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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 by discipline sections below, medalists' names are bolded. , style="text-align:left; width:78%; vertical-align:top;", , style="text-align:left; width:22%; vertical-align:top;", * - Indicates that the athlete competed in preliminaries ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee
The United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC) is the National Olympic Committee (NOC) and the National Paralympic Committee (NPC) for the United States. It was founded in 1895 and is headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The USOPC is one of only four NOCs in the world that also serve as the National Paralympic Committee for their country. The USOPC is responsible for supporting, entering and overseeing U.S. teams for the Olympic Games, Paralympic Games, Youth Olympic Games, Pan American Games, Parapan American Games and Junior Pan American Games and serves as the steward of the Olympic and Paralympic Movements in the United States. The Olympic Movement is overseen by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). The IOC is supported by 35 international federations that govern each sport on a global level and the 207 National Olympic Committees that oversee Olympic sport as a whole in their respective nations, and national federations that administer each sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swimming At The 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 Metre Breaststroke
The men's 100 metre breaststroke event at the 1992 Summer Olympics took place on 26 July at the Piscines Bernat Picornell in Barcelona, Spain Barcelona ( ; ; ) is a city on the northeastern coast of Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second-most populous municipality of Spain. With a pop .... Records Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows. The following records were established during the competition: Results Heats Rule: The eight fastest swimmers advance to final A (Q), while the next eight to final B (q). Finals Final B Final A References External links Official Report {{DEFAULTSORT:Swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metre breaststroke Swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics Men's events at the 1992 Summer Olympics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Jager
Thomas Michael Jager (born October 6, 1964) is an American former competition swimmer. He is five-time Olympic gold medalist in relay events, a two-time World Championship individual gold medalist for the 50-meter freestyle, and a former world record-holder in two events. Jager set the 50-meter freestyle world record on six occasions during his career. He held this record for over ten years from August 1989 to June 2000. Swimming career Jager started his swimming career as a 6 year old “Gaslight Gator” in his hometown of Collinsville, IL. He then competed for the East St. Louis YMCA, before coming under the tutelage of Carol Pence “Penny” Taylor, his coach at the Parkway Swim Club in St. Louis. Taylor was a 1948 Olympic swimmer. She was instrumental in his development as a swimmer. Tom won numerous Illinois high school state meet titles as a Collinsville Kahok, and was the number one recruit in the nation his senior year. Jager attended the University of California, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Hudepohl
Joseph Bernard Hudepohl (born November 16, 1973) is an American former competition swimming (sport), swimmer, three-time Olympic medalist, and former world record-holder. Early years Hudepohl is a native of Cincinnati, Ohio, and was raised in the suburb of Finneytown. He is a 1992 alumnus of St. Xavier High School (Hamilton County, Ohio), Saint Xavier High School in Cincinnati and graduated from Stanford University in 1997. Swimming accomplishments Joe Hudepohl was the youngest member of the 1992 United States swimming team that competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. He won a gold medal as a member of the victorious Swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay, 400-meter freestyle relay team, and earned a bronze medal as part of the Swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay, 4×200-meter freestyle relay team. Hudepohl also represented the United States at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swimming At The 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 Metre Breaststroke
The men's 200 metre breaststroke event at the 1992 Summer Olympics took place on 29 July at the Piscines Bernat Picornell in Barcelona, Spain Barcelona ( ; ; ) is a city on the northeastern coast of Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second-most populous municipality of Spain. With a pop .... Records Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows. The following records were established during the competition: Results Heats Rule: The eight fastest swimmers advance to final A (Q), while the next eight to final B (q). Finals Final B Final A References External links Official Report {{DEFAULTSORT:Swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metre breaststroke Swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics Men's events at the 1992 Summer Olympics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diving At The 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's 3 Metre Springboard
The Men's 3 metre Springboard, also reported as ''springboard diving'', was one of four diving events on the Diving at the 1992 Summer Olympics programme. The competition was split into two phases: #''Preliminary round'' #:The twelve divers with the highest scores advanced to the final. #''Final'' #:Divers performed a set of dives to determine the final ranking. Results See also * Diving at the 1991 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 1 metre springboard * Diving at the 1991 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 3 metre springboard References Sources * {{DEFAULTSORT:Diving at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Men's 3 metre springboard Men 1992 1992 was designated as International Space Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 – Boutros Boutros-Ghali of Egypt replaces Javier Pérez de Cuéllar of Peru as United Nations Secretary-General. * January 6 ** The Republ ... Men's events at the 1992 Summer Olympics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diving At The 1992 Summer Olympics
At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, four diving events were contested during a competition that took place at the Piscina Municipal de Montjuïc, from 26 July to 4 August ( 30–31 July, rest days), comprising 100 divers from 31 nations. Medal summary The events are named according to the International Olympic Committee labelling, but they appeared on the official report as "springboard diving" and "platform diving", respectively.COOB'92 S.A. (Barcelona'92 Olympic Organizing Committee), p. 382. Men Women Medal table Participating nations Here are listed the nations that were represented in the diving events and, in brackets, the number of national competitors. See also * Diving at the 1991 Pan American Games * Diving at the 1994 Commonwealth Games Notes References * * {{Diving at the Summer Olympics Events at the 1992 Summer Olympics 1992 1992 was designated as International Space Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 – ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swimming At The 1992 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 100 Metre Freestyle Relay
The women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay event at the 1992 Summer Olympics took place on 28 July at the Piscines Bernat Picornell in Barcelona, Spain. Records Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows. The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition. Results Heats Rule: The eight fastest teams advance to the final (Q). Final References External links Official Report {{DEFAULTSORT:Swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Women's 4 by 100 metre freestyle relay Swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics 1992 in women's swimming, Olympics Women's events at the 1992 Summer Olympics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dara Torres
Dara Grace Torres (born April 15, 1967) is an American former competitive swimmer, who is a 12-time Olympic medalist and former world record-holder in three events. Torres is the first swimmer to represent the United States in five Olympic Games (1984, 1988, 1992, 2000 and 2008), and at age 41, the oldest swimmer to earn a place on the U.S. Olympic team. At the 2008 Summer Olympics, she competed in the 50-meter freestyle, 4×100-meter medley relay, and 4×100-meter freestyle relay, and won silver medals in all three events. Torres won 12 Olympic medals (four gold, four silver, four bronze), at the time this was the most Olympic women's swimming medals, tied with fellow American Jenny Thompson. Torres won five medals at the 2000 Summer Olympics, when at age 33, she was the oldest member of the 2000 U.S. Olympic swim team. She won at least one medal in each of the five Olympics in which she competed. Early years Torres was born on April 15, 1967, to a family in Los Ang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jenny Thompson
Jennifer Beth Thompson (born February 26, 1973) is an American former competition swimmer and anesthesiologist. She is one of the most decorated Olympians in history: twelve medals, including eight gold medals, in the 1992, 1996, 2000, and 2004 Summer Olympics. Thompson, a Massachusetts native who calls Dover, New Hampshire, her hometown, began swimming at age 7 at a summer country club called Cedardale in Groveland, Massachusetts. During the indoor season, she swam at the Danvers YMCA from ages 8 to 10, and then at the Andover-North Andover YMCA from the ages of 10 to 12. At age 12 she began swimming for Seacoast Swimming Association under coaches Amy and Mike Parratto, and moved to Dover at age 13. She first appeared on the international scene as a 14-year-old in 1987, when she won the 50-meter freestyle and placed third in the 100-meter freestyle at the Pan American Games. She won her first world championship in 1991, as part of the USA's winning 4×100-meter freestyle rela ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashley Tappin
Ashley Tara Tappin (born December 18, 1974), also known by her married name Ashley Doussan, is an American former competition swimmer and three-time Olympic champion. Tappin was born in Marietta, Georgia, a suburb of Atlanta, Georgia.Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports Ashley Tappin Retrieved April 10, 2012. She attended St. Martin's Episcopal School in Metairie, Louisiana. Tappin competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics, 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona, Spain, where she earned a gold medal by swimming for the winning U.S. team in the preliminary heats of the Swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay, women's 4×100-meter freestyle relay. In the January 1996 issue of Swimming World, Tappin was featured on the cover with the caption 'Ashley Tappin University of Arizona's Sprint Free Champ'. She again was on the cover for the March 1999 issue with the headline 'Tappin's The Name: Winnin's The Game'. Inside that issue is an article on Tappin tit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angel Martino
Angelina Myers Martino (born April 25, 1967), now known as Angel Sims, is an American former competition swimmer, three-time Olympic champion, and former world record-holder. Over her career, she won three Olympic gold medals and three bronze medals.Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes Retrieved October 5, 2012. In 2001 she was inducted into the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame. See also * List of multiple Olympic gold medalists * List of Olympic medalists in swimming (women) * List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming (women) * World record progression 100 metres backstroke This is a history of the 100 m backstroke world record as swum in both long-course (50 m; Olympic) pools and short-course (25 m) pools—the two categories recognized/tracked by FINA World Aquatics, formerly known as FINA (; ), ... * World record progression 4 × 100 metres freestyle relay References {{DEFAULTSORT:Martino, Angel 1967 births Living peo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
