Spain at the Olympics

Spain at the Olympic Games
Flag of Spain IOC code  ESP NOC Spanish Olympic Committee Website www.coe.es (Spanish)
Olympic history
Summer Games
1896 1900 1904 1908 1912 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016
Winter Games
1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014

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 boycotted the 1936 Summer Olympics in Nazi Germany, 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 133 medals, with sailing as the top medal-producing sport. Two 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
1992 Summer Olympics	Barcelona	25 July – 9 August	169	9,356	257

Medal tables

*Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Medals by Summer Games Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank 1896 Athens did not participate 1900 Paris 8 1 0 0 1 14 1904–1912 did not participate 1920 Antwerp 32 0 2 0 2 17 1924 Paris 125 0 0 0 0 – 1928 Amsterdam 80 1 0 0 1 24 1932 Los Angeles 6 0 0 1 1 26 1936 Berlin did not participate 1948 London 65 0 1 0 1 28 1952 Helsinki 30 0 1 0 1 34 1956 Melbourne 6 0 0 0 0 – 1960 Rome 144 0 0 1 1 41 1964 Tokyo 53 0 0 0 0 – 1968 Mexico City 127 0 0 0 0 – 1972 Munich 120 0 0 1 1 43 1976 Montreal 106 0 2 0 2 30 1980 Moscow 155 1 3 2 6 20 1984 Los Angeles 179 1 2 2 5 20 1988 Seoul 229 1 1 2 4 25 1992 Barcelona 422 13 7 2 22 6 1996 Atlanta 289 5 6 6 17 13 2000 Sydney 321 3 3 5 11 25 2004 Athens 317 3 11 6 20 20 2008 Beijing 286 5 10 3 18 15 2012 London 278 3 10 4 17 21 2016 Rio de Janeiro 2020 Tokyo Total 37 59 35 131 30

Medals by Winter Games Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen 6 0 0 0 0 – 1948 St. Moritz 6 0 0 0 0 – 1952 Oslo 4 0 0 0 0 – 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo 9 0 0 0 0 – 1960 Squaw Valley 4 0 0 0 0 – 1964 Innsbruck 6 0 0 0 0 – 1968 Grenoble 19 0 0 0 0 – 1972 Sapporo 3 1 0 0 1 13 1976 Innsbruck 4 0 0 0 0 – 1980 Lake Placid 8 0 0 0 0 – 1984 Sarajevo 12 0 0 0 0 – 1988 Calgary 12 0 0 0 0 – 1992 Albertville 17 0 0 1 1 19 1994 Lillehammer 13 0 0 0 0 – 1998 Nagano 12 0 0 0 0 – 2002 Salt Lake City 7 0 0 0 0 – 2006 Turin 16 0 0 0 0 – 2010 Vancouver 18 0 0 0 0 – 2014 Sochi 20 0 0 0 0 – 2018 Pyeongchang 2022 Beijing Total 1 0 1 2 35

Medals by summer sport    Leading in that sport Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total Sailing 13 5 1 19 Cycling 5 5 4 14 Gymnastics 3 2 1 6 Judo 3 1 2 6 Canoeing 2 7 3 12 Athletics 2 4 6 12 Tennis 1 7 3 11 Field hockey 1 3 1 5 Taekwondo 1 3 0 4 Swimming 1 2 3 6 Equestrian 1 2 1 4 Football 1 2 0 3 Water polo 1 2 0 3 Archery 1 0 0 1 Basque pelota 1 0 0 1 Synchronized swimming 0 3 1 4 Basketball 0 3 0 3 Boxing 0 2 2 4 Shooting 0 2 1 3 Polo 0 1 0 1 Rowing 0 1 0 1 Triathlon 0 1 0 1 Beach volleyball 0 1 0 1 Handball 0 0 4 4 Fencing 0 0 1 1 Wrestling 0 0 1 1 Total 37 59 35 131

Medals by winter sport Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total Alpine skiing 1 0 1 2 Total 1 0 1 2

See also

• List of flag bearers for Spain at the Olympics
• Category:Olympic competitors for Spain
• Spain at the Paralympics
• List of the best positions of Spain in the Olympic Winter events

References

1. Sánchez, Javier (9 August 2012). "La medalla 121, ¿o 122?". El Mundo. Retrieved August 9, 2012.

External links

• "Spain". International Olympic Committee.
• "Results and Medalists". Olympic.org. International Olympic Committee.
• "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee.
• "Spain". Sports-Reference.com.