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Spain at the 1968 Summer Olympics

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IOC code
  
ESP

Flag bearer
  
Gonzalo Fernández

Website
  
www.coe.es (Spanish)


NOC
  
Spanish Olympic Committee

Competitors
  
122 (120 men, 2 women) in 12 sports

Medals
  
Gold Silver Bronze Total 0 0 0 0

Spain competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. 122 competitors, 120 men and 2 women, took part in 50 events in 12 sports.

Contents

Cycling

Seven cyclists represented Spain in 1968.

Individual road race
  • José Gómez
  • Luis Zubero
  • Miguel Lasa
  • Agustín Tamames
    • Team time trial
  • Nemesio Jiménez
  • José Gómez
  • José González
  • Miguel Lasa
    • Individual pursuit
  • Daniel Yuste

    • Shooting

    Twelve shooters, all men, represented Spain in 1968.

    25 m pistol
  • Jaime González
  • José Álava
    • 50 m pistol
  • José Amedo
  • Juan García
    • 50 m rifle, three positions
  • Luis del Cerro
  • José María Pigrau
    • 50 m rifle, prone
  • José Luis Calvo
  • José del Villar
    • Trap
  • Jaime Bladas
  • José Cusí
    • Skeet
  • Miguel Marina
  • José Luis Martínez

    • Men's Team Competition

  • Preliminary Round (Group A)
  • Lost to West Germany (3:5)
  • Lost to United States (7:10)
  • Lost to Hungary (1:7)
  • Lost to Soviet Union (0:5)
  • Tied with Brazil (6:6)
  • Lost to Cuba (3:4)
  • Classification Matches
  • 9th/12th place: Defeated Japan (5:0)
  • 9th/10th place: Defeated West Germany (7:5) → Ninth place
  • Team Roster
  • Agustin Codera
  • Fermin Mas
  • Jorge Borell
  • José Padros
  • Juan Jane
  • Juan Rubio
  • Luis Bestit
  • Luis Meya
  • Manuel Ibern
  • Santiago Zubicoa
  • Vicente Brugat

    • References

    Spain at the 1968 Summer Olympics Wikipedia
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