The United States of America (USA) competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. 545 competitors, 355 men and 190 women, took part in 248 events in 28 sports. At the closing ceremony, a segment of American culture was performed, as the country hosted the next Olympics in Atlanta. The team finished second in the overall medal rankings, narrowly losing to the Unified Team, 108 to 112. The Unified Team was basically a Soviet team competing under a different name, as the USSR collapsed several months prior to the Games. The Americans greatly improved compared to the 1988 Olympics mainly due to the break-up of the Eastern Bloc and its doping system.

Medalists

The following U.S. competitors won medals at the games. In the by discipline sections below, medalists' names are bolded.

• • Indicates that the athlete competed in preliminaries but not the final.

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.

Archery

The United States won no medals in archery. Two individuals made it to the quarterfinals, as did both of the teams, but all were defeated there. The six archers combined for a 5-5 record in individual matches and a 2-2 record in team matches.

Athletics

• • Athlete ran in the heat but not the final.
• • Athlete ran in the heat but not the final.

Badminton

Baseball

Baseball was open only to male amateurs in 1992 and 1996. As a result, the Americans and other nations where professional baseball is developed relied on collegiate players, while Cubans used their most experienced veterans, who technically were considered amateurs as they nominally held other jobs, but in fact trained full-time. In 2000, pros were admitted, but the MLB refused to release its players in 2000, 2004, and 2008, and the situation changed only a little: the Cubans still used their best players, while the Americans started using minor leaguers. The IOC cited the absence of the best players as the main reason for baseball being dropped from the Olympic program. Roster

Basketball

Summary

Men's tournament

Roster Group stage Quarterfinal Semifinal Gold medal game

Women's tournament

Roster Group stage {#section:Basketball at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament|BStandings}} Semifinal Bronze medal game

Boxing

Canoeing

Slalom

Sprint

Key: QF – Qualified to medal final; SF – Qualified to semifinal; R – Qualified to repechage

Cycling

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.

Road

Track

Diving

Equestrian

Fencing

16 fencers represented the United States in 1992.

Football

Summary Roster Group stage

Gymnastics

Artistic

Rhythmic

Handball

Summary

Women's tournament

Roster Preliminary round 5th place game

Judo

Modern pentathlon

Three pentathletes represented the United States in 1992.

Rowing

Qualification legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinal A/B; SC/D=Semifinal C/D; R=Repechage

Sailing

Shooting

Swimming

• • Athlete swam in the heat but not the final. Note: Times in the first round ranked across all heats. Qualification legend: FA – Advance to medal final; FB – Advance to non-medal final

Synchronized swimming

Three female synchronized swimmers represented the United States in 1992.

Table tennis

Tennis

Volleyball

Summary

Men's tournament

Roster Preliminary round Quarterfinal Semifinal Bronze medal match

Women's tournament

Roster Preliminary round Quarterfinal Semifinal Bronze-medal match

Water polo

Summary Roster Preliminary round Semifinal Bronze medal game

Weightlifting

Wrestling

Key: