1948 Summer Olympics / Participant (Spain)

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Spain took part in the 1948 Summer Olympics in London with a delegation of 65 male athletes in 37 competitions in eleven sports.

The Spanish athletes won a silver medal, which the show jumpers José Navarro Morenes , Marcelino Gavilán and Jaime García secured in the team competition. The flag bearer at the opening ceremony was the official Fabián Vicente del Valle.

Participants by sport

Boxing

• Luis Martínez

  Flyweight: eliminated in the quarterfinals

• Álvaro Vicente

  Bantamweight: 4th place

• Felipe Verdú

  Featherweight: eliminated in the second round

• Agustín Argote

  Lightweight: eliminated in the 1st round

• Aurelio Díaz

  Welterweight: Eliminated in the quarterfinals

• Jaime Oliver

  Middleweight: eliminated in the 1st round

• Alejandro Arteche

  Light heavyweight: eliminated in the 1st round

• José Arturo Rubio

  Heavyweight: eliminated in the last sixteen

hockey

• 10th place

  Enrique Sáinz

  Rafael Ruiz

  Manuel Royes

  Luis Pratsmasó

  Francisco Jardón

  Fernando Jardón

  Eduardo Jardón

  Pedro Gasset

  Pedro Farreras

  Enrique Estébanos

  Juan del Campo

  Ricardo Cabot y Boix

  Jaime Allende

  Manuel Agustín

Art competitions

• Daniel Vázquez

athletics

• Juan Adarraga

  800 m: eliminated in the preliminary run

  1500 m: eliminated in the preliminary run

• Gregorio Rojo

  5000 m: eliminated in the preliminary run

  10,000 m: race not finished

• Constantino Miranda

  10,000 m: race not finished

  3000 m obstacle: 8th place

• Manuel Suarez

  110 m hurdles: eliminated in the preliminary run

• Enrique Villaplana

  50 km walking: 9th place

• Félix Erauzquin

  Discus throw: 14th place

• Pedro Apellániz

  Javelin throw: 18th place

Modern pentathlon

• Alberto Moreiras

  Individual: 22nd place

• José Luis Riera

  Individual: 23rd place

• Manuel Bernabeu

  Individual: 36th place

horse riding

• Carlos Kirkpatrick

  Dressage: 14th place

• Jaime García

  Show jumping: 5th place

  Show jumping team: silver

• José Navarro Morenes

  Show jumping: 10th place

  Show jumping team: silver

• Marcelino Gavilán

  Show jumping: 16th place

  Show jumping team: silver

• Joaquín Nogueras

  Versatility: 5th place

  Versatility team: 5th place

• Fernando Gazapo

  Versatility: 26th place

  Versatility team: 5th place

• Santiago Martínez

  Versatility: 29th place

  Versatility team: 5th place

rowing

• Juan Omedes

  One: eliminated in the quarterfinals

shoot

• Luis Palomo

  Rapid fire pistol 25 m: 17th place

  Free pistol 50 m: 38th place

• José Luis Alonso Sillero

  Rapid fire pistol 25 m: 46th place

• Pelegrin Esteve

  Rapid fire pistol 25 m: 58th place

• Ángel León

  Free pistol 50 m: 6th place

• Cristobál Tauler

  Small bore rifle lying 50 m: 62nd place

• José Manuel Andoin

  Small bore rifle lying 50 m: 64th place

swim

• Jesús Domínguez

  100 m freestyle: eliminated in the preliminary run

  1500 m freestyle: eliminated in the preliminary run

  4 x 200 meter freestyle relay: eliminated in the preliminary run

• Manuel Guerra

  100 m freestyle: eliminated in the preliminary run

  100 m back: eliminated in the preliminary run

  4 x 200 meter freestyle relay: eliminated in the preliminary run

• Isidoro Pérez

  100 m freestyle: eliminated in the preliminary run

  400 m freestyle: eliminated in the preliminary run

  4 x 200 meter freestyle relay: eliminated in the preliminary run

• Alejandro Febrero

  400 m freestyle: eliminated in the preliminary run

  1500 m freestyle: eliminated in the preliminary run

• Isidoro Martínez-Vela

  400 m freestyle: eliminated in the preliminary run

  1500 m freestyle: eliminated in the preliminary run

  4 x 200 meter freestyle relay: eliminated in the preliminary run

• Francisco Calamita

  100 m back: eliminated in the preliminary run

sailing

• Juan Manuel Alonso

  Firefly: 19th place

• José María Alonso

  Dragons: 9th place

• José Luis Allende

  Dragons: 9th place

• Eduardo Aznar

  Dragons: 9th place

Water polo

• 8th place

  Juan Serra

  Valentín Sabate

  Angel Sabata

  José Pujol

  Agustin Mestres

  Carlos Martí

  Carlos Falt

  Francisco Castillo

Web links

• Spanish Olympic team from 1948 in the Sports-Reference database (English, archive link)