Spain at the 1920 Summer Olympics

Spain at the 1920 Summer Olympics
IOC code	ESP
NOC	Spanish Olympic Committee
Website	www.coe.es (Spanish)
in Antwerp
Competitors	58 in 7 sports
Flag bearer	Mariano Arrate
Medals Ranked 17th	Gold Silver Bronze Total 0 2 0 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.^[1]

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport
02 ! Silver	Spain men's national football team Domingo Acedo   Luis Otero Patricio Arabolaza   Francisco Pagatzaurtundúa Mariano Arrate   Rafael Moreno "Pichichi" Juan Artola   Josep Samitier José Belausteguigoitia   Agustin Sancho Sabino Bilbao   Félix Sesúmaga Ramón Eguiazábal   Pedro Vallana Ramón Gil   Joaquín Vázquez Silverio Izaguirre   Ricardo Zamora	Football
02 ! Silver	Álvaro de Figueroa José de Figueroa Hernando Fitz-James Jacobo Fitz-James Leopoldo Saínz de la Maza	Polo

Aquatics

Swimming

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

Water polo

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

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.

Football

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

02 ! Silver

Polo

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 (ESP) v  United States (USA)

Spain (ESP)	13–3	United States (USA)

Final

 Spain (ESP) v  Great Britain (GBR)

Spain (ESP)	11–13	Great Britain (GBR)

Final rank

02 ! Silver

Shooting

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.

Tennis

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	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 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

References

External links

• Belgium Olympic Committee (1957). Olympic Games Antwerp 1920: Official Report (PDF) (in French). 
• Spanish Olympic Committee
• International Olympic Committee results database
• Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 16 August 2007.