Tennis at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's doubles
Germany won gold; South Africa ended a 32-year Olympic medal drought.
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The men's doubles tennis event at the 1992 Summer Olympics saw Germany's Boris Becker and Michael Stich defeat South Africa's Wayne Ferreira and Piet Norval in the final to win the gold medal. It was Germany's first medal in the event, while South Africa earned its first Olympic medal in any event since 1960. Croatia and Argentina each won bronze, their first medals in men's doubles.
Background
The 1992 men's doubles tournament marked the ninth time the event was contested at the Summer Olympics, appearing in every Games that included tennis from 1896 through 1924 and again from 1988 onward, with a 1968 demonstration. Germany's Boris Becker and Michael Stich were top singles players but were not a famous doubles pair. Six nations—the Bahamas, Croatia, Portugal, Puerto Rico, San Marino, and Slovenia—competed for the first time. Great Britain led all nations with its seventh appearance.
Did You Know?
- The Moroccan and Hungarian pairs did not start the tournament.
- German player Friedrich Traun had been part of a mixed team that won gold in 1896.
- South Africa had been banned from the Olympics from 1964 to 1988 due to apartheid.
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- Wikipedia: Tennis at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's doubles (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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