Spain at the 1992 Summer Olympics
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.
Medalists
Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
José Manuel Moreno | Cycling | Men's track time trial | ||
Martin López-Zubero | Swimming | Men's 200 m backstroke | ||
Daniel Plaza | Athletics | Men's 20 km walk | ||
Miriam Blasco | Judo | Women's Lightweight | ||
Almudena Muñoz | Judo | Women's Half Lightweight | ||
Luís Doreste Domingo Manrique | Sailing | Flying Dutchman | ||
José María van der Ploeg | Sailing | Finn | ||
Jordi Calafat Kiko Sánchez | Sailing | Men's 470 | ||
Theresa Zabell Patricia Guerra | Sailing | Women's 470 | ||
Antonio Vázquez Alfonso Menéndez Juan Holgado | Archery | Men's Team | ||
Field hockey | Women's tournament | |||
Fermín Cacho | Athletics | Men's 1500 m | ||
Spain national under-23 football team | Football | Football | ||
Natalia Vía Dufresne | Sailing | Europe | ||
Antonio Peñalver | Athletics | Men's decathlon | ||
Carolina Pascual | Gymnastics | Women's rhythmic individual all-around | ||
Jordi Arrese | Tennis | Men's singles | ||
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Conchita Martínez | Tennis | Women's doubles | ||
Faustino Reyes | Boxing | Featherweight | ||
Spain men's national water polo team | Water polo | Water polo | ||
Javier García Chico | Athletics | Men's pole vault | ||
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | Tennis | Women's singles |
Archery
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
- Antonio Vázquez — Round of 32, 28th place
- Alfonso Menéndez — Ranking round, 42nd place
- Juan Holgado — Ranking round, 45th place
- Vázquez, Menéndez, and Holgado — Final
Athletics
- Juan Trapero
- Abel Anton
- Antonio Serrano Sánchez
- Martín Fiz
- Carlos de la Torre
- José Carlos Adan
- Alejandro Gómez Cabral
- Antonio Sanchez Muñoz, Cayetano Cornet, Manuel Moreno Sanchez, and Angel Valentin Heras
- Diego García — 2:14.56
- Rodrigo Gavela — 2:16.23
- José Esteban Montiel — 2:19.15
- Daniel Plaza — 1:21:45
- Miguel Ángel Prieto — 1:26:38
- Valentí Massana — DSQ
- Josep Marín — 3:58:41
- Jesús Ángel García — 3:58:43
- Jaime Barroso — 4:02:08
- Jesus Olivan
- Ángel Hernández
- Santiago Moreno
- Julián Sotelo
- David Martínez
- Amaia Andrés
- Miriam Alonso Manteca
- Mari Cruz Díaz
- Encarna Granados
- Emilia Cano
- Angeles Barreiro
Badminton
Baseball
Men's Team Competition
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
- Men's Team Roster
Basketball
Women's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round
- Classification Matches
- Team Roster
- Head Coach: José Maria Buceta
Boxing
Men's Bantamweight
Men's Featherweight
- Faustino Reyes → Silver Medal
Men's Welterweight
Men's Heavyweight
- José Ortega
Canoeing
Cycling
Fourteen cyclists, eleven men and three women, represented Spain in 1992. José Moreno won gold in the 1 km time trial.;Men's road race
- Ángel Edo
- Kiko García
- Jose Luis Indurain Larraya
;Men's sprint
- José Moreno
- José Moreno
;Men's team pursuit
- Adolfo Alperi
- Gabriel Aynat
- Jonathan Garrido
- Santos González
- Gabriel Aynat
- Ainhoa Ortolazabal — 2:05:13
- Belen Cuevas — 2:05:26
- Teodora Ruano — 2:08:13
Diving
- José Miguel Gil
- Rafael Álvarez
- Julia Cruz
Equestrianism
Fencing
17 fencers, 15 men and 2 women represented Spain in 1992.;Men's foil
;Men's team foil
- Andrés García, Ramiro Bravo, José Francisco Guerra, Andrés Crespo, Jesús Esperanza
;Men's team épée
- Fernando de la Peña, Ángel Fernández, César González, Raúl Maroto, Manuel Pereira
;Men's team sabre
- Antonio García, Raúl Peinador, José Luis Álvarez, Marco Antonio Rioja, Alberto Falcón
- Rosa María Castillejo
- Montserat Esquerdo
Football
- Preliminary Round
- Quarterfinals
- Semifinals
- Final
- Team Roster
- Head Coach
Gymnastics
Handball
Men's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round
- Classification Match
- Team Roster
- Head Coach: Javier García Cuesta
Women's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round
- Classification Match
- Team Roster
- Head Coach: Francisco Sanchez Sanchez
Hockey
Men's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round
- Classification Matches
- Team Roster
- Head Coach: Santiago Cortes
Women's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round
- Semi Finals
- Final
- Team Roster
- Head Coach: José Manuel Brasa
Judo
- Begoña Gómez Martín
Modern pentathlon
;Individual
;Team
- Jesús Centeno
- Leopoldo Centeno
- Carles Lerín
Rhythmic gymnastics
Rowing
Sailing
Men's Sailboard- Asier Fernández
- Jordi Calafat and Kiko Sánchez
- Mireia Casas
- Theresa Zabell and Patricia Guerra
Shooting
;Women
;Open
Swimming
Men's Competition
Men's 1500 m Freestyle- Sergio Roura
- Martin López-Zubero
- Carlos Ventosa
- Martin López-Zubero
- Jorge Pérez
- Román Camallonga
- Sergio López
- Sergio López
- Joaquín Fernández
- Martin López-Zubero
- Jaime Fernández
- José Luis Ballester
- Jorge Pérez
- Martin López-Zubero
- Joaquín Fernández
- Jorge Pérez
- Martin López-Zubero, Román Camallonga, Jaime Fernández, and Carlos Ventosa
Women's Competition
- Claudia Franco
- Claudia Franco
- Natalia Pulido
- Natalia Pulido
- Itziar Esparza
- Itziar Esparza
- Núria Castelló
- Núria Castelló
- Cristina Rey
- Rocío Ruiz
- Lourdes Becerra
- María Peláez
- Bárbara Franco
- María Peláez
- María Luisa Fernández
- Silvia Parera
- Lourdes Becerra
- Silvia Parera
- Elisenda Pérez
- Núria Castelló, Rocío Ruiz, María Peláez, and Claudia Franco
Synchronized swimming
;Women's solo
;Women's duet
- Eva López
- Marta Amorós
Table tennis
Tennis
Men's Singles Competition- Emilio Sánchez
- Sergi Bruguera
- Jordi Arrese → Silver Medal
- Sergio Casal and Emilio Sánchez
- Conchita Martínez
- Arantxa Sánchez Vicario → Bronze Medal
- Conchita Martínez and Arantxa Sánchez Vicario → Silver Medal
Volleyball
Men's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round
- Quarterfinals
- Classification Matches
- Team Roster
Women's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round
- Classification Match
- Team Roster
- Head Coach: Jaime Fernández Barros
Water polo
Men's tournament
- Preliminary round
- Semifinals
- Final
- Team roster
Weightlifting