Spain at the 1900 Summer Olympics

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Spain at the
1900 Summer Olympics
Flag of Spain (1785-1873, 1875-1931).svg
IOC code ESP
NOC Spanish Olympic Committee
Website www.coe.es  (in Spanish)
in Paris
Competitors8 in 3 sports
Medals
Gold
1
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
1
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Spain competed at the modern Olympic Games for the first time at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.

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Medalists

Gold medals were not given at the 1900 Games. A silver medal was given for first place, and a bronze medal was given for second. The International Olympic Committee has retroactively assigned gold, silver, and bronze medals to competitors who earned 1st, 2nd, and 3rd-place finishes, respectively, in order to bring early Olympics in line with current awards.

Pedro Pidal, 1st Marquess of Villaviciosa de Asturias got a silver medal in live pigeon shooting, but this event is not recognized by IOC as an official event as the winner was given a money award. Nevertheless, the Spanish Olympic Committee does recognize the medal. [1]

Gold

Results by event

Basque pelota

Spain's first Olympic appearance included a two-man team in pelota. There were only two teams registered for the tournament, however the French duo were unable to attend the game. The French team thus lost by forfeit, and Spain won the gold medal.

TeamEventFinalRank
Opposition
Result
Two-men team Flag of France.svg  Maurice Durquetty / Etchegaray  (FRA)
W
Gold medal icon.svg

Equestrian

Spain had one equestrian compete in 1900; his place in the mail coach event is unknown except that he was not in the top 4.

EquestrianEventResultRank
Luis Antonio de Guadalmina Mail coach Unknown5–51

Fencing

Spain appeared in fencing in the nation's debut appearance.

FencerEventRound 1QuarterfinalsRepechageSemifinalsFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
Mauricio Ponce de Léon Men's foil AdvancedNot advanceddid not advance
Mauricio Ponce de Léon Men's épée Unknown3–6did not advancedid not advance
Mauricio Ponce de Léon Men's sabre Unknown1–4 QUnknown5–8did not advance

Rowing

Spain sent a coxed fours boat and a single sculler to compete in the rowing events.

BoatEventRound 1SemifinalsFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Antonio Vela Men's single sculls DNFdid not advance
Réal Club Barcelona
Men's coxed four 6:38.42did not advance

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References

  1. Javier Sánchez (9 August 2012). "La medalla 121 ¿o la 122?" (in Spanish). El Mundo.