The United States of America (USA) competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. 545 competitors, 355 men and 190 women, took part in 248 events in 28 sports. At the closing ceremony, a segment of American culture was performed, as the country hosted the next Olympics in Atlanta.
The team finished second in the overall medal rankings, narrowly losing to the Unified Team, 108 to 112. The Unified Team was basically a Soviet team competing under a different name, as the USSR collapsed several months prior to the Games. The Americans greatly improved compared to the 1988 Olympics mainly due to the break-up of the Eastern Bloc and its doping system.
Medalists
The following U.S. competitors won medals at the games. In the by discipline sections below, medalists' names are bolded.
* - Indicates that the athlete competed in preliminaries but not the final.
Competitors
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
Archery
The United States won no medals in archery. Two individuals made it to the quarterfinals, as did both of the teams, but all were defeated there. The six archers combined for a 5-5 record in individual matches and a 2-2 record in team matches.
- Men
- Women
Athletics
- Men
- Track and road events
* - Athlete ran in the heat but not the final.
- Field events
- Combined events – Decathlon
- Women
- Track and road events
* - Athlete ran in the heat but not the final.
- Field events
- Combined events – Heptathlon
Badminton
- Men
- Women
Baseball
Baseball was open only to male amateurs in 1992 and 1996. As a result, the Americans and other nations where professional baseball is developed relied on collegiate players, while Cubans used their most experienced veterans, who technically were considered amateurs as they nominally held other jobs, but in fact trained full-time. In 2000, pros were admitted, but the MLB refused to release its players in 2000, 2004, and 2008, and the situation changed only a little: the Cubans still used their best players, while the Americans started using minor leaguers. The IOC cited the absence of the best players as the main reason for baseball being dropped from the Olympic program.
- Summary
- Preliminary Round
- 4-1 vs Spain
- 10-9 vs Chinese Taipei
- 10-0 vs Italy
- 6-9 vs Cuba
- 8-2 vs Puerto Rico
- 10-0 vs Dominican Republic
- 1-7 vs Japan
- Semifinal
- 1-6 vs Cuba
- Bronze Medal Game
- 3-8 vs Japan
Roster
- Willie Adams
- Jeff Alkire
- Darren Dreifort
- Nomar Garciaparra
- Jason Giambi
- Rick Greene
- Jeffrey Hammonds
- Rick Helling
- Charles Johnson
- Daron Kirkreit
- Chad McConnell
- Calvin Murray
- Phil Nevin
- Chris Roberts
- Michael Tucker
- Jason Varitek
- Ron Villone
- B. J. Wallace
- Craig Wilson
- Chris Wimmer
Basketball
Summary
Men's tournament
Roster
Group stage
Quarterfinal
Semifinal
Gold medal game
Women's tournament
Roster
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Semifinal
Bronze medal game
Boxing
Canoeing
Slalom
- Men
- Women
Sprint
- Men
- Women
Key: QF – Qualified to medal final; SF – Qualified to semifinal; R – Qualified to repechage
Cycling
Twenty cyclists represented the United States in 1992. Erin Hartwell won bronze in the men's 1 km time trial and Rebecca Twigg won bronze in the women's individual pursuit.
Road
Track
- Points race
- Pursuit
- Sprint
- Time trial
Diving
- Men
- Women
Equestrian
- Dressage
- Eventing
- Jumping
Fencing
16 fencers represented the United States in 1992.
- Men
- Women
Football
Summary
Roster
Head coach: Lothar Osiander
Group stage
Gymnastics
Artistic
- Men
- Team
- Individual finals
- Women
- Team
- Individual finals
Rhythmic
Handball
Summary
Women's tournament
Roster The following players represented the United States:
- Sharon Cain
- Kim Clarke
- Laura Coenen
- Laurie Fellner
- Sam Jones
- Portia Lack
- Dannette Leininger
- Pat Neder
- Karyn Palgut
- Carol Peterka
- Angie Raynor
- Barbara Schaaf
- Cindy Stinger
Preliminary round
5th place game
Judo
- Men
- Women
Modern pentathlon
Three pentathletes represented the United States in 1992.
Rowing
- Men
- Women
Qualification legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinal A/B; SC/D=Semifinal C/D; R=Repechage
Sailing
- Men
- Women
- Open
- Fleet racing
- Mixed racing
Shooting
- Men
- Women
- Open shotgun
Swimming
- Men
- Women
* - Athlete swam in the heat but not the final.
Note: Times in the first round ranked across all heats.
Qualification legend: FA – Advance to medal final; FB – Advance to non-medal final
Synchronized swimming
Three female synchronized swimmers represented the United States in 1992.
Table tennis
Tennis
- Men
- Women
Volleyball
Summary
Men's tournament
Roster
The following volleyball players represented the United States:
- Nick Becker
- Carlos Briceno
- Bob Ctvrtlik
- Scott Fortune
- Dan Greenbaum
- Brent Hilliard
- Bryan Ivie
- Doug Partie
- Bob Samuelson
- Eric Sato
- Jeff Stork
- Steve Timmons
Preliminary round
Quarterfinal
Semifinal
Bronze medal match
Women's tournament
Roster
- Head Coach: Terry Liskevych
Preliminary round
Quarterfinal
Semifinal
Bronze-medal match
Water polo
Summary
Roster
The following players represented the United States:
Preliminary round
Semifinal
Bronze medal game
Weightlifting
Wrestling
See also
- United States at the 1991 Pan American Games
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