# Spain at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Spain competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR. 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

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Gold | Alejandro Abascal Miguel Noguer | Sailing | Flying Dutchman | July 29 |
| Silver | Jordi Llopart | Athletics | Men's 50 kilometres walk | July 30 |
| Silver | Spain men's national field hockey team Juan AmatJaime ArbósJuan ArbósJavier CabotRicardo CabotMiguel ChavesJuan CoghenMiguel de PazFrancesc FábregasJosé Miquel GarcíaRafael GarraldaSantiago MalgosaPaulino MonsalveJuan PellónCarles RocaJaime Zumalacárregui | Field hockey | Men's tournament | July 31 |
| Silver | Herminio Menéndez Guillermo del Riego | Canoeing | Men's K-2 500 metres | August 1 |
| Bronze | David López-Zubero | Swimming | Men's 100 metre butterfly | July 23 |
| Bronze | Herminio Menéndez Luis Gregorio Ramos | Canoeing | Men's K-2 1000 metres | August 2 |

## 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
   * 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, Colomán Trabado, Benjamín González, and José Casabona
   * Heat — 3:06.9 (→ did not advance)
Men's 110 m Hurdles
* Javier Moracho
   * 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)

## 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
* Jesús Esperanza

### Men's épée

* José Pérez

### Men's sabre

* Valentín Paraíso

## Football
### Men's Team Competition

* Preliminary round (Group C)
   * Spain – East Germany 1-1 (0-0)
   * Spain – Syria 0-0 (0-0)
   * Spain – Algeria 1-1 (1-0) → did not advance
* Team roster
   * Joaquín Alonso
   * Marcos Alonso
   * Francisco Buyo
   * Miguel de Andrés
   * Juan Antonio Felipe
   * Agustín Gajate
   * Angel González
   * Francisco Guerri
   * Jorge David López
   * Víctor Muñoz
   * Urbano Ortega
   * Enrique Ramos
   * Hipólito Rincón
   * Agustín Rodríguez
   * Santiago Urquiaga
   * Manuel Zúñiga

## 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 Milián
   * 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
   * Spain – Soviet Union 2-1
   * Spain – Tanzania 12-0
   * Spain – India 2-2
   * Spain – Poland 6-0
   * Spain – Cuba 11-0
* Final
   * Spain – India 3-4 → Silver Medal
* Team Roster:
   * Juan Amat
   * Juan Arbós
   * Jaime Arbós
   * Javier Cabot
   * Ricardo Cabot
   * Miguel Chaves
   * Juan Coghen
   * Miguel de Paz
   * Francisco Fábregas
   * José Garcia
   * Rafael Garralda
   * Santiago Malgosa
   * Paulino Monsalve
   * Juan Pellón
   * Carlos Roca
   * Jaime Zumalacárregui

## 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

## Sailing
### Open

| Athlete | Event | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Net points | Final rank |
| Athlete | Event | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Net points | Final rank |
| José Luis Doreste | Finn | DSQ | DSQ | 13 | 3 | DNF | 8 | DNF | 122.7 | 17 |
| Gustavo Doreste Alfredo Rigau | 470 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 54.1 | 6 |
| Alejandro Abascal Miguel Noguer | Flying Dutchman | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | DNS | 19.0 | |
| Antonio Gorostegui José Benavides | Star | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 72.7 | 7 |

## Shooting
### Open

| Athlete | Event | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank |
| José Luis Calvo | 50 m rifle prone | 591 | 32 |
| Enrique Camarena | Skeet | 189 | 26 |
| Juan Casamajo | 50 m rifle prone | 592 | 25 |
| Jaime González | 25 m rapid fire pistol | 586 | 22 |
| Francisco Pérez | Skeet | 195 | 7 |
| Ricardo Sancho | Trap | 190 | 10 |
| Juan Segui | 25 m rapid fire pistol | 583 | 26 |
| Eladio Vallduvi | Trap | 195 | 5 |

## Swimming

Men's 100m Freestyle
* David López-Zubero
   * Heats — 52,43
   * Semi-Finals — 52,81 (→ did not advance)
Men's 200m Freestyle
* Ramón Lavín
   * Heats — 1.56,99 (→ did not advance)
* David López-Zubero
   * Heats — 1.53,22 (→ did not advance)
Men's 1.500m Freestyle
* Rafael Escalas
   * Final — 15.21,88 (→ 6th place)
Men's 100m Butterfly
* David López-Zubero
   * Final — 55,16 (→ Bronze Medal)
Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle
* Natalia Más, Margarita Armengol, Laura Flaque, and Gloria Casado
   * Final — 3.58,73 (→ 8th place)