Spain competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR. In partial support of the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics, Spain competed under the Olympic Flag instead of its national flag. 155 competitors, 146 men and 9 women, took part in 75 events in 18 sports.
After not competing in archery in 1976, Spain returned to the sport in 1980. Two Spanish men competed.
Men's Individual Competition:
Antonio Vazquez — 2240 points (→ 29th place)
Francisco Peralta — 2181 points (→ 33rd place)
Men's 800 metres
Colomán Trabado
Heat — 1:47.9
Semifinals — 1:48.1 (→ did not advance)
Antonio Páez
Heat — 1:49.5
Semifinals — 1:47.8 (→ did not advance)
Men's 1,500 metres
José Luis González
Heat — 3:40.9
Semifinals — 3:42.6 (→ did not advance)
José Manuel Abascal
Heat — 3:44.7 (→ did not advance)
Men's 10,000 metres
Antonio Prieto
Heat — 29:12.8 (→ did not advance)
Men's 4 × 400 metres Relay
Isidoro Hornillos, Colomán Trabado, Benjamín González, and José Casabona
Heat — 3:06.9 (→ did not advance)
Men's 110 m Hurdles
Javier Moracho
Heat — 13.72
Semifinals — 13.80
Final — 13.78 (→ 7th place)
Carlos Sala
Heat — 14.28
Semifinals — 14.00 (→ did not advance)
Men's 400 m Hurdles
Juan Lloveras
Heat — 50.48
Semifinals — 51.86 (→ did not advance)
José Casabona
Heat — 51.26 (→ did not advance)
Men's 3,000 m Steeplechase
Domingo Ramón
Heat — 8:31.9
Semifinals — 8:22.0
Final — 8:15.8 (→ 4th place)
Francisco Sánchez
Heat — 8:27.5
Semifinals — 8:19.0
Final — 8:18.0 (→ 5th place)
Men's High Jump
Roberto Cabrejas
Qualification — 2.21 m
Final — 2.10 m (→ 16th place)
Martí Perarnau
Qualification — 2.15 m (→ did not advance)
Men's Long Jump
Antonio Corgos
Qualification — 7.96 m
Final — 8.09 m (→ 7th place)
Alberto Solanas
Qualification — 7.73 m (→ did not advance)
Men's Triple Jump
Ramon Cid
Qualification — 16.20 m (→ did not advance)
Men's Marathon
Eleuterio Anton
Final — 2:18:16 (→ 22nd place)
Men's 20 km Walk
Josep Marín
Final — 1:26:45.6 (→ 5th place)
Men's 50 km Walk
Jordi Llopart
Final — 3:51:25 (→ Silver Medal)
Josep Marín
Final — 4:03:08 (→ 6th place)
Men's Springboard
Ricardo Camacho
Preliminary Round — 532.02 points (→ 8th place)
Final — 749.340 points (→ 8th place)
Four fencers, all men, represented Spain in 1980.
Men's foil
Miguel Roca
Jesús Esperanza
Men's épée
José Pérez
Men's sabre
Valentín Paraíso
Men's Team Competition
Preliminary Round (Group C)
Spain – East Germany 1-1 (0-0)
Spain – Syria 0-0 (0-0)
Spain – Algeria 1-1 (1-0) → did not advance
Team Roster
Joaquín Alonso
Marcos Alonso
Francisco Buyo
Miguel de Andrés
Juan Antonio Felipe
Agustín Gajate
Angel González
Francisco Guerri
Jorge David López
Víctor Muñoz
Urbano Ortega
Enrique Ramos
Hipólito Rincón
Agustín Rodríguez
Santiago Urquiaga
Manuel Zúñiga
Handball
Men's Team Competition
Preliminary Round (Group A)
Lost to East Germany (17-21)
Defeated Denmark (20-19)
Lost to Hungary (17-20)
Drew with Cuba (24-24)
Defeated Poland (24-22)
Classification Match
5th/6th place: Defeated Yugoslavia (24-23) → 5th place
Team Roster
Agustín Millán
Eugenio Serrano
Francisco López
Gregorio López
Javier Cabanas
Jesús María Albisu
José Ignacio Novoa
José María Pagoaga
Juan Alfonso de la Puente
Juan Francisco Muñoz
Juan José Uría
Juan Pedro de Miguel
Rafael López
Vicente Calabuig
Men's Team Competition
Preliminary Round
Spain – Soviet Union 2-1
Spain – Tanzania 12-0
Spain – India 2-2
Spain – Poland 6-0
Spain – Cuba 11-0
Final
Spain – India 3-4 → Silver Medal
Team Roster:
Juan Amat
Juan Arbós
Jaime Arbós
Javier Cabot
Ricardo Cabot
Miguel Chaves
Juan Coghen
Miguel de Paz
Francisco Fábregas
José Garcia
Rafael Garralda
Santiago Malgosa
Paulino Monsalve
Juan Pellón
Carlos Roca
Jaime Zumalacárregui
Three male pentathletes represented Spain in 1980.
Men's Individual Competition:
Federico Galera — 5.001 pts, 25th place
José Serrano — 4.887 pts, 29th place
Manuel Montesinos — 4.811 pts, 32nd place
Men's Team Competition:
Galera, Serrano, and Montesinos — 14.699pts, 9th place
Men's 100m Freestyle
David López-Zubero
Heats — 52,43
Semi-Finals — 52,81 (→ did not advance)
Men's 200m Freestyle
Ramón Lavín
Heats — 1.56,99 (→ did not advance)
David López-Zubero
Heats — 1.53,22 (→ did not advance)
Men's 1.500m Freestyle
Rafael Escalas
Final — 15.21,88 (→ 6th place)
Men's 100m Butterfly
David López-Zubero
Final — 55,16 (→ Bronze Medal)
Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle
Natalia Más, Margarita Armengol, Laura Flaque, and Gloria Casado
Final — 3.58,73 (→ 8th place)
