Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metres Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metres These are the official results of the men's 100 metres event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. There were a total number of 81 participating athletes, with ten qualifying heats (three qualified plus two fastest losers). The gold medal was won by Great Britain's Linford Christie, who had originally won the bronze medal in the Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metres in 1988 but was elevated to silver following the disqualification of gold medalist Ben Johnson for using performance-enhancing drugs. Silver went to Namibia's
Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's 5000 metres Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's 5000 metres These are the official results of the men's 5000 metres event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. There were a total number of 62 participating athletes, with four qualifying heats. The fastest three qualified for the final plus the four fastest others. Running last in a lead pack of four coming off the final turn, Dieter Baumann simply ran past the trio of African runners to take the gold. These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1992 Summer Olympics. <br> <br> <br>