Spain at the 1992 Summer Olympics

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—Spain's first archery medal—in front of a home crowd.

Women's Individual Competition:

• Teresa Fernandez — Ranking round, 42nd place (0-0)

Men's Individual Competition:

• Antonio Vázquez — Round of 32, 28th place (0-1)
• Alfonso Menéndez — Ranking round, 42nd place (0-0)
• Juan Holgado — Ranking round, 45th place (0-0)

Men's Team Competition:

• Vázquez, Menéndez, and Holgado — Final (4-0) → Gold Medal)

Men's 100m metres

• Juan Trapero

• Heat — 10.64 (→ did not advance)

Men's 5,000 metres

• Abel Anton

• Heat — 13:31.48
• Final — 13:27.80 (→ 8th place)

• Antonio Serrano Sánchez

• Heat — 13:42.94 (→ did not advance)

• Martín Fiz

• Heat — 13:42.20 (→ did not advance)

Men's 10,000 metres

• Carlos de la Torre

• Heat — 28:55.47 (→ did not advance)

• José Carlos Adan

• Heat — 28:50.38 (→ did not advance)

• Alejandro Gómez Cabral

• Heat — did not finish (→ did not advance)

Men's 4 × 400 m Relay

• Antonio Sanchez Muñoz, Cayetano Cornet, Manuel Moreno Sanchez, and Angel Valentin Heras

• Heat — 3:04.60 (→ did not advance)

Men's Marathon

• Diego García — 2:14.56 (→ 9th place)
• Rodrigo Gavela — 2:16.23 (→ 18th place)
• José Esteban Montiel — 2:19.15 (→ 32nd place)

Men's 20 km Walk

• Daniel Plaza — 1:21:45 (→ Gold Medal)
• Miguel Ángel Prieto — 1:26:38 (→ 10th place)
• Valentí Massana — DSQ (→ no ranking)

Men's 50 km Walk

• Josep Marín — 3:58:41 (→ 9th place)
• Jesús Ángel García — 3:58:43 (→ 10th place)
• Jaime Barroso — 4:02:08 (→ 14th place)

Men's Long Jump

• Jesus Olivan

• Qualification — 7.78 m (→ did not advance)

• Ángel Hernández

• Qualification — NM (→ did not advance)

Men's Triple Jump

• Santiago Moreno

• Qualification — 16.04 m (→ did not advance)

Men's Javelin Throw

• Julián Sotelo

• Qualification — 75.34 m (→ did not advance)

Men's Discus Throw

• David Martínez

• Qualification — 61.22 m
• Final — 60.16 m (→ 9th place)

Women's 800 metres

• Amaia Andrés

• Heat — 2:02.67 (→ did not advance)

Women's 400m Hurdles

• Miriam Alonso Manteca

• Heat — 57.66 (→ did not advance)

Women's 10 km Walk

• Mari Cruz Díaz

• Final — 45:32 (→ 10th place)

• Encarna Granados

• Final — 46:00 (→ 14th place)

• Emilia Cano

• Final — 47:03 (→ 22nd place)

Women's Discus Throw

• Angeles Barreiro

• Qualifying Heat — 53.14m (→ did not advance)

Men's Light Flyweight (— 48 kg)

• Rafael Lozano

• First Round — Defeated Abram Thwala (RSA), 9:0
• Second Round — Defeated Eric Griffin (USA), 6:2
• Quarterfinals — Lost to Rogelio Marcelo (CUB), 3:11

Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg)

• Oscar Vega

• First Round — Lost to Remigio Molina (ARG), 4:14

Men's Featherweight (– 57 kg)

• Faustino Reyes → Silver Medal

• First Round — Defeated Brian Carr (GBR), 22:10
• Second Round — Defeated Somluck Kamsing (THA), 24:15
• Quarterfinals — Defeated Eddy Suarez (CUB), 17:7
• Semifinals — Defeated Ramazan Palyani (EUN), 14:9
• Final — Lost to Andreas Tews (GER), 9:16

Men's Light Welterweight (– 63.5 kg)

• Sergio Rey

• First Round — Lost to Jyri Kjall (FIN), RSCH-1

Men's Welterweight (– 67 kg)

• Victor Manuel Baute

• First Round — Lost to Pepe Reilly (USA), RSC-3

Men's Heavyweight (– 91 kg)

• José Ortega

• First Round — Bye
• Second Round — Lost to David Tua, RSCH-2

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

Men's road race

• Ángel Edo
• Kiko García
• Jose Luis Indurain Larraya

Men's team time trial

• Miguel Fernández
• Álvaro González de Galdeano
• Eleuterio Mancebo
• David Plaza

Men's sprint

• José Moreno

Men's 1 km time trial

• José Moreno

Men's individual pursuit

• Adolfo Alperi

Men's team pursuit

• Adolfo Alperi
• Gabriel Aynat
• Jonathan Garrido
• Santos González

Men's points race

• Gabriel Aynat

Women's road race

• Ainhoa Ortolazabal — 2:05:13 (→ 34th place)
• Belen Cuevas — 2:05:26 (→ 35th place)
• Teodora Ruano — 2:08:13 (→ 42nd place)

Men's 3m Springboard

• José Miguel Gil

• Preliminary Round — 336.84 points (→ did not advance, 23rd place)

Men's 10m Platform

• Rafael Álvarez

• Preliminary Round — 390.81 points
• Final — 524.25 points (→ 9th place)

Women's 3m Springboard

• Julia Cruz

• Preliminary Round — 282.69 points
• Final — 436.47 points (→ 12th place)

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

Men's foil

• Andrés García
• Ramiro Bravo
• José Francisco Guerra

Men's team foil

• Andrés García, Ramiro Bravo, José Francisco Guerra, Andrés Crespo, Jesús Esperanza

Men's épée

• Fernando de la Peña
• Raúl Maroto
• Manuel Pereira

Men's team épée

• Fernando de la Peña, Ángel Fernández, César González, Raúl Maroto, Manuel Pereira

Men's sabre

• Antonio García
• Raúl Peinador
• José Luis Álvarez

Men's team sabre

• Antonio García, Raúl Peinador, José Luis Álvarez, Marco Antonio Rioja, Alberto Falcón

Women's foil

• Rosa María Castillejo
• Montserat Esquerdo

• Preliminary Round (Group C)

• Spain — Colombia 4-0 (3-0)
• Spain — Egypt 2-0 (0-0)
• Spain — Qatar 2-0 (1-0)

• Quarterfinals

• Spain — Italy 1-0 (0-0)

• Semifinals

• Spain — Ghana 2-0 (1-0)

• Final

• Spain — Poland 3-2 (0-1) → Gold Medal

• Team Roster

• ( 1.) Santiago Cañizares
• ( 2.) Albert Ferrer
• ( 3.) Mikel Lasa
• ( 4.) Roberto Solozábal
• ( 5.) Juanma López
• ( 6.) David Villabona
• ( 7.) José Amavisca
• ( 8.) Luis Enrique
• ( 9.) Pep Guardiola
• (10.) Abelardo
• (11.) Javier Manjarín
• (12.) Paqui
• (13.) Toni
• (14.) Gabriel Vidal
• (15.) Paco Soler
• (16.) Miguel
• (17.) Rafael Berges
• (18.) Antonio Pinilla
• (19.) Kiko
• (20.) Alfonso

• Head Coach

• Vicente Miera

• Begoña Gómez Martín

Three male pentathletes represented Spain in 1992.

Individual

• Jesús Centeno
• Leopoldo Centeno
• Carles Lerín

Team

• Jesús Centeno
• Leopoldo Centeno
• Carles Lerín

Men's Sailboard (Lechner A-390)

• Asier Fernández

• Final Ranking — 117.0 points (→ 6th place)

Men's 470 Class

• Jordi Calafat and Kiko Sánchez

• Final Ranking — 50 points (→ Gold Medal)

Women's Sailboard (Lechner A-390)

• Mireia Casas

• Final Ranking — 155.7 points (→ 12th place)

Women's 470 Class

• Theresa Zabell and Patricia Guerra

• Final Ranking — 29.7 points (→ Gold Medal)

Men

Women

Open

Three synchronized swimmers represented Spain in 1992.

Women's solo

• Eva López
• Marta Amorós
• Nuria Ayala

Women's duet

• Eva López
• Marta Amorós

Men's Singles Competition

• Emilio Sánchez

• First round — Defeated Todd Woodbridge (Australia) 6-1, 7-6, 6-2
• Second round — Defeated Omar Camporese (Italy) 6-4, 6-2, 6-1
• Third round — Defeated Magnus Larsson (Sweden) 6-4, 7-6, 6-7, 6-4
• Quarterfinals — Lost to Marc Rosset (Switzerland) 4-6, 6-7, 6-4, 6-7

• Sergi Bruguera

• First round — Defeated Andrew Castle (Great Britain) 6-1, 6-2, 6-3
• Second round — Lost to Mark Koevermans (Netherlands) 6-1, 3-6, 3-6, 2-6

• Jordi Arrese → Silver Medal

• First round — Defeated Eui-Jong Chang (South Korea) 6-4, 6-2, 6-2
• Second round — Defeated Magnus Gustafsson (Sweden) 6-2, 4-6, 6-1, 3-6, 9-7
• Third round — Defeated Renzo Furlan (Italy) 6-4, 6-3, 6-2
• Quarterfinals — Defeated Leonardo Lavalle (Mexico) 6-1, 7-6, 6-1
• Semifinals — Defeated Andrei Cherkasov (Unified Team) 6-4, 7-6, 3-6, 6-3
• Final — Lost to Marc Rosset (Switzerland) 6-7, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-8

Men's Doubles Competition

• Sergio Casal and Emilio Sánchez

• First round — Defeated Luiz Mattar and Jaime Oncins (Brazil) 6-3, 3-6, 6-7, 6-3, 6-1
• Second round — Defeated Pete Sampras and Jim Courier (United States) 5-7, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-2
• Quarterfinals — Lost to Boris Becker and Michael Stich (Germany) 3-6, 6-4, 6-7, 7-5, 3-6

Women's Singles Competition

• Conchita Martínez

• First round — Defeated Judith Wiesner (Austria) 4-6, 6-1, 6-2
• Second round — Defeated Sandra Cecchini (Italy) 6-4, 6-3
• Third round — Defeated Amanda Coetzer (South Africa) 6-4, 6-3
• Quarterfinals — Lost to Arantxa Sánchez Vicario, 4-6, 4-6

• Arantxa Sánchez Vicario → Bronze Medal

• First round — Defeated Irina Spîrlea (Romania) 6-1, 6-3
• Second round — Defeated Mana Endo 6-0, 6-1
• Third round — Defeated Barbara Rittner (Germany) 4-6, 6-3, 6-1
• Quarterfinals — Defeated Conchita Martínez 6-4, 6-4
• Semifinals — Lost to Jennifer Capriati (USA) 3-6 6-3 1-6

Women's Doubles Competition

• Conchita Martínez and Arantxa Sánchez Vicario → Silver Medal

• First round — Defeated Natacha Randriantefy and Dally Randriantefy (Madagascar) 6-0, 6-0
• Second round — Defeated Emanuela Zardo and Manuela Maleeva (Switzerland) 6-0, 6-1
• Quarterfinals — Defeated Isabelle Demongeot and Nathalie Tauziat (France) 6-2, 6-4
• Semifinals — Defeated Nicole Provis and Rachel McQuillan (Australia) 6-1, 6-2
• Final — Lost to Mary Joe Fernandez and Gigi Fernández (USA) 5-7, 6-2, 2-6

• Spanish Olympic Committee