Spain at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Spain at the Olympic Games

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IOC code  ESP
NOC Spanish Olympic Committee
Websitewww.coe.es (Spanish)
At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro
Competitors 176 in 18 sports
Flag bearer Rafael Nadal[1]
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Spain is scheduled to compete at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. Since the nation's official debut in 1920, Spanish athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games except for two different occasions, the 1936 Summer Olympics in Nazi Germany, and the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, as a protest against the Soviet invasion of Hungary.

Archery

Spanish archers qualified for the men's events after having secured a top eight finish in the team recurve at the 2015 World Archery Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark.[2][3]

Athlete Event Ranking round Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Score Seed Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank

Men's individual





Men's team N/A

Athletics

Spanish athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):[4][5] In the last quarter of 2015, four Spanish track and field athletes have been selected to the Olympic team by the Spanish Athletics Federation based on their outstanding performances at the IAAF World Championships.[6]

Key
  • Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
  • Q = Qualified for the next round
  • q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
  • NR = National record
  • N/A = Round not applicable for the event
  • Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
Men
Track & road events
Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Carles Castillejo Marathon N/A
Jesús España N/A
Javier Guerra N/A
Miguel Ángel López 20 km walk N/A
Jesús Ángel García 50 km walk N/A
Women
Track & road events
Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Trihas Gebre 10000 m N/A
Alessandra Aguilar Marathon N/A
Paula González N/A
Estela Navascués N/A
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Ruth Beitia High jump

According to the Spanish Athletics Federation's entry guidelines for the Games, the following qualifying time standards have been reached by the Spanish athletes but not yet confirmed for the official Olympic team.

Badminton

Spain has qualified two badminton players for each of the following events into the Olympic tournament. Two-time Olympian Pablo Abián and world no. 1 seed Carolina Marín were selected among the top 34 individual shuttlers each in the men's and women's singles based on the BWF World Rankings as of 5 May 2016.[7][8]

Athlete Event Group Stage Elimination Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Pablo Abián Men's singles
Carolina Marín Women's singles

Basketball

Men's tournament

Spain men's basketball team qualified for the Olympics by attaining a top two finish towards the final match of the EuroBasket 2015 in France.[9]

Team roster
Group play
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Argentina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Quarter-finals
2  Spain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Brazil (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Lithuania 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 OQT 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6  Nigeria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 6 August 2016. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(H) Host.

Canoeing

Slalom

Spanish canoeists have qualified a maximum of one boat in each of the following classes through the 2015 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships.[10]

Athlete Event Preliminary Semifinal Final
Run 1 Rank Run 2 Rank Best Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Maialen Chourraut Women's K-1

Sprint

Spanish canoeists have qualified one boat in each of the following events through the 2015 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships.[11]

Athlete Event Heats Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank




Men's K-4 1000 m
María Teresa Portela Women's K-1 200 m

Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)

Cycling

Road

Spanish riders qualified for a maximum of five quota places in the men's Olympic road race by virtue of their top 5 final national ranking in the 2015 UCI World Tour.[12]

Men
Athlete Event Time Rank
  Road race
Time trial
  Road race
Time trial
  Road race
 
 

Track

Following the completion of the 2016 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, Spain has secured a berth in the women's team sprint with a right to enter two riders in the women's sprint and keirin. Although Spain failed to earn a place in the men's team sprint, they managed to secure a single berth in the men's sprint, by virtue of their final individual UCI Olympic ranking in that event.

Sprint
Athlete Event Qualification Round 1 Repechage 1 Round 2 Repechage 2 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Time
Speed (km/h)
Rank Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Rank
Men's sprint  
 
Women's sprint  
 
Tania Calvo
Helena Casas
Women's team sprint  
 
N/A
Keirin
Athlete Event 1st Round Repechage 2nd Round Final
Rank Rank Rank Rank
Women's keirin

Equestrian

Spanish equestrians have qualified a full squad each in the team dressage and jumping competition through the 2015 European Championships.[13] One eventing rider has been added to the squad by virtue of a top nine finish from overall Olympic rankings. Spain is scheduled to mark its Olympic comeback in eventing and jumping for the first time since 2000.[14]

Dressage

Athlete Horse Event Grand Prix Grand Prix Special Grand Prix Freestyle Overall
Score Rank Score Rank Technical Artistic Score Rank

Individual







See above Team N/A

Eventing

Athlete Horse Event Dressage Cross-country Jumping Total
Qualifier Final
Penalties Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Rank
  Individual

Jumping

Athlete Horse Event Qualification Final Total
Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round A Round B
Penalties Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Rank

Individual







See above Team N/A

Field hockey

Men's tournament

Spain men's field hockey team qualified for the Olympics by having achieved the next highest placement in the 2014-2015 FIH Hockey World League Semifinals among the countries that have not qualified yet for the Games.[15]

Team roster
Group play
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Australia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Quarter-finals
2  Belgium 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Brazil (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Great Britain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5  New Zealand 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6  Spain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 6 August 2016. Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head result.
(H) Host.

Women's tournament

Spain women's field hockey team qualified for the Olympics by having achieved the next highest placement in the 2014-2015 FIH Hockey World League Semifinals among the countries that have not qualified yet for the Games.[16]

Team roster
Group play
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  China 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Quarter-finals
2  Germany 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Netherlands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  New Zealand 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5  South Korea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6  Spain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 7 August 2016. Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head result.

Gymnastics

Artistic

Spain has entered three artistic gymnasts into the Olympic competition, failing to send both men's and women's all-around teams for the first time since 1980. Rayderley Zapata had claimed his Olympic spot in the men's apparatus and all-around events at the 2015 World Championships, while two more places had been awarded each to the Spanish male and female gymnast, who participated at the Olympic Test Event in Rio de Janeiro.[17][18]

Men
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Apparatus Total Rank Apparatus Total Rank
F PH R V PB HB F PH R V PB HB
  All-around
Rayderley Zapata
Women
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Apparatus Total Rank Apparatus Total Rank
V UB BB F V UB BB F
 

Rhythmic

Spain has qualified a squad of rhythmic gymnasts for the individual and group all-around by finishing in the top 15 (for individual) and top 10 (for group) at the 2015 World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany.[19]

Athlete Event Qualification Final
Hoop Ball Clubs Ribbon Total Rank Hoop Ball Clubs Ribbon Total Rank
Carolina Rodriguez Individual
Athlete Event Qualification Final
5 balls 3 ribbons
2 hoops
Total Rank 5 balls 3 ribbons
2 hoops
Total Rank
 
 
 
 
Team

Handball

Women's tournament

Spain women's handball team qualified for the Olympics by having achieved the next highest placement at the 2014 European Championships, as the winning team Norway had guaranteed their rights to secure a lone outright berth for the Games through the 2015 World Championships.[20]

Team roster
Group play
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Norway 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Quarter-finals
2  Romania 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Montenegro 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Brazil (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5  Spain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6  Angola 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on August 2016. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.
(H) Host.

Rowing

Spanish rowers have qualified one boat in each of the following events through the 2015 World Championships.

Men
Athlete Event Heats Repechage Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
 
 
Pair N/A

Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage

Sailing

Spanish sailors have qualified one boat in each of the following classes through the 2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships, the individual fleet Worlds, and European qualifying regattas.[21]

In December 2015, the Royal Spanish Sailing Federation had announced the first four sailors to compete at the Rio regatta: four-time Olympian Iván Pastor, 2012 Olympic champions Marina Alabau in women's RS:X and Támara Echegoyen in the inaugural 49erFX, along with her partner and former 470 crew Berta Betanzos.[22] They were eventually joined by 2015 Worlds medalists Arturo and Federico Alonso (49er) and Laser sailor Joaquín Blanco.[23] The 470 and Nacra 17 crews rounded out the Spanish sailing selection on April 26, 2016 at the ISAF World Cup meet in Hyères, France.[24]

Men
Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 M*
Iván Pastor RS:X
Joaquín Blanco Laser N/A
Joan Herp
Jordi Xammar
470 N/A
 
 
49er
Women
Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 M*
Marina Alabau RS:X
Bàrbara Cornudella
Sara López
470
Berta Betanzos
Támara Echegoyen
49erFX
Mixed
Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 M*
Fernando Echavarri
Tara Pacheco
Nacra 17

M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race

Shooting

Spanish shooters have achieved quota places for the following events by virtue of their best finishes at the 2014 and 2015 ISSF World Championships, the 2015 ISSF World Cup series, and European Championships or Games, as long as they obtained a minimum qualifying score (MQS) by March 31, 2016.[25] The shooting team was named at the conclusion of the European Airgun Championships on March 1, 2016, including London 2012 fifth-place finalist Fátima Gálvez and two-time Olympians Alberto Fernández and Sonia Franquet.[26]

Men
Athlete Event Qualification Semifinal Final
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Pablo Carrera 10 m air pistol N/A
50 m pistol N/A
Jorge Díaz 10 m air rifle N/A
Alberto Fernández Trap
Jorge Llames 25 m rapid fire pistol N/A
Women
Athlete Event Qualification Semifinal Final
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Sonia Franquet 10 m air pistol N/A
25 m pistol
Fátima Gálvez Trap

Qualification Legend: Q = Qualify for the next round; q = Qualify for the bronze medal (shotgun)

Swimming

Spanish swimmers have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and potentially 1 at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)):[27][28] To assure their selection to the Olympic team, swimmers must attain a top-two finish in the final (or in heat-declared winner races on time for long-distance freestyle) inside the federation's target standards at the Spanish Open in Sabadell (March 19 to 22) and the 2016 European Championships in London (May 16 to 22).[29]

The initial line-up of Spanish swimmers, highlighted by 2012 double Olympic silver medalist Mireia Belmonte García, was formally announced on March 31, 2016.[30]

Men
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
César Castro 1500 m freestyle N/A
Miguel Durán 400 m freestyle N/A
Hugo González 200 m backstroke
Carlos Peralta 200 m butterfly
Joan Lluis Pons 400 m individual medley N/A
Eduardo Solaeche 200 m individual medley
César Castro
Miguel Durán


4×200 m freestyle relay N/A
Women
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Mireia Belmonte 800 m freestyle N/A
200 m butterfly
200 m individual medley
400 m individual medley N/A
Melania Costa 400 m freestyle N/A
Duane da Rocha 200 m backstroke
Jessica Vall 100 m breaststroke
200 m breaststroke
María Vilas 400 m individual medley N/A
África Zamorano 200 m backstroke
Olympic Qualifying Time

Synchronized swimming

Spain has fielded a squad of two synchronized swimmers to compete only in the women's duet by virtue of their first-place finish at the FINA Olympic test event in Rio de Janeiro.[31]

Athlete Event Technical routine Free routine (preliminary) Free routine (final)
Points Rank Points Total (technical + free) Rank Points Total (technical + free) Rank
Ona Carbonell
Gemma Mengual
Duet

Table tennis

Spain has entered one athlete into the table tennis competition at the Games. Remarkably going to her third Olympics, Shen Yanfei was automatically selected among the top 22 eligible players in the women's singles based on the ITTF Olympic Rankings.[32]

Athlete Event Preliminary round Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Shen Yanfei Women's singles

Taekwondo

Spain entered three athletes into the taekwondo competition at the Olympics. 2012 Olympic flyweight champion Joel González and two-time Worlds medalist Eva Calvo qualified automatically for their respective weight classes by finishing in the top 6 WTF Olympic rankings.[33] 2015 European Games silver medalist Jesús Tortosa secured a third spot on the Spanish team by virtue of his top two finish in the men's flyweight category (58 kg) at the 2016 European Qualification Tournament in Istanbul.[34]

Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Bronze Medal Final
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Jesús Tortosa Men's −58 kg
Joel González Men's −68 kg
Eva Calvo Women's −57 kg

Triathlon

Spain has secured a quota in the men's triathlon event as a result of a top finish from reigning Olympic silver medalist Javier Gómez Noya at the ITU World Qualification Event.[35][36]

Athlete Event Swim (1.5 km) Trans 1 Bike (40 km) Trans 2 Run (10 km) Total Time Rank
Javier Gómez Noya Men's

Water polo

Men's tournament

Spain men's water polo team qualified for the Olympics by virtue of a top four finish at the Olympic Qualification Tournament in Trieste.[37]

Team roster
Group play
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  United States 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Quarter-finals
2  Spain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  France 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Montenegro 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5  Italy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6  Croatia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 6 August 2016. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference.
6 August 2016
Spain   Italy Maria Lenk Aquatic Center, Rio de Janeiro
8 August 2016
United States   Spain Maria Lenk Aquatic Center, Rio de Janeiro
10 August 2016
Spain   Croatia Maria Lenk Aquatic Center, Rio de Janeiro
12 August 2016
Spain   France Maria Lenk Aquatic Center, Rio de Janeiro
14 August 2016
Montenegro   Spain Olympic Aquatics Stadium, Rio de Janeiro

Women's tournament

Spain women's water polo team qualified for the Olympics by virtue of a top four finish at the Olympic Qualification Tournament in Gouda.[38]

Team roster
Group play
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Spain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Quarter-finals
2  China 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Hungary 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  United States 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 9 August 2016. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference.
9 August 2016
Spain   United States Maria Lenk Aquatic Center, Rio de Janeiro
11 August 2016
Spain   Hungary Maria Lenk Aquatic Center, Rio de Janeiro
13 August 2016
China   Spain Maria Lenk Aquatic Center, Rio de Janeiro

Weightlifting

Spanish weightlifters have qualified three men's places for the Rio Olympics based on their combined team standing by points at the 2014 and 2015 IWF World Championships. A single women's Olympic spot had been added to the Spanish roster by virtue of a top six national finish at the 2016 European Championships.[39] The team must allocate these places to individual athletes by June 20, 2016.

Athlete Event Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank
Men's
Men's
Men's
Women's

See also

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