Spain at the Olympics


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 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, Juan Antonio Samaranch.
Spanish athletes have won a total of 154 medals, with sailing as the top medal-producing sport. Four 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.

Hosted Games

Spain has hosted the Games on 1 occasion.

Unsuccessful bids

Medal tables

Medals by Summer Games

Medals by Winter Games

Medals by summer sport

Medals by winter sport

List of medalists

Summer Olympics

MedalNameGamesSportEvent
José de Amézola y Aspizúa
Francisco Villota		 Basque pelotaTwo-man teams

 FootballMen's tournament
Álvaro de Figueroa
José de Figueroa
Hernando Fitz-James
Jacobo Fitz-James
Leopoldo Saínz de la Maza		 PoloMen's tournament
José Álvarez de Bohórquez
Julio García Fernández de los Ríos
José Navarro Morenés		 EquestrianTeam jumping
Santiago Amat SailingSnowbird
Jaime García
José Navarro Morenés
Marcelino Gavilán		 EquestrianTeam jumping
Ángel León ShootingMen's 50 metre pistol

 Field hockeyMen's tournament
Enrique Rodríguez BoxingLight flyweight
Antonio Gorostegui
Pedro Millet		 Sailing470
José María Esteban
José Ramón López
Herminio Menéndez
Luis Gregorio Ramos		 CanoeingMen's K-4 1000 m
Alejandro Abascal
Miguel Noguer		 SailingFlying Dutchman
Jordi Llopart AthleticsMen's 50 kilometres walk

 Field hockeyMen's tournament
Herminio Menéndez
Guillermo del Riego		 CanoeingMen's K-2 500 metres
David López-Zubero SwimmingMen's 100 metre butterfly
Herminio Menéndez
Luis Gregorio Ramos		 CanoeingMen's K-2 1000 metres
Luis Doreste
Roberto Molina		 Sailing470
Luis María Lasúrtegui
Fernando Climent		 RowingMen's coxless pair

 BasketballMen's tournament
Narciso Suárez
Enrique Míguez		 CanoeingMen's C-2 500 m
José Manuel Abascal AthleticsMen's 1500 m
José Doreste SailingFinn
Sergio Casal
Emilio Sánchez		 TennisMen's doubles
Sergio López SwimmingMen's 200 m breaststroke
Jorge Guardiola ShootingSkeet
José Manuel Moreno CyclingMen's track time trial
Martín López-Zubero SwimmingMen's 200 m backstroke
Daniel Plaza AthleticsMen's 20 km walk
Miriam Blasco JudoWomen's Lightweight
Almudena Muñoz JudoWomen's Half Lightweight
Luis Doreste
Domingo Manrique		 SailingFlying Dutchman
José María van der Ploeg SailingFinn
Jordi Calafat
Kiko Sánchez		 SailingMen's 470
Theresa Zabell
Patricia Guerra		 SailingWomen's 470
Antonio Vázquez
Alfonso Menéndez
Juan Holgado		 ArcheryMen's Team

 Field hockeyWomen's tournament
Fermín Cacho AthleticsMen's 1500 m

 FootballMen's tournament
Natalia Vía Dufresne SailingEurope
Antonio Peñalver AthleticsMen's decathlon
Carolina Pascual GymnasticsWomen's rhythmic individual all-around
Jordi Arrese TennisMen's singles
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Conchita Martínez		 TennisWomen's doubles
Faustino Reyes BoxingFeatherweight

Water poloMen's tournament
Javier García Chico AthleticsMen's pole vault
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario TennisWomen's singles
José Luis Ballester
Fernando León		 SailingTornado
Begoña Vía Dufresne
Theresa Zabell		 SailingWomen's 470

 Water poloMen's tournament
Lorena Guréndez
Tania Lamarca
Estíbaliz Martínez
Marta Baldó
Nuria Cabanillas
Estela Giménez		 GymnasticsWomen's rhythmic team
Miguel Induráin CyclingMen's road time trial
Ernesto Pérez JudoMen's Heavyweight
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario TennisWomen's singles

 Field hockeyMen's tournament
Abraham Olano CyclingMen's road time trial
Sergi Bruguera TennisMen's singles
Fermín Cacho AthleticsMen's 1500 m
Isabel Fernández JudoWomen's Lightweight
Yolanda Soler JudoWomen's Extra Lightweight
Conchita Martínez
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario		 TennisWomen's doubles
Rafael Lozano BoxingMen's Light Flyweight
Valentí Massana AthleticsMen's 50 km walk

 HandballMen's tournament
Isabel Fernández JudoWomen's Lightweight
Joan Llaneras CyclingMen's points race
Gervasio Deferr GymnasticsMen's vault
Gabriel Esparza TaekwondoMen's Flyweight
Rafael Lozano BoxingLight Flyweight

FootballMen's tournament
Nina Zhivanevskaya SwimmingWomen's 100 m backstroke
Margarita Fullana CyclingWomen's Mountainbike
Àlex Corretja
Albert Costa		 TennisMen's doubles
María Vasco AthleticsWomen's 20 km walk

 HandballMen's tournament
Gervasio Deferr GymnasticsMen's vault
Xabier Fernández
Iker Martínez		 Sailing49er class
David Cal CanoeingMen's C-1 1000 m
María Quintanal ShootingWomen's trap
Paquillo Fernández AthleticsMen's 20 km walk
Beatriz Ferrer-Salat
Juan Antonio Jiménez
Ignacio Rambla
Rafael Soto		 EquestrianTeam dressage
Rafael Trujillo SailingFinn class
Sandra Azón
Natalia Vía Dufresne		 SailingWomen's 470 class
Conchita Martínez
Virginia Ruano Pascual		 TennisWomen's doubles
Joan Llaneras CyclingMen's points race
José Antonio Escuredo CyclingMen's keirin
Javier Bosma
Pablo Herrera		 VolleyballMen's beach volleyball
David Cal CanoeingMen's C-1 500 m
José Antonio Hermida CyclingMen's cross-country
Manuel Martínez Gutiérrez AthleticsMen's shot put
Sergi Escobar CyclingMen's individual pursuit
Carlos Castaño
Sergi Escobar
Asier Maeztu
Carlos Torrent		 CyclingMen's team pursuit
Patricia Moreno GymnasticsWomen's floor
Beatriz Ferrer-Salat EquestrianIndividual dressage
Joan Lino Martínez AthleticsMen's long jump
Samuel Sánchez CyclingMen's road race
Joan Llaneras CyclingMen's points race
Rafael Nadal TennisMen's singles
Fernando Echávarri
Antón Paz Blanco		 SailingTornado class
Saúl Craviotto
Carlos Pérez		 CanoeingMen's K-2 500 m
Iker Martínez
Xabier Fernández		 Sailing49er class
Lidia Valentín WeightliftingWomen's 75 kg
Anabel Medina Garrigues
Virginia Ruano Pascual		 TennisWomen's doubles
Gervasio Deferr GymnasticsMen's floor exercises
Joan Llaneras
Antonio Tauler		 CyclingMen's Madison
Andrea Fuentes
Gemma Mengual		 Synchronized swimmingWomen's duet
David Cal CanoeingMen's C-1 1000 m
David Cal CanoeingMen's C-1 500 m
Alba María Cabello
Raquel Corral
Andrea Fuentes
Gemma Mengual
Thaïs Henríquez
Laura López
Gisela Morón
Irina Rodríguez
Paola Tirados		 Synchronized swimmingWomen's team

 Field hockeyMen's tournament

 BasketballMen's tournament
José Luis Abajo FencingMen's individual épée
Leire Olaberría CyclingWomen's points race

 HandballMen's tournament
Marina Alabau SailingWomen's sailboard
Lidia Valentín WeightliftingWomen's 75 kg
Joel González TaekwondoMen's 58 kg
Támara Echegoyen
Ángela Pumariega
Sofía Toro		 SailingElliott 6m
Mireia Belmonte García SwimmingWomen's 200 metre butterfly
Mireia Belmonte García SwimmingWomen's 800 metre freestyle
Javier Gómez Noya TriathlonMen's
Ona Carbonell
Andrea Fuentes		 Synchronized swimmingWomen's duet
David Cal CanoeingMen's C-1 1000 m
Brigitte Yagüe TaekwondoWomen's 49 kg

 Water poloWomen's tournament
Nicolás García TaekwondoMen's 80 kg
Saúl Craviotto CanoeingMen's K-1 200 m

 BasketballMen's tournament
Maialen Chourraut CanoeingWomen's slalom K-1
WrestlingWomen's freestyle 72 kg
Clara Basiana
Alba Cabello
Ona Carbonell
Margalida Crespí
Andrea Fuentes
Thaïs Henríquez
Paula Klamburg
Irene Montrucchio
Laia Pons		 Synchronized swimmingWomen's team

 HandballWomen's tournament
Mireia Belmonte SwimmingWomen's 200 m butterfly
Maialen Chourraut CanoeingWomen's slalom K-1
Marc López
Rafael Nadal		 TennisMen's doubles
Marcus Walz CanoeingMen's K-1 1000 m
Saúl Craviotto
Cristian Toro		 CanoeingMen's K-2 200 m
Carolina Marín BadmintonWomen's singles
Ruth Beitia AthleticsWomen's high jump
Orlando Ortega AthleticsMen's 110 m hurdles
Eva Calvo TaekwondoWomen's 57 kg

 BasketballWomen's tournament
Sandra Aguilar
Artemi Gavezou
Elena López
Lourdes Mohedano
Alejandra Quereda		 GymnasticsWomen's rhythmic group all-around
Mireia Belmonte SwimmingWomen's 400 m individual medley
Lidia Valentín WeightliftingWomen's 75 kg
Joel González TaekwondoMen's 68 kg
Saúl Craviotto CanoeingMen's K-1 200 metres

 BasketballMen's tournament
Carlos Coloma CyclingMen's cross-country

Winter Olympics

MedalNameGamesSportEvent
Francisco Fernández Ochoa Alpine skiingMen's slalom
Blanca Fernández Ochoa Alpine skiingWomen's slalom
Regino Hernández SnowboardingMen’s snowboard cross
Javier Fernández Figure skatingMen’s singles

Spanish athletes with most Olympic medals