Spain at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Spain at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Spain was the host nation for the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. The Games were quite exceptional for Spain because their athletes were competing not only in their home country, but also in the home city of IOC President Juan Antonio Samaranch. 422 competitors, 297 men and 125 women, took part in 195 events in 29 sports.
Medalists
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Competitors
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
Archery
The four Spaniards had little success in the individual round, with only one qualifying for the elimination matches. He lost in the first round. The men's team, however, surprised the world by pulling off four upsets to claim the gold medal—Spain's first archery medal—in front of a home crowd.
Men
Women
Athletics
Track & road events
Men
Women
Field events
Men
Women
Combined events – Men's decathlon
Badminton
Baseball
Men's team competition
Spain came within half an inning of losing all seven of its preliminary round games in the first official Olympic baseball tournament. Trailing Puerto Rico 6-4 going into the bottom of the ninth, Spain rallied for three runs to win its only Olympic victory in the sport.
Preliminary round
Lost to United States (1:4)
Lost to Japan (1:12)
Lost to Dominican Republic (2:11)
Lost to Chinese Taipei (0:20)
Lost to Cuba (0:18)
Lost to Italy (1:14)
Defeated Puerto Rico (7:6) → 8th place
Men's Team Roster
Antonio Salazar
Enrique Cortés Pes
Félix Manuel Cano
Francisco Javier Aristu
Gabriel Valarezo
Javier Díez
Jesús Lisarri
José Arza
José Luis Becerra
José María Pulido
Juan Ignacio Damborenea
Juan Manuel Salmerón
Juan Pedro Belza
Luis Carlos León
Manuel Martínez
Miguel Ángel Pariente
Miguel Stella
Oscar Rebolleda
Xavier Camps
Xavier Civit
Basketball
Men's tournament
Team roster
Group play
Classification round, 9th to 12th place
9th place match
Women's tournament
Team roster
Group play
Classification round, 5th to 8th place
5th place match
Boxing
Canoeing
Slalom
Sprint
Cycling
Fourteen cyclists, eleven men and three women, represented Spain in 1992. José Moreno won gold in the 1 km time trial.
Road
Track
Sprint
Points race
Pursuit
Qualification Legend: Q = Qualify to quarterfinals Group A (medal); q = Qualify to quarterfinals Group B (non-medal)
Time trial
Diving
Equestrianism
Dressage
Eventing
Jumping
Fencing
17 fencers, 15 men and 2 women represented Spain in 1992.
Men
Women
Football
Summary
Team roster
Preliminary round (group C)
Spain — Colombia 4-0 (3-0)
Spain — Egypt 2-0 (0-0)
Spain — Qatar 2-0 (1-0)
Quarterfinals
Spain — Italy 1-0 (0-0)
Semifinals
Spain — Ghana 2-0 (1-0)
Final
Spain — Poland 3-2 (0-1) → Gold Medal
Gymnastics
Artistic
Men
Women
Team
Individual finals
Rhythmic
Women
Synchronized swimming
Three synchronized swimmers represented Spain in 1992.
Women's solo
Eva López
Marta Amorós
Nuria Ayala
Women's duet
Eva López
Marta Amorós
Table tennis
Tennis
Volleyball
Summary
Men's team competition
Preliminary round (group A)
Defeated Canada (3-2)
Lost to Italy (0-3)
Lost to Unified States (2-3)
Defeated Japan (3-2)
Defeated France (3-2)
Quarterfinals
Lost to Cuba (0-3)
Classification Matches
5th/8th place: Lost to Italy (0-3)
7th/8th place: Lost to Unified Team (2-3) → 8th place
Team roster
Ángel Alonso
Benjamín Vicedo
Francisco Hervás
Héctor López
Jesús Garrido
Jesús Sánchez
Juan Carlos Robles
Miguel Ángel Maroto
Rafael Pascual
Venancio Costa
Francisco Sánchez
Ernesto Rodríguez
Women's Team Competition
Preliminary round (group A)
Lost to Unified Team (0-3)
Lost to Japan (0-3)
Lost to Unified States (0-3)
Classification Match
7th/8th place: Lost to PR China (0-3) → 8th and last place
Team roster
Ana María Tostado
Asunción Domenech
Carmen Miranda
Estela Domínguez
Inmaculada González
Inmaculada Torres
Laura de la Torre
María del Mar Rey
Marta Gens
Olga Martín
Rita Oraá
Virginia Cardona
Head coach: Jaime Fernández Barros
Water polo
Men's tournament
Preliminary round (Group B)
Spain — Netherlands 12-6
Spain — Greece 11-6
Spain — Hungary 8-5
Spain — Italy 9-9
Spain — Cuba 12-10
Semifinals
Spain — United States 6-4
Final
Spain — Italy 8-9 (→ Silver medal)
Team roster
Daniel Ballart
Jesús Rollán
Jordi Sans
Josep Picó
Manuel Estiarte
Manuel Silvestre
Marco Antonio González
Miguel Ángel Oca
Pedro Francisco García
Ricardo Sánchez
Rubén Michavila
Salvador Gómez
Sergi Pedrerol
Weightlifting
Wrestling
References
External links
Spanish Olympic Committee
Nations at the 1992 Summer Olympics
1992
Olympics