Spain at the Olympics

Spain at the
Olympics
IOC code ESP
NOC Spanish Olympic Committee
Website www.coe.es (Spanish)
Medals
Gold Silver Bronze Total
0 0 0 0
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 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 150 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
Greece 1896 Athens did not participate
France 1900 Paris 8 1 0 0 1 14
1904–1912 did not participate
Belgium 1920 Antwerp 32 0 2 0 2 17
France 1924 Paris 125 0 0 0 0
Netherlands 1928 Amsterdam 80 1 0 0 1 24
United States 1932 Los Angeles 6 0 0 1 1 26
Germany 1936 Berlin did not participate
United Kingdom 1948 London 65 0 1 0 1 28
Finland 1952 Helsinki 30 0 1 0 1 34
Australia 1956 Melbourne 6 0 0 0 0
Italy 1960 Rome 144 0 0 1 1 41
Japan 1964 Tokyo 53 0 0 0 0
Mexico 1968 Mexico City 127 0 0 0 0
West Germany 1972 Munich 120 0 0 1 1 43
Canada 1976 Montreal 106 0 2 0 2 30
Soviet Union 1980 Moscow 155 1 3 2 6 20
United States 1984 Los Angeles 179 1 2 2 5 20
South Korea 1988 Seoul 229 1 1 2 4 25
Spain 1992 Barcelona 422 13 7 2 22 6
United States 1996 Atlanta 289 5 6 6 17 13
Australia 2000 Sydney 321 3 3 5 11 25
Greece 2004 Athens 317 3 11 6 20 20
China 2008 Beijing 286 5 10 3 18 15
United Kingdom 2012 London 278 3 10 4 17 21
Brazil 2016 Rio de Janeiro 305 7 4 6 17 14
Japan 2020 Tokyo future event
Total 44 63 41 148 30

Medals by Winter Games

Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank
Germany 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen 6 0 0 0 0
Switzerland 1948 St. Moritz 6 0 0 0 0
Norway 1952 Oslo 4 0 0 0 0
Italy 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo 9 0 0 0 0
United States 1960 Squaw Valley 4 0 0 0 0
Austria 1964 Innsbruck 6 0 0 0 0
France 1968 Grenoble 19 0 0 0 0
Japan 1972 Sapporo 3 1 0 0 1 13
Austria 1976 Innsbruck 4 0 0 0 0
United States 1980 Lake Placid 8 0 0 0 0
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1984 Sarajevo 12 0 0 0 0
Canada 1988 Calgary 12 0 0 0 0
France 1992 Albertville 17 0 0 1 1 19
Norway 1994 Lillehammer 13 0 0 0 0
Japan 1998 Nagano 12 0 0 0 0
United States 2002 Salt Lake City 7 0 0 0 0
Italy 2006 Turin 16 0 0 0 0
Canada 2010 Vancouver 18 0 0 0 0
Russia 2014 Sochi 20 0 0 0 0
South Korea 2018 Pyeongchang Future event
China 2022 Beijing Future event
Total 1 0 1 2 35

Medals by summer sport

   Leading in that sport
Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total
Sailing 13 5 1 19
Canoeing 5 7 4 16
Cycling 5 5 5 15
Athletics 3 5 6 14
Gymnastics 3 3 1 7
Judo 3 1 2 6
Tennis 2 7 3 12
Swimming 2 2 4 8
Taekwondo 1 4 1 6
Field hockey 1 3 1 5
Equestrian 1 2 1 4
Football 1 2 0 3
Water polo 1 2 0 3
Archery 1 0 0 1
Badminton 1 0 0 1
Basque pelota 1 0 0 1
Basketball 0 4 1 5
Synchronized swimming 0 3 1 4
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
Weightlifting 0 0 1 1
Wrestling 0 0 1 1
Total 44 63 41 148

Medals by winter sport

Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total
Alpine skiing 1 0 1 2
Total 1 0 1 2

See also

References

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