Spain at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Spain competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. 113 competitors, 103 men and 10 women, took part in 68 events in 14 sports.^[1]

Spain at the 1976 Summer Olympics
IOC code	ESP
NOC	Spanish Olympic Committee
Website	www.coe.es (in Spanish)
in Montreal
Competitors	113 (103 men, 10 women) in 14 sports
Flag bearer	Enrique Rodríguez
Medals Ranked 30th	Gold 0 Silver 2 Bronze 0 Total 2
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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Juan Carlos I did not attend the Montreal Olympics in response of the African boycott of the games.

Medalists

Main article: 1976 Summer Olympics medal table

Medal Name Sport Event Date  Silver Antonio Gorostegui Pedro Luís Millet Sailing 470 July 27  Silver José María Esteban José Ramón López Herminio Menéndez Luis Gregorio Ramos Canoeing Men's K-4 1000 m July 31

Medals by sport Sport Total Canoeing 0 1 0 1 Sailing 0 1 0 1 Total 0 2 0 2

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics

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 Paraíso, 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

Main article: Boxing at the 1976 Summer Olympics

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

Main article: Canoeing at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Men's Competition

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

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 1976 Summer Olympics

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

Main article: Diving at the 1976 Summer Olympics

• Carmen Belén Núñez
• Conchita García
• Ricardo Camacho

Equestrian

Main article: Equestrian at the 1976 Summer Olympics

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

Football

Main article: Football at the 1976 Summer Olympics

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

Gymnastics

Main article: Gymnastics at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Men's Competition

• Fernando Bertrand
• Gabriel Calvo
• José de la Casa

Women's Competition

• Elisa Cabello
• Eloisa Marcos
• Mercedes Vernetta

Hockey

Main article: Hockey at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Men's team competition

• Preliminary round (group B)

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Pakistan	4	3	1	0	16	6	+10	7	Semi-finals
2	New Zealand	4	1	2	1	6	8	−2	4[a]
3	Spain	4	1	2	1	9	7	+2	4[a]
4	West Germany	4	1	1	2	10	10	0	3
5	Belgium	4	1	0	3	5	15	−10	2
6	Kenya	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Withdrew

Source: Olympedia
Notes:

1. New Zealand and Spain finished on equal points at the conclusion of the pool stage, resulting in a match to determine second place in the pool. The match was contested on 26 July 1976 and New Zealand won 1–0.

• 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

Main article: Judo at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Men's Competition

• José Luis de Frutos
• Juan Carlos Rodríguez

Sailing

Main article: Sailing at the 1976 Summer Olympics

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

Main article: Shooting at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Open

Athlete	Event	Final
		Points	Rank
Juan Ávalos	Skeet	194	7
Esteban Azcue	Trap	181	11
Enrique Camarena[2]	Skeet	192	14
Luis del Cerro	50 m rifle prone	586	41
Jaime González	25 m rapid fire pistol	586	20
José María Pigrau	50 m rifle prone	584	51
Juan Segui	25 m rapid fire pistol	586	20
Eladio Vallduvi	Trap	175	21
José del Villar	50 m rifle three positions	1114	45

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics

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

Main article: Weightlifting at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Men's Competition

• Angel Francisco