Spain at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Spain at the Olympic Games
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At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles
Competitors	179 (163 men and 16 women) in 23 sports
Flag bearer	Alejandro Abascal
Medals Rank: 20	Gold 1	Silver 2	Bronze 2	Total 5
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Spain competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. 179 competitors, 163 men and 16 women, took part in 104 events in 23 sports.

Medalists

Gold

• Luis Doreste and Roberto Molina — Sailing, Men's 470 Team Competition

Silver

• Luis María Lasúrtegui and Fernando Climent — Rowing, Men's Coxless Pairs
• Fernando Romay, Juan Antonio San Epifanio, Ignacio Solozábal, José López, José Margall, Fernando Martín Espina, Juan de la Cruz, Andrés Jiménez, José Llorente, Fernando Arcega, José Beirán, and Juan Corbalán — Basketball, Men's Team Competition

Bronze

• José Manuel Abascal — Athletics, Men's 1,500m
• Narcisco Suárez and Enrique Miguez — Canoeing, Men's C2 500m Canadian Pairs

Archery

Main article: Archery at the 1984 Summer Olympics

In its third Olympic archery competition, Spain was represented by two men and two women.
Women's Individual Competition:

• Montserrat Martin – 2418 points (→ 28th place)
• Ascension Guerra – 2304 points (→ 38th place)

Men's Individual Competition:

• Manuel Rubio – 2390 points (→ 37th place)
• José Prieto – 2341 points (→ 47th place)

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Men's 400 metres

• Angel Heras

• Heat — 46.06
• Quarterfinals — 45.88 (→ did not advance)

• Antonio Sánchez

• Heat — 46.04
• Quarterfinals — 45.79 (→ did not advance)

Men's 1,500 metres

• José Manuel Abascal

• Qualifying Heat — 3:37.68
• Semi-Finals — 3:35.70
• Final — 3:34.30 (→ Bronze Medal)

• Andrés Vera

• Qualifying Heat — 3:45.44
• Semi-Finals — 3:36.55
• Final — 3:37.02 (→ 7th place)

• José Luis González

• Qualifying Heat — 3:47.01 (→ did not advance)

Men's 5,000 metres

• Jorge García

• Heat — 14:12.15 (→ did not advance)

Men's 10,000 metres

• Antonio Prieto

• Qualifying Heat — 28:57.78 (→ did not advance)

Men's Marathon

• Juan Carlos Traspaderne

• Final — did not finish (→ no ranking)

• Santiago de la Parte

• Final — did not finish (→ no ranking)

Men's Long Jump

• Antonio Corgos

• Qualification — 8.02m
• Final — 7.69m (→ 10th place)

Men's 20 km Walk

• Josep Marín

• Final — 1:25:32 (→ 6th place)

Men's 50 km Walk

• Jordi Llopart

• Final — 4:03:09 (→ 7th place)

• Manuel Alcalde

• Final — 4:05:47 (→ 9th place)

Men's Hammer Throw

• Raul Jimeno

• Qualification — 66.38m (→ did not advance)

Men's Pole Vault

• Alberto Ruiz

• Qualifying Round — 5.45m
• Final — 5.20m (→ 9th place)

• Alfonso Cano

• Qualifying Round — no mark (→ did not advance)

Women's 100 metres

• Teresa Rione

• First Heat — 11.55s
• Second Heat — 11.76s (→ did not advance)

Women's High Jump

• Isabel Mozún

• Qualification — 1.75m (→ did not advance, 26th place)

Basketball

Main article: Basketball at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Men's Team Competition

• Preliminary Round (Group B)

• Defeated Canada (83-82)
• Defeated Uruguay (107-90)
• Defeated France (97-82)
• Defeated PR China (102-83)
• Lost to United States (68-101)

• Quarterfinals

• Defeated Australia (101-93)

• Semifinals

• Defeated Yugoslavia (74-61)

• Final

• Lost to United States (65-96) → Silver Medal

• Team Roster

• Fernando Romay
• Juan San Epifanio
• Ignacio Solozábal
• José López
• José Margall
• Fernando Martín Espina
• Juan de la Cruz
• Andrés Jiménez
• José Llorente
• Fernando Arcega
• José Beirán
• Juan Corbalán

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)

• Agapito Gómez
  1. First Round — Defeated Mahjoub Mjirich (MAR), on points (3:2)
  2. Second Round — Lost to Marcelino Bolivar (VEN), on points (1:4)

Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg)

• Julio Gómez
  1. First Round — Lost to Alvaro Mercado (COL), on points (1:4)

Men's Featherweight (– 57 kg)

• Raul Trapero
  1. First Round — Bye
  2. Second Round — Lost to Türgüt Aykaç (TUR) 0:5

Men's Lightweight (– 60 kg)

• José Antonio Hernando
  1. First Round — Bye
  2. Second Round — Defeated Jean-Claude Labonte (SEY), 5:0
  3. Third Round — Defeated Douglas Odane (GHA), 5:0
  4. Quarterfinals — Lost to Luis Ortiz (PUR), 0:5

Canoeing

Main article: Canoeing at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Four cyclists represented Spain in 1984.

Individual road race

• Francisco Antequera — 23rd place
• Manuel Jorge Domínguez — did not finish (→ no ranking)
• Miguel Indurain — did not finish (→ no ranking)
• José Salvador Sanchis — did not finish (→ no ranking)

Diving

Main article: Diving at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Men's 3m Springboard

• Ricardo Camacho

• Preliminary Round — 509.10 (→ did not advance, 17th place)

Equestrianism

Main article: Equestrianism at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Fencing

Main article: Fencing at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Two fencers, both men, represented Spain in 1984.

Men's épée

• Ángel Fernández

Men's sabre

• Antonio García

Gymnastics

Main article: Gymnastics at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Handball

Main article: Handball at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Men's Team Competition

• Preliminary Round (Group B)

• Lost to West Germany (16:18)
• Lost to Denmark (16:21)
• Lost to Sweden (25:26)
• Defeated United States (17:16)
• Defeated South Korea (31:25)

• Classification Match

• 7th/8th place: Lost to Switzerland (17:18) → 8th place

• Team Roster

• Cecilio Alonso
• Juan Javier Cabanas
• Juan de la Puente
• Juan Pedro de Miguel
• Pere García
• Rafael López
• Agustín Millán
• Juan Francisco Muñoz
• José Ignacio Novoa
• Jaime Puig
• Javier Reino
• Lorenzo Rico
• Julián Ruiz
• Eugenio Serrano
• Juan José Uría

Hockey

Main article: Field hockey at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Men's Team Competition

• Preliminary Round (Group A)

• Spain – West Germany 1-3
• Spain – Australia 1-3
• Spain – India 3-4
• Spain – United States 3-1
• Spain – Malaysia 3-1

• Classification Matches

• 5th/8th place: Spain – Netherlands 0-0 (Netherlands win after penalty strokes, 10-4)
• 7th/8th place: Spain – New Zealand 0-1 (→ 8th place)

• Team Roster

• José Agut
• Javier Cabot
• Juan Arbós
• Andrés Gómez
• Juan Carlos Peón
• Jaime Arbós
• Ricardo Cabot
• Juan Malgosa
• Carlos Roca
• Mariano Bordas
• Ignacio Cobos
• Jordi Oliva
• Miguel de Paz
• Ignacio Escudé
• Santiago Malgosa
• José Miguel García

Judo

Main article: Judo at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Modern pentathlon

Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Three male modern pentathletes represented Spain in 1984.

Individual

• Jorge Quesada
• Eduardo Burguete
• Federico Galera

Team

• Jorge Quesada
• Eduardo Burguete
• Federico Galera

Rhythmic gymnastics

Main article: Rhythmic gymnastics at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Rowing

Main article: Rowing at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Sailing

Main article: Sailing at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Men's 200m Freestyle

• Juan Carlos Vallejo

• Heat — 1:51.97
• B-Final — 1:51.77 (→ 10th place)

• Javier Miralpeix

• Heat — 1:55.25 (→ did not advance, 28th place)

Men's 400m Freestyle

• Juan Enrique Escalas

• Heat — 3:55.93
• B-Final — 3:55.25 (→ 10th place)

Men's 1500m Freestyle

• Rafael Escalas

• Heat — 15:30.09 (→ did not advance, 11th place)

• Juan Enrique Escalas

• Heat — 15:44.85 (→ did not advance, 18th place)

Men's 100m Backstroke

• Ricardo Aldabe

• Heat — 57.90
• B-Final — 58.31 (→ 13th place)

Men's 200m Backstroke

• Ricardo Aldabe

• Heat — 2:03.94
• Final — 2:04.53 (→ 7th place)

Men's 100m Breaststroke

• Enrique Romero

• Heat — 1:05.19 (→ did not advance, 18th place)

Men's 200m Breaststroke

• Enrique Romero

• Heat — 2:21.25
• B-Final — 2:21.19 (→ 13th place)

Men's 100m Butterfly

• David López-Zubero

• Heat — 55.66
• B-Final — 55.61 (→ 12th place)

• Harri Garmendia

• Heat — 55.97 (→ did not advance, 19th place)

Men's 200m Butterfly

• Harri Garmendia

• Heat — 2:02.37
• B-Final — 2:01.82 (→ 15th place)

Men's 200m Individual Medley

• Harri Garmendia

• Heat — 2:08.30 (→ did not advance, 19th place)

Men's 400m Individual Medley

• Rafael Escalas

• Heat — DNS (→ did not advance, no ranking)

Men's 4x200m Freestyle Relay

• Juan Enrique Escalas, Rafael Escalas, Juan Carlos Vallejo, and David López-Zubero

• Heat — 7:32.21 (→ did not advance, 11th place)

Synchronized swimming

Main article: Synchronized swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Water polo

Main article: Water polo at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Men's Team Competition

• Preliminary Round (Group B)

• Defeated Brazil (19-12)
• Defeated Greece (12-9)
• Lost to United States (8-10)

• Final Round (Group D)

• Drew with West Germany (8-8)
• Defeated Netherlands (8-4)
• Lost to Yugoslavia (8-14)
• Drew with Australia (10-10) → 4th place

• Team Roster

• Leandro Ribera
• José Morillo
• Felix Férnandez
• Alberto Canal
• Manuel Estiarte
• Pedro Robert
• Rafael Aguilar
• Jorge Signes
• Antonio Aguilar
• Jorge Carmona
• Jorge Sans
• Jorge Neira
• Mariano Moya

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 1984 Summer Olympics

External links

• Spanish Olympic Committee