Spain at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Spain at the
1960 Summer Olympics
Spain at the; 1960 Summer Olympics
IOC code	ESP; (SPA used at these Games)
NOC	Spanish Olympic Committee
Website	www.coe.es (in Spanish)
in Rome
Competitors	144 (133 men and 11 women) in 16 sports
Flag bearer	Jaime Belenguer
Medals; Ranked 41st	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 1 Total 1
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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Spain competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. The nation returned to the Summer Olympic Games after participating in the Dutch-led boycott of the 1956 Summer Olympics. 144 competitors, 133 men and 11 women, took part in 83 events in 16 sports.^[1]

Medalists

Bronze

Pedro Amat, Francisco Caballer, Juan Calzado, José Colomer, Carlos del Coso, José Dinarés, Eduardo Dualde, Joaquin Dualde, Rafael Egusquiza, Ignacio Macaya, Pedro Murúa, Pedro Roig, Luis Usoz, and Narciso Ventalló — Field Hockey, Men's Team Competition

Athletics

Basketball

Men's Team Competition

Preliminary Round (Group D)

Defeated Uruguay (77-72)
Lost to Philippines (82-84)
Defeated Poland (75-63)

First Classification Round (9-16th place)

Lost to Mexico (66-80)
Lost to France (40-78)
Defeated Japan (66-64)

Second Classification Round (13-16th place)

Lost to Puerto Rico (65-75)
Defeated Bulgaria (2-0 walk-over) → 14th place

Team Roster

Boxing

Canoeing

Cycling

Nine male cyclists represented Spain in 1960.

Individual road race

Team time trial

Sprint

Team pursuit

Equestrian

Fencing

11 fencers, 8 men and 3 women, represented Spain in 1960.

Men's foil

Men's épée

Men's team épée

Pedro Cabrera, Manuel Martínez, Jesús Díez, Joaquín Moya

Men's sabre

Men's team sabre

Jesús Díez, César de Diego, Pablo Ordejón, Ramón Martínez

Women's foil

Gymnastics

Hockey

Modern pentathlon

Two male pentathletes represented Spain in 1960.

Individual

Rowing

Spain had 18 male rowers participate in four out of seven rowing events in 1960.^[2]

Men's single sculls

Julio López

Men's coxed pair

Men's coxed four

Men's eight

Sailing

Shooting

Eight shooters represented Spain in 1960.

Men

Athlete	Event	Qualifying		Final
Athlete	Event	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
José Manuel Andoin	50 m rifle, three positions	519	31	did not advance
José Luis Calvo	50 m rifle, prone	378	29	did not advance
Minervino González	50 m pistol	—		528	31
Minervino González	25 m rapid fire pistol	—		561	38
Rafael de Juan	Trap	AC	NQ	did not advance
Ángel León	50 m pistol	—		537	18
José Llorens	50 m rifle, three positions	378	29	did not advance
José Llorens	50 m rifle, prone	516	31	did not advance
Juan Malo	Trap	90	14 Q	166	32
Luis Palomo	25 m rapid fire pistol	—		576	18

Swimming

Weightlifting

Wrestling

References

^ "Spain at the 1960 Rome Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Spain Rowing at the 1960 Roma Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2018.