Spain at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Spain at the
1980 Summer Olympics

Flag of the Spanish Olympic Committee
IOC code ESP
NOC Spanish Olympic Committee
Website www.coe.es (Spanish)
in Moscow
Competitors 155 (146 men and 9 women) in 18 sports
Flag bearer Herminio Menéndez
Medals
Ranked 20th
Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 3 2 6
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Spain competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR. In partial support of the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics, 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 Cantabria Alejandro Abascal
Catalonia Miguel Noguer		 Sailing Flying Dutchman July 29
 Silver Catalonia Jordi Llompart Athletics Men's 50 kilometres walk July 30
 Silver men's national field hockey team, SpainSpain men's national field hockey team
Juan Amat Francesc Fábregas
Jaime Arbós José Miquel García
Juan Arbós Rafael Garralda
Javier Cabot Santiago Malgosa
Ricardo Cabot Paulino Monsalve
Miguel Chaves Juan Pellón
Juan Coghen Carles Roca
Miguel de Paz Jaime Zumalacárregui
 Field hockey Men's tournament July 31
 Silver Asturias Herminio Menéndez
Province of León Guillermo del Riego 		Canoeing Men's K-2 500 metres August 1
 Bronze United States David López-Zubero Swimming Men's 100 metre butterfly July 23
 Bronze Asturias Herminio Menéndez
Galicia (Spain) Luis Gregorio Ramos 		Canoeing Men's K-2 1000 metres August 2

Archery

After not competing in archery in 1976, Spain returned to the sport in 1980. Two Spanish men competed.

Men's Individual Competition:

Athletics

Men's 800 metres

  • Heat — 1:47.9
  • Semifinals — 1:48.1 (→ did not advance)
  • Heat — 1:49.5
  • Semifinals — 1:47.8 (→ did not advance)

Men's 1,500 metres

  • Heat — 3:40.9
  • Semifinals — 3:42.6 (→ did not advance)
  • 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

  • Heat — 3:06.9 (→ did not advance)

Men's 110 m Hurdles

  • Heat — 13.72
  • Semifinals — 13.80
  • Final — 13.78 (→ 7th place)
  • Heat — 14.28
  • Semifinals — 14.00 (→ did not advance)

Men's 400 m Hurdles

  • Heat — 50.48
  • Semifinals — 51.86 (→ did not advance)
  • Heat — 51.26 (→ did not advance)

Men's 3,000 m Steeplechase

  • Heat — 8:31.9
  • Semifinals — 8:22.0
  • Final — 8:15.8 (→ 4th place)
  • Heat — 8:27.5
  • Semifinals — 8:19.0
  • Final — 8:18.0 (→ 5th place)

Men's High Jump

  • Qualification — 2.21 m
  • Final — 2.10 m (→ 16th place)
  • Qualification — 2.15 m (→ did not advance)

Men's Long Jump

  • Qualification — 7.96 m
  • Final — 8.09 m (→ 7th place)
  • Qualification — 7.73 m (→ did not advance)

Men's Triple Jump

  • Qualification — 16.20 m (→ did not advance)

Men's Marathon

  • Final — 2:18:16 (→ 22nd place)

Men's 20 km Walk

  • Final — 1:26:45.6 (→ 5th place)

Men's 50 km Walk

  • Final — 3:51:25 (→ Silver Medal)
  • Final — 4:03:08 (→ 6th place)

Basketball

Canoeing

Diving

Men's Springboard

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

Fencing

Four fencers, all men, represented Spain in 1980.

Men's foil
Men's épée
Men's sabre

Football

Men's Team Competition
  • Spain – East Germany 1-1 (0-0)
  • Spain – Syria 0-0 (0-0)
  • Spain – Algeria 1-1 (1-0) → did not advance

Gymnastics

Handball

Men's Team Competition
  • Lost to East Germany (17-21)
  • Defeated Denmark (20-19)
  • Lost to Hungary (17-20)
  • Drew with Cuba (24-24)
  • Defeated Poland (24-22)
  • 5th/6th place: Defeated Yugoslavia (24-23) → 5th place

Hockey

Men's Team Competition
  • Spain – India 3-4 → Silver Medal

Judo

Modern pentathlon

Three male pentathletes represented Spain in 1980.

Men's Individual Competition:

Men's Team Competition:

Rowing

Sailing

Shooting

Swimming

Men's 100m Freestyle

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

Men's 200m Freestyle

  • Heats — 1.56,99 (→ did not advance)
  • Heats — 1.53,22 (→ did not advance)

Men's 1.500m Freestyle

  • Final — 15.21,88 (→ 6th place)

Men's 100m Butterfly

  • Final — 55,16 (→ Bronze Medal)


Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle

  • Final — 3.58,73 (→ 8th place)

Water polo

Wrestling

Notes

References

  1. ↑ "Spain at the 1980 Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2011-04-26.
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