Spain competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020 but postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Since the nation's official debut in 1920, Spanish athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games, with the exception of the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin (from which they withdrew as a boycott due the fact that the Games were to be held on the Nazi Germany) and the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, as a part of the boycott against the Soviet invasion of Hungary. Spain competed in all sports except baseball, rugby sevens, wrestling and surfing.
The nation finished the Games with 17 total medals: three gold, eight silver, and six bronze, matching the overall tally of the 2016 Olympics. Its gold medal haul dropped from 7 to 3. Two of Spain's gold medals were in sports making their Olympic debut this year: karate (Sandra Sánchez, women's kata), and sport climbing (Alberto Ginés López, men's combined).
Medalists
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Medal Name Sport Event Date Alberto FernándezFátima Gálvez Shooting Mixed trap team Sandra Sánchez Karate Women's kata Alberto Ginés López Sport climbing Men's combined Adriana Cerezo Taekwondo Women's 49 kg Maialen Chourraut Canoeing Women's slalom K-1 Rayderley Zapata Gymnastics Men's floor Teresa Portela Canoeing Women's K-1 200 metres Damián Quintero Karate Men's kata Saúl CraviottoMarcus WalzCarlos ArévaloRodrigo Germade Canoeing Men's K-4 500 metres Spain women's national water polo team Water polo Women's tournament Spain national under-24 football team Football Men's tournament David Valero Cycling Men's cross-country Pablo Carreño Busta Tennis Men's singles Ana Peleteiro Athletics Women's triple jump Joan Cardona Méndez Sailing Men's finn Jordi XammarNicolás Rodríguez Sailing Men's 470 Spain men's national handball team Handball Men's tournament
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Medals by sportSport TotalAthletics0011Canoeing0303Cycling0011Football0101Gymnastics0101Handball0011Karate1102Sailing0022Shooting1001Sport climbing1001Taekwondo0101Tennis0011Water polo0101 Total 3 8 6 17
Competitors The following is the list of number of competitors participating in the Games. Note that reserves in athletics, equestrian, field hockey, football, handball and water polo are not counted as athletes; however, expanded rosters were considered for field hockey, football, handball and water polo, following the decision of IOC to make them more flexible regarding the possible impact of COVID-19 protocols:
SportMenWomenTotalArchery 1 1 2 Artistic swimming 8 8 Athletics 32 22 54 Badminton 1 1 2 Basketball 12 12 24 Boxing 4 0 4 Canoeing 10 5 15 Cycling 9 3 12 Diving 2 0 2 Equestrian 4 1 5 Fencing 1 0 1 Field hockey 16 16 32 Football 18 0 18 Golf 2 2 4 Gymnastics 5 4 9 Handball 14 14 28 Judo 3 4 7 Karate 1 1 2 Modern pentathlon 1 0 1 Rowing 4 2 6 Sailing 8 7 15 Shooting 1 1 2 Skateboarding 2 2 4 Sport climbing 1 0 1 Swimming 4 7 11 Table tennis 1 2 3 Taekwondo 3 1 4 Tennis 4 4 8 Triathlon 3 2 5 Volleyball 2 2 4 Water polo 12 12 24 Weightlifting 3 1 4 Total 184 137 321
Archery
Spain qualified two archers: one for the men's individual recurve by winning the bronze medal and securing an outright berth available at the 2019 European Games in Minsk, Belarus; and another for the women's individual recurve by earning one of the four spots available at the Europe Continental Qualification Tournament in Antalya, Turkey.
AthleteEventRanking roundRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / ScoreSeedOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankDaniel CastroMen's individual65044L 2–6Did not advanceInés de VelascoWomen's individual62848L 3–7Did not advanceDaniel CastroInés de VelascoMixed team127821colspan=2 Did not advance
Artistic swimming
Spain fielded a squad of eight artistic swimmers to compete across all events by winning the silver medal and securing the second of three available spots in the women's team routine at the 2021 FINA Olympic Qualification Tournament in Barcelona, Spain.
AthleteEventTechnical routineFree routine (preliminary)Free routine (final)PointsRankPointsTotal (technical + free)RankPointsTotal (technical + free)RankAlisa OzhoginaIris TióDuet86.9281988.300175.228111 Q88.6667175.594810Ona CarbonellBerta FerrerasMeritxell MasAlisa OzhoginaPaula RamírezSara SaldañaIris TióBlanca ToledanoTeam90.37807colspan=3 91.5333181.91137
Athletics
Spanish athletes achieved the entry standards, either by qualifying time or by world ranking, in the following track and field events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event).: Although selected, Irene Sánchez-Escribano could not compete in the 3000 m steeplechase due to a last minute injury. 2016 silver medallist Orlando Ortega got injured while training already at Japan days before the competition and could not take place.
Track & road events Men AthleteEventHeat SemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankÓscar Husillos400 m48.057Did not advanceAdrián Ben800 m1:45.303 Q1:44.304 q1:45.965Saúl Ordóñez1:45.985 Did not advancePablo Sánchez-Valladares1:46.064 Did not advanceIgnacio Fontes1500 m3:36.958 q3:34.495 Q3:38.5613Jesús Gómez3:47.2712 qR3:44.4612Did not advanceAdel Mechaal3:36.746 Q3:32.19 PB4 Q3:30.77 PB5Mohamed Katir5000 m13:30.101 Qcolspan=2 13:06.608Carlos Mayo10000 mcolspan=4 28:04.7113Asier Martínez110 m hurdles13.321 Q13.27 PB3 q13.22 PB6Orlando OrtegaDid not advanceSergio Fernández400 m hurdles51.517 Did not advanceDaniel Arce3000 m steeplechase8:38:0913colspan=2 rowspan=3 Did not advanceFernando CarroDid not advanceSebastián Martos8:23.078 Did not advanceJavier GuerraMarathoncolspan=4 rowspan=3 2:16:4233Ayad Lamdassem2:10:165Daniel Mateo2:15:2121Diego García20 km walkcolspan=4 rowspan=3 1:21:576Miguel Ángel López1:27.1231Álvaro Martín1:21:464Luis Manuel Corchete50 km walkcolspan=4 rowspan=3 Jesús Ángel García4:10:0335Marc Tur3:51:084
Women AthleteEventHeat SemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankMaría Isabel Pérez100 m11.515 Did not advanceJaël Bestué200 m23.19 PB4Did not advanceAauri Lorena Bokesa400 m51.894 q51.57 PB8Did not advanceNatalia Romero800 m2:01.16 PB6 q2:01.528 Did not advanceEsther Guerrero1500 m4:07.088Did not advanceMarta Pérez4:04.76 PB7 q4:01.69 PB5 Q4:00.12 PB9Lucía Rodríguez5000 m15:26.19 PB16colspan=2 Did not advanceTeresa Errandonea100 m hurdles13.156 Did not advanceCarolina Robles3000 m steeplechase9:45.3713 qRcolspan=2 9:50.9614Marta GalimanyMarathoncolspan=4 rowspan=3 2:35:3937Elena Loyo2:34:3829Laura Méndez EsquerLaura García-Caro20 km walkcolspan=4 rowspan=3 1:37.4834Raquel González1:31.5714María Pérez1:30.054
Mixed AthleteEventHeat FinalResultRankResultRankAauri Lorena BokesaLaura BuenoBernat ErtaSamuel García4 × 400 m relay3:13.29 NR6Did not advance
Field events Men AthleteEventHeat FinalResultRankResultRankEusebio CáceresLong jump7.987 q8.184Pablo TorrijosTriple jump15.8725Did not advanceLois Maikel MartínezDiscus throw54.6930Did not advanceOdei JainagaJavelin throw73.1129Did not advanceJavier CienfuegosHammer throw76.917 q76.3010
Women AthleteEventHeat FinalResultRankResultRankFátima DiameLong jump6.3322Did not advanceAna PeleteiroTriple jump14.622 Q14.87 NRMaría Belén ToimilShot put17.3822 Did not advanceLaura RedondoHammer throw62.4229Did not advance
Combined events – Men's decathlon AthleteEventFinalRankJorge UreñaResult10.66 PB7.3013.972.0548.00 PB14.1343.70 PB4.9055.824:27.8283229Points938886727850909958740880675759
Combined events – Women's heptathlon AthleteEvent 200 m 800 mFinalRankMaría VicenteResult13.541.77 =PB12.7023.506.1837.042:16.99611718Points10599417071029905611865
Badminton
Spain entered two badminton players (one per gender) into the Olympic tournament. 2014 Youth Olympian Clara Azurmendi, with Pablo Abián playing in the badminton court at his fourth consecutive Games on the men's side, was automatically selected among the top 40 individual shuttlers in their respective singles events. based on the BWF World Race to Tokyo Rankings. Reigning Olympic champion Carolina Marín was initially chosen but pulled out from the Games due to a knee injury.
AthleteEventGroup stageEliminationQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankPablo AbiánMen's singlesW (21–7, 21–11)L (11–21, 10–21)2Did not advanceClara AzurmendiWomen's singlesL (13–21, 8–21)W (21–10, 21–2)2Did not advance
Basketball
Summary TeamEventGroup stageQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankSpain men'sMen's tournamentW 88–77W 81–71 L 87–952 QL 81–95Did not advanceSpain women'sWomen's tournamentW 73–69W 85–70W 76–661 QL 64–67Did not advance
Men's tournament
Spain men's basketball team qualified for the Games by reaching the semifinal stage and securing an outright berth as one of two highest-ranked squads from Europe at the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup in China.
Team roster
Group play
Quarterfinal
Women's tournament
Spain women's basketball team qualified for the Olympics as one of three highest-ranked eligible squads from group B at the Belgrade meet of the 2020 FIBA Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament.
Team roster
Group play
Quarterfinal
Boxing
Spain entered four boxers into the Olympic tournament. Fourth-seeded Gabriel Escobar (men's flyweight), José Quiles (men's featherweight), Russian-born Gazimagomed Jalidov (men's light heavyweight), and Emmanuel Reyes (men's heavyweight) secured the spots on the Spanish squad in their respective weight divisions, either by winning the round of 16 match, advancing to the semifinal match, or scoring a box-off triumph, at the 2020 European Qualification Tournament in London and Paris.
AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankGabriel EscobarMen's flyweightW 5–0W 4–1L 2–3Did not advanceJosé QuilesMen's featherweightL 0–5 Did not advanceGazimagomed JalidovMen's light heavyweightW 3–2L Did not advanceEnmanuel ReyesMen's heavyweightW L 1–4 Did not advance
Canoeing
Slalom Spanish canoeists qualified boats in all four classes through the 2019 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in La Seu d'Urgell, Spain.
AthleteEventPreliminarySemifinalFinalRun 1RankRun 2RankBestRankTimeRankTimeRankAnder ElosegiMen's C-1103.788101.514101.517103.153106.598David LlorenteMen's K-1147.622295.831495.831898.268150.0810Núria VilarrublaWomen's C-1118.039121.0015118.031119.998127.338Maialen ChourrautWomen's K-1108.256105.135105.135107.927106.63
Sprint Spanish canoeists qualified four boats in the 2019 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Szeged, Hungary, Meanwhile, three additional boats were awarded to the Spanish canoeists each in the men's C-2 1000 m, women's K-1 500 m, and women's C-1 200 m, respectively, with their top-two placements at the 2021 European Canoe Sprint Qualification Regatta. The team was announced on 15 May 2021, excepting the women's C-1 canoeist who would be decided later.
Men AthleteEventHeatsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankCayetano García C-1 1000 m4:34.4184 q4:31.9295Did not advancePablo Martínez4:21.7295 q4:09.1023Did not advanceCayetano GarcíaPablo MartínezC-2 1000 m3:44.9472 Qcolspan=2 3:28.5944 FA3:41.5728Carlos Arévalo K-1 200 m34.4522 Qcolspan=2 35.2073 FA35.3915Saúl Craviotto35.0022 Qcolspan=2 35.9344 FA35.5687Francisco CubelosÍñigo PeñaK-2 1000 m3:10.1381 Qcolspan=2 3:19.1334 FA3:17.2676Carlos ArévaloSaúl CraviottoRodrigo GermadeMarcus WalzK-4 500 m1:21.6581 Qcolspan=2 1:24.3551 FA1:22.445
Women