Paraguay at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Paraguay at the
1992 Summer Olympics
Paraguay at the; 1992 Summer Olympics
IOC code	PAR
NOC	Comité Olímpico Paraguayo
Website	www.cop.org.py (in Spanish)
in Barcelona
Competitors	27 (24 men, 3 women) in 6 sports
Flag bearer	Ramón Jiménez Gaona
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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Paraguay competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. Its contingent of 27 competitors, including 24 men and 3 women, took part in 12 events in 6 sports.^[1]

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.^[2]

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Athletics	2	1	3
Fencing	2	0	2
Football	17	–	17
Judo	1	0	1
Swimming	2	0	2
Tennis	0	2	2
Total	24	3	27

Athletics

Key

Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
Q = Qualified for the next round
q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
NR = National record
N/A = Round not applicable for the event
Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

Men
Field

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Ramón Jiménez Gaona	Discus throw	59.78	16	did not advance
Nery Kennedy	Javelin throw	65.00	30	did not advance

Women
Field

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Natalia Toledo	Long jump	5.73	27	did not advance

Fencing

Two male fencers represented Paraguay in 1992.

Ranks given are within the group.

Fencer	Event	First round		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final
Fencer	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Enzo da Ponte	Foil	1–5	6	Did not advance
José Marcelo Álvarez	Foil	0–6	7	Did not advance
Enzo da Ponte	Épée	0–6	7	Did not advance
José Marcelo Álvarez	Épée	0–6	7	Did not advance

Football

Men's team competition

Preliminary round

Group C

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Sweden	3	1	2	0	5	1	+4	4
Paraguay	3	1	2	0	3	1	+2	4
South Korea	3	0	3	0	2	2	0	3
Morocco	3	0	1	2	2	8	−6	1

July 26, 1992
21:00

Sweden	0 – 0	Paraguay
	Report^{[dead link]}

Estadi de Sarrià, Barcelona

Attendance: 15.000

Referee: Spassov (BUL)

July 28, 1992
21:00

Paraguay	0 – 0	South Korea
	Report

Estadio Luis Casanova, Valencia

Attendance: 2.000

Referee: Sendid (ALG)

July 30, 1992
21:00

Paraguay	3 – 1	Morocco
Arce 43' Caballero 57' Gamarra 70'	Report	Naybet 87'

Estadio Luis Casanova, Valencia

Attendance: 2.000

Referee: Merk (GER)

Quarterfinals

August 2, 1992
19:00

Paraguay	2 – 4 (AET)	Ghana
Acheampong 78' (o.g.) Campos 81'	Report^{[dead link]}	Ayew 17', 55', 121' Rahman 114'

Estadio La Romareda, Zaragoza

Attendance: 10.000

Referee: Bujsaim (UAE)

Team roster

Head coach: Sergio Markarian

Judo

Athlete	Weight class	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / Bronze match
Athlete	Weight class	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Vicente Cespedes	Half lightweight	Almeida (POR) L	Did not advance					36T

Swimming

Athlete	Event	Heat		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Marcos Prono	100 m breaststroke	1:02.72	47	did not advance
Marcos Prono	200 m breaststroke	2:15.25	39	did not advance
Alan Espínola	100 m butterfly	1:01.38	64	did not advance
Alan Espínola	200 m butterfly	2:11.88	42	did not advance

Tennis

Player	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Finals	Rank
Player	Event	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Rossana de los Ríos Larissa Schaerer	Women's doubles	Demongeot & Tauziat (FRA) L 1–6, 6–7	Did not advance				17T

References

^ "Paraguay at the 1992 Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2011-12-26.
^ Paraguay at the 1992 Summer Olympics

External links

Official Olympic Reports

[sports-reference-1] "Paraguay at the 1992 Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2011-12-26.

[2] Paraguay at the 1992 Summer Olympics

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