Seychelles at the 1992 Summer Olympics
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| Seychelles at the 1992 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | SEY |
| NOC | Seychelles Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association |
| in Barcelona, Spain 25 July–9 August 1992 | |
| Competitors | 11 (10 men, 1 woman) in 4 sports |
| Flag bearer | Roland Raforme[1] |
| Medals |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Seychelles was represented at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain by the Seychelles Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association.
In total, 11 athletes including 10 men and one woman represented Seychelles in four different sports including athletics, boxing, sailing and swimming.
Athletics
In total, four Seychellois athletes participated in the athletics events – Joseph Adam in the men's 400 m, Danny Beauchamp in the men's high jump and the men's long jump, Giovanny Fanny in the men's 400 m hurdles and Paul Nioze in the men's triple jump.[2]
The heats for the men's 400 m took place on 1 August 1992. Adam finished sixth in his heat in a time of 47.68 seconds and he did not advance to the quarter-finals.[3]
The heats for the men's 400 m hurdles took place on 3 August 1992. Fanny finished sixth in his heat in a time of 52.63 seconds and he did not advance to the semi-finals.[4]
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Joseph Adam | 400 m | 47.68 | 6 | did not advance | |||
| Giovanny Fanny | 400 m hurdles | 52.63 | 39 | did not advance | |||
The qualifying round for the men's high jump took place on 31 July 1992. Beauchamp contested qualifying group B. His best jump of 2.1 m was not enough to advance to the final and he finished joint 33rd overall.[5]
The qualifying round for the men's triple jump took place on 1 August 1992. Nioze contested qualifying group B. His best jump of 16.32 m was not enough to advance to the final and he finished 22nd overall.[6]
The qualifying round for the men's long jump took place on 5 August 1992. Beauchamp contested qualifying group B. His best jump of 7.44 m was not enough to advance to the final and he finished 37th overall.[7]
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Danny Beauchamp | High jump | 2.10 | 33 | did not advance | |
| Long jump | 7.44 | 37 | did not advance | ||
| Paul Nioze | Triple jump | 16.23 | 24 | did not advance | |
Boxing
In total, two Seychellois athletes participated in the boxing events – Rival Cadeau in the light middleweight category and Roland Raforme in the light heavyweight category.[2]
The first round of the light middleweight category took place on 27 July 1992. Cadeau defeated Mohamed Mesbahi of Morocco to advance to the second round. The second round took place on 2 August 1992. Cadeau lost to Raul Marquez of the United States.[8]
The first round of the light heavyweight category took place on 29 July 1992. Raforme defeated Rick Timperi of Australia to advance to the second round. The second round took place on 31 July 1992. Raforme defeated Patrice Aouissi of France to advance to the quarter-finals. The quarter-finals took place on 4 August 1992. Raforme lost to Zoltán Béres of Hungary.[9]
| Athlete | Event | 1 Round | 2 Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result | |||
| Rival Cadeau | Light middleweight |  Mohamed Mesbahi (MAR)W 5-3 |
 Raul Marquez (USA)L 3-20 |
did not advance | |||
| Roland Raforme | Light heavyweight |  Rick Timperi (AUS)W 27:7 |
 Patrice Aouissi (FRA)W RSCH-2 |
 Zoltán Béres (HUN)L 3-11 |
did not advance | ||
Sailing
In total, one Seychellois athlete participated in the sailing events – Danny Adeline in the men's Lechner A-390.[2]
The 10 races in the men's Lechner A-390 took place from 27 July to 2 August 1992. Adeline recorded his best finish in race 10 when he placed 20th. In total, Adeline accumulated a net 352 points and finished 36th overall.[10]
| Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ||||
| Danny Adeline | Lechner A-390 | 35 | 35 | 32 | 34 | 38 | 33 | 33 | 39 | 20 | 352.0 | 36 | |
