Spain at the 1960 Summer Olympics

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Spain at the
1960 Summer Olympics
Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg
IOC code ESP
(SPA used at these Games)
NOC Spanish Olympic Committee
Website www.coe.es  (in Spanish)
in Rome
Competitors144 (133 men and 11 women) in 16 sports
Flag bearer Jaime Belenguer
Medals
Ranked 41st
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
1
Total
1
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Spain competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. The nation returned to the Summer Olympic Games after participating in the Dutch-led boycott of the 1956 Summer Olympics. 144 competitors, 133 men and 11 women, took part in 83 events in 16 sports. [1]

Contents

Medalists

Bronze

Athletics

Basketball

Men's Team Competition
  • Defeated Uruguay (77-72)
  • Lost to Philippines (82-84)
  • Defeated Poland (75-63)
  • Lost to Mexico (66-80)
  • Lost to France (40-78)
  • Defeated Japan (66-64)
  • Lost to Puerto Rico (65-75)
  • Defeated Bulgaria (2-0 walk-over) → 14th place

Boxing

Canoeing

Cycling

Nine male cyclists represented Spain in 1960.

Individual road race
Team time trial
Sprint
Team pursuit

Equestrian

Fencing

11 fencers, 8 men and 3 women, represented Spain in 1960.

Men's foil
Men's épée
Men's team épée
Men's sabre
Men's team sabre
Women's foil

Gymnastics

Hockey

Modern pentathlon

Two male pentathletes represented Spain in 1960.

Individual

Rowing

Spain had 18 male rowers participate in four out of seven rowing events in 1960. [2]

Men's single sculls
Men's coxed pair
Men's coxed four
Men's eight

Sailing

Shooting

Eight shooters represented Spain in 1960.

Men
AthleteEventQualifyingFinal
PointsRankPointsRank
José Manuel Andoin 50 m rifle, three positions 51931did not advance
José Luis Calvo 50 m rifle, prone 37829did not advance
Minervino González 50 m pistol —52831
25 m rapid fire pistol —56138
Rafael de Juan Trap ACNQdid not advance
Ángel León 50 m pistol —53718
José Llorens 50 m rifle, three positions 37829did not advance
50 m rifle, prone 51631did not advance
Juan Malo Trap 9014 Q16632
Luis Palomo 25 m rapid fire pistol —57618

Swimming

Men
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Leopoldo Rodés 100 m freestyle 1:00.740Did not advance
José Cossio 400 m freestyle 4:50.131—Did not advance
Miguel Torres 1500 m freestyle 19:21.823—Did not advance
Julio Cabrera 100 m backstroke 1:06.526Did not advance
Guillermo Alsina 200 m breaststroke 2:51.428Did not advance
Emilio Díaz 2:52.931Did not advance
Heriberto de la Fe 200 m butterfly 2:37.030Did not advance
José Vicente León 2:31.425Did not advance
Women
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Rita Pulido 100 m freestyle 1:10.032Did not advance
Isabel Castañe 200 m breaststroke 3:10.428—Did not advance

Weightlifting

Wrestling

References

  1. ↑ "Spain at the 1960 Rome Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
  2. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Spain Rowing at the 1960 Roma Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
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