Spain at the 1972 Summer Olympics
| Spain at the 1972 Summer Olympics | ||
|---|---|---|
Flag bearer Francisco Fernández Ochoa | | |
| Medals Ranked 43rd |
| |
| Summer Olympics appearances ( overview) | ||
Spain competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 123 competitors, 118 men and 5 women, took part in 59 events in 17 sports.[1]
Medalists
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bronze |
Enrique Rodríguez | Boxing | Light flyweight | 10 September |
Archery
In the first modern archery competition at the Olympics, Spain entered one man and one woman. Their highest placing competitor was Maria Teresa Romero, at 13th place in the women's competition.
Men's Individual Competition:
- Emilio Ramos — 2199 points (→ 49th place)
Women's Individual Competition:
- Maria Teresa Romero — 2347 points (→ 13th place)
Athletics
Men's 800 metres
- Heat — 1:47.5
- Semifinals — 1:47.7 (→ did not advance)
- Heat — DNS (→ did not advance)
Men's 4 × 100 m Relay
- Francesco García, and Luis Sarría
- Heat — DNF (→ did not advance)
Men's Marathon
- Agustín Fernández— 2:27.24 (→ 39th place)
- Carlos Pérez — 2:33.22 (→ 50th place)
Basketball
Men's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round (Group A):
- Spain— Australia 79-74
- Spain— Cuba 53-74
- Spain— Brazil 69-72
- Spain— Egypt 72-58
- Spain— Japan 87-76
- Spain— United States 56-72
- Spain— Czechoslovakia 70-74
- Classification Round:
- 9th-12th place: Spain— Poland 76-87
- 11th-12th place: Spain— West Germany 84-83 → 11th place
- 9th-12th place:
- Team Roster
- Carmelo Cabrera
- Clifford Luyk
- Enrique Margall
- Francisco Buscato
- Gonzalo Sagi-Vela
- Jesús Iradier
- Juan Antonio Corbalán
- Luis Miguel Santillana
- Miguel Ángel Estrada
- Rafael Rullán
- Vicente Ramos
- Wayne Brabender
Boxing
Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg)
- First Round — Bye
- Second Round — Lost to Niamdash Batsuren(MGL), 1:4
Canoeing
Cycling
Eight cyclists represented Spain in 1972.
- doping test
- Francisco Elorriaga — 16th place
- José Viejo — 37th place
- Tomás Nistal — 54th place
- Jaime Huélamo
- Carlos Melero
- José Teña
- José Viejo
- Félix Suárez
Diving
Men's 10m Platform
- Jorge Head — 243.27 points (→ 34th place)
Women's 10m Platform
- Carmen Nunez— 157.95 points (→ 25th place)
Equestrianism
Gymnastics
Handball
Men's Team Competition
Spain lost all three of its first-round games, to West Germany, Romania, and Norway. The fourth-place finish put Spain into the thirteenth- to sixteenth-place consolation round, where they lost their game against the United States to set up a fifteenth and sixteenth place match against Tunisia. Spain won this game, 23–20.
- Preliminary Round (Group C):
- Spain — West Germany 10-13
- Spain — Romania 12-15
- Spain — Norway 17-19
- Classification Round:
- 13th-16th place: Spain — United States 20-22
- 15th-16th place: Spain — Tunisia 23-20 → 15th place
- Team Roster
Hockey
Men's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round (Group A):
- Classification Round:
- Team Roster
- Agustín Churruca
- Antonio Nogués
- Francisco Amat
- Francisco Fábregas
- Francisco Segura
- Jaime Amat
- Jaime Arbós
- Jorge Fábregas
- Jorge Camiña
- José Alustiza
- José Borrell
- José Sallés
- Juan Amat
- Juan Arbós
- Juan Quintana
- Luis Alberto Carrera
- Luis Twose
- Ramón Quintana
Judo
Sailing
Shooting
Nine male shooters represented Spain in 1972.
- Open
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | ||
| Juan Ávalos | Skeet | 182 | 45 |
| José Luis Calvo | 50 m rifle prone
|
587 | 64 |
| Damián Cerdá | 25 m rapid fire pistol | 586 | 15 |
| Luis del Cerro | 50 m rifle prone
|
590 | 49 |
| Jaime González | 25 m rapid fire pistol | 592 | 5 |
| Miguel Marina | Skeet | 192 | 11 |
| Severino Requejo | 50 m free pistol
|
536 | 41 |
| Ricardo Sancho | Trap | 191 | 9 |
| Eladio Vallduvi | 191 | 10 | |
Swimming
Men's 100m Freestyle
- Heat — 53.70s
- Semifinals — 53.92s (→ did not advance)
Men's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay
- Heat — 3:38.77
- Final — 3:38.21 (→ 8th place)
Water polo
Men's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round (Group C):
- Spain — Japan 6-4
- Spain — Italy 2-6
- Spain — Soviet Union 5-8
- Spain — Bulgaria 6-4
- Second Round (Group II):
- Spain — Romania 4-7
- Spain — Australia 8-4
- Spain — Cuba 3-4
- Spain — Netherlands 5-7 → 10th place
- Team Roster
Weightlifting
References
- ^ "Spain at the 1972 Munich Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
