Spain at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Spain at the 1980 Summer Olympics
IOC code	ESP
NOC	Spanish Olympic Committee
Website	www.coe.es  (in Spanish)
in Moscow
Competitors	155 (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)
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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]

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Gold	Alejandro Abascal Miguel Noguer	Sailing	Flying Dutchman	July 29
Silver	Jordi Llopart	Athletics	Men's 50 kilometres walk	July 30
Silver	Spain 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 hockey	Men's tournament	July 31
Silver	Herminio Menéndez Guillermo del Riego	Canoeing	Men's K-2 500 metres	August 1
Bronze	David López-Zubero	Swimming	Men's 100 metre butterfly	July 23
Bronze	Herminio Menéndez Luis Gregorio Ramos	Canoeing	Men's K-2 1000 metres	August 2

Archery

Main article: Archery at the 1980 Summer Olympics

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

Main article: Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics

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

• José Luis González

• 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

Main article: Basketball at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Canoeing

Main article: Canoeing at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Diving

Main article: Diving at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Men's Springboard

• Ricardo Camacho

• Preliminary round — 532.02 points (→ 8th place)
• Final — 749.340 points (→ 8th place)

Fencing

Main article: Fencing at the 1980 Summer Olympics

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

Main article: Football at the 1980 Summer Olympics

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

• Joaquín Alonso
• Marcos Alonso
• Francisco Buyo
• Miguel de Andrés
• Juan Antonio Felipe
• Agustín Gajate
• Angel González
• Francisco Guerri
• Jorge David López
• Víctor Muñoz
• Urbano Ortega
• Enrique Ramos
• Hipólito Rincón
• Agustín Rodríguez
• Santiago Urquiaga
• Manuel Zúñiga

Gymnastics

Main article: Gymnastics at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Handball

Main article: Handball at the 1980 Summer Olympics

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 Milián
• 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

Main article: Field hockey at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Men's Team Competition

• Preliminary round

• Spain – Soviet Union 2-1
• Spain – Tanzania 12-0
• Spain – India 2-2
• Spain – Poland 6-0
• Spain – Cuba 11-0

• 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

Main article: Judo at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Modern pentathlon

Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1980 Summer Olympics

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

Main article: Rowing at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Sailing

Main article: Sailing at the 1980 Summer Olympics

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
Antonio Gorostegui José Benavides	Star	7	8	7	6	7	4	12	72.7	7

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Open

Athlete	Event	Final
		Points	Rank
José Luis Calvo	50 m rifle prone	591	32
Enrique Camarena [2]	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

Main article: Swimming at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Men's 100m Freestyle

• David López-Zubero

• Heats — 52,43
• Semi-Finals — 52,81 (→ did not advance)

Men's 200m Freestyle

• Ramón Lavín

• Heats — 1.56,99 (→ did not advance)

• David López-Zubero

• Heats — 1.53,22 (→ did not advance)

Men's 1.500m Freestyle

• Rafael Escalas

• Final — 15.21,88 (→ 6th place)

Men's 100m Butterfly

• David López-Zubero

• 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

Main article: Water polo at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Notes

• Flags indicate the autonomous community (or country) of birth of each athlete.

References

1. "Spain at the 1980 Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2011-04-26.
2. also competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics

External links

• Spanish Olympic Committee