Spain at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Spain at the
1980 Summer Olympics
Flag of the Spanish Olympic Committee
IOC code ESP
NOC Spanish Olympic Committee
Website www.coe.es (in Spanish)
in Moscow
Competitors 155 (146 men and 9 women) in 18 sports
Flag bearer Herminio Menéndez
Medals
Ranked 20th
Gold
1
Silver
3
Bronze
2
Total
6
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Spain competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR. In partial support of the American-led Olympics boycott, Spain competed under the Olympic Flag instead of its national flag. 155 competitors, 146 men and 9 women, took part in 75 events in 18 sports.[1]

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event Date
 GoldAlejandro Abascal
Miguel Noguer		SailingFlying DutchmanJuly 29
 SilverJordi LlompartAthleticsMen's 50 kilometres walkJuly 30
 SilverSpain men's national field hockey team
Juan Amat Francesc Fábregas
Jaime Arbós José Miquel García
Juan Arbós Rafael Garralda
Javier Cabot Santiago Malgosa
Ricardo Cabot Paulino Monsalve
Miguel Chaves Juan Pellón
Juan Coghen Carles Roca
Miguel de Paz Jaime Zumalacárregui
 Field hockeyMen's tournamentJuly 31
 SilverHerminio Menéndez
Guillermo del Riego		CanoeingMen's K-2 500 metresAugust 1
 BronzeDavid López-ZuberoSwimmingMen's 100 metre butterflyJuly 23
 BronzeHerminio Menéndez
Luis Gregorio Ramos		CanoeingMen's K-2 1000 metresAugust 2

Archery

After not competing in archery in 1976, Spain returned to the sport in 1980. Two Spanish men competed.

Men's Individual Competition:

  • Antonio Vazquez — 2240 points (→ 29th place)
  • Francisco Peralta — 2181 points (→ 33rd place)

Athletics

Men's 800 metres

  • Heat — 1:47.9
  • Semifinals — 1:48.1 (→ did not advance)
  • Heat — 1:49.5
  • Semifinals — 1:47.8 (→ did not advance)

Men's 1,500 metres

  • Heat — 3:40.9
  • Semifinals — 3:42.6 (→ did not advance)
  • Heat — 3:44.7 (→ did not advance)

Men's 10,000 metres

  • Heat — 29:12.8 (→ did not advance)

Men's 4 × 400 metres Relay

  • Heat — 3:06.9 (→ did not advance)

Men's 110 m Hurdles

  • Heat — 13.72
  • Semifinals — 13.80
  • Final — 13.78 (→ 7th place)
  • Heat — 14.28
  • Semifinals — 14.00 (→ did not advance)

Men's 400 m Hurdles

  • Heat — 50.48
  • Semifinals — 51.86 (→ did not advance)
  • Heat — 51.26 (→ did not advance)

Men's 3,000 m Steeplechase

  • Heat — 8:31.9
  • Semifinals — 8:22.0
  • Final — 8:15.8 (→ 4th place)
  • Heat — 8:27.5
  • Semifinals — 8:19.0
  • Final — 8:18.0 (→ 5th place)

Men's High Jump

  • Qualification — 2.21 m
  • Final — 2.10 m (→ 16th place)
  • Qualification — 2.15 m (→ did not advance)

Men's Long Jump

  • Qualification — 7.96 m
  • Final — 8.09 m (→ 7th place)
  • Qualification — 7.73 m (→ did not advance)

Men's Triple Jump

  • Qualification — 16.20 m (→ did not advance)

Men's Marathon

  • Final — 2:18:16 (→ 22nd place)

Men's 20 km Walk

  • Final — 1:26:45.6 (→ 5th place)

Men's 50 km Walk

  • Final — 3:51:25 (→ Silver Medal)
  • Final — 4:03:08 (→ 6th place)

Basketball

Canoeing

Diving

Men's Springboard

  • Ricardo Camacho
  • Preliminary Round — 532.02 points (→ 8th place)
  • Final — 749.340 points (→ 8th place)

Fencing

Four fencers, all men, represented Spain in 1980.

Men's foil
Men's épée
Men's sabre

Football

Men's Team Competition
  • Preliminary Round (Group C)
  • Spain – East Germany 1-1 (0-0)
  • Spain – Syria 0-0 (0-0)
  • Spain – Algeria 1-1 (1-0) → did not advance
  • Team Roster

Gymnastics

Handball

Men's Team Competition
  • Preliminary Round (Group A)
  • Lost to East Germany (17-21)
  • Defeated Denmark (20-19)
  • Lost to Hungary (17-20)
  • Drew with Cuba (24-24)
  • Defeated Poland (24-22)
  • Classification Match
  • 5th/6th place: Defeated Yugoslavia (24-23) → 5th place
  • Team Roster

Hockey

Men's Team Competition
  • Preliminary Round
  • Final
  • Spain – India 3-4 → Silver Medal
  • Team Roster:

Judo

Modern pentathlon

Three male pentathletes represented Spain in 1980.

Men's Individual Competition:

Men's Team Competition:

  • Galera, Serrano, and Montesinos — 14.699pts, 9th place

Rowing

Sailing

Open
Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Jose Luis Doreste Finn DSQ DSQ 13 3 DNF 8 DNF 122.7 17
Gustavo Doreste
Alfredo Rigau		 470 6 6 2 3 8 4 9 54.1 6
Alejandro Abascal
Miguel Noguer		 Flying Dutchman 4 1 2 4 1 1 DNS 19.0 1st, gold medalist(s)
Antonio Gorostegui
Jose Benavides		 Star 7 8 7 6 7 4 12 72.7 7

Shooting

Open
Athlete Event Final
Points Rank
José Luis Calvo 50 m rifle prone 591 32
Enrique Camarena Skeet 189 26
Juan Casamajo 50 m rifle prone 592 25
Jaime González 25 m rapid fire pistol 586 22
Francisco Pérez Skeet 195 7
Ricardo Sancho Trap 190 10
Juan Segui 25 m rapid fire pistol 583 26
Eladio Vallduvi Trap 195 5

Swimming

Men's 100m Freestyle

  • Heats — 52,43
  • Semi-Finals — 52,81 (→ did not advance)

Men's 200m Freestyle

  • Heats — 1.56,99 (→ did not advance)
  • Heats — 1.53,22 (→ did not advance)

Men's 1.500m Freestyle

  • Final — 15.21,88 (→ 6th place)

Men's 100m Butterfly

  • Final — 55,16 (→ Bronze Medal)


Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle

  • Final — 3.58,73 (→ 8th place)

Water polo

Wrestling

Notes

References

  1. ↑ "Spain at the 1980 Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2011-04-26.
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