Spain at the 1924 Summer Olympics

Spain at the
1924 Summer Olympics
Spain at the; 1924 Summer Olympics
IOC code	ESP
NOC	Spanish Olympic Committee
Website	www.coe.es (in Spanish)
in Paris
Competitors	95 (93 men, 2 women) in 15 sports
Flag bearer	Félix Mendizábal
Medals	Gold0Silver0Bronze0Total0
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Last updated January 08, 2024

Spain competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. 95 competitors, 93 men and 2 women, took part in 44 events in 15 sports.^[2]

Athletics

Thirteen athletes represented Spain in 1924. It was the nation's second appearance in the sport.

Ranks given are within the heat.

Athlete	Event	Heats		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
José Andía	Cross country	N/A						Did not finish
Dionisio Carreras	Marathon	N/A						2:57:18.4	9
Jesús Diéguez	Cross country	N/A						Did not finish
Juan Junqueras	100 m	11.3	4	Did not advance
Juan Junqueras	200 m	Unknown	2 Q	Unknown	6	Did not advance
José-María Larrabeiti	100 m	Unknown	5	Did not advance
José-María Larrabeiti	200 m	Unknown	5	Did not advance
Gabino Lizarza	Discus throw	N/A				34.20	9	Did not advance
Félix Mendizábal	100 m	11.4	1 Q	Unknown	6	Did not advance
Félix Mendizábal	200 m	Unknown	4	Did not advance
Joaquín Miquel	5000 m	N/A				Unknown	11	Did not advance
Diego Ordóñez	100 m	Unknown	3	Did not advance
Diego Ordóñez	200 m	Unknown	5	Did not advance
Miguel Palau	5000 m	N/A				Unknown	11	Did not advance
Miguel Palau	Cross country	N/A						Did not finish
Amador Palma	Cross country	N/A						Did not finish
Miguel Peña	Cross country	N/A						41:34.0	14
Fabián Velasco	Cross country	N/A						39:07.6	13
José-María Larrabeiti Juan Junqueras Félix Mendizábal Diego Ordóñez	4 × 100 m relay	N/A		44.2	3	Did not advance
José Andía Jesús Diéguez Joaquín Miquel Miguel Palau Fabián Velasco	3000 m team	N/A				30	4	Did not advance
José Andía Jesús Diéguez Amador Palma Miguel Peña Miguel Palau Fabián Velasco	Team cross country	N/A						Did not finish

Boxing

Seven boxers represented Spain at the 1924 Games. It was the nation's debut in the sport. Biete and Sánchez were the most successful Spanish boxers, each reaching the quarterfinals.

Boxer	Weight class	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / Bronze match
Boxer	Weight class	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Emilio Bautista	Featherweight	Bye	Abarca (CHI) L	Did not advance			9
Ruperto Biete	Flyweight	Bye	McDonagh (IRL) W	Castellenghi (ITA) L	Did not advance		5
Luis Bru	Featherweight	Devergnies (BEL) L	Did not advance				17
José Pastor	Bantamweight	Bye	Lemouton (FRA) L	Did not advance			9
Antonio Sánchez	Bantamweight	Bye	Weidel (SUI) W	Andrén (SWE) L	Did not advance		5
Vicente Valdero	Lightweight	Reilly (ARG) W	Beland (RSA) L	Did not advance			9
Lorenzo Vitria	Flyweight	Bye	MacGregor (CAN) L	Did not advance			9

Opponent nation	Wins	Losses	Percent
Argentina	1	0	1.000
Belgium	0	1	.000
Canada	0	1	.000
Chile	0	1	.000
France	0	1	.000
Ireland	1	0	1.000
Italy	0	1	.000
South Africa	0	1	.000
Sweden	0	1	.000
Switzerland	1	0	1.000

Total	3	7	.300

Round	Wins	Losses	Percent
Round of 32	1	1	.500
Round of 16	2	4	.333
Quarterfinals	0	2	.000
Semifinals	0	0	–
Final	0	0	–
Bronze match	0	0	–

Total	3	7	.300

Diving

Three divers, all men, represented Spain in 1924. It was the nation's debut in the sport. Ranks given are within the heat.

Men

Diver	Event	Semifinals			Final
Diver	Event	Points	Score	Rank	Points	Score	Rank
Francisco Ortiz	Plain high diving	41.5	117	9	Did not advance
Antonio Tort	10 m platform	35	229.4	7	Did not advance
Antonio Tort	Plain high diving	40	90	8	Did not advance
Santiago Ulio	10 m platform	35	204.8	7	Did not advance
Santiago Ulio	Plain high diving	36	102	7	Did not advance

Equestrian

Four equestrians represented Spain in 1924. It was the nation's debut in the sport.

Equestrian	Event	Final
Equestrian	Event	Score	Time	Rank
José Álvarez	Jumping	18.00	2:31.0	9
Emilio López	Jumping	Did not finish
Nemesio Martínez	Jumping	22.00	2:17.2	16
José Navarro	Jumping	33.75	3:02.4	30
José Álvarez Emilio López Nemesio Martínez José Navarro	Team jumping	73.75	N/A	8

Fencing

13 fencers, all men, represented Spain in 1924. It was the nation's second appearance in the sport, and first since 1900.

Men

Ranks given are within the pool.

Fencer	Event	Round 1		Round 2		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final
Fencer	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Julián de Olivares	Sabre	N/A				0–5	6	Did not advance
Félix de Pomés	Épée	3–6	8	N/A		Did not advance
Félix de Pomés	Foil	0–4	5	Did not advance
Juan Delgado	Foil	2–1	2 Q	4–1	2 Q	4–1	1 Q	1–4	5	Did not advance
Diego Díez	Foil	2–2	3 Q	2–3	5	Did not advance
Domingo García	Épée	8–1	1 Q	N/A		7–3	1 Q	4–7	7	Did not advance
Santiago García	Foil	0–2	3 Q	0–5	6	Did not advance
Julio González	Sabre	N/A				0–5	6	Did not advance
Fernando Guillén	Sabre	N/A				1–6	7	Did not advance
Carlos Miguel	Épée	1–8	10	N/A		Did not advance
Manuel Toledo	Sabre	N/A				0–6	7	Did not advance
Miguel Zabalza	Épée	2–7	9	N/A		Did not advance
Julián de Olivares Julio González Fernando Guillén Jesús López de Lara Jaime Mela	Team sabre	Bye		N/A		0–2	3	Did not advance
Félix de Pomés Juan Delgado Diego Díez Domingo García Santiago García	Team foil	0–2	3	N/A		Did not advance
Félix de Pomés Juan Delgado Diego Díez Domingo García Jesús López de Lara Miguel Zabalza	Team épée	1.5–0.5	1 Q	N/A		2–0	2 Q	0–2	3	Did not advance

Football

Spain competed in the Olympic football tournament for the second time in 1924. In an unfortunate draw for them (and Italy), they faced Italy in the first round. The Italians came out the better, though it was a Spanish own goal that was the difference in the otherwise scoreless match.

Round 1

May 25, 1924
15:30

Italy	1–0	Spain
Vallana 84' (o.g.)	Report

Stade Olympique, Colombes

Attendance: 20,000

Referee: Marcel Slawik (FRA)

Final rank: 17th place

Polo

Spain sent a polo team to the Olympics for the second time in 1924. The Spanish team finished fourth in the five-team round-robin.

Ranks given are within the pool.

Players	Event	Round robin
Players	Event	Wins	Losses	Points for	Points against	Rank
Álvaro de Figueroa Luis de Figueroa Rafael Fernández Hernando Fitz-James Leopoldo Sáinz Justo San Miguel	Men's polo	1	3	22	42	4

July 1

United States	15–2	Spain

July 4

Argentina	16–2	Spain

July 7

Great Britain	10–3	Spain

July 10

Spain	15–1	France

Rowing

Ten rowers represented Spain in 1924. It was the nation's second appearance in the sport, and first since 1900.

Ranks given are within the heat.

Rower	Event	Semifinals		Repechage		Final
Rower	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Josep Balsells Leandro Coll Jaime Geralt Ricardo Massana Luis Omedes	Coxed four	Unknown	3	Did not advance
Leandro Coll Jaime Giralt José Lasplazas José Martínez Ricardo Massana Eliseo Morales Enrique Pérez Soler Juan Riba Luis Omedes	Eight	Unknown	3	Did not advance

Sailing

Three sailors represented Spain in 1924. It was the nation's debut in the sport.

Sailor	Event	Qualifying				Final
Sailor	Event	Race 1	Race 2	Race 3	Total	Race 1	Race 2	Total	Rank
Santiago Amat	Olympic monotype	2 Q	4	N/A		4	4	8	4
Santiago Amat Arturo Masbové Pedro Pi	6 metre class	7	6	8 (DNF)	21	Did not advance			8

Shooting

Shooter	Event	Final
Shooter	Event	Score	Rank
José María de Palleja	Trap	AC	NQ

Swimming

Ranks given are within the heat.

Men

Swimmer	Event	Heats		Semifinals		Final
Swimmer	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Pedro Méndez	400 m freestyle	6:26.6	5	Did not advance
Pedro Méndez	1500 m freestyle	26:23.5	5	Did not advance
José Manuel Pinillo	100 m freestyle	1:14.2	5	Did not advance
Ramón Berdemans Pedro Méndez Julio Perejordi José Manuel Pinillo	4 × 200 m freestyle relay	12:02.4	4	Did not advance

Tennis

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 128	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Manuel Alonso	Singles	Bye	Bye	Robson (ARG) W 7–9, 6–4, 6–0, 6–4	Richards (USA) L 5–7, 8–10, 6–2, 3–6	Did not advance
Eduardo Flaquer	Singles	Torralva (CHI) W 6–4, 3–6, 6–0, 6–0	Washer (BEL) L 1–6, 4–6, 5–7	Did not advance
Raimundo Morales	Singles	Jacob (IND) L 2–6, 4–6, 4–6	Did not advance
Francisco Sindreu	Singles	Bye	Richardson (RSA) L 4–6, 4–6, 3–6	Did not advance
José María Alonso Manuel Alonso	Doubles	—	Kingscote / Wheatley (GBR) W 6–4, 6–3, 6–1	Harada / Okamoto (JPN) W 6–4, 4–6, 6–4, 6–4	Zerlentis / Papadopoulos (GBR) W 6–2, 9–7, 6–4	Richards / Hunter (USA) L 4–6, 4–6, 3–6	Did not advance
Eduardo Flaquer Ricardo Saprissa	Doubles	—	Bye	Honda / Fukuda (JPN) W 6–2, 6–3, 6–3	Condon / Richardson (RSA) L 2–6, 3–6, 1–6	Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Lilí Álvarez	Singles	Bye	Scharman (USA) W 6–2, 6–2	Polley (IND) W 6–0, 6–3	Golding (FRA) L 5–7, 3–6	Did not advance
Rosa Torras	Singles	Bye	Perelli (ITA) W 6–4, 4–6, 8–6	Jessup (USA) L 2–6, 0–6	Did not advance
Lilí Álvarez Rosa Torras	Doubles	—	Bye	Billout / Bourgeois (FRA) L 6–2, 3–6, 4–6	Did not advance

Mixed

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Eduardo Flaquer Lilí Álvarez	Doubles	Bye	Bye	Jessup / Richards (USA) L 3–6, 0–6	Did not advance
Ricardo Saprissa Rosa Torras	Doubles	Perelli / de Morpurgo (ITA) L 3–6, 8–10	Did not advance

Water polo

Spain made its second Olympic water polo appearance.

Roster

Manuel Basté
Antonio Bretos Muzas
Jaime Cruells Folguera
Jaime Fontanet
Francesc Gibert
Lluís Gibert
Enrique Granados Gal
José María Puig
J. Trigo
Mariano Trigo
Alfonso Tusell Alonso

First round Bye
Quarterfinals

Sweden

9–0

Spain

Piscine des Tourelles

Wrestling

Greco-Roman

Men's

Athlete	Event	First round	Second round	Third round	Fourth round	Fifth round	Sixth round	Seventh round	Eighth round	Rank
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Domingo Sánchez	Featherweight	Penczik (AUT) L	Naito (JPN) L	Did not advance						=18
Francisco Solé	Lightweight	Coerse (NED) L	Michelsen (NOR) W	Frisenfeldt (DEN) L	Did not advance			—		=13
Jordán Vallmajo	Featherweight	Naito (JPN) L	Väli (EST) L	Did not advance						=18
Emilio Vidal	Middleweight	Yalaz (TUR) L	Dumont (LUX) W	Okulicz-Kozaryn (POL) L	Did not advance				—	=15

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References

↑ "Félix Mendizábal". olympedia.org. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
↑ "Spain at the 1924 Paris Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2015.

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[1] "Félix Mendizábal". olympedia.org. Retrieved 7 January 2024.

[sports-reference-2] "Spain at the 1924 Paris Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2015.

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Spain at the 1924 Summer Olympics

Contents

Athletics

Boxing

Diving

Equestrian

Fencing

Football

Polo

Rowing

Sailing

Shooting

Swimming

Tennis

Water polo

Wrestling

Greco-Roman

Related Research Articles

References

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