Where did the 1992 Summer Olympics take place?
1992 Summer Olympics. Part of a series on. The 1992 Summer Olympic Games (Spanish: Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992; Catalan: Jocs Olímpics d’estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event celebrated in Barcelona, Spain from 25 July to 9 August 1992.
Who was in the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona?
Communism was wiped out in the Soviet Union and the USSR was divided into 15 separate countries. At the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, the independent teams of Estonia and Latvia made their first apparition since 1936, and Lithuania sent its first team since 1928.
Who was in the opening ceremony of the 1992 Olympics?
At the opening ceremony, Greek mezzo-soprano Agnes Baltsa sang “Romiossini” as the Olympic flag was paraded around the stadium. Alfredo Kraus later sang the Olympic Hymn in Catalan, Spanish and French, as the flag was hoisted. The Olympic cauldron was ignited using a flaming arrow, lit from the flame of the Olympic torch.
How many gold medals did the United States win in the 1992 Olympics?
The Unified Team (ex- USSR countries that competed together because the Soviet Union broke up several months before the start of the Games) won the most medals overall (112), as well as the most gold medals (45), edging the United States team that won 108 total and 37 gold medals respectively.
Why was baseball dropped from the 1992 Olympics?
The IOC cited the absence of the best players as the main reason for baseball being dropped from the Olympic program. Twenty cyclists represented the United States in 1992. Erin Hartwell won bronze in the men’s 1 km time trial and Rebecca Twigg won bronze in the women’s individual pursuit. 16 fencers represented the United States in 1992.