Games as a 16 year old. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Jana Henke (born October 1, 1973 in Löbau, Saxony) is a former freestyle swimmer from Germany, who won the bronze medal in the 800m Freestyle at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. ... The Womens 200 metres Backstroke event for the 1992 Summer Olympics was held in Barcelona, Spain. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Hungary. ... Krisztina Egerszegi [] (born August 16, 1974) is one of the greatest Hungarian Olympic champions of the modern era. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Hungary. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... The Womens 200 metres Backstroke event for the 1992 Summer Olympics was held in Barcelona, Spain. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Hungary. ... Krisztina Egerszegi [] (born August 16, 1974) is one of the greatest Hungarian Olympic champions of the modern era. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Dagmar Hase (born December 22, 1969 in Quedlinburg, Saxony-Anhalt) is a former German swimmer, specialised in the freestyle and backstroke. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Nicole Livingstone OAM (born 24 June 1971) is a former Olympic swimmer and a television sports commentator and radio presenter in Australia. ... The Womens 100 metres Breaststroke event for the 1992 Summer Olympics was held in Barcelona, Spain. ... Image File history File links Olympic_flag. ... The Unified Team used the Olympic flag The Unified Team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona was a joint team consisting of twelve of the fifteen former Soviet republics. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Samantha Riley (born November 13, 1972) is an Australian breastroke swimmer of Aboriginal descent of the 1990s who competed for Australia in the 1992 Barcelona Olympics and the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, winning three medals. ... The Womens 200 metres Breaststroke event for the 1992 Summer Olympics was held in Barcelona, Spain. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Japan. ... Kyoko Iwasaki (born July 21, 1978 in Numazu, Shizuoka) is a retired swimmer from Japan, who won the gold medal in the 200 metres breaststroke at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Peoples_Republic_of_China. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... The Womens 100 metres Butterfly event for the 1992 Summer Olympics was held in Barcelona, Spain. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Peoples_Republic_of_China. ... Hong Qian (born January 30, 1971) is a former butterfly swimmer from China, whos best performance during her career was winning the gold medal in the 100m butterfly at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... 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Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Peoples_Republic_of_China. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Summer Elisabeth Sanders (born October 13, 1972 in Roseville, California) is a sports broadcaster, actress and former Olympic medalist in swimming. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Daniela Hunger (born March 20, 1972 in East Berlin) is a former medley and freestyle swimmer from East Germany, who won two golden medals at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea: in the Womens 200m Individual Medley, and as a member of the Womens 4x100m Freestyle... The Womens 400 metres Individual Medley event for the 1992 Summer Olympics was held in Barcelona, Spain. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Hungary. ... Krisztina Egerszegi [] (born August 16, 1974) is one of the greatest Hungarian Olympic champions of the modern era. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Peoples_Republic_of_China. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Summer Elisabeth Sanders (born October 13, 1972 in Roseville, California) is a sports broadcaster, actress and former Olympic medalist in swimming. ... The Womens 4x100 metres Freestyle Relay event for the 1992 Summer Olympics was held in Barcelona, Spain. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Nicole Lea Haislett (born December 16, 1972 in St. ... Angel Martino (born April 25, 1967 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama) is a former American swimmer. ... Jennifer Thompson (born February 26, 1973), a swimmer, is one of the most decorated Olympians in history, winning twelve medals, including eight golds, while representing the United States of America in the 1992, 1996, 2000, and 2004 Summer Olympics. ... Dara Grace Torres (born on April 15, 1967 in Los Angeles, California), was the first American swimmer to compete in four Olympics: 1984, 1988, 1992 and 2000. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Peoples_Republic_of_China. ... Jingyi Le (born March 19, 1975 in Shanghai) is a former swimmer from China who won the gold medal in the 100 metres freestyle at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. ... Yong Zhuang (born August 10, 1972 in Shanghai) is a former freestyle swimmer from China, whos best performance was winning the gold medal in the 100m freestyle at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. ... Not to be confused with Wenyi Wang Wenyi Yang (born January 11, 1972 in Shanghai) is a former freestyle and backstroke swimmer from China, whose best performance was winning the gold medal in the 50 m freestyle at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Franziska van Almsick (born April 5, 1978 in Berlin, Germany) is a German swimmer. ... Daniela Hunger (born March 20, 1972 in East Berlin) is a former medley and freestyle swimmer from East Germany, who won two golden medals at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea: in the Womens 200m Individual Medley, and as a member of the Womens 4x100m Freestyle... Simone Osygus (born September 30, 1968 in Wuppertal) is a former freestyle swimmer from Germany, who twice won a bronze medal at the Summer Olympics. ... Manuela Stellmach (born February 22, 1970) is a former freestyle swimmer from East Germany, who was a member of the Womens Relay Team that won the gold medal in the 4x100m Freestyle Relay at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. ... The Womens 4x100 metres Medley Relay event for the 1992 Summer Olympics was held in Barcelona, Spain. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Jennifer Thompson (born February 26, 1973), a swimmer, is one of the most decorated Olympians in history, winning twelve medals, including eight golds, while representing the United States of America in the 1992, 1996, 2000, and 2004 Summer Olympics. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Franziska van Almsick (born April 5, 1978 in Berlin, Germany) is a German swimmer. ... Dagmar Hase (born December 22, 1969 in Quedlinburg, Saxony-Anhalt) is a former German swimmer, specialised in the freestyle and backstroke. ... Daniela Hunger (born March 20, 1972 in East Berlin) is a former medley and freestyle swimmer from East Germany, who won two golden medals at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea: in the Womens 200m Individual Medley, and as a member of the Womens 4x100m Freestyle... Image File history File links Olympic_flag. ... The Unified Team used the Olympic flag The Unified Team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona was a joint team consisting of twelve of the fifteen former Soviet republics. ... Nina Aleksandrovna Zhivanevskaya (Нина Александровна Живанвеская) (born June 24, 1977 in Moscow) is a backstroke swimmer from Russia, who swims for Spain since 1999 after she married a Spaniard. ...

Medal table

 Rank  Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 United States United States (USA) 11 9 7 27
2 Unified Team Unified Team (EUN) 6 3 1 10
3 Hungary Hungary (HUN) 5 3 1 9
4 China China (CHN) 4 5 0 9
5 Germany Germany (GER) 1 3 7 11
6 Australia Australia (AUS) 1 3 5 9
7 Sweden Sweden (SWE) 0 2 1 3
8  France (FRA) 0 0 3 3
9  Canada (CAN) 1 0 1 2
10  Italy (ITA) 0 0 2 2
11  Spain (ESP) 1 0 0 1
 Japan (JPN) 1 0 0 1
13  Brazil (BRA) 0 1 0 1
 New Zealand (NZL) 0 1 0 1
 Poland (POL) 0 1 0 1
16  Finland (FIN) 0 0 1 1
 Great Britain (GBR) 0 0 1 1
 Suriname (SUR) 0 0 1 1

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