Spain at the 1988 Summer Olympics

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Spain at the
1988 Summer Olympics
Flag of Spain.svg
IOC code ESP
NOC Spanish Olympic Committee
Website www.coe.es  (in Spanish)
in Seoul
Competitors229 (200 men and 29 women) in 24 sports
Flag bearer Cristina de Borbón
Medals
Ranked 25th
Gold
1
Silver
1
Bronze
2
Total
4
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Spain competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. 229 competitors, 200 men and 29 women, took part in 130 events in 24 sports. [1] At the closing ceremony, a short Catalan segment was performed on a part of the Olympic Stadium, as the country hosted the next Olympics in Barcelona.

Contents

As of 2024, this is the most recent time that Spain did not win at least eleven medals or three gold medals.

Medalists

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. [2]

SportMenWomenTotal
Archery 314
Athletics 27734
Basketball 12012
Boxing 5–5
Canoeing 13013
Cycling 13013
Diving 202
Equestrian 707
Fencing 808
Field hockey 16016
Gymnastics 3811
Handball 15015
Judo 3–3
Modern pentathlon 3–3
Rowing 13013
Sailing 14317
Shooting 527
Swimming 7411
Synchronized swimming –33
Tennis 314
Water polo 13–13
Weightlifting 6–6
Wrestling 9–9
Total20029229

Archery

No member of the Spanish archery delegation advanced past the preliminary round.

Women's Individual Competition:

Men's Individual Competition:

Men's Team Competition:

Athletics

Men's 10.000 metres

  • First Round — 28:22.52
  • Final — 27:52.78 (→ 10th place)
  • First Round — 29:01.13 (→ did not advance)
  • First Round — did not finish (→ did not advance)

Men's Marathon

  • Final — 2:31:10 (→ 64th place)
  • Final — DNF

Men's Long Jump

  • Qualification — 7.88m
  • Final — 8.03m (→ 5th place)

Men's Decathlon

  1. 100 metres — 11.38s
  2. Long Jump — 7.08m
  3. Shot Put — 14.31m
  4. High Jump — 2.00m
  5. 400 metres — 50.24s
  6. 110m Hurdles — 14.97s
  7. Discus Throw — 46.34m
  8. Pole Vault — 4.40m
  9. Javelin Throw — 55.68m
  10. 1.500 metres — 4:32.68s

Men's 20 km Walk

  • Final — 1:20:34 (→ 4th place)
  • Final — 1:21:53 (→ 12th place)
  • Final — 1:23:40 (→ 23rd place)

Men's 50 km Walk

  • Final — 3'43:03 (→ 5th place)
  • Final — 3'48:09 (→ 13th place)
  • Final — 3'59:13 (→ 25th place)


Women's 4 × 400 m Relay

  • Heat — did not start (→ did not advance)

Women's 10.000 metres

  • Final — 32:40.50 (→ 25th place)

Basketball

Men's tournament

Team roster

The following is the Spain roster in the men's basketball tournament of the 1988 Summer Olympics. [3]

Spain men's national basketball team – 1988 Summer Olympics roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
G/F 4 Jordi Villacampa 24 – (1963-10-11)11 October 19631.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Club Joventut Badalona Flag of Spain.svg
5 José Luis Llorente 29 – (1959-01-06)6 January 19591.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Real Madrid Baloncesto Flag of Spain.svg
SF 6 José Biriukov 25 – (1963-02-03)3 February 19631.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Real Madrid Baloncesto Flag of Spain.svg
SF 7 Josep Maria Margall 33 – (1955-03-17)17 March 19551.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Club Joventut Badalona Flag of Spain.svg
PF 8 Andrés Jiménez 26 – (1962-06-06)6 June 19622.05 m (6 ft 9 in) FC Barcelona Bàsquet Flag of Spain.svg
C 9 Enrique Andreu 20 – (1967-10-20)20 October 19672.10 m (6 ft 11 in) CEB Llíria Flag of Spain.svg
PG 10 José Antonio Montero 23 – (1965-01-03)3 January 19651.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Club Joventut Badalona Flag of Spain.svg
F 11 Fernando Arcega 28 – (1960-09-03)3 September 19602.03 m (6 ft 8 in) CB Zaragoza Flag of Spain.svg
PG 12 Ignacio Solozábal 30 – (1958-01-08)8 January 19581.85 m (6 ft 1 in) FC Barcelona Bàsquet Flag of Spain.svg
F/C 13 Ferran Martínez 20 – (1968-04-25)25 April 19682.13 m (7 ft 0 in) RCD Espanyol Bàsquet Flag of Spain.svg
C 14 Antonio Martín Espina 22 – (1966-06-18)18 June 19662.10 m (6 ft 11 in) Real Madrid Baloncesto Flag of Spain.svg
SF 15 Juan Antonio San Epifanio 29 – (1959-06-12)12 June 19592.01 m (6 ft 7 in) FC Barcelona Bàsquet Flag of Spain.svg
Head coach
Antonio Díaz-Miguel
Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 17 September 1988
Group play
PosTeam
PldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1Flag of the United States.svg  United States 550485302+18310 Quarterfinals
2Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 541484435+499
3Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil 532590522+688
4Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 523479455+247
5Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 514433527−946 9th–12th classification round
6Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 505338568−2305
Source: FIBA archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
18 September 1988
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg53–97Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Scoring by half: 32–48, 21–49
20 September 1988
Egypt  Flag of Egypt.svg70–113Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Scoring by half: 44–57, 26–56
21 September 1988
China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg74–106Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Scoring by half: 43–59, 31–57
23 September 1988
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg84–94Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Scoring by half:51–45, 33–49
24 September 1988
Brazil  Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg110–118Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Scoring by half: 57–61, 53–57
Quarterfinals
26 September 1988 (1988-09-26)
16:30
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg74–77Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Scoring by half: 40–41, 34–36
Pts: San Epifanio 17
Rebs: Martínez, Jiménez 7
Asts: Montero 3		Pts: Gaze 28
Rebs: Sengstock 5
Asts:4 players 1
Classification round 5–8
28 September 1988 (1988-09-28)
14:30
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg96–91Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Scoring by half: 41–42, 55–49
Pts: Triano 27
Rebs: Raffin 8
Asts: Raffin 4		Pts: Jiménez 16
Rebs: Jiménez 6
Asts: Solozábal 5
Classification round 7/8
29 September 1988
19:30
Puerto Rico  Flag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg93–92Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Scoring by half:47–45, 46–47
Pts: Morales 25
Rebs: Ortíz, Mincy 8
Asts: Ortíz 4		Pts: Jiménez 31
Rebs: Jiménez 8
Asts: Solozábal 6

Boxing

Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)

  • First Round — Bye
  • Second Round — Lost to Dang Nieu Hu (VIE), RSC-2

Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg)

Light Welterweight (– 63.5 kg)

Men's Welterweight (– 67 kg)

Heavyweight (– 91 kg)

Canoeing

Men's C-1 500 metres

  • Heat –1st (heat-2)
  • Semifinal – 1:55.98
  • Final – 2:01.33 (→ 7th place)

Men's C-1 1000 metres

  • Heat – 4:16.02
  • Repechage; 4:22.34
  • Semifinal – 4:16.90 (→ did not advance)

Men's C-2 500 metres

  • Heat – 1:48.75
  • Semifinal – 1:50.63 (→ did not advance)

Men's K-1 500 metres

  • Heat – 1:47.71
  • Semifinal – 1:46.93 (→ did not advance)

Men's K-1 1000 metres

  • Heat – 3:59.95
  • Repechage – 3:53.39
  • Semifinal – 3:48.35 (→ did not advance)

Men's K-2 500 metres

  • Heat – 1:36.17
  • Repechage – 1:40.09
  • Semifinal – 1:36.22 (→ did not advance)

Men's K-2 1000 metres

  • Heat – 3:32.97
  • Repechage – 3:32.92 (→ did not advance)

Men's K-4 1000 metres

  • Heat – 3:06.96
  • Repechage – 3:16.79
  • Semifinal – 3:13.88 (→ did not advance)

Cycling

Thirteen cyclists, all male, represented Spain in 1988.

Men's road race
Men's team time trial
Men's sprint
Men's 1 km time trial
Men's individual pursuit
Men's team pursuit
Men's points race

Diving

Men's 3m Springboard

  • Preliminary Round — 483.12 (→ did not advance, 25th place)

Men's 10m Springboard

  • Preliminary Round — 425.73 (→ did not advance, 25th place)

Equestrianism

Equestrians

Fencing

Eight fencers, all men, represented Spain in 1988.

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

Gymnastics

Men's events

Women's events

Handball

Hockey

Men's team competition
  • Spain – Pakistan 1-5
  • Spain – Netherlands 1-1
  • Spain – Kenya 4-2
  • Spain – Argentina 0-1
  • Spain – Australia 0-1
  • 9th/12th place: Spain – Canada 2-0
  • 9th/10th place: Spain – South Korea 2-0 (→ 9th place)

Judo

Modern pentathlon

Three male pentathletes represented Spain in 1988.

Men's Individual Competition:

Men's Team Competition:

Rhythmic gymnastics

Rowing

Sailing

Men
AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank
1234567
Carlos Iniesta Division II 521271224681.78
José Luis Doreste Finn 731DSQ34338.1Gold medal icon.svg
Fernando León Boissier
Kiko Sánchez 		470 41144PMS1855.04
Women
AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank
1234567
Adelina Gonzalez
Patricia Guerra 		470 86410RETDSQ1390.710
Open
AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank
1234567
Luis Doreste
Miguel Noguer 		Flying Dutchman 11161371117496.013
Francisco García
Luis López
Cristina De Borbón 		Tornado 19201918RET18RET154.020
Juan Costas
José Pérez 		Star 1112RET14199PMS123.017
Antonio Gorostegui
Jaime Monjo
José Manuel Valades
Domingo Manrique 		Soling 161618121317RET128.017

Shooting

Men
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
PointsRankPointsRank
Jorge González 50 m rifle three positions 116815Did not advance
50 m rifle prone 59332Did not advance
10 m air rifle 57940Did not advance
Juan Segui 25 m rapid fire pistol 58818Did not advance
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 – 1:53.05 (→ did not advance, 28th place)

Men's 400m Freestyle

  • Heat – 3:57.46 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)

Men's 100m Backstroke

  • Heat – 58.06 (→ did not advance, 23rd place)

Men's 200m Backstroke

  • Heat – 2:03.33
  • B-Final – 2:03.70 (→ 11th place)

Men's 100m Breaststroke

  • Heat – 1:05.19 (→ did not advance, 32nd place)
  • Heat – 1:06.08 (→ did not advance, 43rd place)

Men's 200m Breaststroke

  • Heat – 2:17.06
  • Final – 2:15.21 (→ Med 3.png Bronze Medal)
  • Heat – 2:20.34 (→ did not advance, 24th place)

Men's 100m Butterfly

  • Heat – 55.27 (→ did not advance, 18th place)

Men's 200m Butterfly

  • Heat – 2:03.32 (→ did not advance, 24th place)

Men's 200m Individual Medley

  • Heat – 2:10.52 (→ did not advance, 31st place)
  • Heat – 2:13.48 (→ did not advance, 36th place)

Men's 200m Individual Medley

  • Heat – 4:35.68 (→ did not advance, 27th place)

Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay

  • Heat – 3:49.47 (→ did not advance, 12th place)

Women's 200m Breaststroke

  • Heat – 2:35.57 (→ did not advance, 18th place)

Women's 100m Butterfly

  • Heat – 1:02.47 (→ did not advance, 17th place)

Women's 200m Individual Medley

  • Heat – 2:22.20 (→ did not advance, 21st place)

Women's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay

  • Heat – 4:21.84 (→ did not advance, 13th place)

Synchronized swimming

Three synchronized swimmers represented Spain in 1988.

Women's solo
Women's duet

Tennis

Men's Singles Competition

Men's Doubles Competition

Water polo

Men's tournament

  • Defeated China (13-6)
  • Defeated United States (9-7)
  • Drew with Hungary (6-6)
  • Lost to Yugoslavia (8-10)
  • Defeated Greece (12-9)
  • Lost to Australia (7-8)
  • Defeated Italy (11-9) → 6th place

Weightlifting

Wrestling

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References

  1. ↑ "Spain at the 1988 Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2011-07-29.
  2. ↑ Spain at the 1988 Summer Olympics
  3. ↑ "1988 Olympic Games : Tournament for Men". FIBA . Retrieved 30 July 2018.
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