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&mdash;Spain's first archery medal&mdash;in front of a home crowd.


 * Men


 * Women

Athletics

 * Key
 * Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
 * Q = Qualified for the next round
 * q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
 * NR = National record
 * N/A = Round not applicable for the event
 * Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
 * NM = No mark


 * Track & road events
 * Men


 * Women


 * Field events
 * Men


 * Women


 * Combined events – Men's decathlon

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

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

Cycling
Fourteen cyclists, eleven men and three women, represented Spain in 1992. José Moreno won gold in the 1 km time trial.

Track

 * Sprint


 * Points race

Qualification Legend: Q = Qualify to quarterfinals Group A (medal); q = Qualify to quarterfinals Group B (non-medal)
 * Pursuit


 * Time trial

Fencing
17 fencers, 15 men and 2 women represented Spain in 1992.


 * Men


 * Women

Football
Key:
 * Summary
 * A.E.T – After extra time.
 * P – Match decided by penalty-shootout.


 * Team roster


 * Preliminary round (group C)
 * Spain &mdash; Colombia 4-0 (3-0)
 * Spain &mdash; Egypt 2-0 (0-0)
 * Spain &mdash; Qatar 2-0 (1-0)


 * Quarterfinals
 * Spain &mdash; Italy 1-0 (0-0)


 * Semifinals
 * Spain &mdash; Ghana 2-0 (1-0)


 * Final
 * Spain &mdash; Poland 3-2 (0-1) → [[Image:Med 1.png]] Gold Medal

Artistic

 * Men


 * Women


 * Team


 * Individual finals

Handball
Key:
 * Summary
 * ET: After extra time
 * P – Match decided by penalty-shootout.

Men's team competition

 * Preliminary round (group B)
 * Spain &mdash; France 16-18
 * Spain &mdash; Egypt 23-18
 * Spain &mdash; Romania 21-20
 * Spain &mdash; Unified Team 18-24
 * Spain &mdash; Germany 19-18


 * Classification Match
 * 5th-6th place: Spain &mdash; South Korea 36-21 (→ Fifth place)


 * Team roster
 * Alberto Urdiales
 * Aleix Franch
 * Angel Hermida
 * David Barrufet
 * Enric Masip
 * Fernando Bolea
 * Iñaki Urdangarín
 * Jaume Fort
 * Javier Cabanas
 * Juan Francisco Alemany
 * Juan Francisco Muñoz
 * Lorenzo Rico
 * Luis Eduardo García
 * Mateo Garralda
 * Ricardo Marín


 * Head coach: Javier García Cuesta

Women's Team Competition

 * Preliminary round (group B)
 * Spain &mdash; Austria 16-20
 * Spain &mdash; Norway 16-20
 * Spain &mdash; South Korea 18-28


 * Classification Match
 * 7th-8th place: Spain &mdash; Nigeria 26-17 (→ Seventh place)


 * Team roster
 * Amaia Ugartemendía
 * Begoña Sánchez
 * Blanca Martín-Calero
 * Cristina Gómez Arquer
 * Dolores Ruiz
 * Esperanza Tercero
 * Karmele Makazaga
 * María Eugenia Sánchez
 * Mercedes Fuertes
 * Montserrat Marín
 * Montserrat Puche
 * Paloma Arranz
 * Raquel Vizcaíno
 * Rita María Hernández


 * Head coach: Francisco Sanchez Sanchez

Hockey
Key:
 * Summary
 * FT – After full time.
 * P – Match decided by penalty-shootout.

Men's tournament

 * Preliminary round (group B)
 * Spain &mdash; New Zealand 3-0
 * Spain &mdash; Malaysia 5-2
 * Spain &mdash; Unified Team 4-0
 * Spain &mdash; Pakistan 1-6
 * Spain &mdash; Netherlands 2-3


 * Classification Matches
 * 5th-8th place: Spain &mdash; India 2-0
 * 5th-6th place: Spain &mdash; Great Britain 2-1 (→ Fifth place)


 * Team roster
 * Santiago Grau (gk)
 * Ignacio Escudé (c)
 * Joaquín Malgosa
 * Miguel Ortego
 * Juantxo García-Mauriño
 * Jaime Amat
 * Jordi Aviles
 * Pedro Jufresa
 * José Antonio Iglesias
 * Xavier Escudé
 * Javier Arnau
 * Victor Pujol
 * Juan Dinarés
 * David Freixa
 * Pablo Usoz
 * Ramón Jufresa (gk)


 * Head coach: Santiago Cortes

Women's tournament

 * Team roster


 * Preliminary round (group A)
 * Spain &mdash; Germany 2-2
 * Spain &mdash; Canada 2-1
 * Spain &mdash; Australia 1-0


 * Semi Finals
 * Spain &mdash; South Korea 2-1 (after extra time)


 * Final
 * Spain &mdash; Germany 2-1 (after extra time) → [[Image:Med 1.png]] Gold Medal)

Judo

 * Men


 * Women

Modern pentathlon
Three male pentathletes represented Spain in 1992.

Rowing
Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage

Sailing

 * Men


 * Women


 * Mixed

Shooting

 * Men


 * Women


 * Open

Swimming

 * Men


 * 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

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

Men's tournament

 * Preliminary round (Group B)
 * Spain &mdash; Netherlands 12-6
 * Spain &mdash; Greece 11-6
 * Spain &mdash; Hungary 8-5
 * Spain &mdash; Italy 9-9
 * Spain &mdash; Cuba 12-10


 * Semifinals
 * Spain &mdash; United States 6-4


 * Final
 * Spain &mdash; Italy 8-9 (→ [[Image:Med 2.png]] 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