Spain at the Olympics
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IOC code | ESP |
NOC | Spanish Olympic Committee |
Website | www |
Medals Ranked 29th |
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Summer appearances | |
Winter appearances | |
Spain first participated at the Olympic Games in 1900, and has sent athletes to compete in most Summer Olympic Games since 1920. Spain has also participated in every Winter Olympic Games since 1936. Its team is organised by the Spanish Olympic Committee (COE, Comité Olímpico Español) created in 1924.
Spain withdrew from the 1936 Summer Olympics in Nazi Germany because of the Civil War, and also boycotted the 1956 Games in Melbourne because of the Soviet Union's invasion of Hungary. The equestrian events in 1956 were held five months earlier in Stockholm, and Spain did participate in those events.
Spain hosted the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, the home city of then-president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Juan Antonio Samaranch.
Spanish athletes have won a total of 174 medals in 33 different sports and the country currently ranks 25th in the all-time Summer Olympics medal count, with sailing as the top medal-producing sport. Five of those medals were won at the Winter Games.
The COE counts one medal more than the IOC because they recognized one won by Pedro José Pidal y Bernaldo de Quirós in live pigeon shooting in the 1900 Summer Olympics, while the IOC doesn't recognize the event as an official one as the winners were given a money award.[1]
Hosted Games
Spain has hosted the Games on 1 occasion.
Games | Host city | Dates | Nations | Participants | Events |
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1992 Summer Olympics | Barcelona, Catalonia | 25 July – 9 August | 169 | 9,356 | 257 |
Unsuccessful bids
Games | City | Winner of bid |
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1924 Summer Olympics | Barcelona | Paris, France |
1936 Summer Olympics | Barcelona | Berlin, Nazi Germany |
1972 Summer Olympics | Madrid | Munich, West Germany |
1998 Winter Olympics | Jaca | Nagano, Japan |
2002 Winter Olympics | Jaca | Salt Lake City, United States |
2004 Summer Olympics | Seville | Athens, Greece |
2008 Summer Olympics | Seville | Beijing, China |
2010 Winter Olympics | Jaca | Vancouver, Canada |
2012 Summer Olympics | Madrid | London, United Kingdom |
2014 Winter Olympics | Jaca | Sochi, Russia |
2016 Summer Olympics | Madrid | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
2020 Summer Olympics | Madrid | Tokyo, Japan |
Medal tables
Host country
List of medalists
Summer Olympics
Winter Olympics
Medal | Name(s) | Games | Sport | Event |
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Francisco Fernández Ochoa | 1972 Sapporo | ![]() |
Men's slalom |
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Blanca Fernández Ochoa | 1992 Albertville | ![]() |
Women's slalom |
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Regino Hernández | 2018 Pyeongchang | ![]() |
Men's snowboard cross |
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Javier Fernández | 2018 Pyeongchang | ![]() |
Men's singles |
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Queralt Castellet | 2022 Beijing | ![]() |
Women's halfpipe |
Spanish athletes with most Olympic medals
- Only Spanish athletes who achieved 3 or more medals or 2 gold medals are included in the following table.
Athlete | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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Saúl Craviotto | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
Joan Llaneras | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
Gervasio Deferr | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Luis Doreste | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Rafael Nadal | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Theresa Zabell | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
David Cal | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
Mireia Belmonte | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
Lydia Valentín | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Maialen Chourraut | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Andrea Fuentes | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Conchita Martínez | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Felipe Reyes | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Herminio Menéndez | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
José Manuel Calderón | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Juan Carlos Navarro | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Pau Gasol | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Rudy Fernández | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Demetrio Lozano | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Totals (20 entries) | 16 | 32 | 17 | 65 |
Summary by sport
Archery
Games | Archers | Events | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1992 Barcelona | 1 | 3/4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Athletics
Games | Athletes | Events | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1980 Moscow | 22 | 13/38 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
1984 Los Angeles | 18 | 12/41 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
1992 Barcelona | 59 | 31/43 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
1996 Atlanta | 59 | 31/44 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2000 Sydney | 56 | 34/46 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2004 Athens | 57 | 33/46 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
2012 London | 46 | 26/47 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2016 Rio de Janeiro | 47 | 28/47 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
2020 Tokyo | 52 | 33/48 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Total | 3 | 5 | 8 | 16 |
Badminton
Games | Players | Events | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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2016 Rio de Janeiro | 2 | 2/5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Basketball
Games | Events | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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1/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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1/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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1/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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0/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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1/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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1/2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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1/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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2/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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0/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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1/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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2/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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2/2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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1/2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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2/2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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2/4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
Event | No. of appearances |
First appearance |
First medal |
First gold medal |
Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Best finish |
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Men's 5-on-5 tournament | 13/20 | 1960 | 1984 | — | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | ![]() |
Women's 5-on-5 tournament | 5/12 | 1992 | 2016 | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ![]() |
Men's 3x3 tournament | 0/1 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Women's 3x3 tournament | 0/1 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Basque pelota
Spain is credited with a gold medal in the only appearance of basque pelota as a medal sport at the Olympics in 1900, though the French team (one of only two teams to enter) withdrew shortly before the competition started and so no competition was held.[2][3]
Games | Players | Events | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1900 Paris | 2 | 1/1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Boxing
Games | Boxers | Events | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1972 Munich | 1 | 1/11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
1992 Barcelona | 7 | 7/12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
1996 Atlanta | 1 | 1/12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2000 Sydney | 1 | 1/12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Total | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Equestrian
Spain had one competitor in the first equestrian events in 1900, competing in the mail coach event.
Games | Riders | Events | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1900 Paris | 1 | 1/5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1928 Amsterdam | 6 | 4/6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
1948 London | 7 | 4/6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2004 Athens | 4 | 2/6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Total | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
Fencing
Spain's 1900 Olympic debut included 1 fencer, Mauricio Álvarez de las Asturias Bohorques, 4th Duke of Gor, who competed in each of the 3 weapons' individual amateur events and reached the semifinals (5th to 8th place) in the sabre.
Games | Fencers | Events | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1900 Paris | 1 | 3/7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2008 Beijing | 5 | 5/10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Football
Games | Events | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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1/1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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1/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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1/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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1/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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1/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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1/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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1/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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1/1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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1/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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1/2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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0/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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0/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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1/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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0/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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1/2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
Event | No. of appearances |
First appearance |
First medal |
First gold medal |
Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Best finish |
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Men's tournament | 11/27 | 1920 | 1920 | 1992 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | ![]() |
Women's tournament | 0/7 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Handball
Games | Athletes | Events | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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0 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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0 | 1/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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0 | 0/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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0 | 1/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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0 | 1/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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0 | 1/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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28 | 2/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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14 | 1/2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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14 | 1/2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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28 | 2/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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14 | 1/2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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28 | 2/2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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14 | 1/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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31 | 2/2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Total | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
Event | No. of appearances |
First appearance |
First medal |
First gold medal |
Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Best finish |
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Men's tournament | 11/14 | 1972 | 1996 | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | ![]() |
Women's tournament | 5/12 | 1992 | 2012 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ![]() |
Rowing
Spain's 1900 Olympic debut included 5 rowers, a men's single sculler and a men's coxed four team (for which the sculler served as coxswain).
Games | Rowers | Events | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1900 Paris | 5 | 2/4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Sailing
Games | No. Sailors | Events | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Ranking |
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1900 | 0 | 0/13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1908 | 0 | 0/4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1912 | 0 | 0/4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1920 | 0 | 0/14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1924 | 4 | 2/3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1928 | 6 | 2/3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1932 | 1 | 1/4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
1936 | 0 | 0/4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1948 | 4 | 2/5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1952 | 1 | 1/5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1956 | 0 | 0/5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1960 | 11 | 5/5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1964 | 1 | 1/5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1968 | 8 | 4/5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1972 | 7 | 3/6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1976 | 10 | 5/6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
1980 | 7 | 4/6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
1984 | 8 | 5/7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
1988 | 16 | 8/8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
1992 | 17 | 10/10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
1996 | 16 | 10/10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
2000 | 17 | 10/11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2004 | 18 | 11/11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
2008 | 16 | 10/11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
2012 | 14 | 9/10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
2016 | 14 | 9/10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2020 | 15 | 10/10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 15 |
Total | 13 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 7 |
Event | No. of appearances |
First appearance |
First medal |
First gold medal |
Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Best finish |
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O-Jolle | 0/1 | 1936 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Firefly | 1/1 | 1948 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19th (1948) |
Swallow | 0/1 | 1948 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Star | ?/18 | 1948 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7th (1984, 1996) |
Dragon | ?/6 | 1960 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15th (1972) |
Finn | 18/18 | 1952 | 1988 | 1988 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ![]() |
12m² Sharpie | 0/1 | 1956 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Flying Dutchman | 9/9 | 1960 | 1980 | 1980 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ![]() |
Tempest | 1/2 | 1976 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9th (1976) |
Soling | ?/8 | 1976 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6th (1992) |
Men's 470 | 11/12 | 1976 | 1976 | 1984 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ![]() |
Tornado | ?/9 | 1988 | 1996 | 1996 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ![]() |
Division II | 1/1 | 1988 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8th (1988) |
Women's 470 | ?/9 | 1988 | 1992 | 1992 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | ![]() |
Men's Lechner A-390 | 1/1 | 1992 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6th (1992) |
Women's Lechner A-390 | 1/1 | 1992 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12th (1992) |
Europe | 4/4 | 1992 | 1992 | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
Men's Mistral One Design | 3/3 | 1996 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15th (1996) |
Women's Mistral One Design | 3/3 | 1996 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8th (2000, 2004) |
Laser | ?/7 | 1996 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10th (2004) |
49er | ?/6 | 2000 | 2004 | 2004 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ![]() |
Men's RS:X | 4/4 | 2008 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9th (2008, 2016) |
Women's RS:X | 3/4 | 2008 | 2012 | 2012 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
Laser Radial | 4/4 | 2012 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11th (2012) |
Elliott 6m | 1/1 | 2012 | 2012 | 2012 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ![]() |
49er FX | 2/2 | 2016 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4th (2016, 2020) |
Nacra 17 | 2/2 | 2016 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6th (2020) |
Volleyball
Games | Events | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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1/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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1/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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0/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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0/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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0/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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0/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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2/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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1/4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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2/4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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1/4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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1/4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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2/4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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2/4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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2/4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Event | No. of appearances |
First appearance |
First medal |
First gold medal |
Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Best finish |
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Men's indoor tournament | 2/15 | 1992 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8th (1992) |
Women's indoor tournament | 1/15 | 1992 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8th (1992) |
Men's beach tournament | 7/7 | 1996 | 2004 | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ![]() |
Women's beach tournament | 3/7 | 2012 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | — |
See also
- List of flag bearers for Spain at the Olympics
- Category:Olympic competitors for Spain
- Spain at the Paralympics
References
- ^ Sánchez, Javier (9 August 2012). "La medalla 121, ¿o 122?". El Mundo. Retrieved August 9, 2012.
- ^ 1900 basque pelota results from olympic.org
- ^ "Two-Man Teams With Cesta, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
External links
- "Spain". International Olympic Committee. 27 July 2021.
- "Spain". Olympedia.com.
- "Olympic Analytics/ESP". olympanalyt.com.