Barcelona (Spain) - 1992These Summer Games occured between
July 25, 1992 and
August 9, 1992 and involved
169 nations.
9356 athletes involved (
6652 men,
2704 women) in
257 events.
28 sports:
Aquatics
Archery
Athletics
Badminton
Baseball
Basketball
Boxing
Canoe / Kayak
Cycling
Equestrian
Fencing
Football
Gymnastics
Handball
Hockey
Judo
Modern Pentathlon
Rowing
Sailing
Shooting
Table Tennis
Tennis
Volleyball
Weightlifting
Wrestling
2 exhibition sports:
Basque Pelota
Rink hockey
Candidate cities:
Amsterdam (NED), Belgrade (YUG), Birmingham (GBR), Brisbane (AUS) and Paris (FRA)
34548 volunteers involved
Opening speech by
His Majesty King Juan Carlos I.
Athletes' Olympic Oath recited by
Luis Doreste Blanco (sailing).
Judges' Olympic Oath recited by
Eugeni Asencio (water-polo).
Olympic Flame lighted by
Antonio Rebollo (paralympic archer).
Source:
IOC.