Spain was the host nation for the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. The Games were quite exceptional for Spain because their athletes were competing not only in their home country, but also in the home city of IOC President Juan Antonio Samaranch. 422 competitors, 297 men and 125 women, took part in 195 events in 29 sports.
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 (→ 15th 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
Julian 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)
Spain came within half an inning of losing all seven of its preliminary round games in the first official Olympic baseball tournament. Trailing Puerto Rico 6-4 going into the bottom of the ninth, Spain rallied for three runs to win its only Olympic victory in the sport.
Preliminary Round
Lost to United States (1:4)
Lost to Japan (1:12)
Lost to Dominican Republic (2:11)
Lost to Chinese Taipei (0:20)
Lost to Cuba (0:18)
Lost to Italy (1:14)
Defeated Puerto Rico (7:6) → 8th place
Men's Team Roster
Antonio Salazar
Enrique Cortés Pes
Félix Manuel Cano
Francisco Javier Aristu
Gabriel Valarezo
Javier Díez
Jesús Lisarri
José Arza
José Luis Becerra
José María Pulido
Juan Ignacio Damborenea
Juan Manuel Salmerón
Juan Pedro Belza
Luis Carlos León
Manuel Martínez
Miguel Ángel Pariente
Miguel Stella
Oscar Rebolleda
Xavier Camps
Xavier Civit
Preliminary Round (Group B)
Lost to PR China (63-66)
Defeated Czechoslovakia (59-58)
Lost to United States (59-114)
Classification Matches
5th/8th place: Defeated Italy (92-80)
5th/6th place: Defeated Czechoslovakia (59-58) → 5th place
Team Roster
Patrícia Hernandez
Carolina Mujica
Blanca Ares
Pilar Alonso
Monica Pulgar
Margarita Geuer
Almudena Vara
Ana Belén Alvaro
Monica Messa
Marina Ferragut
Elisabeth Cebrian
Carlota Castrejana
Head Coach: José Maria Buceta
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 1km 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
Preliminary Round (Group B)
Spain — France 16-18
Spain — Egypt 23-18
Spain — Romania 21-20
Spain — Unified Team 18-24
Spain — Germany 19-18
Classification Match
5th-6th place: Spain — South Korea 36-21 (→ Fifth place)
Team Roster
Alberto Urdiales
Aleix Franch
Angel Hermida
David Barrufet
Enric Masip
Fernando Bolea
Iñaki Urdangarín
Jaume Fort
Javier Cabanas
Juan Francisco Alemany
Juan Francisco Muñoz
Lorenzo Rico
Luis Eduardo García
Mateo Garralda
Ricardo Marín
Head Coach: Javier García Cuesta
Preliminary Round (Group B)
Spain — Austria 16-20
Spain — Norway 16-20
Spain — South Korea 18-28
Classification Match
7th-8th place: Spain — Nigeria 26-17 (→ Seventh place)
Team Roster
Amaia Ugartemendía
Begoña Sánchez
Blanca Martín-Calero
Cristina Gómez
Dolores Ruiz
Esperanza Tercero
Karmele Makazaga
María Eugenia Sánchez
Mercedes Fuertes
Montserrat Marín
Montserrat Puche
Paloma Arranz
Raquel Vizcaíno
Rita María Hernández
Head Coach: Francisco Sanchez Sanchez
Preliminary Round (Group B)
Spain — New Zealand 3-0
Spain — Malaysia 5-2
Spain — Unified Team 4-0
Spain — Pakistan 1-6
Spain — Netherlands 2-3
Classification Matches
5th-8th place: Spain — India 2-0
5th-6th place: Spain — Great Britain 2-1 (→ Fifth place)
Team Roster
Santiago Grau (gk)
Ignacio Escudé
Joaquín Malgosa
Miguel Ortego
Juantxo García-Mauriño
Jaime Amat
Jordi Aviles
Pedro Jufresa
José Antonio Iglesias
Xavier Escudé
Javier Arnau
Victor Pujol
Juan Dinarés
David Freixa
Pablo Usoz
Ramón Jufresa (gk)
Head Coach: Santiago Cortes
Preliminary Round (Group A)
Spain — Germany 2-2
Spain — Canada 2-1
Spain — Australia 1-0
Semi Finals
Spain — South Korea 2-1 (after extra time)
Final
Spain — Germany 2-1 (after extra time) → Gold Medal)
Team Roster
Anna Maiques
Celia Corres
Elisabeth Maragall
María Ángeles Rodríguez
María Carmen Barea
Marívi González
Maider Tellería
María Isabel Martínez
Mercedes Coghen
Nagore Gabellanes
Natalia Dorado
Nuria Olivé
Silvia Manrique
Sonia Barrio
Teresa Motos
Virginia Ramírez
Head Coach: José Manuel Brasa
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's 1500 m Freestyle
Sergio Roura
Heat — 15:26.18 (→ did not advance, 11th place)
Men's 100 m Backstroke
Martin López-Zubero
Heat — 55.37
Final — 54.96 (→ 4th place)
Carlos Ventosa
Heat — 56.62
B-Final — 56.78 (→ 14th place)
Men's 200 m Backstroke
Martin López-Zubero
Heat — 1:59.22
Final — 1:58.47 (→ Gold Medal)
Jorge Pérez
Heat — 2:03.68 (→ did not advance, 25th place)
Men's 100 m Breaststroke
Román Camallonga
Heat — 1:03.48 (→ did not advance, 21st place)
Sergio López
Heat — 1:03.69 (→ did not advance, 23rd place)
Men's 200 m Breaststroke
Sergio López
Heat — 2:14.68
Final — 2:13.29 (→ 4th place)
Joaquín Fernández
Heat — 2:14.93
B-Final — 2:15.52 (→ 10th place)
Men's 100 m Butterfly
Martin López-Zubero
Heat — 54.04
Final — 54.19 (→ 7th place)
Jaime Fernández
Heat — 55.62 (→ did not advance, 29th place)
Men's 200 m Butterfly
José Luis Ballester
Heat — 2:01.41 (→ did not advance, 21st place)
Jorge Pérez
Heat — 2:01.63 (→ did not advance, 24th place)
Men's 200 m Individual Medley
Martin López-Zubero
Heat — 2:03.07
B-Final — 2:03.34 (→ 9th place)
Joaquín Fernández
Heat — 2:06.09 (→ did not advance, 23rd place)
Men's 400 m Individual Medley
Jorge Pérez
Heat — 4:21.33
B-Final — 4:22.06 (→ 11th place)
Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
Martin López-Zubero, Román Camallonga, Jaime Fernández, and Carlos Ventosa
Heat — 3:44.12 (→ did not advance, 10th place)
Women's 50 m Freestyle
Claudia Franco
Heat — 26.76 (→ did not advance, 21st place)
Women's 100 m Freestyle
Claudia Franco
Heat — 57.57 (→ did not advance, 21st place)
Natalia Pulido
Heat — 58.54 (→ did not advance, 26th place)
Women's 200 m Freestyle
Natalia Pulido
Heat — 2:04.39 (→ did not advance, 24th place)
Women's 400 m Freestyle
Itziar Esparza
Heat — 4:22.27 (→ did not advance, 20th place)
Women's 800 m Freestyle
Itziar Esparza
Heat — 8:55.65 (→ did not advance, 16th place)
Women's 100 m Backstroke
Núria Castelló
Heat — 1:05.09 (→ did not advance, 27th place)
Women's 200 m Backstroke
Núria Castelló
Heat — 2:16.24 (→ did not advance, 18th place)
Cristina Rey
Heat — 2:20.75 (→ did not advance, 34th place)
Women's 100 m Breaststroke
Rocío Ruiz
Heat — 1:13.11 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)
Women's 200 m Breaststroke
Lourdes Becerra
Heat — 2:37.69 (→ did not advance, 28th place)
Women's 100 m Butterfly
María Peláez
Heat — 1:02.79 (→ did not advance, 25th place)
Bárbara Franco
Heat — 1:02.83 (→ did not advance, 26th place)
Women's 200 m Butterfly
María Peláez
Heat — 2:15.77
B-Final — 2:15.07 (→ 15th place)
María Luisa Fernández
Heat — 2:16.18 (→ did not advance, 17th place)
Women's 200 m Individual Medley
Silvia Parera
Heat — 2:17.97
B-Final — 2:18.53 (→ 10th place)
Lourdes Becerra
Heat — 2:23.51 (→ did not advance, 31st place)
Women's 400 m Individual Medley
Silvia Parera
Heat — 4:50.16
B-Final — 4:48.77 (→ 12th place)
Elisenda Pérez
Heat — 4:56.78 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)
Women's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
Núria Castelló, Rocío Ruiz, María Peláez, and Claudia Franco
Heat — 4:19.27 (→ did not advance, 13th place)
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
Preliminary Round (Group A)
Defeated Canada (3-2)
Lost to Italy (0-3)
Lost to Unified States (2-3)
Defeated Japan (3-2)
Defeated France (3-2)
Quarterfinals
Lost to Cuba (0-3)
Classification Matches
5th/8th place: Lost to Italy (0-3)
7th/8th place: Lost to Unified Team (2-3) → 8th place
Team Roster
Ángel Alonso
Benjamín Vicedo
Francisco Hervás
Héctor López
Jesús Garrido
Jesús Sánchez
Juan Carlos Robles
Miguel Ángel Maroto
Rafael Pascual
Venancio Costa
Francisco Sánchez
Ernesto Rodríguez
Preliminary Round (Group A)
Lost to Unified Team (0-3)
Lost to Japan (0-3)
Lost to Unified States (0-3)
Classification Match
7th/8th place: Lost to PR China (0-3) → 8th and last place
Team Roster
Ana María Tostado
Asunción Domenech
Carmen Miranda
Estela Domínguez
Inmaculada González
Inmaculada Torres
Laura de la Torre
María del Mar Rey
Marta Gens
Olga Martín
Rita Oraá
Virginia Cardona
Head Coach: Jaime Fernández Barros
Preliminary round (Group B)
Spain — Netherlands 12-6
Spain — Greece 11-6
Spain — Hungary 8-5
Spain — Italy 9-9
Spain — Cuba 12-10
Semifinals
Spain — United States 6-4
Final
Spain — Italy 8-9 (→ Silver medal)
Team roster
Daniel Ballart
Jesús Rollán
Jordi Sans
Josep Picó
Manuel Estiarte
Manuel Silvestre
Marco Antonio González
Miguel Ángel Oca
Pedro Francisco García
Ricardo Sánchez
Rubén Michavila
Salvador Gómez
Sergi Pedrerol