Spain at the 1980 Summer Olympics

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]

Spain at the
1980 Summer Olympics
IOC codeESP
NOCSpanish Olympic Committee
Websitewww.coe.es (in Spanish)
in Moscow
Competitors155 (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)

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event Date
 GoldAlejandro Abascal
Miguel Noguer
SailingFlying DutchmanJuly 29
 SilverJordi LlopartAthleticsMen's 50 kilometres walkJuly 30
 SilverSpain men's national field hockey team
  • Juan Amat
  • Jaime Arbós
  • Juan Arbós
  • Javier Cabot
  • Ricardo Cabot
  • Miguel Chaves
  • Juan Coghen
  • Miguel de Paz
  • Francesc Fábregas
  • José Miquel García
  • Rafael Garralda
  • Santiago Malgosa
  • Paulino Monsalve
  • Juan Pellón
  • Carles Roca
  • 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

  • Colomán Trabado
  • Heat 1:47.9
  • Semifinals 1:48.1 (→ did not advance)
  • Antonio Páez
  • 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)
  • José Manuel Abascal
  • Heat 3:44.7 (→ did not advance)

Men's 10,000 metres

  • Antonio Prieto
  • Heat 29:12.8 (→ did not advance)

Men's 4 × 400 metres Relay

  • Isidoro Hornillos, Colomán Trabado, Benjamín González, and José Casabona
  • Heat 3:06.9 (→ did not advance)

Men's 110 m Hurdles

  • Javier Moracho
  • Heat 13.72
  • Semifinals 13.80
  • Final 13.78 (→ 7th place)
  • Carlos Sala
  • Heat 14.28
  • Semifinals 14.00 (→ did not advance)

Men's 400 m Hurdles

  • Juan Lloveras
  • Heat 50.48
  • Semifinals 51.86 (→ did not advance)
  • José Casabona
  • Heat 51.26 (→ did not advance)

Men's 3,000 m Steeplechase

  • Domingo Ramón
  • Heat 8:31.9
  • Semifinals 8:22.0
  • Final 8:15.8 (→ 4th place)
  • Francisco Sánchez
  • Heat 8:27.5
  • Semifinals 8:19.0
  • Final 8:18.0 (→ 5th place)

Men's High Jump

  • Roberto Cabrejas
  • Qualification 2.21 m
  • Final 2.10 m (→ 16th place)
  • Martí Perarnau
  • Qualification 2.15 m (→ did not advance)

Men's Long Jump

  • Antonio Corgos
  • Qualification 7.96 m
  • Final 8.09 m (→ 7th place)
  • Alberto Solanas
  • Qualification 7.73 m (→ did not advance)

Men's Triple Jump

  • Ramon Cid
  • Qualification 16.20 m (→ did not advance)

Men's Marathon

  • Eleuterio Anton
  • Final 2:18:16 (→ 22nd place)

Men's 20 km Walk

  • Josep Marín
  • Final 1:26:45.6 (→ 5th place)

Men's 50 km Walk

  • Jordi Llopart
  • Final 3:51:25 (→ Silver Medal)
  • Josep Marín
  • Final 4:03:08 (→ 6th place)

Basketball

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
  • Miguel Roca
  • Jesús Esperanza
Men's épée
  • José Pérez
Men's sabre
  • Valentín Paraíso

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
  • Agustín Millán
  • Eugenio Serrano
  • Francisco López
  • Gregorio López
  • Javier Cabanas
  • Jesús María Albisu
  • José Ignacio Novoa
  • José María Pagoaga
  • Juan Alfonso de la Puente
  • Juan Francisco Muñoz
  • Juan José Uría
  • Juan Pedro de Miguel
  • Rafael López
  • Vicente Calabuig

Hockey

Men's Team Competition
  • Preliminary round
  • Final
  • Spain India 3-4 → Silver Medal
  • Team Roster:
  • Juan Amat
  • Juan Arbós
  • Jaime Arbós
  • Javier Cabot
  • Ricardo Cabot
  • Miguel Chaves
  • Juan Coghen
  • Miguel de Paz
  • Francisco Fábregas
  • José Garcia
  • Rafael Garralda
  • Santiago Malgosa
  • Paulino Monsalve
  • Juan Pellón
  • Carlos Roca
  • Jaime Zumalacárregui

Judo

Modern pentathlon

Three male pentathletes represented Spain in 1980.

Men's Individual Competition:

  • Federico Galera 5.001 pts, 25th place
  • José Serrano 4.887 pts, 29th place
  • Manuel Montesinos 4.811 pts, 32nd place

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
José 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 place, gold medalist(s)
Antonio Gorostegui
José 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

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

Men's 1.500m Freestyle

  • Rafael Escalas
  • Final 15.21,88 (→ 6th place)

Men's 100m Butterfly

  • Final 55,16 (→ Bronze Medal)


Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle

  • Natalia Más, Margarita Armengol, Laura Flaque, and Gloria Casado
  • Final 3.58,73 (→ 8th place)

Water polo

Wrestling

Notes

References

  1. "Spain at the 1980 Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2011-04-26.
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