Spain at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Spain at the 1976 Summer Olympics
IOC code	ESP
NOC	Spanish Olympic Committee
Website	www.coe.es (Spanish)
in Montreal
Competitors	113 (103 men, 10 women) in 14 sports
Flag bearer	Enrique Rodríguez
Medals Ranked 30th	Gold Silver Bronze Total 0 2 0 2
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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Spain competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. 113 competitors, 103 men and 10 women, took part in 68 events in 14 sports.^[1]

Medalists

Athletics

Men's 800 metres

• Andrés Ballbé

• 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

• Heat — 31:03.43 (→ did not advance)

Men's 4 × 100 m Relay

• José Luis Sánchez, Luis Sarriá, Francisco Javier García, and Javier Martínez

• Heat — 39.93
• Semi Final — DSQ (→ did not advance)

Men's Marathon

• Agustin Fernández — 2:28:37 (→ 46th place)
• Antonio Baños — 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

• Qualification — 2.05m (→ did not advance)

Men's Long Jump

• Rafael Blanquer

• Qualification — 6.19m (→ did not advance)

Women's 800 metres

• Carmen Valero

• Heat — 2:06.14 (→ did not advance)

Women's 1500 metres

• Carmen Valero

• Heat — 4:17.65 (→ did not advance)

Boxing

Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)

• Enrique Rodríguez

• First Round – Lost to Serdamba Batsuk (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

• First Round – Bye
• Second Round – Lost to Charles Mooney (USA), 1:4

Men's Lightweight (– 60 kg)

• Antonio Rubio

• First Round – Bye
• Second Round – Lost to Reinaldo Valiente (CUB), 0:5

Men's Light Welterweight (– 63.5 kg)

• José Manuel Gómet

• First Round – Lost to Narong Boonfuang (THA), KO-1

Canoeing

Men's Competition

• Fernando Henríquez
• Guillermo Del Riego
• Herminio Menéndez
• José María Esteban
• José Ramón López
• José Seguín
• Luis Gregorio Ramos

Cycling

Four cyclists represented Spain in 1976.

Individual road race

• Bernardo Alfonsel — 4:47:27 (→ 10th place)
• Rafael Ladrón — 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

Equestrianism

• Alfonso Segovia
• Eduardo Amorós
• José María Rosillo
• Luis Álvarez de Cervera

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 Victoria
• Antonio Olmo
• Cundi
• Enrique Saura
• Esteban Vigo
• Francisco Javier Bermejo
• Francisco San José
• Isidoro San José
• Mariano Pulido
• José Vicente Sánchez
• Juan Castillo
• Juan Gómez
• Luis Arconada
• Miguel Mir
• Pedro Camus
• Santiago Idigoras

Gymnastics

Men's Competition

• Fernando Bertrand
• Gabriel Calvo
• Juan 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 Masana
• Francisco Codina
• Francisco Fábregas
• Francisco Segura
• Jaime Arbós
• Jorge Fábregas
• José Sallés
• Juan Amat
• Juan Arbós
• Juan Colomer
• Juan Pellón
• Luis Alberto Carrera
• Luis Twose
• Ramón Quintana
• Ricardo Cabot

• Head Coach: Horst Wein

Judo

Men's Competition

• José Luis de Frutos
• Juan Carlos Rodríguez

Sailing

Men's Competition

• Alejandro Abascal
• Antonio Gorostegui
• Félix Anglada
• Félix Gancedo
• Humberto Costas
• Jesús Turró
• José Luís Doreste
• José María Benavides
• Juan Costas
• Pedro Luís Millet

Shooting

Men's Competition

• Eladio Vallduvi
• Enrique Camarena
• Esteban Azkue
• Jaime González Chas
• José Luis del Villar
• José María Pigrau
• Juan Avalos
• Juan Seguí
• Luis del Cerro

Swimming

Men's Competition

• David López-Zubero
• Fernando Gómez-Reino
• Jesús Fuentes
• Jorge Comas
• José Bas
• Mario Lloret
• Miguel Lang
• Pedro Balcells
• Santiago Esteva

Women's Competition

• Antonia Real
• Magda Camps
• Montserrat Majo
• Rosa Estiarte
• Silvia Fontana

Weightlifting

Men's Competition

• Angel Francisco

References

External links

• Spanish Olympic Committee