Spain at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Spain at the
1948 Summer Olympics
IOC codeESP
NOCSpanish Olympic Committee
in London
Competitors65 (all men) in 11 sports
Flag bearerFabián Vicente del Valle
Medals
Ranked 28th
Gold
0
Silver
1
Bronze
0
Total
1
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Spain competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. The nation returned to the Summer Olympic Games after participating in the Soviet-led boycott of the 1936 Summer Olympics. 65 competitors, all men, took part in 37 events in 11 sports.

Medalists

Silver

Athletics

Boxing

Equestrian

Hockey

Modern pentathlon

Three male pentathletes represented Spain in 1948.

Rowing

Spain had one male rowers participate in one out of seven rowing events in 1948.

Men's single sculls

Sailing

Shooting

Six shooters represented Spain in 1948.

Men
Athlete Event Final
Points Rank
José Manuel Andoin 50 metre rifle 571 64
Pelegrín Esteve 25 m rapid fire pistol 447 58
Ángel León 50 m pistol 534 6
Luis Palomo 501 38
25 m rapid fire pistol 546 17
José Alonso 500 46
Cristóbal Tauler 50 metre rifle 572 62

Swimming

Men
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Jesús Domínguez 100 m freestyle 1:01.3 3* Did not advance
Manuel Guerra 1:00.7 4* Did not advance
Isidoro Pérez 1:04.0 6* Did not advance
Alejandro Febrero 400 m freestyle 5:16.9 30 Did not advance
Isidoro Martínez-Vela 5:10.0 25 Did not advance
Isidoro Pérez 5:16.1 28 Did not advance
Jesús Domínguez 1500 m freestyle 21:33.5 32 Did not advance
Alejandro Febrero 21:15.9 26 Did not advance
Isidoro Martínez-Vela 21:13.7 24 Did not advance
Francisco Calamita 100 m backstroke 1:14.2 4* Did not advance
Manuel Guerra 1:14.8 6* Did not advance
Jesús Domínguez
Manuel Guerra
Isidoro Martínez-Vela
Isidoro Pérez		 100 m backstroke 9:28.3 5* N/a Did not advance

*Ranks given are within the heat.

Water polo

Spain finished in 8th place.

Art competitions

References

  1. ↑ "Flagbearers for Spain". Olympedia. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  2. ↑ "Spain at the 1948 London Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
  3. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Spain Rowing at the 1948 London Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2018.