Spain at the 1920 Summer Olympics

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

Medal	Name	Sport
Silver	Spain national football team Domingo Acedo Patricio Arabolaza Mariano Arrate Juan Artola José Belausteguigoitia Sabino Bilbao Ramón Eguiazábal Ramón Gil Silverio Izaguirre Luis Otero Francisco Pagatzaurtundúa Rafael Moreno "Pichichi" Josep Samitier Agustin Sancho Félix Sesúmaga Pedro Vallana Joaquín Vázquez Ricardo Zamora	Football
Silver	Marquess of Villabrágima José de Figueroa Duke of Peñaranda Duke of Alba Count of la Maza	Polo

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

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

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.

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

28 August 1920

Spain	1–0	Denmark
Arabolaza 54'	Report

La Butte, Brussels

Attendance: 3,000

Referee: Willem Eymers (NED)

Quarterfinals

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

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

2 September 1920

Spain	2–0	Italy
Sesúmaga 43' 72'	Report

Olympisch Stadion, Antwerp

Attendance: 10,000

Referee: Paul Putz (BEL)

Consolation final

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

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)	13–3	United States (USA)

 

Final

 

Spain (ESP)	11–13	Great Britain (GBR)

 

Final rank

Silver

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.

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. Fernández de Liencres 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 María 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
José Miguel Fernández de Liencres	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 J.M. Fernández de Liencres	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

• Belgium Olympic Committee (1957). Olympic Games Antwerp 1920: Official Report (PDF) (in French).
• Spanish Olympic Committee Archived 10 October 2006 at the Wayback Machine
• International Olympic Committee results database
• Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 16 August 2007.