Spain at the 1972 Summer Olympics
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| At the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 120 men and 5 women in 15 sports | |||||||||||
| Flag bearer | Francisco Fernández Ochoa | |||||||||||
| Medals Rank: 43 |
Gold 0 |
Silver 0 |
Bronze 1 |
Total 1 |
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Spain competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany.
Contents |
Medalists [edit]
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
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 Bronze |
Enrique Rodríguez | Boxing | Light flyweight | September 10 |
Results by event [edit]
Archery [edit]
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 [edit]
Men's 800 metres
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- Heat — 1:47.5
- Semifinals — 1:47.7 (→ did not advance)
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- Heat — DNS (→ did not advance)
Men's 4x100m Relay
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- Heat — DNF (→ did not advance)
Men's Marathon
- Agustín Fernández — 2:27.24 (→ 39th place)
- Carlos Pérez — 2:33.22 (→ 50th place)
Basketball [edit]
Men's Team Competition [edit]
- Preliminary Round (Group A):
- Classification Round:
- Team Roster
Boxing [edit]
Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg)
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- First Round — Bye
- Second Round — Lost to Niamdash Batsuren (MGL), 1:4
Cycling [edit]
Men's Individual Road Race
- Jaime Huélamo — 3rd place, but disqualified after failing a doping test
- Francisco Elorriaga — 16th place
- José Viejo — 37th place
- Tomás Nistal — 54th place
Diving [edit]
Men's 10m Platform
- Jorge Head — 243.27 points (→ 34th place)
Women's 10m Platform
- Carmen Nunez — 157.95 points (→ 25th place)
Handball [edit]
Men's Team Competition [edit]
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):
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- Spain — West Germany 10-13
- Spain — Romania 12-15
- Spain — Norway 17-19
- Classification Round:
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- 13th-16th place: Spain — United States 20-22
- 15th-16th place: Spain — Tunisia 23-20 → 15th place
- Team Roster
Hockey [edit]
Men's Team Competition [edit]
- Preliminary Round (Group A):
- Classification Round:
- Team Roster
Swimming [edit]
Men's 100m Freestyle
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- Heat — 53.70s
- Semifinals — 53.92s (→ did not advance)
Men's 4x100m Freestyle Relay
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- Heat — 3:38.77
- Final — 3:38.21 (→ 8th place)
Water polo [edit]
Men's Team Competition [edit]
- Preliminary Round (Group C):
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- Spain — Japan 6-4
- Spain — Italy 2-6
- Spain — Soviet Union 5-8
- Spain — Bulgaria 6-4
- Second Round (Group II):
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- Spain — Romania 4-7
- Spain — Australia 8-4
- Spain — Cuba 3-4
- Spain — Netherlands 5-7 → 10th place
- Team Roster
