Swaziland at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Sporting event delegation
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Swaziland was represented at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain by the Swaziland Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association.
| Swaziland at the 1992 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | SWZ |
| NOC | Swaziland Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association |
| Website | www |
| in Barcelona | |
| Competitors | 6 men in 2 sports |
| Flag bearer | Isaac Simelane |
| Medals |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
In total, six athletes – all men – represented Swaziland in two different sports including athletics and boxing.
Competitors
Athletics
In total, five Swazi athletes participated in the athletics events – Elphas Sadebo Gimindaza in the men's marahon, Sizwe Sydney Mdluli in the men's long jump and the men's triple jump, Isaac Simelane in the men's 5,000 m and the men's 10,000 m, Sipho Dlamini in the men's 800 m and the men's 1,500 m and Robinson Stewart in the men's 100 m and the men's 200 m.[1]
The heats for the men's 100 m took place on 31 July 1992. Stewart finished eighth in his heat in a time of 11.2 seconds and he did not advance to the quarter-finals.[2]
The heats for the men's 10,000 m took place on 31 July 1992. Simelane finished 20th in his heat in a time of 29 minutes 48.49 seconds and he did not advance to the final.[3]
The heats for the men's 800 m took place on 1 August 1992. Dlamini finished third in his heat in a time of one minute 48.7 seconds which was ultimately not fast enough to advance to the semi-finals.[4]
The heats for the men's 200 m took place on 3 August 1992. Stewart finished sixth in his heat in a time of 21.97 seconds and he did not advance to the quarter-finals.[5]
The heats for the men's 1,500 m took place on 3 August 1992. Dlamini finished eighth in his heat in a time of three minutes 46.33 seconds and he did not advance to the semi-finals.[6]
The heats for the men's 5,000 m took place on 6 August 1992. Simelane finished eighth in his heat in a time of 14 minutes 0.44 seconds and he did not advance to the final.[7]
The men's marathon took place on 9 August 1992. Gimindaza completed the course in a time of two hours 21 minutes 15 seconds to finish 42nd overall.[8]
| Athletes | Events | Heat round 1 | Quarter-finals | Semi-final | Final | ||||
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| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Sipho Dlamini | 800 m | 1:48.70 | 3 | N/a | did not advance | ||||
| 1,500 m | 3:46.33 | 8 | N/a | did not advance | |||||
| Elphas Sadebo Gimindaza | Marahon | N/a | 2:21.15 | 42 | |||||
| Isaac Simelane | 5,000 m | 14:00.44 | 9 | N/a | did not advance | ||||
| 10,000 m | 9:48.49 | 20 | N/a | did not advance | |||||
| Robinson Stewart | 100 m | 11.20 | 8 | did not advance | |||||
| 200 m | did not advance | ||||||||
The qualifying round for the men's triple jump took place on 1 August 1992. Mdlui contested qualifying group A. His best jump of 16.18 m was not enough to advance to the final and he finished 27th overall.[9]
The qualifying round for the men's long jump took place on 5 August 1992. Mdlui contested qualifying group B. He had three fouls on his three attempts and was listed as no mark.[10]
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| Sizwe Sydney Mdluli | Long jump | NM | did not advance | ||
| Triple jump | 16.18 | 27 | did not advance | ||
Boxing
In total, one Swazi athlete participated in the boxing events – Mfamsibili Mnisi in the light flyweight category.[1]
The first round of the light flyweight category took place on 29 July 1992. Mnisi lost to Rogelio Marcelo of Cuba.[11]
| Athlete | Event | 1 Round | 2 Round | 3 Round | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |
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| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Mfamsibili Mnisi | Light flyweight |  Rogelio Marcelo (CUB)L RSC-3 |
did not advance | |||||