Spain at the 1984 Summer Olympics

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Spain at the
1984 Summer Olympics
Flag of Spain.svg
IOC code ESP
NOC Spanish Olympic Committee
Website www.coe.es  (in Spanish)
in Los Angeles
Competitors179 (163 men and 16 women) in 23 sports
Flag bearer Alejandro Abascal
Medals
Ranked 20th
Gold
1
Silver
2
Bronze
2
Total
5
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Spain competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. 179 competitors, 163 men and 16 women, took part in 104 events in 23 sports. [1]

Contents

Medalists

Archery

In its third Olympic archery competition, Spain was represented by two men and two women.
Women's Individual Competition:


Men's Individual Competition:

Athletics

Men's 400 metres

  • Heat 46.06
  • Quarterfinals 45.88 (→ did not advance)
  • Heat 46.04
  • Quarterfinals 45.79 (→ did not advance)

Men's 1,500 metres

  • Qualifying Heat 3:37.68
  • Semi-Finals 3:35.70
  • Final 3:34.30 (→ Bronze medal.svg Bronze Medal)
  • Qualifying Heat 3:45.44
  • Semi-Finals 3:36.55
  • Final 3:37.02 (→ 7th place)
  • Qualifying Heat 3:47.01 (→ did not advance)

Men's 5,000 metres

  • Heat 14:12.15 (→ did not advance)

Men's 10,000 metres

  • Qualifying Heat 28:57.78 (→ did not advance)

Men's Marathon

  • Final did not finish (→ no ranking)
  • Final did not finish (→ no ranking)

Men's Long Jump

  • Qualification 8.02m
  • Final 7.69m (→ 10th place)

Men's 20 km Walk

  • Final 1:25:32 (→ 6th place)

Men's 50 km Walk

  • Final 4:03:09 (→ 7th place)
  • Final 4:05:47 (→ 9th place)

Men's Hammer Throw

  • Qualification 66.38m (→ did not advance)

Men's Pole Vault

  • Qualifying Round 5.45m
  • Final 5.20m (→ 9th place)
  • Qualifying Round no mark (→ did not advance)

Women's 100 metres

  • First Heat 11.55s
  • Second Heat 11.76s (→ did not advance)

Women's High Jump

  • Qualification 1.75m (→ did not advance, 26th place)

Basketball

Men's Team Competition
  • Defeated Canada (83-82)
  • Defeated Uruguay (107-90)
  • Defeated France (97-82)
  • Defeated PR China (102-83)
  • Lost to United States (68-101)
  • Defeated Australia (101-93)
  • Defeated Yugoslavia (74-61)
  • Lost to United States (65-96) → Med 2.png Silver Medal

Boxing

Men's Light Flyweight ( 48 kg)

Men's Flyweight ( 51 kg)

Men's Featherweight ( 57 kg)

Men's Lightweight ( 60 kg)

Canoeing

Cycling

Four cyclists represented Spain in 1984.

Individual road race

Diving

Men's 3m Springboard

  • Preliminary round 509.10 (→ did not advance, 17th place)

Equestrianism

Fencing

Two fencers, both men, represented Spain in 1984.

Men's épée
Men's sabre

Gymnastics

Handball

Men's Team Competition
  • Lost to West Germany (16:18)
  • Lost to Denmark (16:21)
  • Lost to Sweden (25:26)
  • Defeated United States (17:16)
  • Defeated South Korea (31:25)
  • 7th/8th place: Lost to Switzerland (17:18) → 8th place

Hockey

Men's Team Competition
  • 5th/8th place: Spain Netherlands 0-0 (Netherlands win after penalty strokes, 10-4)
  • 7th/8th place: Spain New Zealand 0-1 (→ 8th place)

Judo

Modern pentathlon

Three male modern pentathletes represented Spain in 1984.

Individual
Team

Rhythmic gymnastics

Rowing

There were eight competitions for men and Spain qualified four boats, but had no women competing in 1984. [2] Although he had competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics, [3] Manuel Vera Vázquez was still the youngest competitor of the Spanish rowing team. [2] The coxless pair of Fernando Climent and Luis María Lasúrtegui was a surprise medallist, and as of 2016, the team's silver medal is the only Olympic rowing medal that the nation has ever won. [4]

AthleteEventHeatsRepechageSemifinalsFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
José Ramón Oyarzábal Single sculls 7:39.164 R7:33.683 SA/B7:32.724 FB7:36.7811
Fernando Climent
Luis María Lasúrtegui
Coxless pair 6:54.342 SA/BBye6:53.582 FA6:48.87Silver medal icon.svg
Isidro Martín
José Manuel Bermúdez
Joaquín Sabriá (cox)
Coxed pair 7:29.305 R7:42.234 FB7:34.3810
Luis Miguel Oliver
Jesús González
Manuel Vera Vázquez
Julio Oliver
Quadruple sculls 6:01.802 R6:08.652 FA6:04.996

Sailing

Men
AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank
1234567
Eduardo Bellini Windglider 315YMP241311892.012
Open
AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank
1234567
Joaquín Blanco Finn DSQ818462160.74
Luis Doreste
Roberto Molina
470 315219DNS33.7Gold medal icon.svg
Alejandro Abascal
Miguel Noguer
Flying Dutchman 691411169791.711
Antonio Gorostegui
José Luis Doreste
Star 81410547774.07

Shooting

Men
AthleteEventFinal
PointsRank
Luis del Cerro 50 m rifle prone 58830
Ángel Corsino Fernández 50 m free pistol 54327
Jorge González 50 m rifle three positions 114611
50 m rifle prone 58830
10 m air rifle 57230
Eduardo Jiménez 25 m rapid fire pistol 57929
José María Pigrau 50 m rifle three positions 112830
10 m air rifle 57426
Juan Segui 25 m rapid fire pistol 58910
Women
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
PointsRankPointsRank
Eva Suarez 10 m air pistol 37910Did not advance
25 m pistol 56932Did not advance
Open
AthleteEventQualificationSemifinalFinal
PointsRankPointsRankPointsRank
Rafael Axpe Trap 14513 Q19311Did not advance
José Bladas 14418 Q19018Did not advance
Jorge Guardiola Skeet 1478 Q1966 Q220Bronze medal icon.svg
Eladio Vallduvi Trap 14511 Q19212Did not advance
Gemma Usieto 14033Did not advance

Swimming

Men's 200m Freestyle

  • Heat 1:51.97
  • B-Final 1:51.77 (→ 10th place)
  • Heat 1:55.25 (→ did not advance, 28th place)

Men's 400m Freestyle

  • Heat 3:55.93
  • B-Final 3:55.25 (→ 10th place)

Men's 1500m Freestyle

  • Heat 15:30.09 (→ did not advance, 11th place)
  • Heat 15:44.85 (→ did not advance, 18th place)

Men's 100m Backstroke

  • Heat 57.90
  • B-Final 58.31 (→ 13th place)

Men's 200m Backstroke

  • Heat 2:03.94
  • Final 2:04.53 (→ 7th place)

Men's 100m Breaststroke

  • Heat 1:05.19 (→ did not advance, 18th place)

Men's 200m Breaststroke

  • Heat 2:21.25
  • B-Final 2:21.19 (→ 13th place)

Men's 100m Butterfly

  • Heat 55.66
  • B-Final 55.61 (→ 12th place)
  • Heat 55.97 (→ did not advance, 19th place)

Men's 200m Butterfly

  • Heat 2:02.37
  • B-Final 2:01.82 (→ 15th place)

Men's 200m Individual Medley

  • Heat 2:08.30 (→ did not advance, 19th place)

Men's 400m Individual Medley

  • Heat DNS (→ did not advance, no ranking)

Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay

  • Heat 7:32.21 (→ did not advance, 11th place)

Synchronized swimming

Water polo

Men's Team Competition
  • Defeated Brazil (19-12)
  • Defeated Greece (12-9)
  • Lost to United States (8-10)
  • Drew with West Germany (8-8)
  • Defeated Netherlands (8-4)
  • Lost to Yugoslavia (8-14)
  • Drew with Australia (10-10) → 4th place

Weightlifting

Wrestling

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