Spain at the 1920 Summer Olympics

Spain at the Olympic Games
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At the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp
Competitors	58 in 7 sports
Flag bearer	Mariano Arrate
Medals Rank: 17	Gold 0	Silver 2	Bronze 0	Total 2
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Spain competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. It was only the second appearance of the nation at the Summer Games, after competing in the 1900 Summer Olympics, but missing the Games in 1904, 1908, and 1912. 58 competitors, all men, took part in 29 events in 7 sports.

Medalists

Silver

• Alvaro de Figueroa, José de Figueroa, Leopoldo de la Sainz, Hernando Fitz-James, and Jacobo Fitz-James — Polo, Men's Team Competition
• Patricio Arabolaza, Mariano Arrate, Juan Artola, José Belausteguigoitia, Sabino Bilbao, Ramón Eguiazábal, Ramón Gil, Domingo Acedo, Silverio Izaguirre, Rafael Moreno, Luis Otero, Francisco Pagatzaurtundúa, Agustin Sancho, Josep Samitier, Félix Sesúmaga, Pedro Vallana, Joaquín Vázquez, and Ricardo Zamora — Football (soccer), Men's Team Competition

Aquatics

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 1920 Summer Olympics

Two swimmers, both men, represented Spain in 1920. It was the nation's debut in the sport. Neither man advanced past the quarterfinals.

Ranks given are within the heat.

Men

Swimmer	Event	Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Luis Balcells	200 m breast	Unknown	6	Did not advance
	400 m breast	Did not finish		Did not advance
Joaquín Cuadrada	1500 m free	Unknown	4	Did not advance

Water polo

Main article: Tug of war at the 1920 Summer Olympics

Spain competed in the Olympic water polo tournament for the first time in 1920. The Bergvall System was in use at the time. Spain took advantage of an Italian forfeit in the round of 16 to advance to the quarterfinals, but there met the dominant Great Britain—the British team was on its way to its fourth gold medal in four appearances. Losing to the gold medalist, however, had its advantages under the Bergvall System. Spain got a chance to contest the silver medal. It lost in the silver medal semifinals to the United States, however, and the Americans' loss to Belgium kept Spain from trying for the bronze.

Round of 16

Spain

1–1

Italy

Antwerp

Italy forfeited the match.

Quarterfinals

Great Britain

9–0

Spain

Antwerp

Silver medal semifinals

United States

5–0

Spain

Antwerp

Final rank

7th

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics

14 athletes represented Spain in 1920. It was the nation's debut in athletics. Domínguez's 25th-place finish in the cross country was the only time a Spanish athlete competed in, and finished, an event final.

Ranks given are within the heat.

Athlete	Event	Heats		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Carlos Botín	100 m	11.2	3	Did not advance
Jaime Camps	100 m	Unknown	5	Did not advance
Julio Domínguez	Cross country	N/A						Unknown	25
José García Lorenzana	400 m	52.8	4	Did not advance
Miguel García Onsalo	400 m	52.0	2 Q	52.6	4	Did not advance
	800 m	N/A		2:02.2	3 Q	2:01.2	6	Did not advance
José Grasset	800 m	N/A		Unknown	7	Did not advance
Ignacio Izaguirre	Shot put	11.235	17	N/A				Did not advance
	Javelin throw	38.92	23	N/A				Did not advance
Luis Meléndez	10 km walk	N/A				53:56.6	5 Q	Did not finish
Félix Mendizábal	100 m	11.2	2 Q	Unknown	2 Q	Unknown	5	Did not advance
	200 m	23.2	3	Did not advance
Juan Muguerza	1500 m	N/A				Did not finish		Did not advance
	5000 m	N/A				Unknown	6	Did not advance
Diego Ordóñez	100 m	Unknown	3	Did not advance
	200 m	23.7	3	Did not advance
Carlos Pajarón	200 m	24.2	3	Did not advance
Teodoro Pons	5000 m	N/A				Did not finish		Did not advance
	10000 m	N/A				Unknown	7	Did not advance
Federico Reparez	200 m	Unknown	5	Did not advance
Carlos Botín Félix Mendizábal Diego Ordóñez Federico Reparez	4 × 100 m relay	N/A				44.6	3	Did not advance

Football

Main article: Football at the 1920 Summer Olympics

Spain competed in the Olympic football tournament for the first time. The team compiled a record of 4–1 on the way to a silver medal; the four wins were the most of any team in 1920. A first-round win over Denmark set up a quarterfinal contest against eventual gold-medalists Belgium—Spain's only loss. In the consolation tournament, the Spanish squad won its matches against Sweden and Italy to advance to the silver medal game against the Netherlands, which Spain won.

First round

Spain v Denmark

28 August 1920

Spain	1–0	Denmark
Arabolaza  54'	Report

La Butte, Brussels Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Willem Eymers (NED)

Quarterfinals

Belgium v Spain

29 August 1920

Belgium	3–1	Spain
Coppée  11'  52'  55'	Report	Arrate  62' (pen.)

Olympisch Stadion, Antwerp Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Johannes Mutters (NED)

Consolation first round

Spain v Sweden

1 September 1920

Spain	2–1	Sweden
Belauste  51' Acedo  53'	Report	Dahl  28'

Broodstraat, Antwerp Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Giovanni Mauro (ITA)

Consolation semifinals

Spain v Italy

2 September 1920

Spain	2–0	Italy
Sesúmaga  43'  72'	Report

Olympisch Stadion, Antwerp Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Paul Putz (BEL)

Consolation final

Spain v Netherlands

5 September 1920

Spain	3–1	Netherlands
Sesúmaga  7'  35' Pichichi  72'	Report	Groosjohan  68'

Olympisch Stadion, Antwerp Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Paul Putz (BEL)

Final rank

Silver

Polo

Main article: Polo at the 1920 Summer Olympics

Spain competed in the Olympic polo tournament for the first time. The team took the silver medal, beating the United States in the semifinals but losing to Great Britain in the final.

Semifinals

Spain Spain (ESP) v  United States (USA)

Spain Spain (ESP)	13–3	United States (USA)

Final

Spain Spain (ESP) v  Great Britain (GBR)

Spain Spain (ESP)	11–13	Great Britain (GBR)

Final rank

Silver

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 1920 Summer Olympics

Seven shooters represented Spain in 1920. It was the nation's debut in the sport. Spain's best result was sixth place, achieved in the team military pistol event.

Shooter	Event	Final
		Result	Rank
José Benito López	50 m small-bore rifle	Unknown
	300 m free rifle, 3 pos.	Unknown
Antonio Bonilla	50 m small-bore rifle	Unknown
	300 m free rifle, 3 pos.	Unknown
Luis Calvet	50 m small-bore rifle	Unknown
	300 m free rifle, 3 pos.	Unknown
Antonio Moreira	50 m small-bore rifle	Unknown
	300 m free rifle, 3 pos.	Unknown
Domingo Rodríguez	50 m small-bore rifle	Unknown
	300 m free rifle, 3 pos.	Unknown
José Benito López Antonio Bonilla Luis Calvet José María Miró Antonio Vázquez	30 m team military pistol	1224	6
	50 m team free pistol	2010	12
José Benito López Antonio Bonilla Luis Calvet Antônio Moreira Domingo Rodríguez	50 m team small-bore rifle	1753	9
	Team free rifle	4080	11
	300 m team military rifle, prone	278	7
	300 m team military rifle, standing	200	14
	600 m team military rifle, prone	253	13
	300 & 600 m team military rifle, prone	510	12

Tennis

Main article: Tennis at the 1920 Summer Olympics

Four tennis players, all men, competed for Spain in 1920. It was the nation's debut in the sport. Manuel Alonso had the most success in the singles, winning three matches to advance to the quarterfinals before being beaten. Flaquer and de Satrústegui were the better of the two doubles pairs, advancing to the second round.

Player	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Finals	Rank
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score
José Alonso	Men's singles	Kumagae (JPN) L 7–5, 6–3, 6–3	Did not advance					32
Manuel Alonso	Men's singles	Just (TCH) W 6–3, 2–6, 6–0, 6–2	Woosnam (GBR) W 6–1, 2–6, 6–1, 6–3	Beamish (GBR) W 6–1, 5–7, 5–7, 6–3, 6–1	Turnbull (GBR) L 0–6, 7–5, 4–6, 6–3, 7–5	Did not advance		5
Enrique de Satrústegui	Men's singles	Bye	Simon (SUI) L 3–6, 8–6, 6–2, 6–8, 6–2	Did not advance				17
Eduardo Flaquer	Men's singles	Lindqvist (SWE) W 0–6, 6–2, 6–3, 6–2	Balbi (ITA) L 6–2, 6–4, 6–1	Did not advance				17
José Alonso Manuel Alonso	Men's doubles	N/A	22x20px Norton & Raymond (RSA) L 6–3, 7–5, 6–0	Did not advance				17
Enrique de Satrústegui Eduardo Flaquer	Men's doubles	N/A	de Laveleye & Halot (SUI) W 7–5, 6–3, 1–6, 6–4	Albarran & Décugis (FRA) L 6–2, 3–6, 6–0, 6–4	Did not advance			9

Opponent nation	Wins	Losses	Percent
Czechoslovakia	1	0	1.000
France	0	1	.000
Great Britain	2	1	.667
Italy	0	1	.000
Japan	0	1	.000
23x15px South Africa	0	1	.000
Sweden	1	0	1.000
Switzerland	1	1	.500
Total	5	6	.455

Round	Wins	Losses	Percent
Round of 64	2	1	.667
Round of 32	2	3	.400
Round of 16	1	1	.500
Quarterfinals	0	1	.000
Semifinals	0	0	–
Final	0	0	–
Bronze match	0	0	–
Total	5	6	.455

External links

• Spanish Olympic Committee
• International Olympic Committee results database