Spain at the 1971 European Athletics Championships

Sporting event delegation

Spain at the
1971 European Athletics Championships

WA code| ESP
National federation| RFEA
Website| www.rfea.es
in Helsinki
Competitors| 16 (13 men and 3 women) in 13 events
Medals|

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Total

European Athletics Championships appearances (overview)

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Spain competed at the 1971 European Athletics Championships in Helsinki, Finland, from 10–15 August 1971.

For the first time ever, Spain sent female athletes to the European Championships.

## Results[edit]

Men
Track & road events
Athlete  | Event  | Heats  | Semifinal  | Final

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Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank
José Luis Sánchez Paraíso | 100 m | 10.87  | 22  | did not advance
200 m | 21.60  | 17  | did not advance
Luis Sarria | 21.56  | 15 Q | 21.35  | 9  | did not advance
Antonio Fernández | 800 m | 1:49.29  | 9 Q | 1:49.92  | 13  | did not advance
Antonio Burgos | 1500 m | 3:49.3  | 6  | —  | did not advance
Javier Álvarez | 5000 m | 13:44.4  | 2 Q | —  | 13:35.84  | 5
Mariano Haro | 10,000 m | —  | 27:59.33 NR | 5
Manuel Soriano | 400 m hurdles | 51.39  | 17  | did not advance
Francisco Suárez | 51.77  | 21  | did not advance
Agustín Fernández | Marathon | —  | 2:18:26.6  | 8
Juan Hidalgo | 2:22:42.4  | 23
Carlos Pérez | 2:26:53.6  | 33

Field events
Athlete  | Event  | Qualification  | Final

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Distance  | Position  | Distance  | Position
Luis Felipe Areta | Triple jump | 16.41  | 6 Q | 15.81  | 10

Combined events – Decathlon
Athlete  | Event  |  100 m  |  LJ  |  SP  |  HJ  |  400 m  |  110H  |  DT  |  PV  |  JT  |  1500 m  | Final  | Rank

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Rafael Cano | Result  | 11.40  | 6.76  | 11.50  | 1.83  | 50.13  | 15.36  | 32.52  | 3.80  | 46.55  | 4:40.0  | 6645  | 22
Points  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

Women
Track & road events
Athlete  | Event  | Heats  | Semifinal  | Final

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Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank
Josefina Salgado | 400 m | 56.27  | 27  | did not advance
María-Coro Fuentes | 800 m | 2:12.58  | 23  | did not advance
María Belén Azpeitia | 1500 m | 4:24.0 NR | 23  | —  | did not advance

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Nations at the 1971 European Athletics Championships

* Austria
* Belgium
* Bulgaria
* Czechoslovakia
* Denmark
* East Germany
* Finland
* France
* Gibraltar
* Greece
* Hungary
* Iceland
* Ireland
* Italy
* Liechtenstein
* Luxembourg
* Netherlands
* Norway
* Poland
* Portugal
* Romania
* Soviet Union
* Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Turkey
* United Kingdom
* West Germany
* Yugoslavia

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