Spain (ESP)

Overview

NOCComité Olímpico Español
Flagbearers89

Participants

Olympic Games 2842
Youth Olympic Games 236
Other competitors with ESP nationality 18

Description

In 1900, Spain was represented by nine athletes at the Paris Olympics. A Spanish National Olympic Committee was formed in 1905. Spain next appeared on the Olympic stage in 1920, and has since missed only the 1936 Berlin Olympics, when the nation was involved in a civil war. In addition, Spain boycotted Melbourne 1956 because of the Hungarian Revolt, although Spanish riders did compete in the Olympic Equestrian Games at Stockholm in 1956. Spain has won 170 Olympic medals, 49 of them gold, with five medals and one gold having been won at the Olympic Winter Games.

Six Spanish competitors have won two Olympic gold medals. Of these six, two lead the table: track cyclist Joan Llaneras and canoeist Saúl Craviotto, both also winning two silver medals. Craviotto has a total of five medals, just as canoeist David Cal (the latter with one gold and four silver between 2004 and 2012).

Spain’s first winter appearance was at Garmisch-Partenkirchen 1936 and it has never failed to compete in the Olympic Winter Games since. Its initial two Winter medals were won by the Fernández Ochoa family, with Francisco winning the men’s slalom in 1972, and his sister Blanca winning a bronze medal in the 1992 women’s slalom. Spain added two bronze medals at the 2018 PyeongChang Olympic Winter Games: one in men’s figure skating, by Javier Fernández, and the other by Regino Hernández, in men’s boardercross snowboarding. At Beijing 2022, Spain won its first silver medal at the Winter Olympics, by snowboarder Queralt Castellet in the halfpipe event.

In 1992, Barcelona hosted the Games of the XXVth Olympiad. These Olympics proved a huge boost for Spanish Olympic performances. Prior to these Olympics, Spain had won 26 medals (five gold) in Summer Games, but it won 22 medals (and 13 gold) in Barcelona, and many more in subsequent Games. Madrid was also among the three finalists to host the 2020 Olympic Games. In 1965, the Olympic Committee of Spain was awarded with the Count Alberto Bonacossa Trophy.

Participations by edition

Olympic Games

Edition As Men Women Total
1900 Summer Olympics Spain 9 0 9 Results
1920 Summer Olympics Spain 58 0 58 Results
1924 Summer Olympics Spain 93 2 95 Results
1928 Summer Olympics Spain 80 0 80 Results
1932 Summer Olympics Spain 7 0 7 Results
1936 Winter Olympics Spain 4 2 6 Results
1948 Summer Olympics Spain 65 0 65 Results
1948 Winter Olympics Spain 6 0 6 Results
1952 Summer Olympics Spain 27 0 27 Results
1952 Winter Olympics Spain 4 0 4 Results
1956 Winter Olympics Spain 9 0 9 Results
1956 Equestrian Olympics Spain 6 0 6 Results
1960 Summer Olympics Spain 133 11 144 Results
1960 Winter Olympics Spain 3 1 4 Results
1964 Summer Olympics Spain 48 3 51 Results
1964 Winter Olympics Spain 6 0 6 Results
1968 Summer Olympics Spain 120 2 122 Results
1968 Winter Olympics Spain 20 0 20 Results
1972 Summer Olympics Spain 118 5 123 Results
1972 Winter Olympics Spain 2 1 3 Results
1976 Summer Olympics Spain 103 10 113 Results
1976 Winter Olympics Spain 4 0 4 Results
1980 Summer Olympics Spain 146 9 155 Results
1980 Winter Olympics Spain 5 3 8 Results
1984 Summer Olympics Spain 163 16 179 Results
1984 Winter Olympics Spain 10 2 12 Results
1988 Summer Olympics Spain 200 29 229 Results
1988 Winter Olympics Spain 7 5 12 Results
1992 Summer Olympics Spain 296 125 421 Results
1992 Winter Olympics Spain 13 4 17 Results
1994 Winter Olympics Spain 8 5 13 Results
1996 Summer Olympics Spain 194 95 289 Results
1998 Winter Olympics Spain 7 5 12 Results
2000 Summer Olympics Spain 216 105 321 Results
2002 Winter Olympics Spain 4 3 7 Results
2004 Summer Olympics Spain 177 139 316 Results
2006 Winter Olympics Spain 7 9 16 Results
2008 Summer Olympics Spain 163 120 283 Results
2010 Winter Olympics Spain 10 8 18 Results
2012 Summer Olympics Spain 168 110 278 Results
2014 Winter Olympics Spain 14 6 20 Results
2016 Summer Olympics Spain 164 143 307 Results
2018 Winter Olympics Spain 11 2 13 Results
2020 Summer Olympics Spain 190 138 328 Results
2022 Winter Olympics Spain 10 4 14 Results

Youth Olympic Games

Edition As Men Women Total
2010 Summer Youth Olympics Spain 25 21 46 Results
2012 Winter Youth Olympics Spain 5 4 9 Results
2014 Summer Youth Olympics Spain 30 36 66 Results
2016 Winter Youth Olympics Spain 3 3 6 Results
2018 Summer Youth Olympics Spain 38 47 85 Results
2020 Winter Youth Olympics Spain 11 13 24 Results

Participations by discipline

Olympic Games

Discipline (Sport) Men Women Total
Alpine Skiing (Skiing) 44 19 63 Results
Archery 15 9 24 Results
Art Competitions 3 0 3 Results
Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) 39 53 92 Results
Artistic Swimming (Aquatics) 0 29 29 Results
Athletics 286 117 403 Results
Badminton 4 4 8 Results
Baseball (Baseball/Softball) 20 0 20 Results
Basketball (Basketball) 88 41 129 Results
Basque pelota 2 0 2 Results
Beach Volleyball (Volleyball) 8 2 10 Results
Biathlon 4 1 5 Results
Bobsleigh (Bobsleigh) 13 0 13 Results
Boxing 69 0 69 Results
Canoe Slalom (Canoeing) 13 4 17 Results
Canoe Sprint (Canoeing) 57 13 70 Results
Cross Country Skiing (Skiing) 20 3 23 Results
Cycling Mountain Bike (Cycling) 9 4 13 Results
Cycling Road (Cycling) 69 12 81 Results
Cycling Track (Cycling) 41 6 47 Results
Diving (Aquatics) 14 7 21 Results
Equestrian Dressage (Equestrian) 12 2 14 Results
Equestrian Driving (Equestrian) 1 0 1 Results
Equestrian Eventing (Equestrian) 23 0 23 Results
Equestrian Jumping (Equestrian) 35 1 36 Results
Fencing 52 7 59 Results
Figure Skating (Skating) 7 7 14 Results
Football (Football) 179 0 179 Results
Freestyle Skiing (Skiing) 4 4 8 Results
Golf 4 2 6 Results
Handball 98 54 152 Results
Hockey 157 66 223 Results
Judo 27 24 51 Results
Karate 1 1 2 Results
Luge 5 0 5 Results
Marathon Swimming (Aquatics) 2 3 5 Results
Modern Pentathlon 16 0 16 Results
Polo 8 0 8 Results
Rhythmic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) 0 37 37 Results
Rowing 102 8 110 Results
Rugby Sevens (Rugby) 13 12 25 Results
Sailing 101 30 131 Results
Shooting 73 11 84 Results
Skateboarding (Roller Sports) 2 2 4 Results
Skeleton (Bobsleigh) 1 0 1 Results
Ski Jumping (Skiing) 3 0 3 Results
Snowboarding (Skiing) 8 2 10 Results
Sport Climbing 1 0 1 Results
Swimming (Aquatics) 114 72 186 Results
Table Tennis 6 7 13 Results
Taekwondo 10 7 17 Results
Tennis 34 16 50 Results
Triathlon 9 9 18 Results
Volleyball (Volleyball) 21 12 33 Results
Water Polo (Aquatics) 116 20 136 Results
Weightlifting 20 4 24 Results
Wrestling 31 2 33 Results

Youth Olympic Games

Discipline (Sport) Men Women Total
3-on-3 Ice Hockey (Ice Hockey) 3 4 7 Results
3x3 Basketball (Basketball) 8 8 16 Results
Alpine Skiing (Skiing) 3 3 6 Results
Archery 2 3 5 Results
Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) 1 2 3 Results
Athletics 20 20 40 Results
Badminton 2 3 5 Results
Beach Handball 9 0 9 Results
Beach Volleyball (Volleyball) 0 2 2 Results
Bobsleigh (Bobsleigh) 1 0 1 Results
Canoe Sprint (Canoeing) 2 3 5 Results
Cross Country Skiing (Skiing) 3 3 6 Results
Curling 2 2 4 Results
Cycling Road (Cycling) 5 3 8 Results
Diving (Aquatics) 1 1 2 Results
Fencing 1 0 1 Results
Futsal (Football) 0 10 10 Results
Golf 2 2 4 Results
Hockey 5s 9 0 9 Results
Ice Hockey (Ice Hockey) 1 1 2 Results
Judo 2 2 4 Results
Mixed Sports 2 5 7 Results
Modern Pentathlon 2 3 5 Results
Rhythmic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) 0 2 2 Results
Roller Skating (Roller Sports) 1 1 2 Results
Rowing 2 4 6 Results
Rugby Sevens (Rugby) 0 12 12 Results
Sailing 2 4 6 Results
Shooting 0 1 1 Results
Skeleton (Bobsleigh) 1 0 1 Results
Ski Mountaineering 2 2 4 Results
Snowboarding (Skiing) 2 3 5 Results
Speed Skating (Skating) 1 2 3 Results
Sport Climbing 1 0 1 Results
Swimming (Aquatics) 12 12 24 Results
Taekwondo 2 1 3 Results
Tennis 2 0 2 Results
Trampolining (Gymnastics) 1 1 2 Results
Triathlon 3 2 5 Results
Weightlifting 1 2 3 Results

Medals by Games

Edition Competition Type Gold Silver Bronze Total
1992 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 13 7 2 22
2016 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 7 4 6 17
2008 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 5 11 3 19
1996 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 5 6 6 17
2012 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 4 10 6 20
2004 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 3 11 6 20
2020 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 3 8 6 17
2000 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 3 3 5 11
2014 Summer Youth Olympics Youth Olympic Games 2 1 6 9
2010 Summer Youth Olympics Youth Olympic Games 1 4 6 11
2018 Summer Youth Olympics Youth Olympic Games 1 3 5 9
1980 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 1 3 2 6
1984 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 1 2 2 5
2020 Winter Youth Olympics Youth Olympic Games 1 1 3 5
1988 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 1 1 2 4
1900 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 1 0 0 1
1928 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 1 0 0 1
1972 Winter Olympics Olympic Games 1 0 0 1
1920 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 0 2 0 2
1976 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 0 2 0 2
1948 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 0 1 0 1
1952 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 0 1 0 1
2022 Winter Olympics Olympic Games 0 1 0 1
2018 Winter Olympics Olympic Games 0 0 2 2
1932 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 0 0 1 1
1960 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 0 0 1 1
1972 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 0 0 1 1
1992 Winter Olympics Olympic Games 0 0 1 1

Medals by sport

Olympic Games

Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total
Sailing 13 5 3 21
Canoe Sprint 4 9 4 17
Athletics 3 5 8 16
Cycling Track 3 3 3 9
Judo 3 1 2 6
Tennis 2 7 4 13
Swimming 2 2 4 8
Artistic Gymnastics 2 2 1 5
Cycling Road 2 1 0 3
Taekwondo 1 5 1 7
Hockey 1 3 1 5
Football 1 3 0 4
Water Polo 1 3 0 4
Shooting 1 2 1 4
Rhythmic Gymnastics 1 2 0 3
Canoe Slalom 1 1 1 3
Weightlifting 1 1 1 3
Equestrian Jumping 1 1 0 2
Karate 1 1 0 2
Alpine Skiing 1 0 1 2
Archery 1 0 0 1
Badminton 1 0 0 1
Basque pelota 1 0 0 1
Sport Climbing 1 0 0 1
Basketball 0 4 1 5
Artistic Swimming 0 3 1 4
Boxing 0 2 2 4
Cycling Mountain Bike 0 1 3 4
Equestrian Dressage 0 1 1 2
Snowboarding 0 1 1 2
Beach Volleyball 0 1 0 1
Polo 0 1 0 1
Rowing 0 1 0 1
Triathlon 0 1 0 1
Handball 0 0 5 5
Fencing 0 0 1 1
Figure Skating 0 0 1 1
Wrestling 0 0 1 1

Youth Olympic Games

Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total
Athletics 2 1 1 4
Ski Mountaineering 1 0 2 3
3x3 Basketball 1 0 1 2
Beach Handball 1 0 0 1
Swimming 0 3 3 6
Artistic Gymnastics 0 2 2 4
Archery 0 1 0 1
Sailing 0 1 0 1
Speed Skating 0 1 0 1
Canoe Sprint 0 0 3 3
Judo 0 0 3 3
Taekwondo 0 0 2 2
Futsal 0 0 1 1
Hockey 5s 0 0 1 1
Snowboarding 0 0 1 1

Most successful competitors

Includes medals won as part of mixed teams.

Olympic Games

Athlete Nat Gold Silver Bronze Total
Saúl Craviotto ESP 2 2 1 5
Joan Llaneras ESP 2 2 0 4
Gervasio Deferr ESP 2 1 0 3
Theresa Zabell ESP 2 0 0 2
Luis Doreste ESP 2 0 0 2
Rafael Nadal ESP 2 0 0 2
David Cal ESP 1 4 0 5
Mireia Belmonte ESP 1 2 1 4
Lydia Valentín ESP 1 1 1 3
Maialen Chourraut ESP 1 1 1 3

Youth Olympic Games

Athlete Nat Gold Silver Bronze Total
María Costa ESP 1 0 1 2
Pedro Rivadulla ESP 1 0 1 2
Lucía Togores ESP 1 0 1 2
Noel-Aman del Cerro ESP 1 0 1 2
Eva Aizpurua ESP 1 0 0 1
Pablo González ESP 1 0 0 1
Didac Salas ESP 1 0 0 1
José Manuel Solera ESP 1 0 0 1
Adrián Bandera ESP 1 0 0 1
Pau Ferré ESP 1 0 0 1
Guillermo García-Cabañas ESP 1 0 0 1
Carlos González ESP 1 0 0 1
Domingo Luis ESP 1 0 0 1
David Martínez ESP 1 0 0 1
Sergio Pérez ESP 1 0 0 1
Pedro Rodríguez ESP 1 0 0 1
Sergio Venegas ESP 1 0 0 1
Alba Petisco ESP 1 0 0 1

IOC Members

Gonzalo, Conde de Villamejor 1902—1921
Horacio Echevarrieta 1921—1923
Santiago, Barón de Güell 1921—1954
Jacobo, Duque Fitz-James 1924—1927
Manuel, Marqués de Pons 1928—1930
Fernando, Conde de Vallellano 1931—1952
Pedro, Barón de Güell 1952—1985
Juan Antonio Samaranch 1966—2001
Pedro, Barón de Güell 1985—1993
Carlos Ferrer 1985—1998
María del Pilar, Princesa de Borbón 1996—2006
Alfredo, Conde Goyeneche 2000—2002
Manuel Estiarte 2000—2004
Juan Antonio Samaranch 2001—2010
Juan Antonio Samaranch, Jr. 2001—
María del Pilar, Princesa de Borbón 2006—2020
Marisol Casado 2010—
José Perurena 2011—2019
Pau Gasol 2021—