Spain at the 1948 Summer Olympics

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Spain at the
1948 Summer Olympics
Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg
IOC code ESP
NOC Spanish Olympic Committee
Website www.coe.es  (in Spanish)
in London
Competitors65 (all men) in 11 sports
Flag bearerFabián Vicente del Valle [1]
Medals
Ranked 28th
Gold
0
Silver
1
Bronze
0
Total
1
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Spain competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. The nation returned to the Summer Olympic Games after participating in the Soviet-led boycott of the 1936 Summer Olympics. 65 competitors, all men, took part in 37 events in 11 sports. [2]

Contents

Medalists

Silver

Athletics

Boxing

Equestrian

Hockey

Modern pentathlon

Three male pentathletes represented Spain in 1948.

Rowing

Spain had one male rowers participate in one out of seven rowing events in 1948. [3]

Men's single sculls

Sailing

Shooting

Six shooters represented Spain in 1948.

Men
AthleteEventFinal
PointsRank
José Manuel Andoin 50 metre rifle 57164
Pelegrín Esteve 25 m rapid fire pistol 44758
Ángel León 50 m pistol 5346
Luis Palomo 50138
25 m rapid fire pistol 54617
José Alonso 50046
Cristóbal Tauler 50 metre rifle 57262

Swimming

Water polo

Art competitions

References

  1. "Flagbearers for Spain". olympedia.org. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  2. "Spain at the 1948 London Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
  3. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Spain Rowing at the 1948 London Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2018.