Suriname at the 1992 Summer Olympics

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Suriname at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona

Suriname sent 6 athletes (5 men and 1 woman) to compete in 3 sports: athletics, cycling, and swimming. The flag bearer was Tommy Asinga. Suriname won one bronze medal, earned by Anthony Nesty in the men’s 100 meters butterfly, and finished 54th in the medal table.

Athletics
- Tommy Asinga (men’s 800m): Heats on August 1 – finished 4th in his heat with 1:47.23 and advanced as a fast loser to the semifinals. Semifinals on August 2 – finished 8th with 1:46.78 and did not reach the final.
- Letitia Vriesde (women’s 800m): Heats on July 31 – finished 2nd in her heat with 1:59.93 and advanced to the semifinals. Semifinals on August 1 – finished 5th in her semi with 1:58.28 and did not reach the final.
- Letitia Vriesde (women’s 1500m): Heats on August 5 – finished 5th in her heat with 4:10.63 and advanced to the semifinals. Semifinals on August 6 – finished 8th in her semi with 4:09.64 and did not reach the final.

Cycling
- Realdo Jessurun (men’s road race): Did not finish.

Swimming
- Giovanni Linscheer (men’s 100m butterfly): Heats on July 27 – 56.2 seconds (6th in his heat), did not advance.
- Anthony Nesty (men’s 100m butterfly): Heats on July 27 – won his heat in 53.89 seconds to advance to the final. Final on the same day – time 53.41 seconds, bronze medal.
- Giovanni Linscheer (men’s 100m freestyle): Heats on July 28 – 51.82 seconds (5th in his heat), did not advance.
- Enrico Linscheer (men’s 100m freestyle): Heats on July 28 – 52.94 seconds (2nd in his heat), did not advance.
- Enrico Linscheer (men’s 50m freestyle): Heats on July 30 – 23.74 seconds (2nd in his heat), did not advance.