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Spain at the 1992 Summer Olympics

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Spain at the 1992 Summer Olympics
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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.[1]

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Medalists

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Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.[2]

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Archery

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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 medalSpain's first archery medalin front of a home crowd.

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Athletics

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  • 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
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Field events
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Combined events – Men's decathlon
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Badminton

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Baseball

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
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Basketball

Men's tournament

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Group play
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Source: FIBA[dead link]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head record: Brazil 1–0 Germany
  2. Head-to-head record: Angola 1–0 Spain
26 July 1992 (1992-07-26)
20:30
v
Germany  8374  Spain
Scoring by half: 46–39, 37–35
Pts: Schrempf 26
Rebs: Gnad 20
Asts: Schrempf 4
Pts: Villacampa 21
Rebs: San Epifanio 7
Asts: Villacampa 2

27 July 1992 (1992-07-27)
22:30
v
Brazil  100101  Spain
Scoring by half: 43–53, 57–48
Pts: Schmidt 44
Rebs: Victalino 10
Asts: Villas 3
Pts: Villacampa 25
Rebs: Jiménez 7
Asts: Herreros 5

29 July 1992 (1992-07-29)
22:30
v
Croatia  8879  Spain
Scoring by half: 45–42, 43–37
Pts: Petrović 28
Rebs: Rađa 8
Asts: Kukoč 7
Pts: Villacampa 19
Rebs: Jiménez 7
Asts: Jofresa 5

31 July 1992 (1992-07-31)
11:30
v
Spain  6383  Angola
Scoring by half: 36–37, 27–43
Pts: Jiménez, Villacampa 16
Rebs: Andreu 9
Asts: Villacampa 3
Pts: Conceição 22
Rebs: Guimarães 10
Asts: Conceição 3

2 August 1992 (1992-08-02)
22:30
v
Spain  81122  United States
Scoring by half: 35–65, 46–57
Pts: Jiménez 23
Rebs: Andreu 7
Asts: Jiménez 6
Pts: Barkley 20
Rebs: Ewing 10
Asts: Pippen 9
Classification round, 9th to 12th place
4 August 1992 (1992-08-04)
11:30
v
Venezuela  8195  Spain
Scoring by half: 40–46, 41–49
Pts: Herrera 26
Rebs: Estaba 8
Asts: Herrera 3
Pts: Herreros 25
Rebs: Andreu 9
Asts: Jofresa 4
9th place match
6 August 1992 (1992-08-06)
11:00
v
Angola  7578  Spain
Scoring by half: 39–41, 36–37
Pts: Conceição 21
Rebs: Conceição 7
Asts: Conceição 4
Pts: Jiménez 15
Rebs: Orenga 6
Asts: Arcega 4

Women's tournament

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Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
30 July 1992 (1992-07-30)
20:00
China  6663  Spain
Scoring by half: 27–31, 39–32
Pts: Peng 19
Rebs: 4 players 4
Asts: Li D., Li X., Liu J. 2
Pts: Ares 20
Rebs: Geuer 8
Asts: 5 players 1

1 August 1992 (1992-08-01)
20:00
Czechoslovakia  5859  Spain
Scoring by half: 30–27, 28–32
Pts: Buriánová 21
Rebs: Buriánová 7
Asts: Buriánová 4
Pts: Álvaro 10
Rebs: Geuer 7
Asts: Ares, Geuer 3

3 August 1992 (1992-08-03)
22:00
Spain  59114  United States
Scoring by half: 32–51, 27–63
Pts: Ares 13
Rebs: Geuer 6
Asts: Ares 4
Pts: Dixon 28
Rebs: McClain 8
Asts: Edwards 6
Classification round, 5th to 8th place
5 August 1992 (1992-08-05)
20:00
Spain  9280 (OT)  Italy
Scoring by half: 37–33, 28–32 Overtime: 13–13, 14–2
Pts: Álvaro, Ares 19
Rebs: Geuer 14
Asts: Geuer, Messa, Mújica 3
Pts: Fullin 18
Rebs: Rossi 5
Asts: Fullin 5
5th place match
7 August 1992 (1992-08-07)
11:00
Czechoslovakia  5859  Spain
Scoring by half: 29–25, 29–34
Pts: Bieliková 14
Rebs: Buriánová 4
Asts: Bieliková, Chupíková 2
Pts: Geuer 11
Rebs: Geuer 9
Asts: Ares, Messa 3
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Boxing

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Canoeing

Slalom

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Sprint

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Cycling

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

Road

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Track

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

Time trial
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Diving

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Equestrianism

Dressage

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Eventing

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Jumping

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Fencing

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

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Football

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Head coach: Vicente Miera

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  • Preliminary round (group C)
  • Quarterfinals
  • Semifinals
  • Final

Gymnastics

Artistic

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Women
Team
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Individual finals
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Rhythmic

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Handball

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  • ET: After extra time
  • P – Match decided by penalty-shootout.
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Men's team competition

  • Preliminary round (group B)
  • Spain France 16-18
  • Spain Egypt 23-18
  • Spain Romania 21-20
  • Spain Unified Team 18-24
  • Spain Germany 19-18
  • Classification Match
  • 5th-6th place: Spain South Korea 36-21 (→ Fifth place)
  • Team roster

Women's Team Competition

  • Preliminary round (group B)
  • Spain Austria 16-20
  • Spain Norway 16-20
  • Spain South Korea 18-28
  • Classification Match
  • 7th-8th place: Spain Nigeria 26-17 (→ Seventh place)
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  • Head coach: Francisco Sanchez Sanchez

Hockey

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  • Preliminary round (group B)
  • Classification Matches
  • 5th-8th place: Spain India 2-0
  • 5th-6th place: Spain Great Britain 2-1 (→ Fifth place)
  • Team roster
  • Head coach: Santiago Cortes

Women's tournament

Team roster

The following players represented Spain:[5]

Head coach: Spain José Manuel Brasa

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  • Preliminary round (group A)
  • Semi Finals
  • Spain South Korea 2-1 (after extra time)
  • Final
  • Spain Germany 2-1 (after extra time) → Gold Medal)

Judo

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Modern pentathlon

Three male pentathletes represented Spain in 1992.

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Rhythmic gymnastics

Rowing

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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

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Mixed
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Shooting

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Women
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Open
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Swimming

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Women
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Synchronized swimming

Three synchronized swimmers represented Spain in 1992.

Women's solo
Women's duet

Table tennis

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Tennis

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Volleyball

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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

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
  • Head coach: Jaime Fernández Barros

Water polo

Men's tournament

  • Preliminary round (Group B)
  • Spain Netherlands 12-6
  • Spain Greece 11-6
  • Spain Hungary 8-5
  • Spain Italy 9-9
  • Spain Cuba 12-10
  • Semifinals
  • Spain United States 6-4
  • Final
  • Spain Italy 8-9 (→ Silver medal)
  • Team roster

Weightlifting

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Wrestling

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