Spain competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. 179 competitors, 163 men and 16 women, took part in 104 events in 23 sports.
In its third Olympic archery competition, Spain was represented by two men and two women.
Women's Individual Competition:
Montserrat Martin – 2418 points (→ 28th place)Ascension Guerra – 2304 points (→ 38th place)
Men's Individual Competition:
Manuel Rubio – 2390 points (→ 37th place)José Prieto – 2341 points (→ 47th place)Men's 400 metres
Angel HerasHeat — 46.06Quarterfinals — 45.88 (→ did not advance)Antonio SánchezHeat — 46.04Quarterfinals — 45.79 (→ did not advance)Men's 1,500 metres
José Manuel AbascalQualifying Heat — 3:37.68Semi-Finals — 3:35.70Final — 3:34.30 (→ Bronze Medal)Andrés VeraQualifying Heat — 3:45.44Semi-Finals — 3:36.55Final — 3:37.02 (→ 7th place)José Luis GonzálezQualifying Heat — 3:47.01 (→ did not advance)Men's 5,000 metres
Jorge GarcíaHeat — 14:12.15 (→ did not advance)Men's 10,000 metres
Antonio PrietoQualifying Heat — 28:57.78 (→ did not advance)Men's Marathon
Juan Carlos TraspaderneFinal — did not finish (→ no ranking)Santiago de la ParteFinal — did not finish (→ no ranking)Men's Long Jump
Antonio CorgosQualification — 8.02mFinal — 7.69m (→ 10th place)Men's 20 km Walk
Josep MarínFinal — 1:25:32 (→ 6th place)Men's 50 km Walk
Jordi LlopartFinal — 4:03:09 (→ 7th place)Manuel AlcaldeFinal — 4:05:47 (→ 9th place)Men's Hammer Throw
Raul JimenoQualification — 66.38m (→ did not advance)Men's Pole Vault
Alberto RuizQualifying Round — 5.45mFinal — 5.20m (→ 9th place)Alfonso CanoQualifying Round — no mark (→ did not advance)Women's 100 metres
Teresa RioneFirst Heat — 11.55sSecond Heat — 11.76s (→ did not advance)Women's High Jump
Isabel MozúnQualification — 1.75m (→ did not advance, 26th place)Men's Team CompetitionPreliminary Round (Group B)Defeated Canada (83-82)Defeated Uruguay (107-90)Defeated France (97-82)Defeated PR China (102-83)Lost to United States (68-101)QuarterfinalsDefeated Australia (101-93)SemifinalsDefeated Yugoslavia (74-61)FinalLost to United States (65-96) → Silver MedalTeam RosterFernando RomayJuan San EpifanioIgnacio SolozábalJosé LópezJosé MargallFernando Martín EspinaJuan de la CruzAndrés JiménezJosé LlorenteFernando ArcegaJosé BeiránJuan CorbalánMen's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)
Agapito Gómez- First Round — Defeated Mahjoub Mjirich (MAR), on points (3:2)
- Second Round — Lost to Marcelino Bolivar (VEN), on points (1:4)
Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg)
Julio Gómez- First Round — Lost to Alvaro Mercado (COL), on points (1:4)
Men's Featherweight (– 57 kg)
Raul Trapero- First Round — Bye
- Second Round — Lost to Türgüt Aykaç (TUR) 0:5
Men's Lightweight (– 60 kg)
José Antonio Hernando- First Round — Bye
- Second Round — Defeated Jean-Claude Labonte (SEY), 5:0
- Third Round — Defeated Douglas Odane (GHA), 5:0
- Quarterfinals — Lost to Luis Ortiz (PUR), 0:5
Four cyclists represented Spain in 1984.
Individual road raceFrancisco Antequera — 23rd placeManuel Jorge Domínguez — did not finish (→ no ranking)Miguel Indurain — did not finish (→ no ranking)José Salvador Sanchis — did not finish (→ no ranking)Men's 3m Springboard
Ricardo CamachoPreliminary Round — 509.10 (→ did not advance, 17th place)Two fencers, both men, represented Spain in 1984.
Men's épéeÁngel FernándezMen's sabreAntonio GarcíaHandball
Men's Team CompetitionPreliminary Round (Group B)Lost to West Germany (16:18)Lost to Denmark (16:21)Lost to Sweden (25:26)Defeated United States (17:16)Defeated South Korea (31:25)Classification Match7th/8th place: Lost to Switzerland (17:18) → 8th placeTeam RosterCecilio AlonsoJuan Javier CabanasJuan de la PuenteJuan Pedro de MiguelPere GarcíaRafael LópezAgustín MillánJuan Francisco MuñozJosé Ignacio NovoaJaime PuigJavier ReinoLorenzo RicoJulián RuizEugenio SerranoJuan José UríaMen's Team CompetitionPreliminary Round (Group A)Spain – West Germany 1-3Spain – Australia 1-3Spain – India 3-4Spain – United States 3-1Spain – Malaysia 3-1Classification Matches5th/8th place: Spain – Netherlands 0-0 (Netherlands win after penalty strokes, 10-4)7th/8th place: Spain – New Zealand 0-1 (→ 8th place)Team RosterJosé AgutJavier CabotJuan ArbósAndrés GómezJuan Carlos PeónJaime ArbósRicardo CabotJuan MalgosaCarlos RocaMariano BordasIgnacio CobosJordi OlivaMiguel de PazIgnacio EscudéSantiago MalgosaJosé Miguel GarcíaThree male modern pentathletes represented Spain in 1984.
IndividualJorge QuesadaEduardo BurgueteFederico GaleraTeamJorge QuesadaEduardo BurgueteFederico GaleraThere were eight competitions for men and Spain qualified four boats, but had no women competing in 1984. Although he had competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics, Manuel Vera Vázquez was still the youngest competitor of the Spanish rowing team. The coxless pair of Fernando Climent and Luis María Lasúrtegui was a surprise medallist, and as of 2016, the team's silver medal is the only Olympic rowing medal that the nation has ever won.
Men's 200m Freestyle
Juan Carlos VallejoHeat — 1:51.97B-Final — 1:51.77 (→ 10th place)Javier MiralpeixHeat — 1:55.25 (→ did not advance, 28th place)Men's 400m Freestyle
Juan Enrique EscalasHeat — 3:55.93B-Final — 3:55.25 (→ 10th place)Men's 1500m Freestyle
Rafael EscalasHeat — 15:30.09 (→ did not advance, 11th place)Juan Enrique EscalasHeat — 15:44.85 (→ did not advance, 18th place)Men's 100m Backstroke
Ricardo AldabeHeat — 57.90B-Final — 58.31 (→ 13th place)Men's 200m Backstroke
Ricardo AldabeHeat — 2:03.94Final — 2:04.53 (→ 7th place)Men's 100m Breaststroke
Enrique RomeroHeat — 1:05.19 (→ did not advance, 18th place)Men's 200m Breaststroke
Enrique RomeroHeat — 2:21.25B-Final — 2:21.19 (→ 13th place)Men's 100m Butterfly
David López-ZuberoHeat — 55.66B-Final — 55.61 (→ 12th place)Harri GarmendiaHeat — 55.97 (→ did not advance, 19th place)Men's 200m Butterfly
Harri GarmendiaHeat — 2:02.37B-Final — 2:01.82 (→ 15th place)Men's 200m Individual Medley
Harri GarmendiaHeat — 2:08.30 (→ did not advance, 19th place)Men's 400m Individual Medley
Rafael EscalasHeat — DNS (→ did not advance, no ranking)Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay
Juan Enrique Escalas, Rafael Escalas, Juan Carlos Vallejo, and David López-ZuberoHeat — 7:32.21 (→ did not advance, 11th place)Men's Team CompetitionPreliminary Round (Group B)Defeated Brazil (19-12)Defeated Greece (12-9)Lost to United States (8-10)Final Round (Group D)Drew with West Germany (8-8)Defeated Netherlands (8-4)Lost to Yugoslavia (8-14)Drew with Australia (10-10) → 4th placeTeam RosterLeandro RiberaJosé MorilloFelix FérnandezAlberto CanalManuel EstiartePedro RobertRafael AguilarJorge SignesAntonio AguilarJorge CarmonaJorge SansJorge NeiraMariano Moya
