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
Independent Olympic Participants at the 1992 Summer Olympics Yugoslavia, 6 from Republic of Macedonia), 39 men and 19 women, took part in 54 events in 13 sports. Three athletes won medals in 1992 as Independent Olympic Participants, all in shooting. Men's 200 metres Men's 400 metres Men's 800 metres Men's High Jump Men's Shot Put Women's 100 metres hurdles Women's 10,000 metres Women's Long Jump Men's Kayak Singles, 500 metres Men's Kayak Singles, 1,000 metres Men's Kayak Doubles, 1,000 metres Men's Kayak Singles, Slalom Men's Canadian Singles, Slalom Five male cyclists competed as Independent Olympic Participants in 1992. One female fencer competed as an Independent Olympic Participant in