| Great Britain at the 1992 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | GBR |
| NOC | British Olympic Association |
| inBarcelona | |
| Competitors | 371 (229 men and 142 women)[1] in 23 sports |
| Flag bearers | Steve Redgrave (opening) Linford Christie (closing) |
| Medals Ranked 13th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
| 1906 Intercalated Games | |
Great Britain, represented by theBritish Olympic Association (BOA), competed at the1992 Summer Olympics inBarcelona, Spain. British athletes have competed in everySummer 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 theMontreal Games in 1976. ArcherSimon Terry and hurdlersSally Gunnell andKriss Akabusi each won two medals.
The following British athletes won medals at the Games.[1] In the 'by discipline' sections below, medallists' names areemboldened.
| Discipline |  |  |  | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| Rowing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Cycling | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Judo | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Canoeing | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Archery | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Boxing | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Field hockey | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sailing | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Swimming | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 5 | 3 | 12 | 20 |
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.[2]
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Archery | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Athletics | 52 | 39 | 91 |
| Badminton | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| Boxing | 10 | – | 10 |
| Canoeing | 18 | 7 | 25 |
| Cycling | 13 | 3 | 16 |
| Diving | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Equestrian | 8 | 4 | 12 |
| Fencing | 10 | 5 | 15 |
| Field hockey | 15 | 16 | 31 |
| Gymnastics | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| Judo | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| Modern pentathlon | 3 | – | 3 |
| Rowing | 28 | 18 | 46 |
| Sailing | 13 | 4 | 17 |
| Shooting | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| Swimming | 18 | 12 | 30 |
| Synchronized swimming | – | 3 | 3 |
| Table tennis | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Tennis | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Weightlifting | 6 | – | 6 |
| Wrestling | 1 | – | 1 |
| Total | 229 | 142 | 371 |
In the sixth appearance by Great Britain in modern Olympic archery, the men's team won a bronze medal andSimon Terry added another individual bronze.Alison Williamson added another top eight finish.
| Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semi-finals | Bronze medal finals | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Seed | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Steven Hallard | Individual | 1285 | 23 |  Gammelgaard (DEN)W 103–98 |  Grov (NOR)L 99–104 | Did not advance | 13 | ||
| Richard Priestman | Individual | 1257 | 41 | Did not advance | 41 | ||||
| Simon Terry | Individual | 1291 | 20 |  Anchondo (MEX)W 105–94 |  Yesheyev (EUN)W 104–102 |  Barrs (USA)W 108–108 |  Chung (KOR)L 102–108 | Grov (NOR) W 109–103 | |
| Steven Hallard, Richard Priestman, Simon Terry | Team | 3833 | 6 | N/A |  Germany (GER)W 233–231 |  Australia (AUS)W 242–236 |  Spain (ESP)L 234–236 |  France (FRA)W 233–231 | |
| Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semi-finals | Finals | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Seed | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Joanne Edens | Individual | 1264 | 36 | Did not advance | 36 | ||||
| Sylvia Harris | Individual | 1230 | 46 | Did not advance | 46 | ||||
| Alison Williamson | Individual | 1223 | 8 |  Verstegen (NED)W 107–100 | Bonal (FRA) L 107–108 | Did not advance | 8 | ||
| Joanne Edens, Sylvia Harris, Alison Williamson | Team | 3817 | 9 | N/A |  Sweden (SWE)L 229–239 | Did not advance | 13 | ||
Men
Track
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarter Final | Semi Final | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Marcus Adam | 100 metres | 10.57 | 2Q | 10.35 | 5 | did not advance | |||
| Linford Christie | 10.48 | 1Q | 10.07 | 1Q | 10.00 | 2Q | 9.96 |  | |
| Marcus Adam | 200 metres | 20.62 | 1Q | 20.43 | 1Q | 20.63 | 4Q | 20.80 | 8 |
| Linford Christie | 21.23 | 2Q | 20.52 | 3Q | 20.38 | 5 | did not advance | ||
| John Regis | 20.63 | 1Q | 20.16 | 2Q | 20.09 | 2Q | 20.55 | 5 | |
| Roger Black | 400 metres | 45.94 | 2Q | 45.28 | 3Q | 44.72 | 5 | did not advance | |
| David Grindley | 45.79 | 2Q | 44.91 | 2Q | 44.47 | 4Q | 44.75 | 6 | |
| Derek Redmond | 45.03 | 1Q | 45.02 | 1Q | DNF | — | did not advance | ||
| Steve Heard | 800 metres | 1:46.42 | 1Q | — | 1:46.19 | 6 | did not advance | ||
| Tom McKean | 1:47.85 | 1Q | — | 1:48.77 | 4 | did not advance | |||
| Curtis Robb | 1:46.16 | 1Q | — | 1:45.25 | 1Q | 1:45.57 | 6 | ||
| Steve Crabb | 1500 metres | 3:41.00 | 9 | — | did not advance | ||||
| Kevin McKay | 3:37.39 | 5Q | — | 3:40.80 | 10 | did not advance | |||
| Matthew Yates | 3:38.73 | 5Q | — | 3:40.53 | 12 | did not advance | |||
| Jack Buckner | 5000 metres | 13:37.14 | 5 | — | did not advance | ||||
| Rob Denmark | 13:22.41 | 2Q | — | 13:27.76 | 7 | ||||
| Ian Hamer | 13:40.20 | 5 | — | did not advance | |||||
| Paul Evans | 10,000 metres | 28:15.70 | 3Q | — | 28:29.83 | 11 | |||
| Eamonn Martin | 29:35.65 | 19 | — | did not advance | |||||
| Richard Nerurkar | 28:24.35 | 3Q | — | 28:48.48 | 17 | ||||
| Colin Jackson | 110 metres hurdles | 13.10 | 1Q | 13.57 | 2Q | 13.19 | 2Q | 13.46 | 7 |
| Tony Jarrett | 13.31 | 1Q | 13.43 | 2Q | 13.29 | 3Q | 13.26 | 4 | |
| Hugh Teape | 13.68 | 2Q | 13.50 | 5 q | 13.60 | 4Q | 14.00 | 8 | |
| Kriss Akabusi | 400 metres hurdles | 48.98 | 1Q | — | 48.01 | 1Q | 47.82 |  | |
| Max Robertson | DNF | — | — | did not advance | |||||
| Tom Buckner | 3000 metres steeplechase | 8:28.36 | 5Q | — | 8:32.89 | 8 | did not advance | ||
| Tom Hanlon | 8:27.46 | 2Q | — | 8:26.91 | 5Q | 8:18.14 | 6 | ||
| Colin Walker | 8:29.34 | 3Q | — | 8:34.82 | 8 | did not advance | |||
| Marcus Adam Tony Jarrett John Regis Linford Christie | 4 x 100 metres relay | 38.64 | 2Q | — | 38.08 | 4 | |||
| Roger Black David Grindley Kriss Akabusi John Regis Du'aine Ladejo* Mark Richardson* | 4 x 400 metres relay | 3:01.20 | 2Q | — | 2:59.73 | | |||
| Steve Brace | Marathon | — | 2:17:49 | 27 | |||||
| Paul Davies-Hale | — | 2:21:15 | 33 | ||||||
| Dave Long | — | 2:20:51 | 31 | ||||||
| Chris Maddocks | 20 kilometres walk | — | 1:28:45 | 16 | |||||
| Andrew Penn | — | 1:31:40 | 23 | ||||||
| Martin Rush | — | 1:31:56 | 24 | ||||||
| Paul Blagg | 50 kilometres walk | — | 4:23:10 | 30 | |||||
| Les Morton | — | 4:09:34 | 21 | ||||||
Field
| Athlete | Event | Qualifying | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark | Rank | Mark | Rank | ||
| Dalton Grant | high jump | 2.15 | 29 | did not advance | |
| Brendan Reilly | 2.23 | 16 | did not advance | ||
| Steve Smith | 2.29 | 2Q | 2.24 | 12 | |
| Mike Edwards | pole vault | 5.20 | 26 | did not advance | |
| Mark Forsythe | long jump | 7.71 | 22 | did not advance | |
| Francis Agyepong | triple jump | 16.55 | 18 | did not advance | |
| Jonathan Edwards | 15.76 | 35 | did not advance | ||
| Julian Golley | 16.18 | 26 | did not advance | ||
| Paul Edwards | shot put | 19.03 | 15 | did not advance | |
| Simon Williams | discus throw | 53.12 | 28 | did not advance | |
| Paul Head | hammer throw | 69.58 | 23 | did not advance | |
| Steve Backley | javelin throw | 80.76 | 2Q | 83.38 | |
| Nigel Bevan | 72.78 | 13 | did not advance | ||
| Mick Hill | 79.66 | 5Q | 75.50 | 11 | |
Combined
| Athlete | Event | 100m | LJ | SP | HJ | 400m | 110m H | D | PV | J | 1500m | Points | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Bigham | Decathlon | 11.14 | 7.26 | 12.56 | 1.94 | 47.73 | 14.94 | 37.42 | 4.50 | 60.52 | 4:27.42 | 7754 | 18 |
Women
Track
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarter Final | Semi Final | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Stephi Douglas | 100 metres | 11.65 | 3Q | 11.77 | 8 | did not advance | |||
| Simmone Jacobs | 200 metres | 23.90 | 4Q | 23.61 | 7 | did not advance | |||
| Jennifer Stoute | 23.15 | 2Q | 22.73 | 4Q | 23.01 | 6 | did not advance | ||
| Sandra Douglas | 400 metres | 52.91 | 3Q | 51.41 | 4Q | 51.96 | 6 | did not advance | |
| Lorraine Hanson | 52.66 | 4Q | 53.60 | 6 | did not advance | ||||
| Phylis Smith | 53.59 | 1Q | 51.32 | 1Q | 50.40 | 4Q | 50.87 | 8 | |
| Lorraine Baker | 800 metres | 2:00.50 | 4 q | — | 2:02.17 | 7 | did not advance | ||
| Diane Edwards | 2:00.39 | 3 q | — | 2:04.32 | 7 | did not advance | |||
| Paula Fryer | 2:02.72 | 5 | — | did not advance | |||||
| Maxine Newman | 1500 metres | 4:15.16 | 8 | — | did not advance | ||||
| Kirsty Wade | 4:08.30 | 8Q | — | 4:11.36 | 9 | did not advance | |||
| Ann Williams | DQ | — | — | did not advance | |||||
| Yvonne Murray | 3000 metres | 8:51.16 | 2Q | — | 8:55.85 | 8 | |||
| Alison Wyeth | 8:43.93 | 4 q | — | 9:00.23 | 9 | ||||
| Lisa York | 8:47.71 | 4 | — | did not advance | |||||
| Jill Hunter | 10,000 metres | 32:18.34 | 4Q | — | 31:46.49 | 10 | |||
| Liz McColgan | 32:07.25 | 3Q | — | 31:26.11 | 5 | ||||
| Andrea Wallace | 34:29.47 | 22 | — | did not advance | |||||
| Jacqui Agyepong | 100 metres hurdles | 13.25 | 4Q | 13.36 | 7 | did not advance | |||
| Kay Morley-Brown | 13.44 | 6 | did not advance | ||||||
| Lesley-Ann Skeete | 13.42 | 6 | did not advance | ||||||
| Louise Fraser | 400 metres hurdles | 57.49 | 5 | — | did not advance | ||||
| Sally Gunnell | 54.98 | 1Q | — | 53.78 | 1Q | 53.23 | | ||
| Gowry Retchakan | 55.62 | 3Q | — | 54.63 | 5 | did not advance | |||
| Phylis Smith Sandra Douglas Jennifer Stoute Sally Gunnell | 4 x 400 metres relay | 3:25.20 | 2Q | — | 3:24.23 | | |||
| Sally Eastall | Marathon | — | 2:41:20 | 13 | |||||
| Sally Ellis | — | 2:54:41 | 27 | ||||||
| Véronique Marot | — | 2:42:55 | 16 | ||||||
| Lisa Langford | 10 kilometres walk | — | 51:44 | 35 | |||||
| Vicky Lupton | — | DQ | — | ||||||
| Betty Sworowski | — | 50:14 | 32 | ||||||
Field
| Athlete | Event | Qualifying | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark | Rank | Mark | Rank | ||
| Jo Jennings | high jump | 1.86 | 30 | did not advance | |
| Debbie Marti | 1.92 | 1Q | 1.91 | 9 | |
| Oluyinka Idowu | long jump | 6.29 | 23 | did not advance | |
| Fiona May | NM | — | did not advance | ||
| Joanne Wise | 5.87 | 29 | did not advance | ||
| Myrtle Augee | shot put | 16.53 | 7 | did not advance | |
| Jackie McKernan | discus throw | 51.94 | 14 | did not advance | |
| Tessa Sanderson | javelin throw | 60.70 | 4Q | 63.58 | 4 |
Combined
| Athlete | Event | 100m H | HJ | SP | 200m | LJ | J | 800m | Points | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clova Court | Heptathlon | 13.48 | 1.58 | 13.85 | 23.95 | 6.10 | 52.12 | 2:31.21 | 5994 | 19 |
Men
| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Quarterfinals | Semi-finals | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Darren Hall | Men's singles |  Humble (CAN)W 15-6 15-4 |  Zhao (CHN)L 6-15 9-15 | Did not advance | ||||
| Anders Nielsen |  Kukasemkij (THA)L 18-16 12-15 16-17 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Andy Goode Chris Hunt | Men's doubles |  Machida &Miya (JPN) W 15-10 9-15 15-12 | Lee & Shon (KOR) L 2-15 15-7 4-15 | N/A | Did not advance | |||
| Nick Ponting Dave Wright | Frey & Kuhl (GER) W 15-7 15-9 |  Mainaky &Subagja (INA) L 3-15 9-15 | N/A | Did not advance | ||||
Women
| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Quarterfinals | Semi-finals | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Joanne Muggeridge | Women's singles | Mol (FRA) W 11-5 11-7 |  Bisht (IND)W 11-7 11-8 | Huang (CHN) L 3-11 2-11 | Did not advance | |||
| Helen Troke | Bye | Tang (CHN) L 3-11 1-11 | Did not advance | |||||
| Julie Bradbury Gillian Clark | Women's doubles | Sulistianingsih & Tendean (INA) W 15-10 4-15 17-15 | Schmidt & Ubben (GER) W 18-15 15-5 | N/A | Hwang & Chung (KOR) L 5-15 5-15 | Did not advance | ||
| Gillian Gowers Sara Sankey | Delvingt & Mol (FRA) W 15-10 9-15 15-12 | C. Bengtsson & M. Bengtsson (SWE) L 8-15 8-15 | N/A | Did not advance | ||||
Great Britain's sent 10 boxers to the Games.[1] The squad includedAdrian Dodson who had previously competed forGuyana at the 1988 Games under the name Adrian Carew.[3][4] 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 byOrhan Delibaş.[5]
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semi-finals | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Paul Ingle | Light flyweight |  Baba (GHA)W 9–7 |  Choi (PRK)L 12–13 | did not advance | |||
| Rowan Williams | Flyweight | Bye | Ahialey (GHA) W 11–3 |  Velasco (PHI)L 6–7 | did not advance | ||
| Brian Carr | Featherweight | Reyes (ESP) L 10–22 | did not advance | ||||
| Robert Clarke | Lightweight | Irwin (CAN) L RSCH | did not advance | ||||
| Peter Richardson | Light welterweight | Forrest (USA) W 14–3 |  Altankhuyag (MGL)W 21–4 |  Doroftei (ROM)L 20–7 | did not advance | ||
| Adrian Dodson | Welterweight | Kawakami (JPN) W RSC-3 | Vaştag (ROM) L 5–6 | did not advance | |||
| Robin Reid | Light middleweight |  Thomas (BAH)W KO-1 |  Maleckis (LTU)W 10–3 | Klemetsen (NOR) W 20–10 | Delibaş (NED) L 3–8 | Did not advance | |
| Mark Edwards | Middleweight | Byrd (USA) L 3–21 | did not advance | ||||
| Stephen Wilson | Light heavyweight | Bye |  Masoe (ASA)W 12–3 | Zaulichniy (EUN) L 0–13 | did not advance | ||
| Paul Lawson | Heavyweight | Nicholson (USA) L 2–10 | did not advance | ||||
Key:
Slalom
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Score | Score | |||
| Gareth Marriott | Men's slalom C-1 | 126.13 | 113.69 | 113.69 |  |
| Chris Arrowsmith Paul Brain | Men's slalom C-2 | 174.50 | 211.89 | 174.50 | 17 |
| Andrew Clough Iain Clough | 140.56 | 135.82 | 135.82 | 12 | |
| Richard Fox | Men's slalom K-1 | 119.73 | 108.85 | 108.85 | 4 |
| Melvyn Jones | 110.40 | 130.70 | 110.40 | 7 | |
| Ian Raspin | 116.91 | 115.52 | 115.52 | 20 | |
| Rachel Fox | Women's slalom K-1 | 148.82 | 147.64 | 147.64 | 16 |
| Karen Like | 148.34 | 142.26 | 142.26 | 13 | |
| Lynn Simpson | 140.38 | 144.24 | 140.38 | 10 |
Sprint
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Repechage | Semi Final | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Eric Jamieson | Men's C-1 500 metres | 1:54.80 | 2 Q | — | 1:55.90 | 3 Q | — | DSQ | |
| Andrew Train | Men's C-1 1000 metres | 4:07.44 | 2 Q | — | 4:09.94 | 4 Q | 4:12.58 | 6 | |
| Andrew Train Stephen Train | Men's C-2 1000 metres | 3:40.13 | 5 q | N/A | 3:46.36 | 3 | did not advance | ||
| Simon Parsons | Men's K-1 500 metres | 1:47.50 | 7 R | 1:46.32 | 5 | did not advance | |||
| Graham Burns | Men's K-1 1000 metres | 3:43.84 | 4 R | 3:38.48 | 4 | did not advance | |||
| Ivan Lawler Grayson Bourne | Men's K-2 500 metres | 1:36.00 | 5 R | 1:33.96 | 3 Q | 1:32.38 | 7 | did not advance | |
| James Block Reuben Burgess | Men's K-2 1000 metres | 3:24.16 | 5 R | 3:19.78 | 3 Q | 3:23.77 | 9 | did not advance | |
| Alison Thorogood | Women's K-1 500 metres | 1:57.63 | 4 | N/A | did not advance | ||||
| Hilary Dresser Andrea Dallaway Alison Thorogood Sandra Troop | Women's K-4 500 metres | 1:40.22 | 7 q | N/A | 1:41.24 | 5 | did not advance | ||
Sixteen cyclists, thirteen men and three women, represented Great Britain in 1992.Chris Boardman won gold in the individual pursuit.
Men
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Cook | Men's road race | 4:35.56 | 60 |
| Simeon Hempsall | 4:35.56 | 36 | |
| Matthew Stephens | 4:35.56 | 61 | |
| Gary Dighton Stephen Farrell Matt Illingworth Peter Longbottom | Men's team time trial | 2:12:14 | 14 |
Women
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sally Hodge | Women's road race | 2:05.03 | 24 |
| Louise Jones | 2:08.13 | 40 | |
| Marie Purvis | 2:.14.10 | 45 |
| Athlete | Event | Semi Final | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Simon Lillistone | Men's points race | 9 | 1 Q | 5 | 18 |
| Athlete | Event | Qualifying | Quarter Final | Semi Final | Final | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Opponent Result | Opponent Result | Opponent Result | |||
| Chris Boardman | Men's individual pursuit | 4:27.357 WR | 1 Q | Petersen (DEN) Won 4:24.496 WR | Kingsland (AUS) Won 4:29.332 | Lehmann (GER) Won | |
| Chris Boardman Paul Jennings Bryan Steel Glen Sword | Men's team pursuit | 4:19.126 | 5 Q | Denmark (DEN) Lost 4:14.350 | Did not advance | ||
| Athlete | Event | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| Anthony Stirrat | Men's track time trial | 1:06.522 | 14 |
Four British divers competed at the Games;Naomi Bishop in the women's 3 m individual springboard;Hayley Allen andLesley Ward in the women's 10 m platform; andRobert '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 theEuropean bronze medal in 1991 and gold at the1990 Commonwealth Games.[6]
| Athlete | Events | Preliminary | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Bob Morgan (diver) | 3 m individual springboard | 366.66 | 15 | Did not advance | 15 |
| 10 m platform | 384.09 | 11Q | 568.59 | 5 | |
| Athlete | Events | Preliminary | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Naomi Bishop | 3 m individual springboard | 261.81 | 19 | Did not advance | 19 |
| Hayley Allen | 10 m platform | 292.77 | 8Q | 317.85 | 12 |
| Lesley Ward | 242.16 | 25 | Did not advance | 25 | |
Dressage
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Grand Prix | Special | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | |||
| Emile Faurie | Virtu | Individual dressage | 1513 | 21 | Did not advance | |
| Laura Fry | Quarryman | 1486 | 29 | Did not advance | ||
| Carl Hester | Giorgione | 1523 | 17 Q | 1254 | 16 | |
| Carol Parsons | Vashkar | 1468 | 33 | Did not advance | ||
| Emile Faurie Laura Fry Carl Hester Carol Parsons | See above | Team dressage | 4522 | 7 | — | |
Eventing
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Dressage | Endurance | Jumping | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Stark | Murphy Himself | Individual eventing | 44.20 | 36.40 | DNS | — | — |
| Karen Straker | Get Smart | 44.60 | 42.80 | 5.00 | 92.40 | 6 | |
| Mary Thomson | King William | 47.20 | 33.20 | 25.00 | 105.40 | 9 | |
| Richard Walker | Jacana | 58.00 | 150.80 | 0.00 | 208.80 | 55 | |
| Ian Stark Karen Straker Mary Thomson Richard Walker | See above | Team eventing | — | 406.60 | 6 | ||
Jumping
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Qualifying | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | |||
| Tim Grubb | Denizen | Individual jumping | 181.00 | 12 Q | DNF | — |
| Nick Skelton | Dollar Girl | 56.00 | 70 | Did not advance | ||
| John Whitaker | Milton | 155.00 | 28 Q | 19.25 | 14 | |
| Michael Whitaker | Monsanta | 143.00 | 37 Q | 20 | 15 | |
| Geoff Billington Nick Skelton John Whitaker Michael Whitaker | It's Otto Show Time Two Step Welham | Team jumping | — | 7 | ||
15 fencers, 10 men and 5 women represented Great Britain in 1992.
Men
| Athlete | Event | Group | Elimination | Repechage | Final | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Won | Lost | Rank | Won | Lost | Rank | Won | Lost | Rank | Won | Lost | Rank | ||
| Steven Paul | Men's épée | 2 | 3 | 5 | Did not advance | ||||||||
| Jonathan Davis | Men's foil | 4 | 2 | 2 Q | 1 | 1 | 10 R | 0 | 1 | — | Did not advance | ||
| Bill Gosbee | 2 | 3 | 5 Q | 2 | 1 | 15 R | 0 | 1 | — | Did not advance | |||
| Donnie McKenzie | 2 | 3 | 6 Q | 1 | 2 | — | Did not advance | ||||||
| Tony Bartlett Jonathan Davis Bill Gosbee Donnie McKenzie | Men's team foil | 0 | 2 | 3 | — | Did not advance | |||||||
| Gary Fletcher | Men's sabre | 2 | 3 | 4 Q | 0 | 1 | — | Did not advance | |||||
| Ian Williams | 2 | 3 | 4 Q | 0 | 2 | — | Did not advance | ||||||
| Kirk Zavieh | 2 | 2 | 4 Q | 0 | 2 | — | Did not advance | ||||||
| Gary Fletcher Ian Williams James Williams Kirk Zavieh Amin Zahir | Men's team sabre | 0 | 2 | 3 | — | Did not advance | |||||||
Women
| Athlete | Event | Group | Elimination | Repechage | Final | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Won | Lost | Rank | Won | Lost | Rank | Won | Lost | Rank | Won | Lost | Rank | ||
| Julia Bracewell | Women's foil | 1 | 5 | 6 | Did not advance | ||||||||
| Fiona McIntosh | 2 | 3 | 5 Q | 4 | 0 | 4 Q | — | 0 | 1 | — | |||
| Linda Strachan | 1 | 4 | 6 | Did not advance | |||||||||
| Julia Bracewell Amanda Ferguson Fiona McIntosh Sarah Mawby Linda Strachan | Women's team foil | 0 | 2 | 3 | — | Did not advance | |||||||
| Athlete | Event | Apparatus | Qualification | Final | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vault (rank) | Floor (rank) | Pommel horse (rank) | Rings (rank) | Parallel bars (rank) | Horizontal bar (rank) | Total | Rank | Total | Rank | ||
| Terry Bartlett | All-around | 18.600 (74T) | 18.975 (47T) | 16.625 (90) | 18. (79) | 18.650 (67T) | 18.925 (53T) | 110.275 | 82 | did not advance | |
| Paul Bowler | All-around | 18.825 (55T) | 9.525 (90) | 9.000 (92) | 9.550 (92) | 9.150 (93) | 9.450 (92) | 65.500 | 92 | did not advance | |
| Marvin Campbell | All-around | 18.450 (87T) | 18.525 (77T) | 17.200 (89) | 18.450 (82) | 17.200 (91) | 17.150 (91) | 106.975 | 88 | did not advance | |
| David Cox | All-around | 18.675 (67T) | 18.550 (75T) | 18.275 (84T) | 17.575 (87) | 17.600 (89) | 18.200 (83T) | 108.875 | 85 | did not advance | |
| James May | All-around | 19.175 (11T) | 19.025 (40T) | 19.025 (45T) | 18.700 (59T) | 18.900 (46T) | 18.400 (79) | 113.225 | 49Q | 56.350 | 33T |
| Neil Thomas | All-around | 19.175 (11T) | 19.350 (13T) | 19.175 (32T) | 19.025 (31T) | 18.925 (43T) | 19.025 (46T) | 57.050Q | 20T | 114.675 | 29 |
| Terry Bartlett, Paul Bowler, Marvin Campbell, David Cox, James May, Neil Thomas | Team | n/a | 558.100 | 12 | |||||||
| Athlete | Event | Apparatus | Qualification | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vault (rank) | Floor (rank) | Uneven Bars (rank) | Balance Beam (rank) | Total | Rank | Total | Rank | ||
| Sarah Mercer | All-around | 19.449 (60) | 19.125 (66) | 19.237 (60) | 18.574 (78) | 76.385 | 67 | did not advance | |
| Rowena Roberts | All-around | 19.174 (85) | 18.987 (74T) | 18.612 (84) | 18.562 (79) | 75.335 | 85 | did not advance | |
Thewomen's individual all-around was the only rhythmic gymnastics event at the 1992 Olympics. Britain entered two athletes neither of whom made the final.
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rope | Hoop | Clubs | Ball | Total | Rank | Rope | Hoop | Clubs | Ball | Total | Rank | ||
| Viva Seifert | Individual | 8.950 | 9.150 | 8.650 | 9.025 | 35.775 | 29 | did not advance | 29 | ||||
| Deborah Southwick | 9.200 | 8.850 | 9.025 | 9.075 | 36.150 | 22 | did not advance | 22 | |||||
| Squad list | Preliminary round | Classification round | Fifth place match | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | |
| From: ( 1.)Sean Rowlands (gk) ( 2.)David Luckes (gk) ( 3.)Stephen Martin ( 4.)Paul Bolland ( 5.)Simon Nicklin ( 6.)Jon Potter ( 7.)Jason Laslett ( 8.)Rob Hill ( 9.)Stephen Batchelor (10.)Russell Garcia (11.)John Shaw (12.)Robert Thompson (13.)Sean Kerly (14.)Robert Clift (c) (15.)Jason Lee (16.)Donald Williams |  EgyptW 2–0 | 3 |  New ZealandW 3–2 | Spain L 1–2 | 6 |
| Germany L 0–2 | |||||
| India W 3–1 | |||||
 ArgentinaW 2–1 | |||||
| Australia L 0–6 | |||||
| Squad list | Preliminary round | Semi-final | Bronze medal match | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | |
| From: ( 1.)Joanne Thompson (gk) ( 2.)Helen Morgan (gk) ( 3.)Lisa Bayliss ( 4.)Karen Brown ( 5.)Mary Nevill (c) ( 6.)Jill Atkins ( 7.)Vickey Dixon ( 8.)Wendy Fraser ( 9.)Sandy Lister (10.)Jane Sixsmith (11.)Alison Ramsay (12.)Jackie McWilliams (13.)Tammy Miller (14.)Mandy Nicholls (15.)Kathryn Johnson (16.)Susan Fraser | Netherlands L 1–2 | 3 | Germany L 1–2 | South Korea W 4–3 aet | |
| South Korea W 3–1 | |||||
| New Zealand W 3–2 | |||||
Britain sent 14judokas to Barcelona, seven men and seven women.[1]
Men
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semi-finals | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | |||
| Nigel Donohue | Men's 60 kg | Bye | Sotillo (ESP) W | Battulga (MGL) L | did not advance | ||||
| Ian Freeman | Men's 65 kg | Bye | Morales (ARG) L | did not advance | |||||
| Billy Cusack | Men's 71 kg | Dahlin (SWE) W |  Kahy (LIB)W |  Smadja (ISR)L | did not advance | ||||
| Ryan Birch | Men's 78 kg | Bye |  Laats (BEL)L | Repechage Zsoldos (HUN)L | did not advance | ||||
| Densign White | Men's 86 kg | Bye |  Souffrant (HAI)W | Yang (KOR) L | did not advance | ||||
| Ray Stevens | Men's 95 kg | Bye |  Pertelson (EST)W | Ivan (ROU) W |  Salgado (CUB)W |  Nastula (POL)W | Kovács (HUN) L | | |
| Elvis Gordon | Men's +95 kg | N/A | Douillet (FRA) L | Repechage Stöhr (GER) W | Repechage Pérez (ESP) L | did not advance | |||
Women
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semi-finals | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Karen Briggs | Women's 48 kg | Lastrade (CAN) W | Erdenet-Od (MGL) W | Soler (ESP) W | Tani (JPN) L | Repechage Şenyurt (TUR)L | 4 |
| Sharon Rendle | Women's 52 kg |  Karagiannopoulou (GRE)W | Wikström (SWE) W | Muñoz (ESP) L | Repechage Mariani (ARG) W | Repechage Gal (NED) W | |
| Nicola Fairbrother | Women's 56 kg | Bye |  Eck (AUT)W | Arnaud (FRA) W | Flagothier (BEL) W | Blasco (ESP) L | |
| Diane Bell | Women's 61 kg | Olechnowicz (POL) W | Profanter (AUT) W | Gu (KOR) L | Repechage Zhang (CHN) L | did not advance | |
| Kate Howey | Women's 66 kg | Bye | Leng (CHN) W | Rakels (BEL) W | Revé (CUB) L | Repechage Lecat (FRA) W | |
| Josie Horton | Women's 72 kg | Bacher (USA) W |  André (BRA)W | Schüttenhelm (GER) W | Kim (KOR) L | Repechage Meignan (FRA) L | — |
| Sharon Lee | Women's +72 kg | Zhuang (CHN) L | Repechage Vicent (ESP) W | Repechage Gránitz (HUN) L | did not advance | ||
Three modern pentathletes represented Britain at the Games, all were men and contested both the individual and team events.[1] Women's events in the sport were not introduced to the Olympics untilSydney in 2000.[7]
| Athlete | Event | Shoot | Fence | Swim | Ride | Run | Total points | Rank | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Points | W/L | Points | Time | Points | Time | Time penalties | Obstacle penalties | Points | Time | Points | ||||
| Graham Brookhouse | Individual | 183 | 1015 | W32 | 762 | 3:16.1 | 1304 | 1:32.5 | 0 | 30 | 1070 | 13:28.3 | 1141 | 5292 | 8 |
| Dominic Mahoney | Individual | 175 | 895 | W34 | 796 | 3:36.5 | 1140 | 1:27.7 | 0 | 60 | 1040 | 13:21.5 | 1162 | 5033 | 36 |
| Richard Phelps | Individual | 177 | 925 | W42 | 932 | 3:15.3 | 1312 | 1:40.5 | 0 | 200 | 900 | 13:16.6 | 1177 | 5246 | 13 |
| Graham Brookhouse, Dominic Mahoney, Richard Phelps | Team | n/a | 2835 | n/a | 2490 | n/a | 3756 | n/a | 3010 | n/a | 3480 | 15571 | 6 | ||
Men
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Repechage | Semi Final | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Wade Hall-Craggs | single sculls | 7:11.58 | 2 R | 7:08.92 | 4 C/D | 7:09.94 | 4 C | 7:09.05 | 14 |
| Roger Brown Peter Haining Mike Harris Guy Pooley | quadruple sculls | 5:57.18 | 5 R | 6:00.52 | 5 C | — | 6:08.92 | 13 | |
| Matthew Pinsent Steve Redgrave | coxless pair | 6:36.53 | 1 Q | — | 6:31.13 | 1 A | 6:27.72 | | |
| Greg Searle Jonathon Searle Garry Herbert | coxed pair | 6:54.31 | 1 Q | — | 6:52.05 | 1 A | 6:49.83 | | |
| Salih Hassan Richard Stanhope John Garrett Gavin Stewart | coxless four | 6:23.73 | 4 R | 6:12.68 | 1 Q | 6:02.87 | 4 B | 6:05.00 | 7 |
| Peter Mulkerrins Simon Berrisford Nicholas Burfitt Terence Dillon John Deakin | coxed four | 6:27.95 | 3 R | 6:21.19 | 3 B | — | 6:12.60 | 9 | |
| Martin Cross Jim Walker Ben Hunt-Davis Jonny Singfield Rupert Obholzer Richard Phelps Stephen Turner Tim Foster Adrian Ellison | eight | 5:36.01 | 2 Q | — | 5:39.79 | 3 A | 5:39.92 | 6 | |
Women
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Repechage | Semi Final | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Patricia Reid | single sculls | 8:00.64 | 4 R | 7:59.53 | 2 Q | 7:44.36 | 6 B | 8:13.05 | 9 |
| Annabel Eyres Alison Gill | double sculls | 7:31.85 | 4 R | 7:20.97 | 1 Q | 7:03.89 | 3 A | 7:06.62 | 5 |
| Joanne Turvey Miriam Batten | coxless pair | 7:44.99 | 2 Q | — | 7:22.89 | 2 A | 7:17.28 | 5 | |
| Allison Barnett Kim Thomas Suzanne Kirk Gillian Lindsay | coxless four | 7:05.38 | 5 R | 6:59.75 | 4 B | — | 6:49.76 | 8 | |
| Fiona Freckleton Philippa Cross Dot Blackie Susan Smith Kate Grose Rachel Hirst Kareen Marwick Katharine Brownlow Alison Paterson | eight | 6:31.63 | 4 R | 6:18.99 | 5 B | — | 6:29.68 | 7 | |
| Sailor | Event | Total | After Discard | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barrie Edginton | Men's Lechner A-390 | 208.0 | 157.0 | 12 |
| Stuart Childerley | Men's Finn | 87.1 | 68.1 | 4 |
| Paul Brotherton Andrew Hemmings | Men's 470 | 120.4 | 76.4 | 6 |
| Penny Way | Women's Lechner A-390 | 130.4 | 99.4 | 6 |
| Shirley Robertson | Women's Europe | 95.7 | 73.7 | 9 |
| Debbie Jarvis Sue Carr | Women's 470 | 121.0 | 97.0 | 12 |
| Adrian Stead Peter Allam | Flying Dutchman | 133.0 | 107.0 | 15 |
| David Williams Ian Rhodes | Tornado | 119.0 | 90.0 | 10 |
| David Howlett Phil Lawrence | Star | 138.7 | 105.7 | 15 |
| Sailor | Event | Fleetrace | Matchrace | Semi Final | Final | Rank | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | After Discard | Rank | Points | Rank | Opponent Result | Opponent Result | |||
| Lawrie Smith Robert Cruickshank Ossie Stewart | Soling | 69.0 | 48.0 | 5 Q | 2 | 4 Q | United States (USA) L 0-2 | Bronze Medal Race Germany (GER) W 2-1 | |
| Athlete | Event | Qualifying | Semi Final | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | ||
| Nigel Wallace | Men's 10 metre air rifle | 579 | 37 | — | did not advance | ||
| Adrian Breton | Men's 25 metre rapid fire pistol | 571 | 28 | did not advance | |||
| Alister Allan | Men's 50 metre rifle prone | 588 | 43 | — | did not advance | ||
| Alister Allan | Men's 50 metre rifle three positions | 1140 | 38 | — | did not advance | ||
| David Chapman | Men's 10 metre running target | 547 | 22 | — | did not advance | ||
| Andrew Austin | Mixed skeet | 146 | 23 Q | 195 | 21 | did not advance | |
| Diane Le Grelle | 136 | 59 | did not advance | ||||
| Kevin Gill | Mixed trap | 141 | 25 | — | did not advance | ||
Men's 50 m freestyle
Men's 100 m freestyle
Men's 200 m freestyle
Men's 400 m freestyle
Men's 1500 m freestyle
Men's 100 m backstroke
Men's 200 m backstroke
Men's 100 m breaststroke
Men's 200 m breaststroke
Bronze Medal)Men's 100 m butterfly
Men's 200 m butterfly
Men's 200 m individual medley
Men's 400 m individual medley
Men's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay
Men's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay
Men's 4 × 100 m medley relay
Women's 50 m freestyle
Women's 100 m freestyle
Women's 200 m freestyle
Women's 400 m freestyle
Women's 800 m freestyle
Women's 100 m backstroke
Women's 200 m backstroke
Women's 100 m breaststroke
Women's 200 m breaststroke
Women's 100 m butterfly
Women's 200 m butterfly
Women's 200 m individual medley
Women's 400 m individual medley
Women's 4 × 100 m medley relay
Three synchronised swimmers represented Great Britain in 1992.
| Athlete | Event | Figures | Qualifying | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | ||
| Natasha Haynes | Solo | 84.495 | 27 | did not advance | |||
| Kerry Shacklock | 86.799 | 12 Q | 178.999 | 7 Q | 179.839 | 7 | |
| Laila Vakil | 83.394 | 30 | did not advance | ||||
| Kerry Shacklock Laila Vakil | Duet | 86.366 | 7 Q | 178.246 | 6 Q | 179.366 | 6 |
| Athlete | Event | Group Phase | Second Round | Quarter Final | Semi Final | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Won | Lost | Rank | Opponent Result | Opponent Result | Opponent Result | Opponent Result | ||
| Carl Prean | Men's singles | 3 | 0 | 1 Q | Waldner (SWE) L 0-3 | did not advance | ||
| Matthew Syed | 2 | 1 | 2 | did not advance | ||||
| Alan Cooke Carl Prean | Men's doubles | 2 | 1 | 2 | did not advance | |||
| Alison Gordon | Women's singles | 1 | 1 | 2 | did not advance | |||
| Lisa Lomas | 1 | 2 | 3 | did not advance | ||||
| Andrea Holt Lisa Lomas | Women's doubles | 1 | 1 | 2 | did not advance | |||
Great Britain sent six tennis players, two men and four women, to Barcelona. Five competed in singles events, four of whom were knocked out in the first round. The only player to advance to the second round of the singles wasSamantha Smith. Smith beat compatriotSara Gomer in the first round before losing toNatasha Zvereva, who was representingthe Unified team. Smith also took part in the women's doubles alongsideClare Wood, the pair lost in the first round to ItaliansLaura Garrone andRaffaella Reggi. In the men's doublesAndrew Castle andChris Wilkinson lost their first round tie to the seventh seeds, and eventual bronze medallists,Javier Frana andChristian Miniussi of Argentina.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semi-finals | Finals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Andrew Castle | Singles | Bruguera (ESP) L 1–6, 2–6, 3–6 | did not advance | |||||
| Chris Wilkinson | Singles |  El Aynaoui (MAR)L 4–6, 1–6, 5–7 | did not advance | |||||
| Andrew Castle, Chris Wilkinson | Doubles | N/A |  Frana,Minussi(ARG) L 3–6, 4–6, 6–7 | did not advance | ||||
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semi-finals | Finals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Sara Gomer | Singles |  Smith (GBR)L 6–2, 3–6, 1–6 | did not advance | |||||
| Monique Javer | Singles | Paulus (AUT) L 7–6, 4–6, 3–6 | did not advance | |||||
| Samantha Smith | Singles | Gomer (GBR) W 2–6, 6–3, 6–1 | Zvereva (EUN) L 1–6, 2–6 | did not advance | ||||
| Sam Smith, Clare Wood | Doubles | N/A |  Garrone,Reggi(ITA) L 7–5, 1–6, 3–6 | did not advance | ||||
Six British weightlifters took part in the Games. Peter Morgan achieved the best result, a seventh-place finish in the middle-heavyweight division.[1]Dave Morgan, who had finished fourth at the 1984 and 1988 Games, was 15th in the light-heavyweight event.[8]
| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & jerk | Total (kg) | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result (kg) | Rank | Result (kg) | Rank | ||||
| Keith Boxall | Middle-heavyweight | 145 | 19 | 177.5 | 18 | 322.5 | 18 |
| Andrew Callard | Light-heavyweight | 142.5 | 20 | 182.5 | 17T | 325 | 20 |
| Raymond Kopka | Heavyweight | 160 | 17T | 190 | 17T | 350 | 17 |
| Peter May | Middle-heavyweight | 160 | 7 | 195 | 7 | 355 | 7 |
| Dave Morgan | Light-heavyweight | 160 | 6T | 185 | 15T | 345 | 15 |
| Tony Morgan | Middleweight | 137.5 | 23T | 165 | 27T | 302.5 | 26 |
Britain entered a single wrestler,Calum McNeil in the men's lightweight freestyle.[1]
| Athlete | Event | Group stage Round 1 | Group stage Round 2 | Group stage Round 3 | Group stage Round 4 | Group stage Round 5 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | ||
| Calum McNeil | −68 kg | Townsend Saunders (USA) 0 – 3,0 – 5 |  Ibo Oziti (NGR)0 – 3,0 – 4 | did not advance | |||
