Spain at the 1980 Summer Olympics explained

Noc:	ESP
Nocname:	Spanish Olympic Committee
Games:	Summer Olympics
Year:	1980
Website:
Location:	Moscow
Competitors:	155 (146 men and 9 women)
Sports:	18
Flagbearer:	Herminio Menéndez
Rank:	20
Gold:	1
Silver:	3
Bronze:	2
Appearances:	auto
App Begin Year:	1900

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
	Alejandro Abascal Miguel Noguer

Archery

See 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

See 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

• 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

See main article: Basketball at the 1980 Summer Olympics.

Canoeing

See main article: Canoeing at the 1980 Summer Olympics.

Diving

See 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

See 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

See 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

• 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

See main article: Gymnastics at the 1980 Summer Olympics.

Handball

See 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 Millán

• 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

See 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

• José Garcia

• Rafael Garralda

• Santiago Malgosa

• Paulino Monsalve

• Juan Pellón

• Carlos Roca

• Jaime Zumalacárregui

Judo

See main article: Judo at the 1980 Summer Olympics.

Modern pentathlon

See 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

See main article: Rowing at the 1980 Summer Olympics.

Sailing

See 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
	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
	Star	7	8	7	6	7	4	12	72.7	7

Shooting

See main article: Shooting at the 1980 Summer Olympics.

Open

Athlete	Event	Final
		Points	Rank
José Luis Calvo	50 m rifle prone	591	32
align=left	Enrique Camarena	align=left	Skeet	189	26
Juan Casamajo	50 m rifle prone	592	25
Jaime González	25 m rapid fire pistol	586	22
align=left	Francisco Pérez	align=left	Skeet	195	7
	Trap	190	10
Juan Segui	25 m rapid fire pistol	583	26
	Trap	195	5

Swimming

See 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

See main article: Water polo at the 1980 Summer Olympics.

Wrestling

See main article: Wrestling at the 1980 Summer Olympics.

Notes

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

External links

• Spanish Olympic Committee

Notes and References

1. Web site: Spain at the 1980 Summer Games . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417090350/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/ESP/summer/1980/ . dead . 2020-04-17 . 2011-04-26 . sports-reference.com.