Spain competed at the

1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiyskiye igry 1980), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad (russian: Игры XXII Олимпиады, Igry XXII Olimpiady) and commo ...

in Moscow,

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. 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.

Medalists

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 *

Colomán Trabado Colomán Trabado Pérez (born 2 January 1958 in Vega de Valcarce, El Bierzo, León Province) is a retired middle-distance runner from Spain. He won the European Indoor Championships in 1983 and the inaugural World Indoor Games in 1985. An athl ...

:* 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 * Antonio Prieto :* Heat — 29:12.8 (→ did not advance) Men's 4 × 400 metres Relay * Isidoro Hornillos,

Benjamín González Benjamín González Gómez (12 April 1958 – 6 June 2011) was an athlete from Spain. He competed in the 400 and 800 metres. González won a bronze medal in 400 m at the 1982 European Indoor Championships. At the inaugural World Indoor Games ...

, and José Casabona :* Heat — 3:06.9 (→ did not advance) Men's 110 m Hurdles *

Javier Moracho Javier Moracho Torrente (born August 18, 1957, in Monzón, Huesca) is a retired hurdler from Spain. He won the European Indoor Championships in 1986 and a silver medal at the inaugural World Indoor Games in 1985. He finished seventh at the 1980 ...

:* 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

Canoeing

Diving

Men's Springboard * Ricardo Camacho :* 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 *

Miguel Roca Miguel Roca (born 21 April 1955) is a Spanish fencer. He competed in the individual foil event at the 1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiyskiye igry 198 ...

* Jesús Esperanza ; Men's épée * José Pérez ; Men's sabre *

Valentín Paraíso Valentín Paraíso (born 13 March 1955) is a Spanish fencer. He competed in the individual sabre event at the 1980 Summer Olympics. He won a bronze medal in the individual sabre event at the 1983 Mediterranean Games The IX Mediterranean Ga ...

Football

;Men's Team Competition *Preliminary round (Group C) :*

Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond") , national_anthem = (English: "Royal March") , i ...

– East Germany 1-1 (0-0) :*

– Syria 0-0 (0-0) :*

– Algeria 1-1 (1-0) → did not advance *Team roster :* Joaquín Alonso :* Marcos Alonso :*

Francisco Buyo Francisco "Paco" Buyo Sánchez (born 13 January 1958) is a Spanish former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Best known for his Sevilla and Real Madrid spells, he appeared in 542 La Liga matches, third all-time highest at the time of his ...

:* Miguel de Andrés :* Juan Antonio Felipe :*

Agustín Gajate Agustín Gajate Vidriales (born 23 March 1958) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a central defender. Not a skilled player (he was nicknamed ''Zapatones'' (Big shoes)), he excelled in man-marking, and played for Real Sociedad's first ...

:* Angel González :* Francisco Guerri :* Jorge David López :*

Víctor Muñoz Víctor Muñoz Manrique (born 15 March 1957), known simply as Víctor in his playing days, is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a midfielder, and a manager. An all-around midfield unit, he was best known for his great physical strengt ...

Urbano Ortega Urbano Ortega Cuadros (born 22 December 1961), known simply as Urbano, is a Spanish former footballer who played as a midfielder. Over the course of 16 La Liga seasons (18 for his career), he amassed totals of 301 games and 16 goals, mainly for ...

:* Enrique Ramos :*

Hipólito Rincón Hipólito "Poli" Rincón Povedano (born 28 April 1957) is a Spanish former footballer who played as a striker. He played mainly for Real Madrid and Real Betis in a 13-year career, amassing La Liga totals of 239 games and 81 goals. Having won ...

:* Agustín Rodríguez :* Santiago Urquiaga :* Manuel Zúñiga

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 :*

Agustín Millán Agustín Milián Gracía (born August 28, 1958) is a former Spanish handball player who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics and in the 1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known ...

:* 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

;Men's Team Competition *Preliminary round :*

– Soviet Union 2-1 :*

– Tanzania 12-0 :*

– India 2-2 :*

– Poland 6-0 :*

– Cuba 11-0 *Final :*

– India 3-4 → Silver Medal *Team Roster: :*

Juan Amat Juan Amat Fontanals (10 July 1946 – 12 May 2022) was a Spanish field hockey player. He won the silver medal with the Men's National Team at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. There he was topscorer of the tournament with sixteen goals, incl ...

:* Juan Arbós :*

Jaime Arbós Jaime Arbós Serra (born February 29, 1952) is a former field hockey player from Spain, who won the silver medal with the Men's National Team at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=M ...

:* Javier Cabot :* Ricardo Cabot :*

Miguel Chaves Miguel Chaves Sánchez (born February 10, 1955) is a former field hockey player from Spain, who won the silver medal with the Men's National Team at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москв ...

:* Juan Coghen :*

Miguel de Paz Miguel de Paz Plá (born 31 January 1961) is a former field hockey player from Spain, who won the silver medal with the Men's National Team at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r ...

:* Francisco Fábregas :* José Garcia :*

Rafael Garralda Rafael Garralda Garre (born 21 January 1956) is a former field hockey player from Spain. He won the silver medal with the Men's National Team at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, ...

Santiago Malgosa Santiago Malgosa Morera (born July 25, 1956) is a former field hockey player from Spain, who won the silver medal with the Men's National Team at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r ...

Paulino Monsalve Paulino Monsalve Ballesteros (born 30 October 1958) is a former field hockey player from Spain, who won the silver medal with the Men's National Team at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Мос ...

Juan Pellón Juan Pellón Fernández-Fontecha (born January 21, 1955) is a former field hockey player from Spain. He won the silver medal with the Men's National Team at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. He is a brother of former tennis Tennis i ...

:* Carlos Roca :*

Jaime Zumalacárregui Jaime Zumalacárregui Benitez (born September 7, 1956) is a former field hockey player from Spain, who won the silver medal with the Men's National Team at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, М� ...

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

;Open

Shooting

;Open

Swimming

Men's 100m Freestyle *

David López-Zubero David López-Zubero Purcell (born 11 February 1959), also known as David Zubero, is a former competition swimmer who represented Spain at three Summer Olympics and won an Olympic bronze medal in 1980. Zubero was born in the United States, swam ...

:* Heats — 52,43 :* Semi-Finals — 52,81 (→ did not advance) Men's 200m Freestyle * Ramón Lavín :* Heats — 1.56,99 (→ did not advance) *

:* Heats — 1.53,22 (→ did not advance) Men's 1.500m Freestyle * Rafael Escalas :* Final — 15.21,88 (→ 6th place) Men's 100m Butterfly *

:* Final — 55,16 (→ Bronze Medal)
Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle * Natalia Más,

Margarita Armengol Margarita Armengol Fuster (born 17 May 1960) is a Spanish former freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics. She was born in Barcelona Barcelona ( , , ) is a city on the coast of northeastern Spain. It is the capital and ...

, Laura Flaque, and Gloria Casado :* Final — 3.58,73 (→ 8th place)

Water polo

Wrestling

Notes

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(or country) of birth of each athlete.

References

External links

Spanish Olympic Committee
{{Nations at the 1980 Summer Olympics Nations at the 1980 Summer Olympics

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