distinction granted to the people classified in the first eight positions in each Olympic event. The participants in the Olympic Games and the official staff who have worked on them also receive a commemorative diploma and medal.

The honorary diplomas which the eight top classified competitors received were printed each day, shortly after the final, in a typeface by the designer Javier Mariscal, and were delivered the day after to the chefs de mission at the Olympic Village.

(Source document:   Official Report 1992, Vol. 3, page 50)