1968 Summer Olympics / Participant (Spain)

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Spain took part in the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City with a delegation of 122 athletes (120 men and 2 women) in 50 competitions in twelve sports.

None of the athletes managed to win a medal. The flag bearer at the opening ceremony was the sailor Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba Larios .

Participants by sport

basketball

• 7th place

  Alfonso Martínez

  Antonio Nava

  Cliff Luyk

  Emiliano Rodríguez

  Enrique Margall

  Francisco Buscató

  Jesús Codina

  José Sagi-Vela

  Juan Antonio Martínez

  Lorenzo Alocén

  Juan Carlos Santiago

  Vicente Ramos

Boxing

• Ramiro Suarez

  Bantamweight: eliminated in the 1st round

• Andrés Martín

  Featherweight: eliminated in the 1st round

• Marcos Chinea

  Lightweight: eliminated in the 1st round

• Mariano Perez

  Light welterweight: eliminated in the 1st round

• José Manuel Durán

  Welterweight: eliminated in the second round

• Moisés Fajardo

  Light middleweight: eliminated in the 1st round

Soccer

• Eliminated in the quarterfinals

  Andrés Mendieta

  Pedro Valentín Mora

  Gregorio Benito

  Francisco Espíldora

  Miguel Ángel Ochoa

  Isidro Sala

  Juan Manuel Asensi

  Javier Ciáurriz

  José María Igartua

  Rafael Jaén

  Ramón Alfonseda

  Crispi

  José Antonio Barrios

  Juan

  José Luis Garzón

  Toni Grande

  Gerardo Ortega

  Fernando Ortuño

hockey

• 6th place

  Carlos del Coso

  Antonio Nogués

  Julio Solaun

  José Sallés

  José Antonio Dinarés

  Narciso Ventalló

  Agustín Masaña

  Juan Quintana

  Francisco Amat

  Jorge Fábregas

  Jorge Vidal

  José Colomer

  Juan Amat

  Francisco Fábregas

  Juan José Alvear

  Rafael Camiña

  Pedro Amat

canoe

Men

• José María Colon

  Single kayak 1000 m: eliminated in the semi-finals

• José Perurena

  Four-man kayak 1000 m: eliminated in the quarter-finals

• Ángel Villar

  Four-man kayak 1000 m: eliminated in the quarter-finals

• Gerardo López

  Four-man kayak 1000 m: eliminated in the quarter-finals

• Pedro Cuesta

  Four-man kayak 1000 m: eliminated in the quarter-finals

athletics

Men

• José Luis Sánchez

  100 m: eliminated in the preliminary run

• Ramon Magariños

  400 m: eliminated in the preliminary run

• Jorge González Amo

  1500 m: eliminated in the preliminary run

• Carlos Perez

  Marathon: race not finished

• Javier Álvarez

  3000 m obstacle: 11th place

• Mariano Haro

  3000 m obstacle: eliminated in the preliminary run

• Luis María Garriga

  High jump: 11th place

• Ignacio Sola

  Pole vault: 9th place

• Luis Felipe Areta Sampériz

  Triple jump: 12th place

• José Luis Martínez

  Hammer throw: 18th place

Cycling

• José Gomez

  Road race: 16th place

  Team time trial: 12th place

• Luis Zubero

  Road race: 28th place

• Miguel Lasa

  Road race: 42nd place

  Team time trial: 12th place

• Agustín Tamames

  Road Race: Race not finished

• Nemesio Jiménez

  Team time trial: 12th place

• José Antonio González

  Team time trial: 12th place

• Daniel Yuste

  Track single pursuit 4000 m: 13th place

rowing

• Ángel Urrutia

  Two without a helmsman: eliminated in the quarter-finals

• Miguel Solano

  Two without a helmsman: eliminated in the quarter-finals

• Filiberto Marco

  Two without a helmsman: eliminated in the quarter-finals

shoot

• Jaime González

  Rapid fire pistol 25 m: 31st place

• José Alava

  Rapid fire pistol 25 m: 45th place

• José Amedo

  Free pistol 50 m: 33rd place

• Juan García

  Free pistol 50 m: 41st place

• Luis del Cerro

  Small bore rifle, three-position fight, 50 m: 42nd place

• José María Pigrau

  Small bore rifle three-position fight 50 m: 46th place

• José Luis Calvo

  Small bore rifle lying 50 m: 37th place

• José del Villar

  Small bore rifle lying 50 m: 82nd place

• Jaime Bladas

  Trap: 9th place

• José Cusí

  Trap: 14th place

• Miguel Marina

  Skeet: 12th place

• José Luis Martínez

  Skeet: 36th place

swim

Men

• José Antonio Chicoy

  100 m freestyle: eliminated in the semi-finals

  4 x 100 meter freestyle relay: eliminated in the preliminary run

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

  4 x 100 meter medley relay: 8th place

• Antonio Corell

  1500 m freestyle: eliminated in the preliminary run

• Juan Fortuny

  200 m medley: eliminated in the preliminary run

  4 x 100 meter freestyle relay: eliminated in the preliminary run

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

• Juan Martínez

  4 x 100 meter freestyle relay: eliminated in the preliminary run

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

• Diego Martel

  4 x 100 meter freestyle relay: eliminated in the preliminary run

• Santiago Esteva

  100 m back: eliminated in the semi-finals

  200 m back: 5th place

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

  4 x 100 meter medley relay: 8th place

• Jesús Cabrera

  100 m back: eliminated in the preliminary run

• Jaime Monzo

  200 m back: eliminated in the preliminary run

• José Durán

  100 m chest: eliminated in the preliminary run

  200 m chest: eliminated in the preliminary run

  4 x 100 meter medley relay: 8th place

• Arturo Lang-Lenton

  100 m butterfly: eliminated in the preliminary run

  4 x 100 meter medley relay: 8th place

• Miguel Torres

  400 m individual medley: eliminated in the preliminary run

Women

• María Corominas

  100 m back: eliminated in the semi-finals

  200 m back: 7th place

• Pilar from Carsten

  200 m medley: eliminated in the preliminary run

sailing

• Juan Sirvent

  Finn dinghy: 27th place

• Juan Manuel Alonso

  Star: 18th place

• Juan María Alonso

  Star: 18th place

• Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba Larios

  Flying Dutchman: 11th place

• Félix Gancedo

  Flying Dutchman: 11th place

• Ángel Riveras

  Dragons: 21st place

• Eugenio Jáudenes

  Dragons: 21st place

• Manuel Baiget

  Dragons: 21st place

Water polo

• 9th place

  Luis Bestit

  Jorge Borell

  Juan Rubio

  José Padrós

  Agustín Codera

  Fermín Más

  Lolo Ibern

  Santiago Zubicoa

  Luis Meya

  Juan Jané

  Vicente Brugat

Web links

• Spanish Olympic team from 1968 in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )