United States at the 1992 Summer Olympics

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 discipline sections below, the medalists' names are bolded.

|style="text-align:left;width:78%;vertical-align:top"| MedalNameSportEventDateSwimmingMen's 100 meter breaststrokeSwimmingMen's 100 meter butterflySwimmingWomen's 200 meter freestyleNicole HaislettAngel MartinoAshley TappinJenny ThompsonDara TorresSwimmingWomen's 4 × 100 meter freestyle relayDivingMen's 3 meter springboardSwimmingMen's 200 meter breaststrokeJoe HudepohlTom JagerShaun JordanJon OlsenJoel ThomasSwimmingMen's 4 × 100 meter freestyle relayShootingWomen's 50 meter rifle three positionSwimmingMen's 200 meter butterflySwimmingWomen's 800 meter freestyleNicole HaislettMegan KleineLea LovelessAnita NallSummer SandersJenny ThompsonJanie WagstaffSwimmingWomen's 4 × 100 meter medley relayAthleticsMen's shot putMatt BiondiHans DerschNelson DiebelPablo MoralesJon OlsenJeff RouseMelvin StewartSwimmingMen's 4 × 100 meter medley relaySwimmingWomen's 200 meter butterflyAthleticsWomen's 100 metersAthleticsWomen's HeptathlonScott StrausbaughCanoeingSlalom C-2GymnasticsHorizontal barAthleticsMen's triple jumpMark ReynoldsSailingStarAthleticsMen's 400 metersSarah JosephsonSynchronized swimmingDuetAthleticsMen's 200 metersAthleticsMen's 400 meter hurdlesAthleticsMen's long jumpAthleticsWomen's 200 metersSynchronized swimmingSolowrestlingFreestyle –130 kilogramTennisWomen's singleswrestlingFreestyle –62 kilogramwrestlingFreestyle –82 kilogramJames JettCarl LewisMichael MarshDennis MitchellAthleticsMen's 4 × 100 meter relayCharles JenkinsMichael JohnsonSteve LewisAndrew ValmonQuincy WattsAthleticsMen's 4 × 400 meter relayMichelle FinnCarlette GuidryEsther JonesGwen TorrenceAthleticsWomen's 4 × 100 meter relayBasketballMen's tournamentBoxingLightweightMary Joe FernándezTennisWomen's doublesSwimmingWomen's 100 meter freestyleSwimmingMen's 400 meter individual medleySwimmingWomen's 400 meter freestylewrestlingGreco-Roman –100 kilogramSwimmingWomen's 100 meter breaststrokeSwimmingWomen's 100 meter butterflyGymnasticsWomen's individual all-aroundJudoMen's –78 kilogramSwimmingMen's 50 meter freestyleSwimmingMen's 100 meter backstrokeSwimmingWomen's 200 meter individual medleyAthleticsMen's shot putShootingMen's 50 meter rifle three positionSwimmingMen's 200 meter individual medleyGymnasticsBalance beamCynthia EckertCarol FeeneyAmy FullerRowingWomen's fourWilliam BurdenPatrick ManningJeffrey McLaughlinRowingMen's coxless fourSailingMen's Lechner A-390AthleticsMen's 110 meter hurdlesAthleticsMen's triple jumpDivingMen's 10 meter platformMorgan ReeserSailingMen's 470SailingFinnPaul FoersterSailingFlying DutchmanRandy SmythSailingTornadoDoug KernKevin MahaneySailingSolingAthleticsMen's 400 metersAthleticsWomen's 400 meter hurdleswrestlingFreestyle –52 kilogramAthleticsMen's long jumpAthleticsWomen's 100 meter hurdleswrestlingFreestyle –74 kilogramNatasha KaiserJearl MilesRochelle StevensGwen TorrenceDannette YoungAthleticsWomen's 4 × 400 meter relayBoxingMiddleweightSwimmingWomen's 400 meter individual medleyCyclingMen's 1 kilometer time trialDivingWomen's 10 meter platformJoe HudepohlScott JaffeDan JorgensenJon OlsenMelvin StewartSwimmingMen's 4 ×200 meter freestyle relaySwimmingWomen's 200 meter breaststrokeDominique DawesShannon MillerBetty OkinoKerri StrugKim ZmeskalGymnasticsWomen's team all-aroundSwimmingWomen's 100 meter backstrokeSwimmingMen's 50 meter freestyleSwimmingMen's 100 meter backstrokewrestlingGreco-Roman –68 kilogramCyclingWomen's individual pursuitSwimmingWomen's 50 meter freestyleAthleticsMen's 100 metersCanoeingWomen's slalom K-1GymnasticsWomen's floor exerciseGymnasticsUneven barsAnna SeatonRowingWomen's pairAthleticsMen's high jumpRobert DoverCarol LavellMichael PoulinEquestrianTeam dressageAthleticsMen's 110 meter hurdlesAthleticsMen's DecathlonJ. J. IslerSailingWomen's 470SailingEuropeAthleticsMen's 800 metersAthleticsWomen's 400 meter hurdlesAthleticsMen's 200 metersAthleticsMen's long jumpAthleticsWomen's 10,000 metersAthleticsWomen's long jumpBasketballWomen's tournamentTennisWomen's singleswrestlingFreestyle –90 kilogramCanoeingMen's K-1 1000 metersVolleyballWomen's tournamentBoxingFlyweightEquestrianIndividual jumpingVolleyballMen's tournament |style="text-align:left;width:22%;vertical-align:top"|

+ Medals by sportSportTotalAthletics1281030Swimming119727wrestling3328Tennis2013Synchronized swimming2002Sailing1629Gymnastics1236Boxing1113Diving1113Shooting1102Canoeing1023Basketball1012Rowing0213Judo0101Cycling0022Equestrian0022Volleyball0022Total 37 34 37108

+ Medals by dayDayDateTotal1July 2611132July 2721473July 2812254July 2932055July 30453126July 3133287August 112588August 232279August 32721110August 4012311August 5232712August 66321113August 7305814August 86221015August 90033Total373437108

+ Medals by genderGenderTotalPercentageMale2323176358.3%Female1411194440.7%Mixed00111.0%Total 37 34 37108100%

+ Multiple medalistsNameSportTotalShannon MillerGymnastics0235Summer SandersSwimming2114Nicole HaislettSwimming3003Crissy Ahmann-LeightonSwimming2103Matt BiondiSwimming2103Jenny ThompsonSwimming2103Gwen TorrenceAthletics2103Jon OlsenSwimming2013Melvin StewartSwimming2013Anita NallSwimming1113Nelson DiebelSwimming2002Carl LewisAthletics2002Michael MarshAthletics2002Pablo MoralesSwimming2002Quincy WattsAthletics2002Janet EvansSwimming1102Steve LewisAthletics1102Jeff RouseSwimming1102David BerkoffSwimming1012Mary Joe FernándezTennis1012Joe HudepohlSwimming1012Tom JagerSwimming1012Jackie Joyner-KerseeAthletics1012Lea LovelessSwimming1012Angel MartinoSwimming1012Dennis MitchellAthletics1012

Competitors The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.United States at the 1992 Summer Olympics SportMenWomenTotalArchery 3 3 6Athletics 68 49 117Badminton 3 3 6Baseball 20 – 20Basketball 12 12 24Boxing 12 – 12Canoeing 25 7 32 Cycling 15 5 20Diving 4 4 8Equestrian 7 5 12Fencing 11 5 16Football 17 – 17Gymnastics 6 8 14Handball 0 13 13Judo 7 6 13Modern pentathlon 3 – 3Rowing 30 22 52Sailing 13 4 17Shooting 14 7 21Swimming 25 15 40Synchronized swimming – 3 3Table tennis 2 3 5Tennis 3 4 7Volleyball 12 12 24Water polo 13 – 13Weightlifting 10 – 10Wrestling 20 – 20 Total 355 190 565

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 AthleteEventRanking roundRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / ScoreRankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankJay BarrsIndividual130412 QW 106–100W 106–104L 108–108Did not advance5Richard Johnson127630 QL 106–107Did not advance18Richard McKinney126040Did not advance40Jay BarrsRichard JohnsonRichard McKinneyTeam38404 QW 243–225L 237–239Did not advance6

Women AthleteEventRanking roundRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / ScoreRankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankSherry BlockIndividual127129 QL 99–101Did not advance25Jennifer O'Donnell129520 QW 101–97L 105–112Did not advance11Denise Parker13335 QW 108–95W 105–100L 105–107Did not advance5Sherry BlockJennifer O'DonnellDenise ParkerTeam28994 QW 235–222L 225–234Did not advance8

Athletics

Men Track and road events AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankLeroy Burrell100 m10.211 Q10.082 Q9.971 Q10.105Dennis Mitchell10.211 Q10.221 Q10.103 Q10.04Mark Witherspoon10.272 Q10.191 QDid not advanceMichael Bates200 m20.911 Q20.221 Q20.392 Q20.38Michael Johnson20.801 Q20.552 Q20.786Did not advanceMike Marsh20.381 Q20.081 Q19.731 Q20.01Danny Everett400 m45.681 Q45.764 Q56.618Did not advanceSteve Lewis45.141 Q44.541 Q44.501 Q44.21Quincy Watts45.381 Q45.062 Q43.71 1 Q43.50 Mark Everett800 m1:48.652 Qcolspan=2 rowspan=3 1:46.942 QJohnny Gray1:46.621 Q1:45.661 Q1:43.97José Parrilla1:48.174Did not advanceTerrance Herrington1500 m3:44.806colspan=2 rowspan=3 Did not advanceSteve Holman3:38.382 Q3:40.499Did not advanceJim Spivey3:38.013 Q3:35.554 Q3:41.748Bob Kennedy5000 m13:35.762 Qcolspan=4 rowspan=3 13:39.7212Reuben Reina13:40.505Did not advanceJohn TrautmannDid not advanceSteve Plasencia10,000 m28:45.5913colspan=4 rowspan=3 Did not advanceAaron Ramirez29:00.1213Did not advanceTodd Williams28:26.325 Q28:29.3810Arthur Blake110 m hurdles13.453 Q13.504 QDid not advanceTony Dees13.381 Q13.311 Q13.313 Q13.24Jack Pierce13.471 Q13.171 Q13.211 Q13.26McClinton Neal400 m hurdles49.131 Qcolspan=2 rowspan=3 48.715Did not advanceDavid Patrick49.562 Q48.474 Q49.268Kevin Young48.761 Q47.632 Q46.78 Mark Croghan3000 m steeplechase8:28.154 Qcolspan=2 rowspan=3 8:30.157Did not advanceBrian Diemer8:28.882 Q8:23.303 Q8:18.777Daniel Lopez8:29.017 q8:41.2811Did not advanceLeroy BurrellJames JettCarl LewisMike MarshDennis Mitchell4 × 100 m relay38.952 Qcolspan=2 38.141 Q37.40 Darnell HallCharles Jenkins Jr.Michael JohnsonSteve LewisAndrew ValmonQuincy Watts4 × 400 m relay2:59.142 Qcolspan=4 2:55.74 Ed EyestoneMarathoncolspan=6 rowspan=3 2:15:2313Bob Kempainen2:15:5317Steve Spence2:15:2112Allen James20 km walkcolspan=6 1:35:1230Marco Evoniuk50 km walkcolspan=6 rowspan=3 Herm Nelson4:25:4932Carl Schueler4:13:3823

Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalResultRankResultRankJoe GreeneLong jump7.9012 Q8.34Carl Lewis8.681 Q8.67Mike Powell8.144 Q8.64Mike ConleyTriple jump17.233 Q18.17Charles Simpkins17.058 q17.60John Tillman16.2225Did not advanceCharles AustinHigh jump2.26=3 Q2.28=8Hollis Conway2.26=3 Q2.34Darrin Plab2.23=15Did not advanceTim BrightPole vault5.604 QKory Tarpenning5.605 Q5.754David Volz5.5511 q5.655Ron BackesShot put19.7111 Q19.7510Jim Doehring20.531 Q20.96Mike Stulce20.186 Q21.70Brian BlutreichDiscus throw57.0825Did not advanceMike Buncic59.1218Did not advanceAnthony Washington62.186 Q59.9612Michael BarnettJavelin throw79.1412 q78.647Brian Crouser74.9821Did not advanceTom Pukstys81.162 Q76.7210Lance DealHammer throw77.004 Q76.847Kenneth Flax69.3623Did not advanceJud Logan

Combined events – Decathlon AthleteEventPointsRankDave JohnsonResult11.167.3315.282.0049.7614.7649.125.1062.864:36.638309Points825893807803826879852941781702Aric LongResult11.257.2114.002.1849.9345.76Points8068647289738180783Rob MuzzioResult11.366.9416.022.0050.0014.7550.744.9061.644:31.5281955Points782799852803815880886880763705

Women Track and road events