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Spain at the 2024 Summer Olympics

Spain competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. Spanish athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games from 1920 onwards, except for the 1936 Summer Olympics in Nazi Germany because the nation's government was part of the anti-fascist boycott.

Spanish athletes competed in all sports except breaking, rugby sevens, weightlifting and wrestling.

Medalists

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Competitors

The following is the provisional list of number of competitors in the Games. Note that alternate athletes (AP) are not counted:

Additional 23 alternate athletes (AP) were entered in artistic swimming, athletics, equestrian, field hockey, football and handball.

Archery

Two Spanish archers qualified for the mixed team recurve, along with the men's and women's individual recurve, by winning the gold medal at the 2023 European Games in Kraków, Poland.

Artistic swimming

Spain fielded a squad of eight artistic swimmers to compete across all events by securing one of five available spots in the women's team routine at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships in Doha, Qatar.

Athletics

Spanish track and field athletes achieved the entry standards for Paris 2024, either by passing the direct qualifying mark (or time for track and road races) or by world ranking, in the events listed below (a maximum of 3 athletes each). Additionally, Spain qualified two teams for the mixed marathon walk relay through their corresponding top ten finish at the 2024 World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships in Antalya, Turkey, as well as two relay teams through the 2024 World Athletics Relays held in Nassau, Bahamas; with a third relay team later qualifying through the World Athletics Top List. The marathon squad was first announced on 19 March 2024 and the race walk team was later presented on 14 June 2024; on 8 July 2024 the full final squad was announced. The following selected relay only athletes did not get to compete at the Games: Manuel Guijarro, (men's ), Paula García, Esther Navero (women's ), Bárbara Camblor (women's ), Alberto Amezcua, Antía Chamosa and Raquel González (mixed race walk).

Track & road events
Men
Women
Mixed
Field events
Men
Women
Combined events – Men's decathlon

Badminton

Spain entered two badminton players (one per gender) into the Olympic tournament. Rio 2016 Olympic champion Carolina Marín, with Pablo Abián playing in the badminton court at his fifth consecutive Games on the men's side, were automatically selected among the top 40 individual shuttlers in their respective singles events, based on the BWF World "Race to Paris" Rankings, which were closed on 28 April 2024.

Basketball

5x5 basketball

Summary

Men's tournament

Spanish men's basketball team qualified for the games by winning the 2024 FIBA Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Valencia, Spain.

Team roster

Group play



Women's tournament

Spanish women's basketball team qualified for the Olympics as one of three highest-ranked eligible squads at the Tournament 4 groups, at the 2024 Olympic Qualifying Tournaments in Sopron, Hungary.

Team roster
Group play


Quarterfinal

3×3 basketball

Summary

Women's tournament

The Spanish women's 3x3 team qualified for the Olympics by finishing in the top three at the 2024 Olympic Qualifying Tournament held in Debrecen, Hungary.

Team roster

The roster was revealed on 7 July 2024.

Group play






Semifinal
Gold medal game

Boxing

Spain entered six boxers into the Olympic tournament. Tokyo 2020 Olympian José Quiles (men's featherweight), with Laura Fuertes (women's flyweight) slated to become the country's first female boxer in history at the Games, secured the spots on the Spanish squad in their respective weight divisions by advancing to the semifinal match at the 2023 European Games in Nowy Targ, Poland. Enmanuel Reyes (men's heavyweight) later qualified through the 2024 World Boxing Olympic Qualification Tournament 1 in Busto Arsizio, Italy, and Rafael Lozano (men's flyweight), Oier Ibarretxe (men's lightweight) and Ayoub Ghadfa (men's super heavyweight) also qualified through the 2024 World Boxing Olympic Qualification Tournament 2 in Bangkok, Thailand.

Canoeing

Slalom

Spanish canoeists qualified boats in four classes through the 2023 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in Lee Valley, Great Britain. On 7 April 2024, the Royal Spanish Canoeing Federation (RFEP) announced the canoeists selected for the Games, and on 9 June 2024, Manuel Ochoa earned an extra quota in Kayak Cross through reaching the final at the 2024 ICF Kayak Cross Global Qualification Tournament held in Prague, Czech Republic.

Canoe slalom

Kayak cross

Sprint

Spanish canoeists qualified eight boats at the 2023 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Duisburg, Germany, with some of the canoeists later selected during the national trials held by the RFEP in April 2024. An additional boat (men's C-1) was later qualified at the 2024 European Canoe Sprint Qualifier held in Szeged, Hungary.

Men
Women

<small>Qualification Legend: Q = Qualify to semifinals; q = Qualify to quarterfinals; FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal); FC = Qualify to final C (non-medal)</small>

Cycling

Road

Spain entered a squad of five riders (three men and two women) to compete in their respective Olympic road races, by virtue of their top 10 national finish (for men) and top 20 (for women) in the UCI World Ranking.

Men
Women

Track

Spanish riders accumulated spots for both men's madison and omnium, based on the country's results in the final UCI Olympic rankings.

Omnium
Madison

Mountain biking

Spanish mountain bikers qualified for two men's quota places into the Olympic cross-country race, as a result of the nation's top-eight finish for men in the final UCI Olympic ranking. On 28 May 2024, the two selected bikers were confirmed by the Royal Spanish Cycling Federation (RFEC).

Diving

Spanish divers secured a quota place for the Games by advancing to the top twelve final of the women's individual platform at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan; another quota in the men's synchronized springboard by achieving the top four in the final at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships in Doha, Qatar; and finally, a reallocated quota in the women's springboard.

Equestrian

Spanish equestrians have qualified full squads in both the team dressage competition (through the 2023 European Championships in Riesenbeck, Germany) and the team jumping competition (through the 2023 European Championships in Milan, Italy). Additionally, they earned two individual quotas in the eventing competition through the Olympic Ranking finished at the end of 2023. In dressage, José Daniel Martín was originally selected to compete with 'Malagueño LXIII', but he was later forced to withdrawn his horse, so Claudio Castilla with 'Hi Rico Do Sobral' replaced them.

Dressage

<small>Qualification Legend: Q = Qualified for the final; q = Qualified for the final as a lucky loser</small><br /><small>TF = Substituted for the team final</small>

Eventing

Jumping

Fencing

Spain entered two fencers into the Olympic competition. Lucía Martín-Portugués secured a spot in the women's sabre as one of the two highest-ranked fencers vying for qualification from Europe in the FIE Adjusted Official Rankings, while Carlos Llavador later received a reallocated quota from FIE in the men's foil.

Field hockey

Summary

Men's tournament

Spain men's national field hockey team qualified for the Olympics after a top three finish at the 2024 FIH Olympic Qualifiers in Valencia, Spain.

Team roster
Group play




Quarterfinal
Semifinal
Bronze medal game

Women's tournament

Spain women's national field hockey team qualified for the Olympics after a top three finish at the 2024 FIH Olympic Qualifiers in Valencia, Spain.

Team roster
Group play




Quarterfinal

Football

Summary

Men's tournament

Spain men's football team qualified for the Olympics by advancing to the semifinals of the 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship in Georgia and Romania.

Team roster
Group play


Quarterfinal
Semi-final
Gold medal match

Women's tournament

Spain women's football team qualified for the Olympics by advancing to the final of the 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League.

Team roster
Group play


Quarterfinal
Semi-final
Bronze medal match

Golf

Spain entered two men and two women into the Olympic tournament as they qualified directly among the top 60 eligible players per gender category, based on their corresponding IGF World Rankings.

Gymnastics

Artistic

The Spanish men's squad secured one of the remaining nine places in the team all-around at the 2023 World Championships in Antwerp, Belgium. Additionally, Spain secured two individual places for the women's all-around event at the same championships, and a third one at the 2024 FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup series.

Men
Team
Individual
Women
Individual

Rhythmic

Spain entered a squad of rhythmic gymnasts to compete in the group all-around competition, following the nation's successful third-place finish in the qualifying round at the 2022 World Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria. Additionally, Spain also entered two individual gymnasts through achieving the top-20 in the individual all-round of the 2023 World Championships in Valencia, Spain.

Trampoline

Spain entered two gymnasts in trampoline, one in the men's event and another in the women's event, through the 2023–24 Trampoline World Cup series.

Handball

Summary

Men's tournament

Spain men's national handball team qualified for the Olympics by securing a top two spot at the Tournament 1 of the 2024 IHF Men's Olympic Qualification Tournaments in Granollers, Spain.

Team roster
Group play




Quarterfinal
Semi-final
Bronze medal game

Women's tournament

Spain women's national handball team qualified for the Olympics by securing a top two spot at the Tournament 2 of the 2024 IHF Women's Olympic Qualification Tournaments in Torrevieja, Spain.

Team roster
Group play




Judo

Spain qualified eight judoka (five men and three women) for each of the following weight classes at the Games by virtue of their top-18 finish in the IJF World Ranking List, while Cristina Cabaña (women's half-middleweight, 73&nbsp;kg) earned a continental berth from Europe as the nation's top-ranked judoka outside of direct qualifying position. On 28 May 2024, the Royal Spanish Federation of Judo and Associated Sports (RFEJYDA) announced the full squad of nine judoka selected for the Olympic tournament.

Men
Women
Mixed

Modern pentathlon

Spanish modern pentathletes confirmed a single quota place for the Games. Laura Heredia secured her selection in the women's event by winning a silver medal and finishing among the eight highest-ranked modern pentathletes eligible for qualification at the 2023 European Games in Krakow, Poland.

Rowing

Spain qualified one boat for each of the following rowing classes into the Olympic regatta, confirming Olympic places for their boats at the 2023 FISA World Championships in Belgrade, Serbia, and at the 2024 Final Qualification Regatta in Lucerne, Switzerland.

Men
Women

<small>Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage</small>

Sailing

Spanish sailors qualified one boat in each of the following classes through the 2023 Sailing World Championships in The Hague, in the Netherlands, and the later world and continental qualifiers. In October 2023, the Royal Spanish Sailing Federation (RFEV) confirmed the names of the first sailors selected for the Games, while the rest were later confirmed in April 2024.

Elimination events
Medal race events
Mixed

<small>M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race</small>

Shooting

Spanish shooters achieved quota places for the following events based on their results at the 2022 and 2023 ISSF World Championships, 2022, 2023, and 2024 European Championships, 2023 European Games, 2024 ISSF World Olympic Qualification Tournament and ISSF World Olympic Rankings.

Skateboarding

Spain skateboarders achieved quota places for the following events by virtue of their combined results at the Olympic World Skateboarding Rankings and the 2024 Olympic Qualifier Series. Daniela Terol received a reallocated quota just prior to the Games inauguration due to the withdrawal of Colombian Jazmín Álvarez due to an injury.

Men
Women

Sport climbing

Spain qualified two climbers for the Olympic Games, as both Tokyo 2020 Olympic champion Alberto Ginés and Leslie Romero qualified thanks to their top results at the 2024 Olympic Qualifier Series.

Boulder & lead combined
Speed

Surfing

Spanish surfers confirmed three shortboard quota places for Tahiti. Nadia Erostarbe, Janire González and Andy Criere qualified for the Games, thanks to their top-8 position (for women) and top-6 position (for men); among surfers not previously qualified, at the 2024 ISA World Surfing Games in Arecibo, Puerto Rico.

Swimming

Spanish swimmers achieved the entry standards in the events listed below for Paris 2024 (a maximum of two swimmers under the Olympic Qualifying Time (OST) and potentially at the Olympic Consideration Time (OCT)). Additionally, they secured two quotas in the women's marathon thanks to their top-15 results at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships in Doha, Qatar. The full swimming squad was confirmed by the Royal Spanish Swimming Federation (RFEN) on 22 June 2024, with the two times Olympic swimmer Jessica Vall and Laura Cabanes both being later invited by World Aquatics due to their OCT.

Men
Women

Table tennis

Spain qualified the mixed double's pair through the 2024 ITTF World Mixed Doubles Olympics Qualification held in Havířov, Czech Republic; one men's singles quota based on continental ranking and one women's singles quota based on the final ITTF World Rankings.

Taekwondo

Spain entered four athletes into the taekwondo competition into the Games. Three of them qualified through the direct qualification for their respective weight classes by finishing among the top five taekwondo practitioners at the end of the WT Olympic Rankings. Meanwhile, the fourth athlete, Cecilia Castro, qualified for the Games after her semifinal victory at the 2024 European Olympic Qualification Tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria.

Men
Women

Tennis

Spain entered eight tennis players (six men and two women) into the Olympic tournament. Four men have guaranteed their participation as one of the top-56 eligible players in the ATP World Rankings, while two women did the same as the top-56 eligible players in the WTA World Rankings, which were completed on 10 June 2024. Additionally, Marcel Granollers secured a spot in the men's doubles event as one of the top-10 players in the doubles ranking. The team was announced on 12 June 2024, while Pablo Carreño was later replaced by Pedro Martínez and Alejandro Davidovich by Jaume Munar in the singles event.

Men
Women
Mixed

Triathlon

Spain confirmed five quota places in the triathlon events for Paris, based on the final Individual Olympic Qualification Rankings completed in May 2024. The selected triathletes were announced by the Spanish Triathlon Federation (FETRI) on 6 June 2024.

Individual
Relay

Volleyball

Beach

Spain qualified three pairs (two men and four women) for the Games by virtue of their corresponding top-17 placement in the FIVB Beach Volleyball Olympic Ranking completed in June 2024.

Water polo

Summary

Men's tournament

Spain men's national water polo team qualified for the Olympics by winning the 2024 European Championship in Zagreb and Dubrovnik, Croatia.

Team roster
Group play




Quarterfinal
5–8th place classification semi-final
Fifth place game

Women's tournament

Spain women's national water polo team qualified for the Olympics by advancing to the final match and securing an outright berth at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan.

Team roster
Group play



Quarterfinal
Semifinal
Gold medal game

See also

References