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.
The following U.S. competitors won medals at the games. In the discipline sections below, the medalists' names are bolded.
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The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
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 5âÂÂ5 record in individual matches and a 2âÂÂ2 record in team matches.
Men
Women
Men<br/> Track and road events
Field events
Combined events â Decathlon
Women<br/> Track and road events
Field events
Combined events â Heptathlon
Men
Women
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
Roster<br/>
Preliminary Round
Semifinal
Bronze Medal Game
Summary
Roster
Group stage
Quarterfinal
Semifinal
Gold medal game
Roster
Group stage
Semifinal
Bronze medal game
Men
Women
Men
Women
<small>Key: QF â Qualified to medal final; SF â Qualified to semifinal; R â Qualified to repechage</small>
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.
Points race
Pursuit
Sprint
Time trial
Men
Women
Dressage
Eventing
Jumping
16 fencers represented the United States in 1992.
Men
Women
Summary
Roster
Group stage
Men<br/> Team
Individual finals
Women<br/> Team
Individual finals
Summary
Roster
Preliminary round
5th place game
Men
Women
Three pentathletes represented the United States in 1992.
Men
Women
<small>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</small>
Men
Women
Open<br/> Fleet racing
Mixed racing
Men
Women
Open shotgun
Men
Women
<small> - Athlete swam in the heat but not the final. <br />Note: Times in the first round ranked across all heats. <br />Qualification legend: FA â Advance to medal final; FB â Advance to non-medal final</small>
Three female synchronized swimmers represented the United States in 1992.
Men
Women
Summary
Roster
Preliminary round
Quarterfinal
Semifinal
Bronze medal match
Roster
Preliminary round
Quarterfinal
Semifinal
Bronze-medal match
Summary
Roster<br/>
Preliminary round
Semifinal
Bronze medal game