Spain at the Olympic Games

Spain made its debut at the Olympic Games (JJ. OO.) in Paris in 1900, after not attending the first edition held in Athens in 1896. The next Spanish participation did not It was held until the seventh edition, Antwerp 1920, and after its absence in the eleventh edition (Berlin 1936), the Spanish delegation has participated in all the other summer editions. In Spain this event has only been held once: the XXV Summer Olympic Games in Barcelona in 1992; although Madrid has applied as a candidate city four times. At the end of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, in all his participation in the JJ. OO., both summer and winter, Spain has obtained a total of 174 medals, divided into 49 gold medals, 73 silver medals and 52 bronze medals.

The first Spanish participation in a Winter Olympic Games took place in the fourth edition, Garmisch-Partenkirchen 1936, and since then it has participated in all the editions held. In all the winter participations, five medals have been obtained: one gold, one silver and three bronze.

Spain in the Olympic Games is represented by the Spanish Olympic Committee, which is responsible for the Olympic team, as well as the national sports federations of each sport with participation.

Statistics

Participations

Summer Olympics

Edition	Olympic Games	Sportsmen	Sports	Hiding in the opening ceremony
I	Athens 1896	No participation
II	Paris 1900	8	3	-
III	San Luis 1904	No participation
IV	London 1908	No participation
V	Stockholm 1912	No participation
VI	Berlin 1916	Unrealized by the First World War
VII	Antwerp 1920	59	6	José García Lorenzana (atletism)
VIII	Paris 1924	111	12	Felix Mendizábal (atletism)
IX	Amsterdam 1928	85	9	Diego Ordóñez (atletism)
X	Los Angeles 1932	6	2	Julio Castro del Rosario (tiring)
XI	Berlin 1936	Without participation due to the Civil War
XII	Helsinki 1940	Unrealized by the Second World War
XIII	London 1944	Unrealized by the Second World War
XIV	London 1948	64	9	Fabian Vicente del Valle (boxing)
XV	Helsinki 1952	29	6	Luis Omedes Calonge (remo)
XVI	/Melbourne/Stock 1956	6	1	-
XVII	Rome 1960	144	16	Jaime Belenguer Hervás (gymnastics)
XVIII	Tokyo 1964	53	9	Eduardo Dualde (Weed hockey)
XIX	Mexico 1968	124	11	Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba (see)
XX.	Munich 1972	123	15	Francisco Fernández Ochoa (Alpine skiing)
XXI	Montreal 1976	114	13	Enrique Rodríguez Cal (boxing)
XXII	Moscow	156.	16	Herminio Menéndez Rodríguez (breathing)
XXIII	Los Angeles 1984	180	19	Alejandro Abascal García (see)
XXIV	Seoul 1988	231	20	Cristina de Borbón and Greece (see)
XXV	Barcelona 1992	430	25	Philip of Bourbon and Greece (see)
XXVI	Atlanta 1996	292	19	Luis Doreste Blanco (see)
XXVII	Sydney 2000	323	22	Manel Estiarte (waterpolo)
XVIII	Athens	317	23	Isabel Fernández (judo)
XXIX	Beijing 2008	286	25	David Cal (breathing)
XXX	London 2012	278	23	Pau Gasol (balloncest)
XXXI	Rio de Janeiro 2016	306	25	Rafael Nadal (tenis)
XXXII	Tokyo 2020	321	29	Saul Craviotto/Mireia Belmonte (breathing/ swimming)

Winter Olympics

Edition	Olympic Games	Sportsmen	Sports	Hiding in the opening ceremony
I	Chamonix 1924	No participation
II	Sankt-Moritz 1928	No participation
III	Lake Placid 1932	No participation
IV	Garmisch-Partenkirchen 1936	6	2	Jesús Suárez-Valgrande Díaz (fundamental skiing)
V	Sankt-Moritz 1948	6	1	José Arias Carralón (Alpine skiing)
VI	Oslo 1952	4	1	José Picurio (federative delegate)
VII	Cortina d'Ampezzo 1956	10	3	Luis Arias Carralón (Alpine skiing)
VIII	Squaw Valley 1960	4	1	Angel Luis Sánchez de Miguel (Alpine skiing)
IX	Innsbruck 1964	6	1	Jorge Rodríguez Jirona (Alpine skiing)
X	Grenoble 1968	18	3	Aurelio García Oliver (Alpine skiing)
XI	Sapporo 1972	3	1	Francisco Fernández Ochoa (Alpine skiing)
XII	Innsbruck 1976	4	1	Francisco Fernández Ochoa (Alpine skiing)
XIII	Lake Placid 1980	9	3	Francisco Fernández Ochoa (Alpine skiing)
XIV	Sarajevo 1984	13	4	Blanca Fernández Ochoa (Alpine skiing)
XV	Calgary 1988	12	5	Ainhoa Ibarra Astelarra (Alpine skiing)
XVI	Albertville 1992	18	4	Blanca Fernández Ochoa (Alpine skiing)
XVII	Lillehammer 1994	13	4	Ainhoa Ibarra Astelarra (Alpine skiing)
XVIII	Nagano 1998	12	4	Juan Jesús Gutiérrez Cuevas (fundamental skiing)
XIX	Salt Lake City 2002	7	3	Iker Fernández Roncal (snowboard)
XX.	Turin 2006	16	5	María José Rienda (Alpine skiing)
XXI	Vancouver 2010	18	7	Queralt Castellet (snowboard)
XXII	Sochi 2014	20	7	Javier Fernández (art skate)
XXIII	Pyeongchang 2018	13	5	Lucas Eguibar (snowboard)
XXIV	Beijing 2022	14	6	Ander Mirambell/Queralt Castellet (skeleton/snowboard)

Medallers

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Data taken from official IOC statistics.

Summer Olympics Olympic Games Total Post Paris 1900 1 0 0 1 14.o (21) Antwerp 1920 0 2 0 2 17. (22) Paris 1924 0 0 0 0 - Amsterdam 1928 1 0 0 1 24. (of 33) Los Angeles 1932 0 0 1 1 26.o (from 27) London 1948 0 1 0 1 28.o (of 37) Helsinki 1952 0 1 0 1 34. (from 43) /Melbourne/Stock 1956 0 0 0 0 - Rome 1960 0 0 1 1 41. (44) Tokyo 1964 0 0 0 0 - Mexico 1968 0 0 0 0 - Munich 1972 0 0 1 1 43. (48) Montreal 1976 0 2 0 2 30.o (of 41) Moscow 1 3 2 6 20. (of 37) Los Angeles 1984 1 2 2 5 20. (47) Seoul 1988 1 1 2 4 25. (from 52) Barcelona 1992 13 7 2 22 6.o (of 64) Atlanta 1996 5 6 6 17 13. (of 79) Sydney 2000 3 3 5 11 25. (80) Athens 3 11 6 20 20. (of 74) Beijing 2008 5 11 3 19 14.o (of 86) London 2012 4 10 6 20 17. (from 85) Rio de Janeiro 2016 7 4 6 17 14.o (from 87) Tokyo 2020 3 8 6 17 22. (of 93) TOTAL 48 72 49 169 25. (of 137)

Winter Olympics Olympic Games Total Post Garmisch-Partenkirchen 1936 0 0 0 0 - Sankt-Moritz 1948 0 0 0 0 - Oslo 1952 0 0 0 0 - Cortina d'Ampezzo 1956 0 0 0 0 - Squaw Valley 1960 0 0 0 0 - Innsbruck 1964 0 0 0 0 - Grenoble 1968 0 0 0 0 - Sapporo 1972 1 0 0 1 13. (from 17) Innsbruck 1976 0 0 0 0 - Lake Placid 1980 0 0 0 0 - Sarajevo 1984 0 0 0 0 - Calgary 1988 0 0 0 0 - Albertville 1992 0 0 1 1 19. (from 20) Lillehammer 1994 0 0 0 0 - Nagano 1998 0 0 0 0 - Salt Lake City 2002 0 0 0 0 - Turin 2006 0 0 0 0 - Vancouver 2010 0 0 0 0 - Sochi 2014 0 0 0 0 - Pyeongchang 2018 0 0 2 2 26.o (of 30) Beijing 2022 0 1 0 1 25. (of 29) TOTAL 1 1 3 5 30.o (from 39) All editions Olympic Games Total Post Summer 48 72 49 169 25. (of 137) Winter 1 1 3 5 30.o (from 39) TOTAL 49 73 52 174 24. (of 138)

For sport

Summer sports Event Total Athleticism 3 5 8 16 Bádminton 1 0 0 1 Basketball 0 4 1 5 Balonmano 0 0 5 5 Boxing 0 2 2 4 Cycling 5 5 6 16 Cycling in route 2 1 0 3 Cycling on track 3 3 3 9 Mountain biking 0 1 3 4 Scaling 1 0 0 1 Scream 0 0 1 1 Football 1 3 0 4 Gymnastics 3 4 1 8 Artistic gymnastics 2 2 1 5 rhythmic gymnastics 1 2 0 3 Golf 0 0 0 0 Halterophilia 1 1 1 3 Hypic 1 2 1 4 Hockey on grass 1 3 1 5 Judo 3 1 2 6 Karate 1 1 0 2 Fight 0 0 1 1 Swimming 2 2 4 8 Synchronized swimming 0 3 1 4 Basque hair 1 0 0 1 Modern Pentathlon 0 0 0 0 Penguinism 5 10 5 20 Penguin in calm waters 4 9 4 17 Penguinism in Eslalon 1 1 1 3 Polo 0 1 0 1 Remo 0 1 0 1 Rugby 7 0 0 0 0 Balance 0 0 0 0 Taekwondo 1 5 1 7 Ten 2 7 4 13 You have a table. 0 0 0 0 Tyre 1 2 1 4 Archery 1 0 0 1 Triathlon 0 1 0 1 Go. 13 5 3 21 Volleyball 0 0 0 0 Vóley beach 0 1 0 1 Waterpolo 1 3 0 4 TOTAL 48 72 49 169

Winter sports Event Total Alpine skiing 1 0 1 2 Artistic landscape 0 0 1 1 Snowboard 0 1 1 2 TOTAL 1 1 3 5

Athletes with the most medals

No.	Sportsman	Sport				Total (Game number)
1	Saul Craviotto	Penguinism	2	2	1	5 (in 4)
2	David Cal	Penguinism	1	4	0	5 (in 3)
3	Joan Llaneras	Cycling on track	2	2	0	4 (in 4)
4	Mireia Belmonte	Swimming	1	2	1	4 (in 4)
5	Andrea Fuentes	Synchronized swimming	0	3	1	4 (in 3)
6	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	Ten	0	2	2	4 (in 5)
7	Gervasio Deferr	Artistic gymnastics	2	1	0	3 (in 3)
8	Maialen Chourraut	Penguinism	1	1	1	3 (in 3)
8	Lydia Valentín	Halterophilia	1	1	1	3 (in 4)
10	José Manuel Calderón	Basketball	0	2	1	3 (in 4)
10	Conchita Martínez	Ten	0	2	1	3 (in 4)
10	Herminio Menéndez	Penguinism	0	2	1	3 (in 4)
10	Felipe Reyes	Basketball	0	2	1	3 (in 4)
10	Rudy Fernández	Basketball	0	2	1	3 (in 5)
10	Pau Gasol	Basketball	0	2	1	3 (in 5)
10	Juan Carlos Navarro	Basketball	0	2	1	3 (in 5)
17	Demetrio Lozano	Balonmano	0	0	3	3 (in 4)

athletes with more than one gold medal

No.	Sportsman	Sport				Total (Game number)
1	Saul Craviotto	Penguinism	2	2	1	5 (in 4)
2	Joan Llaneras	Cycling on track	2	2	0	4 (in 4)
3	Gervasio Deferr	Artistic gymnastics	2	1	0	3 (in 3)
4	Theresa Zabell	Go.	2	0	0	2 (in 2)
4	Rafael Nadal	Ten	2	0	0	2 (in 3)
4	Luis Doreste	Go.	2	0	0	2 (in 4)

History

The results obtained by the Spanish Olympic team in the Olympic Games have not been particularly brilliant for many years. Poor sporting development was one of the main reasons why the Spanish delegations in their first participations have obtained results that, by population, could be assumed to be higher. Another factor that has also had an influence is the popularity of soccer in the country, which has diverted attention and resources from another series of sports that are also present in the Olympic program.

This situation changed with the concession to the city of Barcelona of the organization of the XXV Olympic Games. The interest in obtaining good results led to an increase in resources, both financial and human, allocated to the different federations and athletes, in order to improve their preparation on their way to the Games. These aids were manifested mainly through the following channels:

1. First, the ADO Plan, consisting of a set of economic aids for the Spanish Olympic sportsmen, of amount determined according to their previous results in high-level competitions, in order to facilitate the payment of the expenses derived from their preparation.
2. Incentives to the technicians responsible for the preparation of the athletes: mainly the personal trainers, who receive a scholarship similar to that of the athlete in a certain percentage, as well as all those who have a direct responsibility in the preparation of the athletes.
3. Improvements in the methods of preparation: increased use of psychologists in the preparation of athletes, began to perform a control and planning of the diet taken by athletes, as well as the realization of periodic and planned medical controls.

All this contributed to Spain achieving, in these Games, the best results in its history.

The changes carried out from the Olympic event in Barcelona have been maintained and consolidated since then (with regard to the Summer Olympic Games), which has led to the different Spanish Olympic teams having achieved from then on, results that, although they have not equaled the results of the 1992 appointment, have been at levels close to those of this one.

Summer Olympics

The summary of the Spanish participation in the Summer Olympic Games is as follows:

Paris 1900

In the debut of Spain in the Olympic Games, 8 athletes (all men) participated in 3 sports, obtaining the first Olympic medal in history by Spanish athletes: the gold medal achieved in Basque pelota in punta basket by pairs, won by José de Amézola and Francisco Villota, which placed it in 14th place out of the 26 participating countries.

The Spanish Olympic Committee considers that Spain obtained another medal in those Olympic Games: a silver medal won by Pedro Pidal and Bernaldo de Quirós in pigeon shooting, "according to data provided by the Spanish Olympic Academy" This medal is not recognized by the International Olympic Committee, which causes a difference of one medal in the total obtained by Spain in all the Olympic Games. Regarding this controversial medal, Javier Rodríguez Muñoz maintains that Pedro Pidal's biographer, Joaquín Fernández, "has shown that contrary to what was taken for granted, without further foundation, he did not obtain any medal at the Paris Olympiad (1900)".

Paris Olympics 1900
				Total
Total	1	0	0	1

The detail of the medals obtained by the Spanish delegation in this edition of the Olympic Games is:

Sportsman	Sport	Competition	Date
Gold
José de Amézola, Francisco Villota	Basque hair	Basket tip couples	14.06

Antwerp 1920

After not participating in the 1904, 1908 and 1912 Olympic Games, Spain returns to the Games in this sixth edition with 59 athletes (all men) divided into 6 sports, obtaining 2 silver medals, which placed it in 17th place of the 29 participating countries. He also achieved 2 Olympic diplomas. The standard bearer at the opening ceremony was the athlete and boxer José García Lorenzana.

Antwerp Olympic Games 1920
				Total
Total	0	2	0	2

The detail of the medals obtained by the Spanish delegation in this edition of the Olympic Games is:

Sportsman	Sport	Competition	Date
Silver
Patricio Arabolaza, Mariano Arrate, Juan Artola, José María Belauste, Sabino Bilbao, Ramón Eguiazábal, Agustín Eizaguirre, Moncho Gil, Domingo Gómez-Acedo, Silverio Izaguirre, Pichichi, Luis Otero, Francisco Pagaza, José Samitier, Agustín Sancho, Félix Sesúmaga, Pedro Vallana, Joaquín Vázquez, Ricardo Zamora	Football	Male Tournament	05.09
Leopoldo Sainz de la Maza, Alvaro de Figueroa and Alonso-Martínez, José de Figueroa, Hernando Fitz-James, Jacobo Fitz-James	Polo	Male Tournament	02.08

Paris 1924

To this edition of the Games, Spain sent 111 athletes (109 men and 2 women) divided into 12 sports, which was the first female participation in the Games. The two athletes participated in the tennis competition. No medal was achieved although the Spanish delegation achieved a total of 7 Olympic diplomas. The standard bearer at the opening ceremony was the athlete Félix Mendizábal.

Paris Olympic Games 1924
				Total
Total	0	0	0	0

Amsterdam 1928

To this edition of the Games, Spain sent 85 athletes (all men) divided into 9 sports, obtaining 1 gold medal, which placed it in 33rd place out of the 46 participating countries. He also achieved 3 Olympic diplomas. The standard bearer at the opening ceremony was the athlete Diego Ordóñez.

Amsterdam Olympic Games 1928
				Total
Total	1	0	0	1

The detail of the medals obtained by the Spanish delegation in this edition of the Olympic Games is:

Sportsman	Sport	Competition	Date
Gold
José Álvarez de las Asturias Bohorques and Goyeneche (Zalamero) Julio García Fernández de los Ríos (July García Fernández de los Ríos)Revistade) José Navarro Morenés (Joseph Navarro Morenés)Zapatazo)	Hypic	Team balances	12.08

Los Angeles 1932

To this edition of the Games, Spain sent 6 athletes (all men) divided into 2 sports, obtaining 1 bronze medal, which placed it in 26th place out of the 37 participating countries. He also achieved 1 Olympic diploma. The standard bearer at the opening ceremony was the shooter Julio Castro.

Los Angeles Olympics 1932
				Total
Total	0	0	1	1

The detail of the medals obtained by the Spanish delegation in this edition of the Olympic Games is:

Sportsman	Sport	Competition	Date
Bronze
Santiago Amat	Go.	Monotype class	12.08

London 1948

After its absence from the XIII edition of the Olympic Games held in Berlin in 1936 due to the Civil War, Spain sent 64 athletes (all men) to this edition of the Games divided into 9 sports, obtaining 1 silver medal, which ranked it 28th out of 59 participating countries. He also achieved 4 Olympic diplomas. The standard bearer at the opening ceremony was the boxer Fabián Vicente del Valle.

London Olympics 1948
				Total
Total	0	1	0	1

The detail of the medals obtained by the Spanish delegation in this edition of the Olympic Games is:

Sportsman	Sport	Competition	Date
Silver
Jaime García CruzBizarro) Marcelino Gavilán and Ponce de LeónOutlaw) José Navarro Morenés (Joseph Navarro Morenés)Quorum)	Hypic	Team balances	14.08

Helsinki 1952

To this edition of the Games, Spain sent 29 athletes (all men) divided into 6 sports, obtaining 1 silver medal, which placed it in 34th place out of the 69 participating countries. He did not achieve any Olympic diploma. The standard bearer at the opening ceremony was the rower Luis Omedes.

Helsinki Olympics 1952
				Total
Total	0	1	0	1

The detail of the medals obtained by the Spanish delegation in this edition of the Olympic Games is:

Sportsman	Sport	Competition	Date
Silver
Angel León Gozalo	Tyre	Gun 50 m	25.07

Melbourne 1956

Spain boycotted the 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games as a protest against the Soviet invasion of Hungary. However, the equestrian competitions were held six months earlier in Stockholm (Sweden) due to Australian quarantine laws, and six Spanish riders took part in them who would achieve an Olympic diploma with their participation.

Melbourne Olympic Games 1956
				Total
Total	0	0	0	0

Rome 1960

To this edition of the Games, Spain sent 144 athletes (133 men and 11 women) divided into 16 sports, obtaining 1 bronze medal, which placed it in 41st place out of the 83 participating countries. He also achieved 3 Olympic diplomas. The standard bearer at the opening ceremony was the gymnast Jaime Belenguer.

Olympic Games in Rome 1960
				Total
Total	0	0	1	1

The detail of the medals obtained by the Spanish delegation in this edition of the Olympic Games is:

Sportsman	Sport	Competition	Date
Bronze
Pedro Amat, Francisco Caballer, Juan Ángel Calzado, José Colomer, Carlos del Coso, José Antonio Dinarés, Eduardo Dualde, Joaquín Dualde, Rafael Egusquiza, Ignacio Macaya, Pedro Murúa, Pedro Roig, Luis María Usoz, Narciso Ventalló.	Hockey on grass	Male Tournament	09.09

Tokyo 1964

To this edition of the Games, Spain sent 53 athletes (50 men and 3 women) divided into 9 sports who did not achieve any Olympic medal, obtaining only 4 Olympic diplomas. The standard bearer at the opening ceremony was field hockey player Eduardo Dualde.

Tokyo Olympic Games 1964
				Total
Total	0	0	0	0

Mexico 1968

To this edition of the Games, Spain sent 124 athletes (122 men and 2 women) divided into 11 sports who did not achieve any Olympic medal, obtaining only 3 Olympic diplomas. The standard bearer at the opening ceremony was the sailor Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba.

Mexico Olympic Games 1968
				Total
Total	0	0	0	0

Munich 1972

To this edition of the Games, Spain sent 123 athletes (118 men and 5 women) divided into 15 sports that achieved 1 bronze medal, which placed it in 43rd place out of the 121 participating countries. He also achieved 4 Olympic diplomas. The standard bearer at the opening ceremony was the skier Francisco Fernández Ochoa.

Olympic Games in Munich 1972
				Total
Total	0	0	1	1

The detail of the medals obtained by the Spanish delegation in this edition of the Olympic Games is:

Sportsman	Sport	Competition	Date
Bronze
Enrique Rodríguez Cal	Boxing	Minimosca (-48 kg)	08.09

Montreal 1976

To this edition of the Games, Spain sent 114 athletes (103 men and 11 women) divided into 13 sports who won 2 silver medals, which placed it in 30th place out of the 92 participating countries. He also achieved 7 Olympic diplomas. The standard bearer at the opening ceremony was the boxer Enrique Rodríguez Cal.

Montreal Olympics 1976
				Total
Total	0	2	0	2

The detail of the medals obtained by the Spanish delegation in this edition of the Olympic Games is:

Sportsman	Sport	Competition	Date
Silver
José María Esteban Celorrio, José Ramón López Díaz-Flor, Herminio Menéndez, Luis Gregorio Ramos Misioné	Penguinism	K-4 1000 m	31.07
Antonio Gorostegui, Pedro Millet	Go.	470	27.07

Moscow 1980

In this edition of the Olympic Games, there is a change in the trend in the number of medals that Spain begins to achieve, since in only two summer Olympic events (Moscow and Los Angeles) the number of medals obtained in all of them is equal previous summer appointments. In any case, these successes continue to obey to a greater extent the timely appearance of high-quality athletes more by chance than as a response to true planning. The fact that the games in Moscow and Los Angeles were boycotted by several countries due to political reasons also influenced the improvement in results.

To this edition of the Games Spain sent 156 athletes (147 men and 9 women) divided into 16 sports that won 1 gold medal, 3 silver medals and 2 bronze medals, which placed it in 20th place the 80 participating countries. In addition, 13 Olympic diplomas were achieved. The standard bearer at the opening ceremony was the canoeist Herminio Menéndez.

Moscow Olympic Games 1980
				Total
Total	1	3	2	6

The detail of the medals obtained by the Spanish delegation in this edition of the Olympic Games is:

Sportsman	Sport	Competition	Date
Gold
Jan Abascal, Miguel Noguer	Go.	Flying Dutchman	29.07
Silver
Jordi Llopart Ribas	Athleticism	50 km march	30.07
Juan Amat, Jaime Arbós, Juan Arbós, Javier Cabot, Ricardo Cabot, Miguel Chaves, Francisco Fábregas Bosch, Juan Luis Coghen, José Miguel García, Rafael Garralda, Santiago Malgosa, Paulino Monsalve, Miguel de Paz, Juan Pellón, Carlos Roca, Jaime Zumalacárregui	Hockey on grass	Male Tournament	29.07
Herminio Menéndez, Guillermo del Riego	Penguinism	K-2 500 m	01.08
Bronze
David López-Zubero	Swimming	100 m butterfly	23.07
Herminio Menéndez, Ramos Misioné	Penguinism	K-2 1000 m	02.08

Los Angeles 1984

To this edition of the Games, Spain sent 180 athletes (164 men and 16 women) divided into 19 sports who won 1 gold medal, 2 silver medals and 2 bronze medals, which placed it in 20th place the 140 participating countries. In addition, 24 Olympic diplomas were achieved. The standard bearer at the opening ceremony was sailor Jan Abascal.

Los Angeles Olympics 1984
				Total
Total	1	2	2	5

The detail of the medals obtained by the Spanish delegation in this edition of the Olympic Games is:

Athlette	Sport	Competition	Date
Gold
Luis Doreste, Roberto Molina	Go.	470	31.07
Silver
Fernando Arcega Aperte, José Manuel Beirán, Juan Antonio Corbalán, Juan Domingo de la Cruz, Andrés Jiménez, José Luis Llorente, Juanma López Iturriaga, Josep Maria Margall, Fernando Martín, Fernando Romay, Juan Antonio San Epifanio "Epi", Ignacio Solozábal	Basketball	Male Tournament	10.08
Fernando Climent, Luis María Lasúrtegui	Remo	Two without timonel (M2-)	05.08
Bronze
José Manuel Abascal	Athleticism	1,500 m	11.08
Enrique Míguez, Narcis Suárez	Penguinism	C-2 500 m	10.08

Seoul 1988

To this edition of the Games, Spain sent 231 athletes (200 men and 31 women) divided into 20 sports that won 1 gold medal, 1 silver medal and 2 bronze medals, which placed it in 25th place the 159 participating countries. In addition, 16 Olympic diplomas were achieved. The standard bearer at the opening ceremony was the sailor Cristina de Borbón y Grecia.

Seoul Olympics 1988
				Total
Total	1	1	2	4

The detail of the medals obtained by the Spanish delegation in this edition of the Olympic Games is:

Sportsman	Sport	Competition	Date
Gold
José Luis Doreste	Go.	Finn	27.09
Silver
Sergio Casal, Emilio Sánchez Vicario	Ten	Male doubles	01.10
Bronze
Sergio López Miró	Swimming	200 m braza	23.09
Jorge Guardiola There are	Tyre	Skeet	24.09

Barcelona 1992

These Games were a success of organization and participation by Spain. With the disappearance of the Soviet Union, 12 of the republics that formed it attend the Games forming the Unified Team. The mascot of the XXV edition of the JJ. oo. Cobi was designed by Javier Mariscal.

To this edition of the Games, Spain sent 430 athletes (301 men and 129 women) divided into 25 sports, reaching sixth place in the medal table out of the 169 participating countries, with a total of 22 medals (13 gold, 7 silver and 2 bronze), which would represent his best role in the history of the Olympic Games, and which remains as such to this day. In addition, 41 Olympic diplomas were achieved. It is worth noting the Spanish participation in the gold medal in football and the gold in 1,500 m for Fermín Cacho. In addition, of the 10 sailing events, 5 medals were won, 4 of them gold. The standard bearer at the opening ceremony was the sailor Felipe de Borbón y Grecia. The person in charge of lighting the cauldron at the opening ceremony was the Paralympic archer Antonio Rebollo.

1992 Barcelona Olympic Games
				Total
Total	13	7	2	22

The detail of the medals obtained by the Spanish delegation in this edition of the Olympic Games is:

Athlette	Sport	Competition	Date
Gold
Fermín Cacho	Athleticism	1,500 m	09.08
Daniel Plaza	Athleticism	20 km march	31.07
José Manuel Moreno Periñán	Cycling on track	1 km counterreloj	27.07
José Emilio Amavisca, Rafa Berges, Santiago Cañizares, Abelardo Fernández, Albert Ferrer, Pep Guardiola, Miguel Hernández Sánchez, Toni Jiménez, Mikel Lasa, Juan Manuel López Martínez, Javier Manjarín, Luis Enrique Martínez García, Francisco Soler Atencia, Francisco 'Kiko' Narváez Machón, Alfonso Pérez, Antonio Pinilla, Gabriel Vidal, Roberto Solozábal, Paqui Veza, David Billabona	Football	Male Tournament	08.08
Ma Carmen Barea, Sonia Barrio, Mercedes Coghen, Celia Corres, Natalia Dorado, Anna Maiques, Elisabeth Maragall, Ma Isabel Martínez de Murguía, Nuria Olivé, Virginia Ramírez Merino, Masa Rodríguez, Nagore Gabellanes, Mariví González, Silvia Manrique Pérez, Teresa Motos, Maider Telleria	Hockey on grass	Female Tournament	07.08
Almudena Muñoz	Yudo	- 52 kg.	01.08
Miriam Blasco	Yudo	- 57 kg.	31.07
Martín López-Zubero	Swimming	200 m back	28.07
Juan Carlos Holgado Romero, Alfonso Menéndez Vallín, Antonio Vázquez Mejido	Archery	Male	04.08
José María van der Ploeg	Go.	Finn	27.07
Jordi Joan Calafat Estelrich, Francisco Sánchez Luna	Go.	470	27.07
Patricia Guerra, Theresa Zabell	Go.	470	27.07
Luis Doreste Blanco, Domingo José Manrique	Go.	Flying Dutchman	27.07
Silver
Antonio Peñalver	Athleticism	Decatlon	09.08
Faustino Reyes	Boxing	Pen (57 kg)	08.08
Carolina Pascual	rhythmic gymnastics	Complete contest ind.	08.08
Rubén Michavila, Josep Picó, Ricardo Sánchez Alarcón, Manel Silvestre, Miki Oca, Daniel Ballart, Sergi Pedrerol, Manel Estiarte, Pedro García Aguado, Salva Gómez, Marcos Antonio González, Jesús Rollán, Jordi Sans Juan	Waterpolo	Male Tournament	09.08
Jordi Arrese	Ten	Male	08.08
Conchita Martínez, Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	Ten	Female doubles	08.08
Natalia Vía-Dufresne	Go.	Europe	27.07
Bronze
Javier García Chico	Athleticism	Powdered jump	07.08
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	Ten	Single female	05.08

Atlanta 1996

To this edition of the Games Spain sent 292 athletes (197 men and 95 women) who obtained 5 gold medals, 6 silver medals and 6 bronze medals, which placed it in 13th place out of 197 participating countries. In addition, 36 Olympic diplomas were achieved. The standard bearer at the opening ceremony was the sailor Luis Doreste Blanco.

Atlanta 1996 Olympic Games
				Total
Total	5	6	6	17

The detail of the medals obtained by the Spanish delegation in this edition of the Olympic Games is:

Sportsman	Sport	Competition	Date
Gold
Miguel Induráin	Cycling in route	Individual counterpart	03.08
Marta Baldó, Nuria Cabanillas, Estela Giménez, Lorena Guréndez, Tania Lamarca, Estíbaliz Martínez	rhythmic gymnastics	Complete contest for sets	02.08
Josep Maria Abarca, Ángel Andreo, Daniel Ballart, Manel Estiarte, Pedro García, Salva Gómez, Ivan Moro, Miki Oca, Jorge Payá, Sergi Pedrerol, Jesús Rollán, Carles Sans, Jordi Sans	Waterpolo	Male Tournament	28.07
Begoña Vía-Dufresne, Theresa Zabell	Go.	470	24.07
José Luis Ballester, Fernando León Boissier	Go.	Tornado	23.07
Silver
Fermín Cacho	Athleticism	1,500 m	03.08
Abraham Olano	Cycling in route	Individual counterpart	03.08
Jaime Amat, Pol Amat, Xavi Arnau, Jordi Arnau, Óscar Barrena, Ignacio Cobos, Jan Dinarés, Antonio González Izquierdo, Juan Escarré, Ramón Sala, Xavier Escudé, Ramón Jufresa, Juantxo García-Mauriño, Quim Malgosa, Víctor Pujol, Pablo Usoz	Hockey on grass	Male Tournament	02.08
Ernesto Pérez Lobo	Yudo	- 100 kg.	20.07
Sergi Bruguera	Ten	Male	23.07
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	Ten	Single female	23.07
Bronze
Valentí Massana	Athleticism	50 km march	02.08
Salva Esquer, Chechu Fernández Oceja, Raúl González Gutiérrez, Fernando Hernández Casado, José Javier Hombrados, Talant Dujshebaev, Rafael Guijosa, Demetrio Lozano, Jordi Núñez Carretero, Iosu Olalla, Juancho Pérez, Aitor Etxaburu, Jaume Fort, Mateo Garralda, Iñaki Urdangarin, Alberto Urdiales	Balonmano	Male Tournament	04.08
Rafael Lozano	Boxing	Minimosca (-48 kg)	01.08
Yolanda Soler	Yudo	- 48 kg.	26.07
Isabel Fernández Gutiérrez	Yudo	- 57 kg.	24.07
Conchita Martínez, Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	Ten	Female doubles	25.07

Sydney 2000

To this edition of the Games Spain sent 323 athletes (218 men and 105 women) who obtained 3 gold medals, 3 silver medals and 5 bronze medals, which placed it in 25th place out of the 199 participating countries. In addition, 43 Olympic diplomas were achieved. The standard bearer at the opening ceremony was the water polo player Manel Estiarte. With these Games, Estiarte put an end to his sporting career, which began in 1977, and unfortunately, he could not leave the Australian city with a medal, since Spain lost the consolation final.

Spain had a slight drop in performance in these Games and saw the number of medals reduced to 11. The 3 gold medals, in judo, track cycling and artistic gymnastics, stand out above all of them, since they are not sports with great number of medals, and other more prolific sports such as sailing were left without any medals (this had not happened since Montreal 1976).

Sydney 2000 Olympic Games
				Total
Total	3	3	5	11

The detail of the medals obtained by the Spanish delegation in this edition of the Olympic Games is:

Sportsman	Sport	Competition	Date
Gold
Joan Llaneras Roselló	Cycling track	Point race	20.09
Gervasio Deferr	Gymnastics	Potro salt	25.09
Isabel Fernández Gutiérrez	Yudo	- 57 kg.	18.09
Silver
Rafael Lozano Muñoz	Boxing	Minimosca (-58 kg)	30.09
David Albelda Aliques, Ivan Amaya, Miguel Angel Angulo, Joan Capdevila, Jesús María Lacruz Gómez Daniel Aranzubia Aguado, Jordi Ferrón, Gabriel García de la Torre, Xavi Hernández, Felip Ortiz, Albert Luque, Carlos Marchena, Carles Puyol Saforcada, Toni Velamazán, Unai Vergara José María Romero Poyón, Ismael Ruiz Salmón, Raúl Tamudo,	Football	Male Tournament	30.09
Gabriel Esparza Pérez	Taekwondo	56 kg	27.09
Bronze
María Vasco	Athleticism	20 km march	28.09
Xavier O'Callaghan, Antonio Carlos Ortega, Antonio Ugalde García, David Barrufet Bofill, Jesús Olalla, Andréi Xepkin, Talant Dujshebaev, Mateo Garralda Larumbe, Rafael Guijosa, Demetrio Lozano, Enric Masip, Jordi Núñez, Juan Pérez Márquez, Iñaki Urdangarín, Alberto Urdiales	Balonmano	Male Tournament	30.09
Margarita Fullana Riera	Mountain biking	Field through	23.09
Nina Zhivanevskaya	Swimming	100 m back	18.09
Àlex Corretja, Albert Costa	Ten	Male doubles	27.09

Athens 2004

To this edition of the Games, Spain sent 317 athletes (177 men and 140 women) who obtained 3 gold medals, 11 silver medals and 6 bronze medals, which placed it in 20th place out of the 201 participating countries. In addition, 50 Olympic diplomas were achieved. In the Greek capital, Spain achieved its fourth best participation in the Olympic Games with 20 medals.

It should be noted that since Seoul 1988, it had not happened that no team did not get on the podium. The standard bearer at the opening ceremony was the judoka Isabel Fernández.

Athens 2004 Olympic Games
				Total
Total	3	11	6	20

The detail of the medals obtained by the Spanish delegation in this edition of the Olympic Games is:

Sportsman	Sport	Competition	Date
Gold
Gervasio Deferr	Gymnastics	Potro salt	23.08
David Cal Figueroa	Penguinism	C1 1000 m	27.08
Xabier Fernández Gaztañaga, Iker Martínez	Go.	49er	26.08
Silver
Francisco Javier Fernández	Athleticism	20 km march	20.08
José Antonio Hermida Ramos	Mountain biking	Field through	28.08
Joan Llaneras Roselló	Cycling on track	Race by points	24.08
José Antonio Escuredo	Cycling on track	Keirin	25.08
Beatriz Ferrer-Salat (Beauvalais), Juan Antonio Jiménez Soto (Guizo), Ignacio Rambla AlgarínOil), Rafael Soto Andrade (Invasor)	Hypic	Doma for eqs.	21.08
David Cal Figueroa	Penguinism	C1 500 m	28.08
Conchita Martínez, Virginia Ruano Pascual	Ten	Female doubles	22.08
María Quintanal Zubizarreta	Tyre	Olympics	16.08
Rafael Trujillo Villar	Go.	Finn	21.08
Sandra Azón Canalda, Natalia Vía-Dufresne	Go.	470	21.08
Francisco Javier Bosma, Pablo Herrera Allepuz	Vóley beach	Male	25.08
Bronze
Manuel Martínez Gutiérrez	Athleticism	Weight	18.08
Joan Lino Martínez	Athleticism	Length balance	26.08
Sergi Escobar Roure	Cycling on track	Ind persecution.	21.08
Sergi Escobar Roure, Carlos Castaño Panadero, Asier Maeztu Villabeitia, Carlos Torrent Tarres	Cycling on track	Persecution by eqs.	23.08
Patricia Moreno Sánchez	Gymnastics	Soil	23.08
Beatriz Ferrer-Salat (Beauvalais)	Hypic	Doma ind.	25.08

Beijing 2008

Spain was represented at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games by a total of 287 athletes (164 men and 123 women), thus making up the largest delegation among Spanish-speaking countries and the 11th of all participating countries.

The Spanish Olympic team won 19 medals, two more than in Atlanta and one less than in Athens. It is considered the third best performance in history after Barcelona and Rio, obtaining 5 golds, 11 silvers and 3 bronzes. In addition, 36 Olympic diplomas were achieved. The standard bearer at the opening ceremony was paddler David Cal Figueroa. And the one at the closing ceremony was Joan Llaneras.

These Games put an end at first, to the presence of David Barrufet as goalkeeper of the handball team, and he could not have had a better farewell since he hung the bronze medal.

The bulk of the medals were won in cycling, tennis, sailing, synchronized swimming and canoeing, with good results in team sports. On the contrary, no medals were obtained in the two most significant sports disciplines of the Olympic Games, swimming and athletics (in the latter case after having obtained medals in the last 4 celebrations).

Nearly ten years later, on January 16, 2018, the weightlifter Lidia Valentín receives the silver medal as Olympic runner-up in the 75 kg modality after the reassignment carried out by the IOC due to doping cases discovered in 2016.

Beijing Olympics 2008
				Total
Total	5	11	3	19

The detail of the medals obtained by the Spanish delegation in this edition of the Olympic Games is:

Sportsman	Sport	Competition	Date
Gold
Samuel Sánchez	Cycling in route	Road race	09.08
Joan Llaneras	Cycling on track	Race by points	16.08
Rafael Nadal	Ten	Male	17.08
Fernando Echávarri, Antón Paz	Go.	Tornado	21.08
Saul Craviotto, Carlos Pérez Rial	Penguinism	K-2 500 m	23.08
Silver
Lidia Valentín	Halterophilia	75 kg	15.08
Anabel Medina, Vivi Ruano	Ten	Female doubles	17.08
Xabier Fernández, Iker Martínez	Go.	49er	17.08
Gervasio Deferr	Artistic gymnastics	Soil	17.08
Joan Llaneras, Antonio Tauler	Cycling on track	Madison	19.08
Andrea Fuentes, Gemma Mengual	Synchronized swimming	Duo	20.08
David Cal	Penguinism	C-1 1000 m	22.08
David Cal	Penguinism	C-1 500 m	23.08
Alba Cabello, Raquel Corral, Andrea Fuentes, Thais Henríquez, Laura López, Gemma Mengual, Gisela Morón (reserva), Irina Rodríguez, Paola Tirados	Synchronized swimming	Equipment	23.08
David Alegre, Ramón Alegre, Pol Amat, Eduard Arbós, Quico Cortés, Sergi Enrique, Álex Fábregas, Kiko Fábregas, Juan Fernández, Santi Freixa, Rodrigo Garza, Roc Oliva, Xavier Ribas, Albert Sala, Víctor Sojo, Eduard Tubau	Hockey weed	Male Tournament	23.08
José Manuel Calderón, Rudy Fernández, Jorge Garbajosa, Marc Gasol, Pau Gasol, Carlos Jiménez, Raül López, Álex Mumbrú, Juan Carlos Navarro, Felipe Reyes, Berni Rodríguez, Ricky Rubio	Basketball	Male Tournament	24.08
Bronze
José Luis Abajo	Scream	Individual sword	10.08
Leire Olaberría	Cycling on track	Race by points	18.08
David Barrufet, Jon Belaustegui, David Davis, Alberto Entrerríos, Raúl Entrerríos, Rubén Garabaya, Juanín García, José Javier Hombrados, Demetrio Lozano, Cristian Malmagro, Carlos Prieto, Albert Rocas, Iker Romero, Víctor Tomás	Balonmano	Male Tournament	24.08

London 2012

Spain participated in the London 2012 Olympic Games with a total of 282 athletes (168 men and 114 women), who competed in 23 sports; thus forming the largest delegation among Spanish-speaking countries and the 10th of all participating countries.

The flag bearer at the opening ceremony was the basketball player Pau Gasol and the flag bearer at the closing ceremony was the canoeist Saúl Craviotto.

The bulk of the medals were obtained in sailing (2 golds), canoeing (8 representatives, 4 medals and 8 in the finals) and taekwondo (3 representatives and 3 medals), with good results in team sports (a exception of men's soccer, which was knocked out of the competition in the first round, without scoring a single goal in 270 minutes of competition). On the contrary, no medals were obtained in either tennis or cycling (breaking the streak of 6 consecutive Games achieving medals in tennis and 5 in cycling in general).

Of the total number of medals, it should be noted that 65% of them were achieved by female athletes and, also, 65% of the medals were in sports that have something to do with water.

The Spanish team obtained a total of 20 medals, 4 gold, 10 silver and 6 bronze. Three of these 20 medals were subsequently reassigned, after different disqualifications for doping: the gold medal for weightlifter Lidia Valentín and the bronze medals for athlete Ruth Beitia and canoeist Alfonso Benavides.

London 2012 Olympic Games
				Total
Total	4	10	6	20

Sportsman	Discipline	Date
Gold
Lidia Valentín	Halterophilia - 75 kg	03.08
Marina Alabau	Sail - RS:X	07.08
Joel González	Taekwondo - 58 kg.	08.08
Támara Echegoyen, Angela Pumariega, Sofia Toro	Vela - Elliott 6m	11.08
Silver
Mireia Belmonte	Swimming - 200 m butterfly	01.08
Mireia Belmonte	Swimming - 800 m free	03.08
Javier Gómez Noya	Triathlon	07.08
Ona Carbonell, Andrea Fuentes	Synchronized swimming - Duo	07.08
David Cal	Penguins - C-1 1000 m	08.08
Brigitte Yagüe	Taekwondo - 49 kg	08.08
Marta Bach, Andrea Blas, Ana Copado, Anna Espar, Laura Ester, Maica García, Laura López, Ona Meseguer, Lorena Miranda, Matilde Ortiz, Jennifer Pareja, Pilar Peña, Roser Tarragó	Waterpolo	09.08
Nicolás García Hemme	Taekwondo - 80 kg.	10.08
Saul Craviotto	Piragüismo - K-1 200 m	11.08
José Manuel Calderón, Víctor Claver, Rudy Fernández, Marc Gasol, Pau Gasol, Serge Ibaka, Sergio Llull, Juan Carlos Navarro, Felipe Reyes, Sergio Rodríguez, Víctor Sada, Fernando San Emeterio	Basketball	12.08
Bronze
Maialen Chourraut	Penguinism - Eslalon K-1	02.08
Maider Unda	Fight - 72 kg.	09.08
Clara Basiana, Alba Cabello, Ona Carbonell, Margalida Crespi, Andrea Fuentes, Thais Henríquez, Paula Klamburg, Irene Montrucchio, Laia Pons (reservation)	Synchronized swimming - Equipment	10.08
Macarena Aguilar, Nely Carla Alberto, Jessica Alonso, Vanessa Amorós, Andrea Barnó, Mihaela Ciobanu, Verónica Cuadrado, Patricia Elorza, Beatriz Fernández, Begoña Fernández, Marta López, Marta Mangué, Carmen Martín, Silvia Navarro, Elisabeth Pinedo	Balonmano	11.08
Ruth Beitia	Athleticism - High altitude	11.08
Alfonso Benavides	Piragüismo - C-1 200 m	11.08

Rio de Janeiro 2016

Spain was represented at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games (the first to be held in a South American city) by 306 athletes (143 women and 163 men), although 305 were finally able to compete due to the lack of appearance in the marathon test by Javier Guerra due to thrombophlebitis. The standard bearer at the opening ceremony was the tennis player Rafael Nadal.

Rio 2016 was the second best performance of Spain in an Olympic Games after Barcelona 92, despite having achieved more medals in Athens (20) and Beijing (19), since of the 17 medals achieved, 7 were gold. In addition, 38 Olympic diplomas were achieved. It is also worth noting that Spain became the fifth country to achieve an Olympic medal in 33 different modalities.

To highlight, among others, the performance of Ruth Beitia in the high jump, who —despite having announced her retirement after obtaining 4th place in London 2012— competed for the fourth consecutive time in JJ. OO., winning this time with the gold medal and thus becoming the first Olympic champion of Spanish athletics. Equally notable was the gold medal won in badminton by Carolina Marín —becoming the first non-Asian woman to achieve it. Finally, it is worth emphasizing that, like four years ago, the female athletes had a sensational performance since 9 of the 17 medals obtained were female and 4 of the 7 golds.

Summary table with the medals:

Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympic Games
				Total
Total	7	4	6	17

Sportsman	Discipline	Date
Gold
Mireia Belmonte	Swimming: 200 m butterfly	10.08
Maialen Chourraut	Penguinism: Eslalon K1	11.08
Marc López, Rafael Nadal	You have: Doubles	12.08
Marcus Walz	Penguinism: K1 1000 m	16.08
Saul Craviotto, Cristian Toro	Penguinism: K2 200 m	18.08
Carolina Marín	Bádminton: Individual Tournament	19.08
Ruth Beitia	Athleticism: High salt	20.08
Silver
Orlando Ortega	Athletics: 110 m fences	16.08
Eva Calvo	Taekwondo: -57 kg	18.08
Anna Cruz, Silvia Domínguez, Laura Gil, Astou Ndour, Laura Nicholls, Laia Palau, Lucila Pascua, Laura Quevedo, Leonor Rodríguez, Leticia Romero, Alba Torrens, Marta Xargay	Basketball: Women's Tournament	20.08
Sandra Aguilar, Artemi Gavezou, Elena López, Lourdes Mohedano, Alejandra Quereda	Ritmic gymnastics: Sets	21.08
Bronze
Mireia Belmonte	Swimming: 400 m styles	06.08
Lidia Valentín	Halterophilia: -75 kg	12.08
Joel González	Taekwondo: -68 kg	18.08
Saul Craviotto	Penguinism: K1 200 m	20.08
Álex Abrines, José Manuel Calderón, Víctor Claver, Rudy Fernández, Pau Gasol, Guillermo Hernangómez, Sergio Llull, Nikola Mirotić, Juan Carlos Navarro, Felipe Reyes, Sergio Rodríguez, Ricky Rubio	Basketball: Male Tournament	21.08
Carlos Coloma	Cycling: Field through	21.08

Tokyo 2020

Summary table with the medals:

Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games
				Total
Total	3	5	5	13

Name	Sport	Competition	Date
Gold
Fátima Gálvez Alberto Fernández	Tyre	Mixed colossus	31 July
Sandra Sánchez	Karate	Kata F	5 August
Alberto Ginés	Scaling	Difficulty M	5 August
Silver
Adriana Cerezo	Taekwondo	-49 kg F	24 July
Maialen Chourraut	Penguinism in Eslalon	K-1 F	27 July
Rayderley Zapata	Artistic gymnastics	Soil M	1 August
María Teresa Portela Rivas	Penguinism	K1 200 m F	3 August
Damián Quintero	Karate	Kata M	6 August
Bronze
David Valero	Mountain biking	Field through M	26 July
Pablo Carreño	Ten	Individual M	31 July
Ana Peleteiro	Athleticism	Triple jump F	1 August
Joan Cardona	Go.	Finn M	3 August
Jordi Xammar Nicolás Rodríguez	Go.	470 M	4 August

Winter Olympics

Medals

Spain has participated in the Winter Olympic Games since Garmisch-Partenkirchen 1936 and so far has won a total of five medals, distributed in one gold, one silver and three bronze.

At the 1972 Sapporo Olympic Games, Francisco Fernández Ochoa won the first medal for Spain in the winter Olympics by winning the alpine ski slalom event.

In Albertville 1992, the second Spanish Olympic medal was achieved in the Winter Olympic Games and it was achieved by the younger sister of the previous medalist, Blanca Fernández Ochoa, who obtained the bronze medal in the slalom.

During the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympic Games, Johann Mühlegg became the most successful Spanish athlete in the history of the Olympic Games with three gold medals in different cross-country skiing events, although all of them were withdrawn after that a substance related to erythropoietin was detected in an anti-doping control, the consumption of which is prohibited by sports regulations.

In Pieonchang 2018, Regino Hernández achieved, 26 years after the one obtained by Blanca Fernández Ochoa in Albertville 1992, the third medal for Spain in a Winter Olympic Games. He was a bronze medalist in the Snowboard competition, within the Cross Country modality. Two days later, Javier Fernández López won the bronze medal in figure skating, making these Winter Olympic Games the most successful for Spain, having obtained two medals.

Four years after the last medal obtained, and thus passing the shortest time between some winter Olympic medals and others for Spain (before 20 and 26 years respectively), Queralt Castellet achieves in his fifth Olympic appointment, in Beijing 2022, the fifth Olympic medal for Spain in the Winter Olympic Games. She was a silver medalist in the Snowboard competition, within the Halfpipe modality, assuming the first silver medal for Spain in a Winter Olympic Games and the second Winter Olympic medal won by a Spanish woman after that of Blanca Fernández Ochoa.

Table of medals:

Winter Olympics
				Total
Total	1	1	3	5

Sportsman	Olympic Games	Discipline
Gold
Francisco Fernández Ochoa	Sapporo 1972	Alpine ski-male slalon.
Silver
Queralt Castellet Ibáñez	Beijing 2022	Snowboard- halfpipe female.
Bronze
Blanca Fernández Ochoa	Albertville 1992	Alpine ski-female slalon.
Regino Hernández Martín	Pieonchang 2018	Snowboard-field through.
Javier Fernández López	Pieonchang 2018	Artistic-only male skate.

Records

• Jesús Ángel García Bragado is the Spanish sportsman with the most participations in the Olympic Games with a total of 8, namely: Barcelona 1992, Atlanta 1996, Sydney 2000, Athens 2004, Beijing 2008, London 2012, Rio de Janeiro 2016 and Tokyo 2020. The Waterpolist Manel Estiarte, which competed in Moscow 1980, Los Angeles 1984, Seoul 1988, Barcelona 1992, Atlanta 1996 and Sydney 2000 and the rider Luis Álvarez Cervera, who competed in Munich 1972, Montreal 1976, Los Angeles 1984, Seoul 1988, Barcelona 1992 and Atlanta 1996 and the penguin Teresa Janeiro Portela, who dissociated the following Olympic Games, Athens 2020
• With 5 metals the penguins Saul Craviotto (2 golds, 2 silvers and 1 bronze) and David Cal (1 gold and 4 silvers) are the Spanish athletes with more medals, behind them, with 4 medals each, are 4 the athletes that more metals have won for Spain: the cyclist Joan Llaneras (2 golds and 2 silver Andreas), the swimmer Mireia Belmonte (1 silver)
• Saul Craviotto (Pekín 2008, London 2012, Rio de Janeiro 2016 and Tokyo 2020) is the only Spanish that has won at least one medal at 4 different Olympic Games. David Cal (Athens 2004, Beijing 2008 and London 2012) and Joan Llaneras (Sydney 2000, Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008) are among the 10 unique Spaniards who have been able to win at least one medal at 3 different Olympic Games. The others are, the gymnast Gervasio Deferr (Sydney 2000, Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008), the tennis player Conchita Martínez (Barcelona 1992, Atlanta 1996 and Athens 2004) and the basketball player Demetrio Lozano, three times bronze medalist in Atlanta 1996, Sydney 2000 and Beijing 2008. Of these last two athletes also highlight the merit of doing so with a 12-year difference between their first and last medal. Then there are the basketball players Pau Gasol, Felipe Reyes, Juan Carlos Navarro, José Manuel Calderón and Rudy Fernández with three medals each in Beijing 2008, London 2012 and Rio de Janeiro 2016 (plata, silver and bronze) and the penguin Maialen Chourraut (London 2012, Rio de Janeiro 2016 and Tokyo 2020).
• Lorena Guréndez is the youngest Spanish Olympic medalist, achieving gold in rhythmic gymnastics in Atlanta 1996 when he was 15 years old and 87 days old. On the other hand, the Spanish sportsman who has won a medal with the oldest is the rider José Navarro Morenés, who obtained the silver in team jump in London 1948 when he was 50 years and 252 days; this presea also became the first Spanish to obtain two Olympic medals.