Spain competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 123 competitors, 118 men and 5 women, took part in 59 events in 17 sports. Medalists Archery In the first modern archery competition at the Olympics, Spain entered one man and one woman. Their highest placing competitor was Maria Teresa Romero, at 13th place in the women's competition. Men's Individual Competition: Emilio Ramos — 2199 points (→ 49th place) Women's Individual Competition: Maria Teresa Romero — 2347 points (→ 13th place) Athletics Men's 800 metres Manuel Gayoso Heat — 1:47.5 Semifinals — 1:47.7 (→ did not advance) Antonio Fernández Heat — DNS (→ did not advance) Men's 4 × 100 m Relay José Luis Sánchez Paraíso, Manuel Carballo, Francesco García, and Luis Sarría Heat — DNF (→ did not advance) Men's Marathon Agustín Fernández — 2:27.24 (→ 39th place) Carlos Pérez — 2:33.22 (→ 50th place) Basketball Men's Team Competition Preliminary Round (Group A): Spain — Australia 79-74 Spain — Cuba 53-74 Spain — Brazil 69-72 Spain — Egypt 72-58 Spain — Japan 87-76 Spain — United States 56-72 Spain — Czechoslovakia 70-74 Classification Round: 9th-12th place: Spain — Poland 76-87 11th-12th place: Spain — West Germany 84-83 → 11th place Team Roster Carmelo Cabrera Clifford Luyk Enrique Margall Francisco Buscato Gonzalo Sagi-Vela Jesús Iradier Juan Antonio Corbalán Luis Miguel Santillana Miguel Ángel Estrada Rafael Rullán Vicente Ramos Wayne Brabender Boxing Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg) Antonio García First Round — Bye Second Round — Lost to Niamdash Batsuren (MGL), 1:4 Canoeing Cycling Eight cyclists represented Spain in 1972. Individual road race Jaime Huélamo — 3rd place, but disqualified after failing a doping test Francisco Elorriaga — 16th place José Viejo — 37th place Tomás Nistal — 54th place Team time trial Jaime Huélamo Carlos Melero José Teña José Viejo Sprint Félix Suárez Individual pursuit Miguel Espinós Diving Men's 10m Platform Jorge Head — 243.27 points (→ 34th place) Women's 10m Platform Carmen Nunez — 157.95 points (→ 25th place) Equestrianism Gymnastics Handball Men's Team Competition Spain lost all three of its first-round games, to West Germany, Romania, and Norway. The fourth-place finish put Spain into the thirteenth- to sixteenth-place consolation round, where they lost their game against the United States to set up a fifteenth and sixteenth place match against Tunisia. Spain won this game, 23-20. Preliminary Round (Group C): Spain — West Germany 10-13 Spain — Romania