Spain at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Spain at the
1968 Summer Olympics
Spain at the; 1968 Summer Olympics
IOC code	ESP
NOC	Spanish Olympic Committee
Website	www.coe.es (in Spanish)
in Mexico City
Competitors	122 (120 men, 2 women) in 12 sports
Flag bearer	Gonzalo Fernández
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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Spain (which was the only country with a fascist party still in power, making it the last fascist country to ever compete in the Olympics) 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.^[2]

Athletics

Basketball

Boxing

Canoeing

Cycling

Seven cyclists represented Spain in 1968.

Individual road race

Team time trial

Individual pursuit

Daniel Yuste

Football

Hockey

Rowing

Sailing

Shooting

Twelve shooters, all men, represented Spain in 1968.

Open

Athlete	Event	Final
Athlete	Event	Points	Rank
José Álava	25 m rapid fire pistol	570	45
José Amedo	50 m free pistol	542	33
Jaime Bladas	Trap	194	9
José Luis Calvo	50 m rifle prone	590	37
Luis del Cerro	50 m rifle three positions	1123	42
José Cusí	Trap	192	14
Juan García	50 m free pistol	534	41
Jaime González	25 m rapid fire pistol	579	31
Miguel Marina	Skeet	191	12
José Luis Martínez	Skeet	183	36
José María Pigrau	50 m rifle three positions	1117	46
José del Villar	50 m rifle prone	577	82

Swimming

Water polo

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

References

^ "Gonzalo, Duque Fernández". olympedia.org. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
^ "Spain at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2014.

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[1] "Gonzalo, Duque Fernández". olympedia.org. Retrieved 7 January 2024.

[sports-reference-2] "Spain at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2014.

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