• Barcelona 1992

Barcelona 1992 - Key Facts

ESPN staff
October 12, 2011
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Evelyn Ashford celebrates winning her fourth Olympic gold medal © Getty Images
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Dates
July 25 - August 9

Other candidate cities
Paris, Brisbane, Belgrade, Birmingham, Amsterdam

Mascot
Cobi, the little dog

Participants
9,356 (2,704 women)

Participating nations
169

Sports
25

Events
257

Medals given out
815

Games declared open by
Juan Carlos I, King of Spain

Last relay bearer of the Olympic flame
Juan Antonio San Epifano, "Epi" (basketball)

Flame lit by
Antonio Rebollo (archery - paralympics)

Olympic oath read by
Luis Doreste (sailing)

IOC president
Juan Antonio Samaranch (Spain)

Television rights
$636.060 million

Accredited journalists
12,831

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