Spain, represented by the Spanish Olympic Committee (COE), competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. Since the nation's official debut in 1920, Spanish athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games except for two; the 1936 Summer Olympics in Nazi Germany, and the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, as a protest against the Soviet invasion of Hungary. The Spanish Olympic Committee sent a total of 306 athletes, 163 men and 143 women, to compete in 25 sports.
Medalists
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Medal Name Sport Event Date Swimming Women's 200 m butterfly Canoeing Women's slalom K-1 Tennis Men's doubles Canoeing Men's K-1 1000 m Canoeing Men's K-2 200 m Badminton Women's singles Athletics Women's high jump Athletics Men's 110 m hurdles Taekwondo Women's 57 kg Spain women's national basketball team Basketball Women's tournament Sandra Aguilar Artemi Gavezou Elena López Lourdes Mohedano Alejandra Quereda Gymnastics Women's rhythmic group all-around Swimming Women's 400 m individual medley Weightlifting Women's 75 kg Taekwondo Men's 68 kg Canoeing Men's K-1 200 metres Spain men's national basketball team Basketball Men's tournament Carlos Coloma Cycling Men's cross-country
Medals by sportSport TotalCanoeing 3 0 1 4Athletics 1 1 0 2Swimming 1 0 1 2Badminton 1 0 0 1Tennis 1 0 0 1Basketball 0 1 1 2Taekwondo 0 1 1 2Gymnastics 0 1 0 1Cycling 0 0 1 1Weightlifting 0 0 1 1Total 7 4 6 17
Medals by genderGender TotalFemale4329Male3148Total 7 4 6 17
Competitors
| style="text-align:left; width:78%; vertical-align:top;"| The following is the list of number of competitors participating in the Games. Note that reserves in fencing, field hockey, football, and handball are not counted as athletes: SportMenWomenTotalEventsArchery 3 1 4 3Athletics 29 18 47 28Badminton 1 1 2 2Basketball 12 12 24 2Boxing 2 0 2 2Canoeing 9 2 11 8Cycling 9 3 12 8Equestrian 7 2 9 5Field hockey 16 16 32 2Golf 2 2 4 2Gymnastics 2 7 9 5Handball 0 14 14 1Judo 2 3 5 5Rowing 2 2 4 2Rugby sevens 12 12 24 2Sailing 7 7 14 9Shooting 4 2 6 8Swimming 13 11 24 24Synchronized swimming — 2 2 1Table tennis 1 2 3 2Taekwondo 2 1 3 3Tennis 5 4 9 5Triathlon 3 3 6 2Volleyball 2 2 4 2Water polo 13 13 26 2Weightlifting 3 1 4 4Wrestling 1 0 1 1 Total 162 143 305 140
Archery
Three Spanish archers qualified for the men's events after having secured a top eight finish in the team recurve at the 2015 World Archery Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark. Meanwhile, one Spanish archer was added to the squad by virtue of a top six national finish in the women's individual recurve at the 2016 Archery World Cup meet in Antalya, Turkey.
AthleteEventRanking roundRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / ScoreSeedOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankMiguel AlvariñoMen's individual65144W 6–0L 1–7Did not advanceAntonio Fernández65735W 6–0W 6–2L 3–7Did not advanceJuan Ignacio Rodríguez67810W 6–0W 6–0L 3–7Did not advanceMiguel AlvariñoAntonio FernándezJuan Ignacio RodríguezMen's team19868colspan=2 L 1–5Did not advanceAdriana MartínWomen's individual63032L 2–6Did not advance
Athletics
Spanish athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event): In the last quarter of 2015, four Spanish track and field athletes have been selected to the Olympic team by the Spanish Athletics Federation based on their outstanding performances at the IAAF World Championships.
Track & road events Men AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankBruno Hortelano200 m20.12 NR1 Q20.164Did not advanceDaniel Andújar800 m1:48.504Did not advance Álvaro de Arriba1:46.864Did not advance Kevin López1:53.418Did not advance David Bustos1500 m3:39.737 q3:56.5411 qr3:51.067 Adel Mechaal3:48.419Did not advance5000 m13:34.4217colspan=2 Did not advance Antonio Abadía14:33.2022colspan=2 Did not advance Ilias Fifa13:30.239colspan=2 Did not advance Yidiel Contreras110 m hurdles13.625 q13.546Did not advance Orlando Ortega13.321 Q13.321 Q13.17 Sergio Fernández400 m hurdles49.315 q48.87 NR3Did not advance Fernando Carro3000 m steeplechase8:34.4510colspan=2 Did not advance Sebastián Martos8:28.445colspan=2 Did not advance Abdelaziz Merzougui9:03.4015colspan=2 Did not advance Carles Castillejo Marathoncolspan=4 2:18:3449 Jesús Españacolspan=4 2:20:0865 Francisco Arcilla20 km walkcolspan=4 1:27.5055 Álvaro Martíncolspan=4 1:22.1122 Miguel Ángel Lópezcolspan=4 1:20.581150 km walkcolspan=4 José Ignacio Díazcolspan=4 Jesús Ángel Garcíacolspan=4 3:54:2920
Women AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRank Estela García200 m23.436Did not advance Aauri Bokesa400 m53.516Did not advance Esther Guerrero800 m2:01.853Did not advance Trihas Gebre 10000 mcolspan=4 32:09.6729 Caridad Jerez100 m hurdles13.266Did not advance Diana Martín3000 m steeplechase9:44.0712colspan=2 Did not advance Alessandra AguilarMarathoncolspan=4 Azucena Díazcolspan=4 2:35:0234 Estela Navascuéscolspan=4 Raquel González20 km walkcolspan=4 1:33:0320 Beatriz Pascualcolspan=4 1:30:248 Júlia Takácscolspan=4 1:35:4533
Field events Men AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePosition Jean Marie OkutuLong jump7.7520Did not advance Pablo TorrijosTriple jump16.1131Did not advance Carlos TobalinaShot put19.9817Did not advance Borja Vivas20.2514Did not advance Frank CasañasDiscus throw59.9625Did not advance Lois Maikel Martínez59.4227Did not advanceJavier CienfuegosHammer throw69.7327Did not advance
Women AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePosition Ruth BeitiaHigh jump1.94=1 Q1.97 Juliet ItoyaLong jump6.3522Did not advance María del Mar Jover5.9036Did not advance Concepción Montaner6.3224Did not advance Patricia SarrapioTriple jump13.3532Did not advance Sabina AsenjoDiscus throw56.9423Did not advance
Combined events – Men's decathlon AthleteEventFinalRank Pau Tonnesen Result11.327.3313.692.0150.8114.9946.315.2060.154:46.27798217Points791893709813778851794972740641
Badminton
Spain qualified two badminton players for each of the following events into the Olympic tournament. Two-time Olympian Pablo Abián and world no. 1 seed Carolina Marín were selected among the top 34 individual shuttlers each in the men's and women's singles based on the BWF World Rankings as of 5 May 2016.
AthleteEventGroup stageEliminationQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRank Pablo AbiánMen's singlesW (21–12, 21–10)L (18–21, 19–21)2Did not advance Carolina MarínWomen's singlesW (21–6, 21–4)W (21–16, 21–13)1 QW (21–12, 21–16)W (21–14, 21–16)W (19–21, 21–12, 21–15)
Basketball
Men's tournament
Spain men's basketball team qualified for the Olympics by attaining a top two finish towards the final match of the EuroBasket 2015 in France.
Team roster
Group play
Quarterfinal
Semifinal
Bronze medal game
Women's tournament
Spain women's basketball team qualified for the Olympics with a quarterfinal victory at the 2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Nantes, France.
Team roster
Group play
Quarterfinal
Semifinal
Final
Boxing
Spain entered one boxer to compete in the men's light flyweight division into the Olympic boxing tournament. Samuel Carmona had claimed an Olympic spot with his semifinal victory at the 2016 AIBA World Qualifying Tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan. Meanwhile, Youba Sissokho rounded out the Spanish roster with his box-off victory at the 2016 APB and WSB Olympic Qualifier in Vargas, Venezuela.
AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRank Samuel CarmonaMen's light flyweightW 3–0W 2–1L 1–2Did not advance Youba SissokhoMen's welterweightL 0–3Did not advance
Canoeing
Slalom Spanish canoeists have qualified two boats in each of the following through the 2015 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships, and the 2016 European Canoe Slalom Championships, respectively.
AthleteEventPreliminarySemifinalFinalRun 1RankRun 2RankBestRankTimeRankTimeRank Ander ElosegiMen's C-197.334102.391197.338 Q97.932 Q101.278Maialen ChourrautWomen's K-1155.4321106.479106.4711 Q101.833 Q98.65
Sprint Spanish canoeists have qualified two boats in each of the following distances for the Games through the 2015 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships. Meanwhile, four additional boats (men's C-1 200 m, men's K-1 1000 m, and men's K-1 & K-2 200 m) were awarded to the Spanish squad by virtue of a top two national finish at the 2016 European Qualification Regatta in Duisburg, Germany.
Men AthleteEventHeatsSemifinalsFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank Alfonso BenavidesC-1 200 m40.6101 Q40.0382 FA39.6494 Saúl CraviottoK-1 200 m34.6942 Q34.5453 FA35.662Marcus WalzK-1 1000 m3:33.7863 Q3:33.7813 FA3:31.447Saúl CraviottoCristian ToroK-2 200 m31.1611 FAcolspan=2 32.075Óscar CarreraRodrigo Germade Javier HernanzIñigo PeñaK-4 1000 m2:55.5143 Q3:00.2372 FA3:06.7685
Women AthleteEventHeatsSemifinalsFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank María Teresa PortelaK-1 200 m40.8443 Q40.2412 FA41.0536 Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)
Cycling
Road Spanish riders qualified for the following quota places in the men's and women's Olympic road race by virtue of their top 15 final national ranking in the 2015 UCI World Tour (for men) and top 22 in the UCI World Ranking (for women).
Men AthleteEventTimeRankJonathan CastroviejoRoad raceDid not finishTime trial1:13:21.504 Imanol ErvitiRoad raceDid not finish Jon IzaguirreRoad raceDid not finishTime trial1:14:21.598Joaquim RodríguezRoad race6:10:275Alejandro Valverde6:19:4330
Women AthleteEventTimeRank Ane SantestebanRoad race4:02:5947
Track Following the completion of the 2016 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, Spain secured a berth in the women's team sprint with a right to enter two riders in the women's sprint and keirin. Although Spain failed to earn a place in the men's team sprint, they managed to secure a single berth in the men's sprint, by virtue of their final individual UCI Olympic ranking in that event.
Sprint AthleteEventQualificationRound 1Repechage 1Round 2Repechage 2QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalTimeSpeed (km/h)RankOppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)OppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)OppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)OppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)OppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)OppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)OppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)Rank Juan PeraltaMen's sprint10.05571.60619Did not advance Tania CalvoWomen's sprint11.16264.50419Did not advanceHelena Casas11.70761.50126Did not advance
Team sprint AthleteEventQualificationSemifinalsFinalTimeSpeed (km/h)RankOppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)RankOppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)RankTania CalvoHelena CasasWomen's team sprint33.89153.1118 QL 33.53153.6817Did not advance
Keirin AthleteEvent1st roundRepechage2nd roundFinalRankRankRankRankTania CalvoWomen's keirin R4Did not advanceHelena Casas4 R3Did not advance
Mountain biking Spanish mountain bikers qualified for three men's quota places into the Olympic cross-country race, as a result of the nation's third-place finish in the UCI Olympic Ranking List of 25 May 2016.
AthleteEventTimeRankCarlos ColomaMen's cross-country1:34:51José Antonio Hermida1:38:2115David Valero1:37:009
Equestrian
Spanish equestrians have qualified a full squad each in the team dressage and jumping competition through the 2015 European Championships. One eventing rider has been added to the squad by virtue of a top nine finish from overall Olympic rankings. Spain is scheduled to mark its Olympic comeback in eventing and jumping for the first time since 2000.
Dressage