1992 Summer Olympic Games

Men's basketball was open to all professionals, and the US sent a "Dream Team" that included Magic Johnson, Michael Jordan and Larry Bird. Gymnast Vitaly Scherbo won six gold medals, including a record four in one day. Derartu Tulu of Ethiopia won the 10,000m run to become the first female black African Olympic champion. Her victory lap with silver medallist Elana Meyer, a white South African, symbolised hope for the future of the Olympic Movement.

1992 Summer Olympic Games Medal Table

Country
Soviet Union
United States
Germany
China
Cuba
Hungary
France
South Korea
Australia
Spain
United Kingdom
Japan
Italy
Poland
Canada
Romania
Bulgaria
Netherlands
Sweden
New Zealand
North Korea
Kenya
Czech Rep.
Norway
Denmark
Turkey
Finland
Indonesia
Jamaica
Latvia
Nigeria
Belgium
Brazil
Croatia
Ethiopia
Iran
Morocco
Yugoslav Federation
Algeria
Austria
Estonia
Greece
Ireland
Israel
Lithuania
Mongolia
Namibia
South Africa
Slovenia
Argentina
Bahamas
Colombia
Georgia
Ghana
Malaysia
Mexico
Pakistan
Peru
Philippines
Puerto Rico
Qatar
Switzerland
Suriname
Thailand
Taiwan

Gold
45
37
33
16
14
11
8
11
7
13
5
3
6
3
7
4
3
2
1
1
5
2
4
2
1
2
1
2
0
0
0
0
2
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
1
2
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0

Silver
38
34
21
21
6
12
5
5
9
7
3
8
5
6
4
6
7
6
7
4
0
4
2
4
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
2
0
0
1
1
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1

Bronze
28
35
28
15
11
7
16
11
10
2
13
10
8
9
6
7
6
7
4
5
5
2
1
1
4
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
0
2
2
2
1
2
1
0
1
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
0

Total
111
106
82
52
31
30
29
27
26
22
21
21
19
18
17
17
16
15
12
10
10
8
7
7
6
6
5
5
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1