Juan Alfonso de la Puente Bordonaba (born 14 January 1956 in Gijón) is a former Spanish

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player who competed at the

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, the

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and the

1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서울 1988, Seoul Cheon gubaek palsip-pal), was an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October ...

for his native country. In 1980 he was part of the Spanish team which finished fifth in the Olympic Tournament. He played all six matches and scored ten goals. Four years later he finished eighth with the Spanish team in the 1984 Olympic tournament. He played four matches and scored five goals. In 1988 he was a member of the Spanish team which finished ninth in the Olympic tournament. He played five matches and scored seven goals.

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1956 births Living people Sportspeople from Gijón Spanish male handball players Olympic handball players for Spain Handball players at the 1980 Summer Olympics Handball players at the 1984 Summer Olympics Handball players at the 1988 Summer Olympics Real Grupo de Cultura Covadonga sportsmen {{Spain-handball-bio-stub