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Indonesia at the 1992 Summer Olympics

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IOC code
  
INA

Flag bearer
  
Christian Hadinata

Indonesia at the 1992 Summer Olympics

NOC
  
Indonesian Olympic Committee

Website
  
www.nocindonesia.or.id (Indonesian)

Competitors
  
42 (27 men and 15 women) in 10 sports

Medals Ranked 24th
  
Gold Silver Bronze Total 2 2 1 5

Indonesia competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. 42 competitors, 27 men and 15 women, took part in 31 events in 10 sports. They won both Men's and Women's singles as their first gold medal here from badminton that appeared for the first time at the summer Olympics. They made it the first time Indonesia won gold at the Olympics, and also made Indonesia the first Southeast Asian country to win gold. Alan Budikusuma and Susi Susanti, who later married, had the Olympic anthem played on their wedding day.

Contents

Gold

  • Susi Susanti — Badminton, women's singles competition
  • Alan Budikusuma — Badminton, men's singles competition
  • Silver

  • Ardy Bernardus Wiranata — Badminton, men's singles competition
  • Eddy Hartono and Rudy Gunawan — Badminton, men's doubles competition
  • Bronze

  • Hermawan Susanto — Badminton, men's singles competition
  • Archery

    Only one of the women who had won Indonesia's first Olympic medal returned in 1992. Two of the three Olympic rookie women did not advance into the elimination round, while the one that did was defeated in her first match. In the men's competition, Hendra Setijawan advanced to the quarterfinals before being defeated.

    Women's Individual Competition:

  • Purnama Pandiangan — Round of 32, 24th place (0–1)
  • Nurfitriyana Lantang — Ranking round, 33rd place (0–0)
  • Rusena Gelanteh — Ranking round, 40th place (0–0)
  • Men's Individual Competition:

  • Hendra Setijawan — Quarterfinal, 6th place (2–1)
  • Women's Team Competition:

  • Pandiangan, Lantang, and Gelanteh — Round of 16, 9th place (0–1)
  • Cycling

    Two male cyclists represented Indonesia in 1992.

    Men's sprint
  • Tulus Widodo Kalimanto
  • Men's 1 km time trial
  • Herry Janto Setiawan
  • Fencing

    Two male fencers represented Indonesia in 1992.

    Men's épée
  • Handry Lenzun
  • Lucas Zakaria
  • Tennis

    Men's Singles Competition

  • Benny Wijaya
    1. First round — Lost to Andrew Sznajder (Canada) 2–6, 4–6, 5–7
  • Men's Doubles Competition

  • Suharyadi Suharyadi and Bonit Wiryawan
    1. First round — Defeated Eui-Jong Chang and Chi-Wan Kim (South Korea) 6–1, 6–7, 4–6, 6–3, 6–2
    2. Second round — Lost to Goran Ivanišević and Goran Prpić (Croatia) 5–7, 2–6, 2–6
  • References

    Indonesia at the 1992 Summer Olympics Wikipedia