The cycling competitions at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona consisted of two different categories: road cycling and track cycling, with ten events being contested. The road team time trial event took place at the Circuit de Catalunya and the A-17 highway, the individual road races were held in Sant Sadurní d'Anoia, and track cycling took place at the Velòdrom d'Horta.[1]
| Cycling at the Games of the XXV Olympiad | |
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| Venues | Sant Sadurní d'Anoia Velòdrom d'Horta |
| Date | 26–31 July 1992 |
| Competitors | 451 from 76 nations |
Road cycling
editMen's
edit| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Road race |
Fabio Casartelli Italy
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Erik Dekker Netherlands
|
Dainis Ozols Latvia
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| Team time trial |
 Germany (GER)Michael Rich Bernd Dittert Christian Meyer Uwe Peschel |
 Italy (ITA)Andrea Peron Flavio Anastasia Luca Colombo Gianfranco Contri |
 France (FRA)Jean-Louis Harel Hervé Boussard Didier Faivre-Pierret Philippe Gaumont |
Women's
edit| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Road race |
Kathryn Watt Australia
|
Jeannie Longo-Ciprelli France
|
Monique Knol Netherlands
|
Track cycling
editMen's
edit| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points race |
Giovanni Lombardi Italy
|
Léon van Bon Netherlands
|
Cédric Mathy Belgium
|
| Individual pursuit |
Chris Boardman Great Britain
|
Jens Lehmann Germany
|
Gary Anderson New Zealand
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| Team pursuit |
Germany (GER) Stefan Steinweg Andreas Walzer Guido Fulst Michael Glöckner Jens Lehmann |
 Australia (AUS)Stuart O'Grady Brett Aitken Stephen McGlede Shaun O'Brien |
 Denmark (DEN)Jan Petersen Michael Sandstød Ken Frost Jimmi Madsen Klaus Kynde Nielsen |
| Sprint |
Jens Fiedler Germany
|
Gary Neiwand Australia
|
Curtis Harnett Canada
|
| 1 km time trial |
José Manuel Moreno Spain
|
Shane Kelly Australia
|
Erin Hartwell United States
|
Women's
edit| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pursuit |
Petra Roßner Germany
|
Kathryn Watt Australia
|
Rebecca Twigg United States
|
| Sprint |
Erika Salumäe Estonia
|
Annett Neumann Germany
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Ingrid Haringa Netherlands
|
Medal table
edit| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Italy | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Australia | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 |  Estonia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Great Britain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Spain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 7 |  Netherlands | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | France | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 |  United States | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 |  Belgium | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Canada | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Denmark | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Latvia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 New Zealand | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (14 entries) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | |
Participating nations
edit451 cyclists from 76 nations competed.[1]
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Broken records
edit| Event | Name | Nation | Score | Date | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's flying 200 m time trial | Jens Fiedler | Germany | 10"252 | 28 July | OR |
| Men's individual pursuit | Chris Boardman | Great Britain | 4'27"357 | 27 July | WR, OR |
| Chris Boardman | Great Britain | 4'24"496 | 28 July | WR, OR | |
| Men's team pursuit | Brett Aitken Stephen McGlede Shaun O’Brien Stuart O'Grady |
Australia | 4'11"245 | 30 July | WR, OR |
| Brett Aitken Stephen McGlede Shaun O’Brien Stuart O'Grady |
Australia | 4'10"438 | 30 July | WR, OR | |
| Michael Glockner Jens Lehmann Stefan Steinweg Guido Fulst |
Germany | 4'08"791 | 31 July | WR, OR | |
| Women's individual pursuit | Kathy Watt | Australia | 3'41"886 | 30 July | OR |
| Petra Rossner | Germany | 3'41"509 | 30 July | OR |
OR = Olympic record, WR = World record
References
edit- ^ a b "Cycling at the 1992 Barcelona Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
- ^ "Union Cycliste Internationale – Men – Olympic Record" (PDF). Union Cycliste Internationale. 21 October 2014. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
- ^ "Union Cycliste Internationale – Women – Olympic Record" (PDF). Union Cycliste Internationale. 21 October 2014. Retrieved 24 November 2014.