Spain at the 1980 Summer Paralympics

In 1980, Spain had competitors in archery, wheelchair basketball, swimming and athletics.[1]

Spain at the 1980 Summer Paralympics
IPC code	ESP
NPC	Spanish Paralympic Committee
Website	www.paralimpicos.es (in Spanish)
in Arnhem
Medals	Gold 1 Silver 13 Bronze 9 Total 23
Summer Paralympics appearances
1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Spain won 1 gold medal, 13 silver medals and 9 bronze medals.[1]

Background

The 1980 Games were held in Arnhem, The Netherlands.[2] They could not be co-hosted with the Olympics because the Soviet Union claimed the country had no people with disabilities.[3] Competitors with spinal cord injuries, amputations, cerebral palsy and vision impairments were eligible to compete in these Games.[4]

Athletics

See also: Athletics at the 1980 Summer Paralympics

None of Spain's gold medals, three silvers and three bronzed medals came in athletics.[1] Three of the medals were won by blind athletes and three were won by athletes with physical disabilities.[1]

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1500 m F	Karl Schroeder  West Germany	J. Alexandre  France	J. Santos  Spain
High jump E	Jan Krauz  Poland	Walter Kessler  Switzerland	Andres Garcia  Spain
Long jump E	Jan Krauz  Poland	Andres Garcia  Spain	Jerzy Dabrowski  Poland
Triple jump B	Andrzej Pawlik  Poland	N. Alvarez  Spain	Kalle Hautalahti  Finland
100 m B	Grazyna Kozlowska  Poland	June Smith  United States	G. Madrid  Spain
400 m A	Lou Keller  United States	Purificacion Santamarta  Spain	Eva Johansson  Sweden

Swimming

See also: Swimming at the 1980 Summer Paralympics

One of Spain's gold medals, ten silvers and six bronze medals came in swimming.[1] None of the medals were won by blind athletes. All medals were won by competitors with physical disabilities.[1]

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
25 m butterfly 3	Arkadiusz Pawlowski  Poland	Miroslaw Owczarek  Poland	Francisco Flores  Spain
50 m butterfly 5	Eugenio Jimenez  Spain	Ryszard Machowczyk  Poland	H. G. Heynen  Netherlands
50 m freestyle 3	Miroslaw Owczarek  Poland	Arkadiusz Pawlowski  Poland	Francisco Flores  Spain
100 m backstroke 5	Ryszard Machowczyk  Poland	Eugenio Jimenez  Spain	Tore Nilsson  Sweden
4x25 m individual medley 3	Arkadiusz Pawlowski  Poland	Miroslaw Owczarek  Poland	Francisco Flores  Spain
4x50 m individual medley 5	Ryszard Machowczyk  Poland	Lars-Gunnar Andersson  Sweden	Eugenio Jimenez  Spain
25 m butterfly 4	G. Ignaczuk  Poland	Teresa Herreras  Spain	I. Wownuk  Canada
100 m backstroke 4	G. Ignaczuk  Poland	Teresa Herreras  Spain	C. Salden  Netherlands
100 m backstroke 6	Agnieszka Ogorzelska  Poland	Pilar Jabaloyas  Spain	None
100 m breaststroke 4	G. Ignaczuk  Poland	Teresa Herreras  Spain	J. Orpwood  Great Britain
100 m breaststroke 6	Agnieszka Ogorzelska  Poland	Pilar Jabaloyas  Spain	None
100 m butterfly 6	Agnieszka Ogorzelska  Poland	Pilar Jabaloyas  Spain	None
100 m freestyle 4	G. Ignaczuk  Poland	Monika Lindstrom  Sweden	Teresa Herreras  Spain
100 m freestyle 6	Agnieszka Ogorzelska  Poland	Pilar Jabaloyas  Spain	Christine Morgan  Bahamas
4x50 m individual medley 4	G. Ignaczuk  Poland	Teresa Herreras  Spain	M. Crespeau  France
4x50 m individual medley 6	Agnieszka Ogorzelska  Poland	Pilar Jabaloyas  Spain	None
4 × 100 m medley relay 1A-6	Poland (POL)	Netherlands (NED)	Spain (ESP)

References

1. http://www.paralimpico.es/publicacion/5SC_juegos/262SS_juegosparal.asp
2. Kristine Toohey; Anthony James Veal (2007). The Olympic Games: A Social Science Perspective. CABI. p. 79. ISBN 978-1-84593-346-3. Retrieved 22 July 2013.
3. Annie Kerr; Ian Stafford (2003). Coaching Disabled Performers. Coachwise 1st4sport. p. 64. ISBN 978-1-902523-60-6. Retrieved 22 July 2013.
4. Karen P. DePauw; Susan J. Gavron (2005). Disability Sport. Human Kinetics 1. p. 91. ISBN 978-1-4504-0847-9. Retrieved 22 July 2013.