Spain competed at the

1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 Phi ...

in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. 113 competitors, 103 men and 10 women, took part in 68 events in 14 sports.

Medalists

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Athletics

Men's 800 metres *

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:* Heat — 1:48.38 (→ did not advance) Men's 10.000 metres * Mariano Haro :* Heat — 28:11.66 :* Final — 28:00.28 (→ 6th place) *

José Luis Ruiz José Luis Ruiz Bernal (born 9 May 1952) is a Spanish long-distance runner. He competed in the men's 10,000 metres at the 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural ...

:* Heat — 31:03.43 (→ did not advance) Men's 4 × 100 m Relay *

José Luis Sánchez Paraíso José Luis Sánchez Paraíso (21 June 1942 – 18 July 2017) was a Spanish sprinter. He competed in the men's 100 metres at the 1968 Summer Olympics and in the men's 4 × 100 metres relay at the 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics Eve ...

, Luis Sarriá,

Francisco Javier García Francisco is the Spanish and Portuguese form of the masculine given name ''Franciscus''. Nicknames In Spanish, people with the name Francisco are sometimes nicknamed "Paco". San Francisco de Asís was known as ''Pater Comunitatis'' (father of ...

, and Javier Martínez :* Heat — 39.93 :* Semi Final — DSQ (→ did not advance) Men's Marathon * Agustin Fernández — 2:28:37 (→ 46th place) *

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— 2:31:01 (→ 51st place) * Santiago Manguan — did not finish (→ no ranking) Men's High Jump * Juan Carrasco :* Qualification — 2.05m (→ did not advance) *

Francisco Martín Francisco Jesús Martín Morillas (born 1 February 1955) is a Spanish athlete. He competed in the men's high jump at the 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural ...

:* Qualification — 2.05m (→ did not advance) Men's Long Jump * Rafael Blanquer :* Qualification — 6.19m (→ did not advance) Women's 800 metres *

Carmen Valero Carmen Valero Omedes (born October 4, 1955, in Castelserás, Teruel) is a former middle-distance runner from Spain, who represented her native country at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. There she was eliminated in the heats o ...

:* Heat — 2:06.14 (→ did not advance) Women's 1500 metres *

:* Heat — 4:17.65 (→ did not advance)

Boxing

Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg) * Enrique Rodríguez :* First Round – Lost to

Serdamba Batsuk Serdamba Batsuk (born 17 October 1955) is a Mongolian Olympic boxer. He represented his country in the light-flyweight division at the 1976 Summer Olympics. He won his first match against Enrique Rodríguez. He lost his second match against Györ ...

(MGL), RSC-3 Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg) * Vicente Rodríguez :* First Round – Bye :* Second Round – Defeated Mbarek Zarrougui (MAR), RSC-2 :* Third Round – Lost to Jong Jo-Ung (PRK), 2:3 Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg) *

Juan Francisco Rodríguez Juan Francisco Rodríguez Márquez (12 November 1949 – 16 April 2019) was a Spanish boxer. As an amateur he won the 1971 European flyweight title and reached the quarterfinals at the 1972 Summer Olympics. At the 1976 Games he was stopped ...

:* First Round – Bye :* Second Round – Lost to

Charles Mooney Charles Michael "Charlie" Mooney (born January 27, 1951) is a retired boxer from the United States, who won the silver medal in the bantamweight (– 54 kg) division at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. There he lost by ...

(USA), 1:4 Men's Lightweight (– 60 kg) *

Antonio Rubio Antonio Rubio Fernández (born August 20, 1949) is a retired boxing, boxer from Spain, who twice represented his native country during the 1970s at the Summer Olympics. He reached the quarterfinals in Boxing at the 1972 Summer Olympics, 1972 (Mun ...

:* First Round – Bye :* Second Round – Lost to

Reinaldo Valiente Reinaldo Valiente (born 13 July 1958) is a Cuban boxer. He competed in the men's lightweight event at the 1976 Summer Olympics. In his first fight, he beat Antonio Rubio of Spain, before being eliminated by Ace Rusevski Ace Rusevski (born No ...

(CUB), 0:5 Men's Light Welterweight (– 63.5 kg) *

José Manuel Gómet José Manuel Gómet Canet (born February 9, 1956) is a retired boxer from Spain. He represented his native country at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal. There, he was knocked out in first round of the light welterweight division (– 63.5& ...

:* First Round – Lost to

Narong Boonfuang Narong Boonfuang (born 13 June 1957) is a Thai boxer. He competed in the men's light welterweight event at the 1976 Summer Olympics. At the 1976 Summer Olympics, he defeated José Manuel Gómet José Manuel Gómet Canet (born February 9, 1956 ...

(THA), KO-1

Canoeing

Men's Competition * Fernando Henríquez * Guillermo Del Riego * Herminio Menéndez *

José María Esteban José María Esteban (born 27 May 1954) is a Spanish sprint canoer who competed in the mid to late 1970s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won a silver medal in the K-4 1000 m event at Montreal in 1976. Esteban also won four medals ...

José Ramón López José Ramón López (born 22 November 1950) is a Spanish sprint canoer who competed in the mid to late 1970s. He won a silver medal in the K-4 1000 m event at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal. López also won six medals at the IC ...

José Seguín José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced differently in each language: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernac ...

* Luis Gregorio Ramos

Cycling

Four cyclists represented Spain in 1976. ; Individual road race *

Bernardo Alfonsel Bernardo Alfonsel Lopez (born 24 February 1954) is a Spanish former racing cyclist. He rode in seven editions of the Tour de France and seven editions of the Vuelta a España between 1977 and 1986. He also rode in the road race event at the 1976 ...

— 4:47:27 (→ 10th place) *

Rafael Ladrón Rafael Ladrón (born 3 October 1952) is a Spanish former cyclist. He competed in the individual road race event at the 1976 Summer Olympics. He also rode in two editions of the Tour de France, four editions of the Vuelta a España The Vuelta ...

— 4:49:01 (→ 32nd place) * Juan José Moral — 4:49:01 (→ 33rd place) * Paulino Martínez — did not finish (→ no ranking)

Diving

* Carmen Belén Núñez * Conchita García *

Ricardo Camacho Ricardo Camacho (born 25 December 1955) is a Spanish diver. He competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics, the 1980 Summer Olympics and the 1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known a ...

Equestrian

Alfonso Segovia Alfonso Segovia (born 6 July 1945) is a Spanish equestrian. He competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics and the 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters ...

Eduardo Amorós Eduardo Amorós (25 April 1943 – 11 January 2023) was a Spanish equestrian. He competed in two events at the 1976 Summer Olympics. Amorós died in Valencia Valencia ( va, València) is the capital of the Autonomous communities of Spain ...

* José María Rosillo *

Luis Álvarez de Cervera Luis Álvarez de Cervera (born 23 July 1947 in Madrid) is a Spanish equestrian who competed at six Olympic Games between 1972 and 1996. He was the first Spaniard to do so; as of 2010, the only other Spaniard to compete at six Olympics is wa ...

Football

Men's team competition

*Preliminary round (group A) :* Lost to Brazil (1-2) :* Lost to East Germany (0-1) ::→ did not advance *Team roster :*

Alberto Vitoria Alberto Vitoria Soria (11 January 1956 – 26 April 2010) was a Spanish professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Club career Vitoria was born in Ágreda, Province of Soria, Castile and León, being the sixth of seven children.

Antonio Olmo Antonio Olmo Ramírez (born 18 January 1954) is a Spanish retired football defender and manager. Club career Olmo was born in Sabadell, Barcelona, Catalonia. A loan spell with amateurs FC Calella notwithstanding, he played his entire senior c ...

:* Cundi :* Enrique Saura :*

Esteban Vigo Esteban Vigo Benítez (born 17 January 1955) is a Spanish former footballer who played as a midfielder, currently a manager. He played the vast majority of his professional career with Málaga and Barcelona, amassing La Liga totals of 240 game ...

:* Francisco Javier Bermejo :* Francisco Sanjosé :* Isidoro San José :* Mariano Pulido :*

José Vicente Sánchez José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced differently in each language: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernacul ...

:* Juan Castillo :* Juan Gómez :* Luis Arconada :*

Miguel Mir Miguel Mir Rodon (born 18 April 1956) is a former professional tennis player from Spain. Career Mir made his first Grand Slam appearance at the 1975 French Open, where he was beaten in the opening round by Roger Taylor. He didn't return to the t ...

:* Pedro Camus :* Santiago Idigoras

Gymnastics

Men's Competition * Fernando Bertrand *

Gabriel Calvo Gabriel Calvo (5 August 1955 – 10 December 2021) was a Spanish gymnast. He competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics and the 1980 Summer Olympics. Calvo died in Granada Granada (,, DIN 31635, DIN: ; grc, Ἐλιβύργη, Elibýrgē; la, Ill ...

* José de la Casa Women's Competition * Elisa Cabello * Eloisa Marcos * Mercedes Vernetta

Hockey

Men's team competition

*Preliminary round (group B) :* Defeated West Germany (4-1) :* Drew with Pakistan (2-2) :* Drew with New Zealand (1-1) :* Lost to Belgium (2-3) *Play-Off Match Group B :* Lost to New Zealand (0-1, after extra time) *Classification Matches :* 5th-8th place: Defeated Malaysia (2-1) :* 5th-6th place: Lost to West Germany (1-9) → 6th place *Team roster :*

Agustín Churruca Agustín Churruca (born 9 September 1952) is a Spanish field hockey player. He competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics and the 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultur ...

:* Agustín Masana :* Francisco Codina :* Francisco Fábregas :* Francisco Segura :*

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=Mo ...

:* Jorge Fábregas :*

José Sallés José Sallés (born 27 July 1947) is a Spanish field hockey player. He competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics, the 1972 Summer Olympics and the 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, ...

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 Juan Arbós Perarnau (born November 12, 1952) 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, r= ...

:* Juan Colomer :* Juan Pellón :*

Luis Alberto Carrera Luis Carrera (born 27 November 1948) is a Spanish field hockey player. He competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics and the 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rig ...

Luis Twose Luis Antonio Twose (born 21 November 1950) is a Spanish field hockey player. He competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics and the 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultur ...

Ramón Quintana Ramón Quintana Bosch (born 30 August 1950) is a Spanish field hockey player. He competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics and the 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultu ...

Ricardo Cabot Ricardo Cabot Durán (born 7 February 1949 in Barcelona) 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 ...

*Head coach: Horst Wein

Judo

Men's Competition * José Luis de Frutos * Juan Carlos Rodríguez

Sailing

Men's Competition *

Alejandro Abascal Alejandro Abascal García (born 15 July 1952) is a Spanish sailor and Olympic champion. He competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow and won a gold medal in the Flying Dutchman class, together with Miguel Noguer. This was Spain's third Olymp ...

Antonio Gorostegui Antonio Gorostegui Ceballos (born 1 April 1954) is a Spanish competitive sailor and Olympic silver medalist. He won a silver medal in the 470 class at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, along with his partner Pedro Millet. He also won the 19 ...

* Félix Anglada *

Félix Gancedo Félix Gancedo (born 18 September 1940 in Málaga, Spain) is a Spanish sailor and world-class competitor in the Snipe, Flying Dutchman, Tempest and Dragon classes. He won the Snipe class world championship in 1973 and 1975, was second in 19 ...

* Humberto Costas *

Jesús Turró Jesús Turró (born 9 December 1952) is a Spanish sailor. He competed in the Tempest event at the 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into forc ...

* José Luís Doreste *

José María Benavides José María Benavides (7 January 1945 – 8 March 2024) was a Spanish sailor. He competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics and the 1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letni ...

* Juan Costas * Pedro Luís Millet

Shooting

;Open

Swimming

Men's Competition *

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 ...

Fernando Gómez-Reino Fernando Gómez-Reino (born 21 December 1955) is a Spanish former freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into ...

* Jesús Fuentes * Jorge Comas *

José Bas José Bas Molina (born 12 January 1952) is a Spanish former freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force ...

* Mario Lloret * Miguel Lang *

Pedro Balcells Pedro Balcells (born 8 July 1954 in Olot) is a Spanish former breaststroke swimmer who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics and in the 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social ...

Santiago Esteva Santiago Esteva (born 16 July 1952) is a Spanish former backstroke, freestyle and medley swimmer who competed in the 1968 Summer Olympics and in the 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Econom ...

Women's Competition * Antonia Real * Magda Camps * Montserrat Majo * Rosa Estiarte *

Silvia Fontana Silvia Fontana (born December 3, 1976) is a former figure skater who represented Italy twice at the Winter Olympics. Career Fontana began skating at age four. She began representing Italy in international competition in the 1993-94 season. Dur ...

Weightlifting

Men's Competition * Angel Francisco

References

External links

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