Spain at the 1968 Summer Olympics explained

Noc:	ESP
Nocname:	Spanish Olympic Committee
Games:	Summer Olympics
Year:	1968
Website:
Location:	Mexico City
Competitors:	122 (120 men, 2 women)
Sports:	12
Flagbearer:	Gonzalo Fernández^[1]
Gold:	0
Silver:	0
Bronze:	0
Appearances:	auto
App Begin Year:	1900

Spain (which was the only country with a fascist party still in power, making it the last fascist country to ever compete in the Olympics) competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. 122 competitors, 120 men and 2 women, took part in 50 events in 12 sports.^[2]

Athletics

See main article: Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics.

Basketball

See main article: Basketball at the 1968 Summer Olympics.

Boxing

See main article: Boxing at the 1968 Summer Olympics.

Canoeing

See main article: Canoeing at the 1968 Summer Olympics.

Cycling

See main article: Cycling at the 1968 Summer Olympics. Seven cyclists represented Spain in 1968.

Individual road race

• José Gómez
• Luis Zubero
• Miguel Lasa
• Agustín Tamames

Team time trial

• Nemesio Jiménez
• José Gómez
• José González
• Miguel Lasa

Individual pursuit

• Daniel Yuste

Football

See main article: Football at the 1968 Summer Olympics.

Hockey

See main article: Hockey at the 1968 Summer Olympics.

Rowing

See main article: Rowing at the 1968 Summer Olympics.

Sailing

See main article: Sailing at the 1968 Summer Olympics.

Shooting

See main article: Shooting at the 1968 Summer Olympics. Twelve shooters, all men, represented Spain in 1968.

Open

Athlete	Event	Final
		Points	Rank
José Álava	25 m rapid fire pistol	570	45
José Amedo	50 m free pistol	542	33
Jaime Bladas		194	9
José Luis Calvo	50 m rifle prone	590	37
Luis del Cerro	50 m rifle three positions	1123	42
José Cusí		192	14
Juan García	50 m free pistol	534	41
Jaime González	25 m rapid fire pistol	579	31
Miguel Marina	align=left rowspan=2	Skeet	191	12
align=left	José Luis Martínez	183	36
José María Pigrau	50 m rifle three positions	1117	46
José del Villar	50 m rifle prone	577	82

Swimming

See main article: Swimming at the 1968 Summer Olympics.

Water polo

See main article: Water polo at the 1968 Summer Olympics.

Men's Team Competition

• Preliminary Round (Group A)

• Lost to West Germany (3:5)

• Lost to United States (7:10)

• Lost to Hungary (1:7)

• Lost to Soviet Union (0:5)

• Tied with Brazil (6:6)

• Lost to Cuba (3:4)
• Classification Matches

• 9th/12th place: Defeated Japan (5:0)

• 9th/10th place: Defeated West Germany (7:5) → Ninth place
• Team Roster

• Agustin Codera

• Fermin Mas

• Jorge Borell

• José Padros

• Juan Jane

• Juan Rubio

• Luis Bestit

• Luis Meya

• Manuel Ibern

• Santiago Zubicoa

• Vicente Brugat

External links

• Spanish Olympic Committee
• Official Olympic Reports

Notes and References

1. Web site: Gonzalo, Duque Fernández . olympedia.org . 7 January 2024.
2. Web site: Spain at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417092418/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/ESP/summer/1968/ . dead . 17 April 2020 . 13 September 2014 . sports-reference.com.