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Great Britain, represented by the British Olympic Association (BOA), competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. British athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games. A total of 371 athletes represented Great Britain and the team won twenty medals, five gold, three silver and twelve bronze. This equalled the number of golds won at the previous three Summer Games but was the lowest total medals achieved since the Montreal Games in 1976. Archer Simon Terry and hurdlers Sally Gunnell and Kriss Akabusi each won two medals. Medallists The following British athletes won medals at the Games. In the 'by discipline' sections below, medallists' names are emboldened. Competitors The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. Archery In the sixth appearance by Great Britain in modern Olympic archery, the men's team won a bronze medal and Simon Terry added another individual bronze. Alison Williamson added another top eight finish. Men Women Athletics Men Track Field Combined Women Track Field Combined Badminton Men Women Boxing Great Britain's sent 10 boxers to the Games. The squad included Adrian Dodson who had previously competed for Guyana at the 1988 Games under the name Adrian Carew. Four British boxers were knocked out in the first round of competition, two were knocked out in the second round and three lost in the quarter finals. Robin Reid, a 21-year-old bookmaker's cashier nicknamed 'The Grim Reaper', won the only medal, a bronze in the light middleweight division after he was beaten in the semi-final by Orhan Delibaş. Key: KO-x = Knock-out-in round x PTS = Overall jury points RSC = Referee stopped contest RSCH = Referee stopped contest due to head injury Canoeing Slalom Sprint Cycling Sixteen cyclists, thirteen men and three women, represented Great Britain in 1992. Chris Boardman won gold in the individual pursuit. Road Men Women Track Diving Four British divers competed at the Games; Naomi Bishop in the women's 3 m individual springboard; Hayley Allen and Lesley Ward in the women's 10 m platform; and Robert 'Bob' Morgan in both the men's 3 m individual springboard and 10 m platform. Morgan achieved the squad's best result finishing 5th in the 10 m platform, an event in which he had won the European bronze medal in 1991 and gold at the 1990 Commonwealth Games. Men Women Equestrian Dressage Eventing Jumping Fencing 15 fencers, 10 men and 5 women represented Great Britain in 1992. Men Women Gymnastics Artistic Men Women Rhythmic The women's individual all-around was the only rhythmic gymnastics event at the 1992 Olympics. Britain entered two athletes neither of whom made the final. Hockey Men Manager: Bernie Cotton Women Head coach: Dennis Hay Judo Britain sent 14 judokas to Barcelona, seven men and seven women. Men Women Modern pentathlon Three modern pentathletes represented Britain at the Games, all were men and contested both the individual and team events. Women's events in the sport were not introduced to the Olympics until Sydney in 2000. Rowing Men Women Sailing Shooting Swimming Men's 50 m freestyle Mark Foster Heat – 22.72 Final – 22.52 (→ 6th place) Mike Fibbens Heat – 23.27 (→ did not advance, 19th place) Men's 100 m freestyle Mike Fibbens Heat – 50.93 (→ did not advance, 21st place) Paul Howe Heat – 51.12 (→ did not advance, 24th place) Men's 200 m freestyle Paul Palmer Heat – 1:49.21 B-Final – 1:48.92 (→ 9th place) Paul Howe Heat – 1:49.86 B-Final – 1:50.15 (→ 13th place) Men's 400 m freestyle Paul Palmer Heat – 3:51.93 B-Final – 3:51.60 (→ 10th place) Stephen Akers Heat – 3:58.99 (→ did not advance, 28th place) Men's 1500 m freestyle Ian Wilson Heat – 15:15.37 Final – 15:13.35 (→ 5th place) Stephen Akers Heat – 15:46.48 (→ did not advance, 19th place) Men's 100 m backstroke Martin Harris Heat – 57.57 (→ did not advance, 24th place) Adam Ruckwood Heat – 57.75 (→ did not advance, 30th place) Men's 200 m backstroke Adam Ruckwood Heat – 2:03.54 (→ did not advance, 24th place) Matthew O'Connor Heat – 2:05.94 (→ did not advance, 32nd place) Men's 100 m breaststroke Nick Gillingham Heat – 1:01.81 Final – 1:02.32 (→ 7th place) Adrian Moorhouse Heat – 1:02.09 Final – 1:02.33 (→ 8th place) Men's 200 m breaststroke Nick Gillingham Heat – 2:13.42 Final – 2:11.29 (→ Bronze Medal) Jason Hender Heat – 2:23.10 (→ did not advance, 35th place) Men's 100 m butterfly Richard Leishman Heat – 54.96 (→ did not advance, 19th place) Simon Wainwright Heat – 56.53 (→ did not advance, 41st place) Men's 200 m butterfly Simon Wainwright Heat – 2:01.53 (→ did not advance, 22nd place) Men's 200 m individual medley John Davey Heat – 2:05.07 (→ did not advance, 18th place) Andy Rolley Heat – 2:09.22 (→ did not advance, 36th place) Men's 400 m individual medley Andy Rolley Heat – 4:32.82 (→ did not advance, 25th place) Men's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay Mike Fibbens, Mark Foster, Paul Howe, and Roland Lee Heat – 3:21.41 Final – 3:21.75 (→ 7th place) Men's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay Paul Palmer, Steven Mellor, Stephen Akers, and Paul Howe Heat – 7:23.10 Paul Palmer, Paul Howe, Stephen Akers, and Steven Mellor Final – 7:22.57 (→ 6th place) Men's 4 × 100 m medley relay Martin Harris, Nick Gillingham, Richard Leishman, and Roland Lee Heat – 3:43.96 (→ did not advance, 9th place) Women's 50 m freestyle Karen Pickering Heat – 26.78 (→ did not advance, 24th place) Alison Sheppard Heat – 26.90 (→ did not advance, 27th place) Women's 100 m freestyle Karen Pickering Heat – 57.17 (→ did not advance, 17th place) Alison Sheppard Heat – 58.83 (→ did not advance, 31st place) Women's 200 m freestyle Karen Pickering Heat – 2:01.09 B-Final – 2:00.33 (→ 10th place) Women's 400 m freestyle Samantha Foggo Heat – 4:22.26 (→ did not advance, 19th place) Elizabeth Arnold Heat – 4:25.55 (→ did not advance, 25th place) Women's 800 m freestyle Samantha Foggo Heat – 8:50.17 (→ did not advance, 13th place) Elizabeth Arnold Heat – 8:56.04 (→ did not advance, 17th place) Women's 100 m backstroke Joanne Deakins Heat – 1:04.38 (→ did not advance, 19th place) Kathy Read Heat – 1:04.97 (→ did not advance, 24th place) Women's 200 m backstroke Joanne Deakins Heat – 2:14.34 B-Final – 2:13.91 (→ 10th place) Kathy Read Heat – 2:17.15 (→ did not advance, 21st place) Women's 100 m breaststroke Susannah Brownsdon Heat – 1:13.24 (→ did not advance, 23rd place) Jaime King Heat – 1:13.32 (→ did not advance, 24th place) Women's 200 m breaststroke Susannah Brownsdon Heat – 2:35.28 (→ did not advance, 21st place) Jaime King Heat – 2:44.49 (→ did not advance, 33rd place) Women's 100 m butterfly Madelaine Campbell Heat – 1:02.43 (→ did not advance, 20th place) Samantha Purvis Heat – 1:02.94 (→ did not advance, 28th place) Women's 200 m butterfly Samantha Purvis Heat – 2:15.04 B-Final – 2:14.47 (→ 13th place) Helen Slatter Heat – 2:20.45 (→ did not advance, 24th place) Women's .... 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