Spain competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics

1984 Summer Olympics

The 1984 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in Los Angeles, California, United States in 1984...

in Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California

Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...

, United States. 178 competitors, 162 men and 16 women, took part in 104 events in 23 sports.

Gold

• Luis Doreste
  Luis Doreste
  Luis Doreste Blanco is a Spanish sailor who won gold medal both in the 1984 Summer Olympics , and in the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona ....
  
   and Roberto Molina
  Roberto Molina
  Roberto Molina is a Spanish sailor and Olympic champion. He won gold medal in the 470 class at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, together with Luis Doreste.-References:...
  
   — Sailing, Men's 470 Team Competition

Silver

• Luis María Lasúrtegui
  Luis María Lasúrtegui
  Luis Mari Lasurtegui Berridi is a Spanish competition rower and Olympic champion.He won a silver medal in coxless pairs at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, together with Fernando Climent.-References:*...
  
   and Fernando Climent
  Fernando Climent
  Fernando Climent Huerta is a retired competition rower and Olympic champion from Spain.He won a silver medal in coxless pairs at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, together with Luis María Lasúrtegui....
  
   — Rowing, Men's Coxless Pairs
• Fernando Romay
  Fernando Romay
  Fernando Manuel Romay Pereiro is a retired basketball player from Spain, who represented his native country in two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1980. At his second Olympic appearance he won the silver medal with the Spain national basketball team...
  
  , Juan Antonio San Epifanio
  Juan Antonio San Epifanio
  Juan Antonio San Epifanio Ruiz is a retired Spanish basketball player, considered one of the greatest small forwards ever to play in Europe...
  
  , Ignacio Solozábal
  Ignacio Solozábal
  Ignacio "Nacho" Solozábal is a retired Spanish basketball player. Solozábal, a 1.85 m point guard, spent his entire career with FC Barcelona from 1979 to 1992...
  
  , José López, José Margall, Fernando Martín Espina
  Fernando Martín Espina
  Fernando Martín Espina is considered one of the best Spanish basketball players ever....
  
  , Juan de la Cruz, Andrés Jiménez, José Llorente, Fernando Arcega
  Fernando Arcega
  Fernando Arcega Aperte is a retired basketball player from Spain. He used to play as power forward....
  
  , José Beirán, and Juan Corbalán — Basketball, Men's Team Competition

Bronze

• José Manuel Abascal
  José Manuel Abascal
  José Manuel Abascal Gómez was a Spanish 1500 metres runner. He won the bronze medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics. In 1986, he set a personal best of 3:31.13 min. At the 1987 IAAF World Indoor Championships, Gómez also won a silver medal.- Best performances :*800 m. – 1´49"5 in Madrid ...
  
   — Athletics, Men's 1,500m
• Narcisco Suárez
  Narcisco Suárez
  Narcisco Suárez Amador is a Spanish sprint canoer who competed from the early 1980s to the early 1990s. Competing in four Summer Olympics, he won a bronze medal in the C-2 500 m event at Los Angeles in 1984.-References:...
  
   and Enrique Miguez
  Enrique Míguez
  Enrique Míguez is a Spanish sprint canoer who competed from the mid 1980s to the early 1990s. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won a bronze medal in the C-2 500 m event at Los Angeles in 1984.-References:*...
  
   — Canoeing, Men's C2 500m Canadian Pairs

Archery

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

Men's 400 metres

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

• Antonio Sánchez
  Antonio Sánchez (athlete)
  Antonio Sánchez is a retired Spanish sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres.He won the gold medal at the 1987 Mediterranean Games and finished sixth at the 1986 European Championships in a career best time of 45.41 seconds.He also competed at the World Championships in 1987 and 1991 and the...
  
  
• Heat — 46.04
• Quarterfinals — 45.79 (→ did not advance)

Men's 1,500 metres

• José Manuel Abascal
  José Manuel Abascal
  José Manuel Abascal Gómez was a Spanish 1500 metres runner. He won the bronze medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics. In 1986, he set a personal best of 3:31.13 min. At the 1987 IAAF World Indoor Championships, Gómez also won a silver medal.- Best performances :*800 m. – 1´49"5 in Madrid ...
  
  
• 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
  Antonio Prieto (athlete)
  António Prieto Velasco is a retired long-distance runner from Spain, who represented his native country three times in the men's 10,000 metres at the Summer Olympics, starting in 1980 ....
  
  
• Qualifying Heat — 28:57.78 (→ did not advance)

Men's Marathon

Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics - Men's marathon

These are the official results of the Men's Marathon at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, held on Sunday August 12, 1984. The race started on 17.00h local time. A total number of 78 athletes completed the race, with Dieudonné LaMothe from Haiti finishing in last position in...

• Juan Carlos Traspaderne
  Juan Carlos Traspaderne
  Juan Carlos Traspaderne de la Fuente is a retired male long-distance runner from Spain, who represented his native country at the 1984 Summer Olympics in the men's marathon. He set his personal best on August 14, 1983 at the men's marathon at the in Helsinki, Finland, clocking a national record...
  
  
• Final — did not finish (→ no ranking)

• Santiago de la Parte
  Santiago de la Parte
  Santiago de la Parte de las Cuevas is a retired male long-distance runner from Spain, who represented his native country at the 1984 Summer Olympics in the men's marathon. He set his personal best on February 12, 1984, finishing in third place at the Tokyo Marathon...
  
  
• Final — did not finish (→ no ranking)

Men's Long Jump

• Antonio Corgos
  Antonio Corgos
  Antonio Corgos Cervantes is a retired long jumper from Spain. He won two silver medals at the European Indoor Championships as well as one at the 1982 European Championships in Athletics.-Achievements:...
  
  
• 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
  Manuel Alcalde
  Manuel Alcalde Fornieles was a male race walker from Spain. He represented his native country twice at the Olympic Games: 1984 and 1988. He was born and died in Guadix, Granada.-Achievements:-References:*...
  
  
• Final — 4:05:47 (→ 9th place)

Men's Hammer Throw

• Raul Jimeno
• Qualification — 66.38m (→ did not advance)

Men's Pole Vault

• Alberto Ruiz
  Alberto Ruiz
  Alberto Ruiz is a retired Spanish pole vaulter.His personal best jump was 5.61 metres, achieved in June 1986 in Manresa.-Achievements:-References:...
  
  
• 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

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
  Fernando Romay
  Fernando Manuel Romay Pereiro is a retired basketball player from Spain, who represented his native country in two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1980. At his second Olympic appearance he won the silver medal with the Spain national basketball team...
  
  
• Juan San Epifanio
• Ignacio Solozábal
  Ignacio Solozábal
  Ignacio "Nacho" Solozábal is a retired Spanish basketball player. Solozábal, a 1.85 m point guard, spent his entire career with FC Barcelona from 1979 to 1992...
  
  
• José López
• José Margall
• Fernando Martín Espina
  Fernando Martín Espina
  Fernando Martín Espina is considered one of the best Spanish basketball players ever....
  
  
• Juan de la Cruz
• Andrés Jiménez
• José Llorente
• Fernando Arcega
  Fernando Arcega
  Fernando Arcega Aperte is a retired basketball player from Spain. He used to play as power forward....
  
  
• José Beirán
• Juan Corbalán

Boxing

Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)

• Agapito Gómez
  Agapito Gómez
  Agapito Gómez Álvarez is a retired boxer from Spain, who represented his native country at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California...
  
  
  1. First Round — Defeated Mahjoub Mjirich (MAR), on points (3:2)
  2. Second Round — Lost to Marcelino Bolivar
     Marcelino Bolivar
     José Marcelino Bolivar is a retired minimumweight boxer from Venezuela, who won the bronze medal in the flyweight division at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California...
     
      (VEN), on points (1:4)

Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg)

• Julio Gómez
  Julio Gómez
  Julio Ramón Gómez Pando is a retired boxer from Spain. He represented his native country at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. There, he was stopped in the first round of the flyweight division by Colombia's Álvaro Mercado.-References:*...
  
  
  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
     Türgüt Aykaç
     Türgüt Aykaç is a former boxer from Turkey. At the 1984 Summer Olympics, he won the bronze medal in the men's featherweight division , alongside with Omar Catari of Venezuela...
     
      (TUR) 0:5

Men's Lightweight (– 60 kg)

• José Antonio Hernando
  José Antonio Hernando
  José Antonio Hernando de Juana is a retired boxer from Spain, who represented his native country at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. There he was stopped in the quarterfinals of the lightweight division by Puerto Rico's eventual silver medalist Luis Ortiz.-References:*...
  
  
  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
     Luis Ortiz (boxer)
     Luis Ortiz Flores is a Puerto Rican former boxer who is a native of Humacao.-Amateur career:Ortiz had an award winning amateur career, which led him to represent Puerto Rico in the 1984 Los Angeles summer Olympics. Ortiz at first wasn't very well known in Puerto Rico...
     
      (PUR), 0:5

Cycling

Men's Individual Road Race

• Francisco Antequera
  Francisco Antequera
  Francisco Antequera was a Spanish racing cyclist. Professional from 1985 to 1993, he won the Vuelta a La Rioja and the Tour de Burgos...
  
   — 23rd place
• Manuel Jorge Domínguez
  Manuel Jorge Domínguez
  Manuel Jorge Domínguez Diaz was a Spanish professional road bicycle racer.- Palmarès :198519851987- External links :*...
  
   — did not finish (→ no ranking)
• Miguel Indurain
  Miguel Indurain
  Miguel Ángel Indurain Larraya is a retired Spanish road racing cyclist. He won five consecutive Tour de Frances from 1991 and 1995, the first to do so, and the fourth athlete to win five times. He won the Giro d'Italia twice, becoming one of only seven people in history to achieve the Giro Tour...
  
   — did not finish (→ no ranking)
• José Salvador Sanchis — did not finish (→ no ranking)

Diving

Men's 3m Springboard

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

Fencing

Two fencers, both men, represented Spain in 1984.

Men's épée

Fencing at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's épée

The men's épée was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1984 Summer Olympics programme. It was the nineteenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from August 7 to 8 1984. 63 fencers from 26 nations competed.-Results:...

• Ángel Fernández
  Ángel Fernández (fencer)
  Ángel Fernández is a Spanish fencer. He competed in the épée events at the 1984, 1988 and 1992 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  

Men's sabre

Fencing at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's sabre

The men's sabre was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1984 Summer Olympics programme. It was the twentieth appearance of the event. The competition was held from August 3 to 4, 1984. 33 fencers from 16 nations competed.-Results:...

• Antonio García
  Antonio García (fencer)
  Antonio García is a Spanish fencer. He competed in the sabre events at five consecutive Olympic Games between 1984 and 2000.-References:...
  
  

Handball

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 de la Puente
  Juan Alfonso de la Puente Bordonaba is a former Spanish handball player who competed at the 1980, the 1984 and the 1988 Summer Olympics for his native country....
  
  
• Juan Pedro de Miguel
  Juan Pedro de Miguel
  Juan Pedro de Miguel Rubio is a former Spanish handball player who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics and in the 1984 Summer Olympics....
  
  
• Pere García
• Rafael López
  Rafael López (handballer)
  Rafael López de León is a former Spanish handball player who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics and in the 1984 Summer Olympics....
  
  
• Agustín Millán
  Agustín Millán
  Agustín Millán García is a former Spanish handball player who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics and in the 1984 Summer Olympics....
  
  
• Juan Francisco Muñoz
• José Ignacio Novoa
  José Ignacio Novoa
  José Ignacio Novoa Behovide is a former Spanish handball player who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics and in the 1984 Summer Olympics.In 1980 he was part of the Spanish team which finished fifth in the Olympic tournament...
  
  
• Jaime Puig
• Javier Reino
• Lorenzo Rico
• Julián Ruiz
• Eugenio Serrano
  Eugenio Serrano
  Eugenio Serrano Gispert is a former Spanish handball player who competed in the 1980, 1984 and 1988 Summer Olympics.In 1980 he was part of the Spanish team which finished fifth in the Olympic tournament. He played all six matches and scored twenty goals.Four years later he finished eighth with the...
  
  
• Juan José Uría
  Juan José Uría
  Juan José Uría Bazterrica is a former Spanish handball player who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics in the 1984 Summer Olympics, and in the 1988 Summer Olympics....
  
  

Hockey

Men's Team Competition

• Preliminary Round (Group A)
• Spain
  Spain national field hockey team
  The Spain national field hockey team represents Spain in the international field hockey competitions. The team, coached by Dutchman Maurits Hendriks since 2002, competed in every World Cup since the first edition in 1971. Spain is ranked fourth in the world, as of June 30, 2008...
  
   – West Germany 1-3
• Spain
  Spain national field hockey team
  The Spain national field hockey team represents Spain in the international field hockey competitions. The team, coached by Dutchman Maurits Hendriks since 2002, competed in every World Cup since the first edition in 1971. Spain is ranked fourth in the world, as of June 30, 2008...
  
   – Australia 1-3
• Spain
  Spain national field hockey team
  The Spain national field hockey team represents Spain in the international field hockey competitions. The team, coached by Dutchman Maurits Hendriks since 2002, competed in every World Cup since the first edition in 1971. Spain is ranked fourth in the world, as of June 30, 2008...
  
   – India 3-4
• Spain
  Spain national field hockey team
  The Spain national field hockey team represents Spain in the international field hockey competitions. The team, coached by Dutchman Maurits Hendriks since 2002, competed in every World Cup since the first edition in 1971. Spain is ranked fourth in the world, as of June 30, 2008...
  
   – United States 3-1
• Spain
  Spain national field hockey team
  The Spain national field hockey team represents Spain in the international field hockey competitions. The team, coached by Dutchman Maurits Hendriks since 2002, competed in every World Cup since the first edition in 1971. Spain is ranked fourth in the world, as of June 30, 2008...
  
   – Malaysia 3-1
• Classification Matches
• 5th/8th place: Spain
  Spain national field hockey team
  The Spain national field hockey team represents Spain in the international field hockey competitions. The team, coached by Dutchman Maurits Hendriks since 2002, competed in every World Cup since the first edition in 1971. Spain is ranked fourth in the world, as of June 30, 2008...
  
   – Netherlands 0-0 (Netherlands win after penalty strokes, 10-4)
• 7th/8th place: Spain
  Spain national field hockey team
  The Spain national field hockey team represents Spain in the international field hockey competitions. The team, coached by Dutchman Maurits Hendriks since 2002, competed in every World Cup since the first edition in 1971. Spain is ranked fourth in the world, as of June 30, 2008...
  
   – New Zealand 0-1 (→ 8th place)

• Team Roster
• José Agut
• Javier Cabot
  Javier Cabot
  Javier Cabot Durán 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.-References:*...
  
  
• Juan Arbós
  Juan Arbós
  Juan Arbós Perarnau 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.-References:*...
  
  
• Andrés Gómez
• Juan Carlos Peón
• Jaime Arbós
  Jaime Arbós
  Jaime Arbós Serra 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. He competed in four Olympics for Spain, starting in 1972.-References:*...
  
  
• Ricardo Cabot
  Ricardo Cabot
  Ricardo Cabot Durán 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. He competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for Spain, starting in 1976.-References:*...
  
  
• Juan Malgosa
• Carlos Roca
• Mariano Bordas
• Ignacio Cobos
  Ignacio Cobos
  Ignacio Cobos Vidal is a former field hockey player from Spain, who won the silver medal with the Men's National Team at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.-References:*...
  
  
• Jordi Oliva
• Miguel de Paz
  Miguel de Paz
  Miguel de Paz Plá 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. He competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for Spain, starting in 1980....
  
  
• Ignacio Escudé
• Santiago Malgosa
  Santiago Malgosa
  Santiago Malgosa Morera 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.-References:*...
  
  
• José Miguel García

Swimming

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
  Rafael Escalas
  Rafael Escalas Bestard is a retired swimmer from Palma de Mallorca, Spain. Escalas competed on the 1980 and 1984 Spanish Olympic Teams, and swam competitively in the United States for UCLA....
  
  
• 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
  David López-Zubero
  David López-Zubero Purcell is a former college an international swimmer who competed in three Summer Olympics and won an Olympic bronze medal in 1980...
  
  
• 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
  Rafael Escalas
  Rafael Escalas Bestard is a retired swimmer from Palma de Mallorca, Spain. Escalas competed on the 1980 and 1984 Spanish Olympic Teams, and swam competitively in the United States for UCLA....
  
  
• Heat — DNS (→ did not advance, no ranking)

Men's 4x200m Freestyle Relay

• Juan Enrique Escalas, Rafael Escalas
  Rafael Escalas
  Rafael Escalas Bestard is a retired swimmer from Palma de Mallorca, Spain. Escalas competed on the 1980 and 1984 Spanish Olympic Teams, and swam competitively in the United States for UCLA....
  
  , Juan Carlos Vallejo, and David López-Zubero
  David López-Zubero
  David López-Zubero Purcell is a former college an international swimmer who competed in three Summer Olympics and won an Olympic bronze medal in 1980...
  
  
• Heat — 7:32.21 (→ did not advance, 11th place)

Water polo

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
  Manuel Estiarte
  Manuel Estiarte Duocastella is a former water polo player from Spain. He is considered by many the best of all time.Estiarte has played 578 times for the Spanish team...
  
  
• Pedro Robert
• Rafael Aguilar
• Jorge Signes
• Antonio Aguilar
• Jorge Carmona
• Jorge Sans
• Jorge Neira
• Mariano Moya

External links

• Spanish Olympic Committee