Spain at the 1980 Summer Olympics
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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
Gold
- Alejandro Abascal and Miguel Noguer — Sailing, Men's Flying Dutchman Team Competition
Silver
- Jorge Llopart — Athletics, Men's 50 kilometres Walk
- Guillermo del Riego and Herminio Menéndez — Canoeing, Men's K2 500 metres kayak pairs
- Juan Amat, Juan Arbós, Jaime Arbós, Javier Cabot, Ricardo Cabot, Miguel Chaves, Juan Coghen, Miguel de Paz, Francisco Fábregas, José Garcia, Rafael Garralda, Santiago Malgosa, Paulino Monsalve, Juan Pellón, Carlos Roca and Jaime Zumalacárregui — Field Hockey, Men's Team Competition
Bronze
- David López-Zubero — Swimming, Men's 100 metres Butterfly
- Luis Ramos and Herminio Menéndez — Canoeing, Men's K2 1.000 metres kayak pairs
Archery
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
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 4x400 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 — 3:51:25 (→
- 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.
Football
- Men's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round (Group C)
- Team Roster
Gymnastics
Handball
- 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
Hockey
- Men's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round
- Final
- Spain – India 3-4 → Silver Medal
- Spain – India 3-4 →
- Team Roster:
Judo
Modern pentathlon
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
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)
- Final — 55,16 (→
Women's 4x100m Freestyle
- Final — 3.58,73 (→ 8th place)
Water polo
Wrestling
References
- ^ "Spain at the 1980 Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2011-04-26.