Australia competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. Australian athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games of the modern era. 279 competitors, 187 men and 92 women, took part in 153 events in 25 sports.
Medalists
Competitors
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
Archery
In the sixth Olympic archery competition that Australia contested, the nation sent three men. Grant Greenham had the nation's only individual win, though the trio also won their first match in the team round.
Men's Individual Competition: Grant Greenham – Round of 16, 16th place (1-1) Simon Fairweather – Round of 32, 25th place (0-1) Scott Hunter-Russell – Ranking round, 48th place (0-0)
Men's team competition: Greenham, Fairweather, and Hunter-Russell – quarterfinal, 7th place (1-1)
Athletics
Men's Competition
Men's 200 metres
Dean Capobianco
Heat – 20.86
Quarterfinals – 20.61 (→ did not advance, 17th place)
Men's 400 metres
Mark Garner
Heat – 46.26
Quarterfinals – 46.85 (→ did not advance, 28th place)
Men's 400m Hurdles
Simon Hollingsworth
Heat – 49.74 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)
Men's Marathon
Robert de Castella
Final – 2:17.44 (→ 26th place) Steve Moneghetti Final – 2:23.42 (→ 48th place)
Men's 20 km Walk
Nick A'Hern
Final – 1:31:39 (→ 22nd place) Andrew Jachno Final – 1:36:49 (→ 31st place)
Men's 50 km Walk
Simon Baker
Final – 4:08:11 (→ 19th place)
Men's High Jump
Tim Forsyth
Qualification – 2.26 m
Final – 2.34 m (→ Bronze Medal) Lochsley Thomson Qualification – 2.20 m (→ did not advance, 19th place) David Anderson Qualification – 2.15 m (→ did not advance, 31st place)
Men's Long Jump
David Culbert
Qualification – 8.00 m
Final – 7.73 m (→ 11th place)
Men's Hammer Throw
Sean Carlin
Qualification – 75.90 m
Final – 76.16 m (→ 8th place)
Men's Discus Throw
Werner Reiterer
Qualification – 62.20 m
Final – 60.12 m (→ 10th place)
Men's Pole Vault
Simon Arkell
Qualification – 5.30m (→ did not advance, 22nd place)
Men's Decathlon
Dean Smith
final result – 7703pts (→ 19th place)
Women's Competition
Women's 100 metres
Kerry Johnson
Heat – 11.62
Quarterfinals – 11.59 (→ did not advance, 19th place) Melinda Gainsford-Taylor Heat – 11.57 Quarterfinals – 11.67 (→ did not advance, 24th place)
Women's 200 metres
Melinda Gainsford-Taylor
Heat – 23.18
Quarterfinals – 23.03
Semifinals – 23.03 (→ did not advance, 13th place) Melissa Medlicott Heat – 23.86 (→ did not advance, 30th place)
Women's 400 metres
Michelle Lock
Heat – 52.49
Quarterfinals – 51.71
Semifinals – 50.78 (→ did not advance, 11th place) Renee Poetschka Heat – 52.85 Quarterfinals – 52.05 Semifinals – 52.09 (→ did not advance, 15th place) Cathy Freeman Heat – 53.70 Quarterfinals – 51.52 (→ did not advance, 17th place)
Women's 3,000 metres
Krishna Stanton
Heat – 9:00.62 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)
Women's 10,000 metres
Susan Hobson
Heat – 32:53.61 (→ did not advance, 21st place)
Women's 4 × 100 m Relay
Melinda Gainsford-Taylor, Kerry Johnson, Melissa Medlicott, and Kathy Sambell
Heat – 43.49
final – 43.77 (→ 6th place)
Women's 4 × 400 m Relay
Susan Andrews, Cathy Freeman, Michelle Lock, and Renee Poetschka
Heat – 3:25.68
final – 3:26.42 (→ 7th place)
Women's Marathon
Lisa Ondieki
Final – did not finish (→ no ranking)
Women's 10 km Walk
Kerry Junna-Saxby
Final – 46:01 (→ 15th place) Gabrielle Blythe Final – 50:13 (→ 31st place)
Women's 400m Hurdles
Gail Luke
Heat – 58.32 (→ did not advance, 23rd place)
Women's High Jump
Alison Inverarity
Qualification – 1.92 m
Final – 1.91 m (→ 8th place)
Women's Long Jump
Nicole Boegman
Qualification – no mark (→ did not advance, no ranking)
Women's Discus Throw
Daniela Costian
Heat – 65.94m
Final – 66.24m (→ Bronze Medal)
Women's Javelin Throw
Louise Currey
Heat – 60.56m
Final – 56.00m (→ 11th place) Sue Howland Heat – did not compete (→ did not advance, no ranking)
Women's Heptathlon
Jane Flemming
final result – fid not finish 58.32 (→ no ranking)