Spain at the 2008 Summer Olympics

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Spain at the
2008 Summer Olympics
IOC codeESP
NOCSpanish Olympic Committee
Websitewww.coe.es (in Spanish)
in Beijing
Competitors286 in 25 sports
Flag bearers David Cal[1] (opening)
Joan Llaneras (closing)
Medals
Ranked 14th
Gold
5
Silver
11
Bronze
3
Total
19
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Spain competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, People's Republic of China, with a total of 286 athletes and competed in 25 sports.[2]

Medalists[edit]

Delegation[edit]

The following is the list of number of competitors participating in the Games. Note that reserves for fencing, field hockey, football, and handball are not counted as athletes:

Sport Men Women Total
Archery 1 0 1
Athletics 32 22 54
Badminton 1 1 2
Basketball 12 12 24
Boxing 1 1
Canoeing 5 5 10
Cycling 14 4 18
Diving 1 1 2
Equestrian 2 1 3
Fencing 4 1 5
Field hockey 16 16 32
Gymnastics 6 9 15
Handball 15 0 15
Judo 2 4 6
Modern pentathlon 1 0 1
Rowing 0 1 1
Sailing 9 7 16
Shooting 5 2 7
Swimming 10 13 23
Synchronized swimming 9 9
Table tennis 2 3 5
Taekwondo 2 1 3
Tennis 4 5 9
Triathlon 2 2 4
Volleyball 2 0 2
Water polo 13 0 13
Weightlifting 1 1 2
Wrestling 1 2 3
Total 164 122 286

Archery[edit]

Spain sent one archer to the Olympics. Daniel Morillo earned a spot to compete in the men's competition.[3]

Athlete Event Ranking round Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Score Seed Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Daniel Morillo Men's individual 657 33  Ivashko (UKR) (32)
W 115–107
 Serrano (MEX) (1)
L 111–112
Did not advance

Athletics[edit]

The list with the athletes classified for the 2008 Summer Olympics were released in July, after the Campeonato de España de Atletismo 2008 can be found on the following ref.[4]

Key
  • Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
  • Q = Qualified for the next round
  • q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
  • NR = National record
  • N/A = Round not applicable for the event
  • Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
Men
Track & road events
Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Ángel David Rodríguez 100 m 10.34 4 q 10.35 8 Did not advance
200 m 20.87 4 q 20.96 8 Did not advance
Antonio Manuel Reina 800 m 1:46.30 3 q 1:46.40 7 Did not advance
Manuel Olmedo 1:45.78 1 Q 1:45.91 4 Did not advance
Miguel Quesada 1:48.06 4 Did not advance
Arturo Casado 1500 m 3:36.42 2 Q 3:41.57 11 Did not advance
Juan Carlos Higuero 3:41.70 3 Q 3:37.31 3 Q 3:34.44 4
Reyes Estévez 3:39.62 8 Did not advance
Alberto García 5000 m 13:58.20 9 Did not advance
Alemayehu Bezabeh 13:37.88 5 q 13:30.48 11
Jesús España 13:48.88 4 Q 13:55.94 14
Ayad Lamdassen 10000 m 28:13.73 24
Carles Castillejo 28:13.68 23
Juan Carlos de la Ossa 27:54.20 17
Jackson Quiñónez 110 m hurdles 13.41 2 Q 13.47 3 Q 13.40 3 Q 13.69 8
Eliseo Martín 3000 m steeplechase 8:23.19 12 Did not advance
José Luis Blanco 8:37.37 5 Did not advance
Rubén Palomeque 8:58.50 12 Did not advance
Julio Rey Marathon DNF
José Ríos 2:32:35 72
José Manuel Martínez 2:14:00 16
Benjamín Sánchez 20 km walk 1:21:38 13
Juan Manuel Molina 1:21:25 12
Paquillo Fernández 1:20:32 7
Jesús Ángel García 50 km walk 3:44:08 4
Mikel Odriozola 3:51:30 13
Santiago Pérez 3:59:41 26
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Luis Felipe Méliz Long jump 7.95 10 q 8.07 7
Javier Bermejo High jump 2.20 29 Did not advance
Manuel Martínez Shot put 19.81 19 Did not advance
Frank Casañas Discus throw 64.99 4 Q 66.49 5
Mario Pestano 64.42 7 q 63.42 9
Combined events – Decathlon
Athlete Event 100 m LJ SP HJ 400 m 110H DT PV JT 1500 m Final Rank
David Gómez Result 11.12 6.85 13.58 1.81 49.27 14.61 40.17 NM 62.22 4:30.74 6876 24
Points 834 778 703 636 849 897 668 0 771 740
Women
Track & road events
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Iris Fuentes-Pila 1500 m 4:14.10 2 Q 4:04.86 8
Natalia Rodríguez 4:05.30 2 Q 4:03.19 6
Dolores Checa 5000 m 15:31.22 13 Did not advance
Isabel Checa 10000 m 33:17.88 29
Josephine Onyia 100 m hurdles 12.68 1 Q 12.86 5 Did not advance
Laia Forcadell 400 m hurdles 58.64 7 Did not advance
Marta Domínguez 3000 m steeplechase 9:22.11 2 Q DNF
Rosa Morató 9:45.33 12 Did not advance
Zulema Fuentes-Pila 9:29.40 4 Q 9:35.16 12
Alessandra Aguilar Marathon 2:39:29 54
María José Pueyo 2:48:01 64
Yesenia Centeno 2:36:25 45
Beatriz Pascual 20 km walk 1:27:44 6
María Vasco 1:27:25 5
María José Poves 1:30:51 18
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Concepción Montaner Long jump 6.53 16 Did not advance
Carlota Castrejana Triple jump 14.02 16 Did not advance
Ruth Beitia High jump 1.93 =1 q 1.96 =7
Naroa Agirre Pole vault 4.40 13 Did not advance
Irache Quintanal Shot put NM Did not advance
Mercedes Chilla Javelin throw 61.81 8 Q 58.13 9
Berta Castells Hammer throw 62.44 41 Did not advance

Badminton[edit]

Spain sent two badminton players to Beijing; Pablo Abián - men's singles & Yoana Martínez - women's singles.[5]

Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Pablo Abián Men's singles  Navickas (LTU)
L 21–23, 12–21, 9–21
Did not advance
Yoana Martínez Women's singles  Carroll (AUS)
 W 21–9, 21–16
 Yulianti (INA)
 L 9–21, 14–21
Did not advance

Basketball[edit]

Spain's men's basketball team qualified for the Olympics as the reigning world champion in the 2006 FIBA World Championship. On the other hand, the women's team finished second at the EuroBasket Women 2007, and qualified for the final five Olympic spots at the FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Women 2008.

2008 Summer Olympics Spanish basketball team 'slanty-eye' photo incident

Both men and women 2008 Summer Olympics Spanish basketball teams were a part of the 'slanty-eye' gesture photo incident that took place before the Beijing Olympics. The photo was a feature ad as a newspaper spread in Spain, showing all players using their fingers to apparently make their eyes look more Chinese (Epicanthic fold) on a basketball court adorned with a Chinese dragon. The photo was part of a publicity campaign for team sponsor Seur and was used only in Spain.[6]

"It was something like supposed to be funny or something but never offensive in any way", said forward Pau Gasol. "I'm sorry if anybody thought or took it the wrong way and thought that it was offensive."[7]

Guard José Calderón said the team was responding to a request from the photographer. "We felt it was something appropriate, and that it would be interpreted as an affectionate gesture", said Calderón. "Without a doubt, some ... press didn't see it that way."[8]

Men's tournament[edit]

Roster

The following is the Spain roster in the men's basketball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[9][10]

Spain men's national basketball team – 2008 Summer Olympics roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
F/C 4 Pau Gasol 28 – (1980-07-06)July 6, 1980 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) Los Angeles Lakers United States
G/F 5 Rudy Fernandez 23 – (1985-04-04)April 4, 1985 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Portland Trail Blazers United States
PG 6 Ricky Rubio 17 – (1990-10-21)October 21, 1990 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Joventut Badalona Spain
G 7 Juan Carlos Navarro 28 – (1980-06-13)June 13, 1980 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) FC Barcelona Spain
PG 8 José Calderón 26 – (1981-09-28)September 28, 1981 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Toronto Raptors Canada
F/C 9 Felipe Reyes 28 – (1980-03-16)March 16, 1980 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Real Madrid Spain
SF 10 Carlos Jiménez (C) 32 – (1976-02-10)February 10, 1976 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) CB Málaga Spain
PG 11 Raül López 28 – (1980-04-15)April 15, 1980 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Real Madrid Spain
SG 12 Berni Rodríguez 28 – (1980-06-07)June 7, 1980 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) CB Málaga Spain
C 13 Marc Gasol 23 – (1985-01-29)January 29, 1985 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) Memphis Grizzlies United States
SF 14 Álex Mumbrú 29 – (1979-06-12)June 12, 1979 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Real Madrid Spain
PF 15 Jorge Garbajosa 30 – (1977-12-19)December 19, 1977 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Khimki BC Russia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on August 9, 2008
Group play
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  United States 5 5 0 515 354 +161 10 Quarterfinals
2  Spain 5 4 1 418 369 +49 9
3  Greece 5 3 2 415 375 +40 8
4  China (H) 5 2 3 366 400 −34 7
5  Germany 5 1 4 330 390 −60 6
6  Angola 5 0 5 321 477 −156 5
Source: FIBA archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
(H) Hosts
10 August 2008
14:30
Spain  81–66  Greece
Scoring by quarter: 20–16, 15–13, 27–17, 19–20
Pts: Fernández 16
Rebs: P. Gasol 7
Asts: Navarro, Rodríguez 2
Pts: Spanoulis 15
Rebs: Tsartsaris 8
Asts: Diamantidis 3
Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 11,083
Referees: Reynaldo Mercedes (DOM)
12 August 2008
16:45
China  75–85 (OT)  Spain
Scoring by quarter: 18–20, 28–17, 15–10, 11–25Overtime: 3–13
Pts: Liu 19
Rebs: Yao, Yi 9
Asts: Yao, Sun 3
Pts: P. Gasol 29
Rebs: P. Gasol, Fernández 8
Asts: Fernández 6
Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 11,083
Referees: José Carrión (PUR)
14 August 2008
09:00
Germany  59–72  Spain
Scoring by quarter: 15–12, 21–27, 12–20, 11–13
Pts: Hamann 15
Rebs: Kaman 10
Asts: Hamann 3
Pts: Calderón 15
Rebs: M. Gasol 8
Asts: P. Gasol, Rubio 3
Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 11,083
Referees: Fabio Facchini (ITA)
16 August 2008
22:15
Spain  82–119  United States
Scoring by quarter: 22–31, 23–30, 18–25, 19–33
Pts: Reyes 19
Rebs: Reyes 8
Asts: Fernández, Rubio 3
Pts: James 18
Rebs: Bosh 7
Asts: James, Paul 8
Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 11,083
Referees: Romualdas Brazauskas (LTU)
18 August 2008
16:45
Angola  50–98  Spain
Scoring by quarter: 23–15, 7–25, 11–31, 9–27
Pts: Mingas 10
Rebs: Mingas, Ambrosio 5
Asts: Costa 5
Pts: P. Gasol 31
Rebs: P. Gasol 9
Asts: Rodríguez, Rubio 5
Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 11,083
Referees: Eddie Rush (USA)
Quarterfinals
20 August 2008
14:30
Spain  72–59  Croatia
Scoring by quarter: 22–11, 15–15, 14–12, 21–21
Scoring by half: 37–26, 35–33
Pts: P. Gasol 20
Rebs: P. Gasol 10
Asts: Calderón, P. Gasol 2
Pts: Banić 15
Rebs: Banić, Planinić 5
Asts: Kus, Nicević 2
Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 11,083
Referees: Nikolaos Zavlanos (GRE)
Semifinals
22 August 2008
20:00
Spain  91–86  Lithuania
Scoring by quarter: 21–19, 19–23, 22–24, 29–20
Scoring by half: 40–42, 51–44
Pts: P Gasol 19
Rebs: Jiménez 7
Asts: Rubio 4
Pts: Jasaitis, Jasikevičius 19
Rebs: Jasaitis 8
Asts: Jasikevičius 6
Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 11,083
Referees: Nikolaos Pitsilkas (GRE)
Gold medal match
24 August 2008
14:00
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Spain  107–118  United States 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Scoring by quarter: 31–38, 30–31, 21–22, 25–27
Scoring by half: 61–69, 46–49
Pts: Fernández 22
Rebs: Reyes 7
Asts: Navarro 4
Pts: Wade 27
Rebs: Bosh 7
Asts: Bryant 6
Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 11,083
Referees: Romualdas Brazauskas (LTU), Pablo Estévez (ARG), Carl Jungebrand (FIN)

Women's tournament[edit]

Roster

The following is the Spain roster in the women's basketball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[11][12]

Spain women's national basketball team – 2008 Summer Olympics roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
PF 4 Laura Nicholls 19 – (1989-02-26)February 26, 1989 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Celta Vigourban Spain
C 5 Cindy Lima 27 – (1981-06-21)June 21, 1981 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) CB San José Spain
PF 6 Tamara Abalde 19 – (1989-02-06)February 6, 1989 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Lamar Cardinals United States
SG 7 Isabel Sánchez 20 – (1987-09-16)September 16, 1987 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Perfumerias Avenida Salamanca Spain
C 8 Lucila Pascua 25 – (1983-03-21)March 21, 1983 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) CB San José Spain
SG 9 Laia Palau 28 – (1979-09-10)September 10, 1979 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Ros Casares Valencia Spain
PG 10 Elisa Aguilar 31 – (1976-10-15)October 15, 1976 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Ros Casares Valencia Spain
G 11 Nuria Martínez 24 – (1984-02-29)February 29, 1984 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Dynamo Moscow Russia
PF 12 Anna Montañana 27 – (1980-10-24)October 24, 1980 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Perfumerias Avenida Salamanca Spain
SF 13 Amaya Valdemoro (C) 31 – (1976-08-18)August 18, 1976 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) CSKA Samara Russia
SF 14 María Revuelto 26 – (1982-01-27)January 27, 1982 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) CB San José Spain
SG 15 Alba Torrens 18 – (1989-08-30)August 30, 1989 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Celta Vigourban Spain
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on August 9, 2008
Group play
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  United States 5 5 0 491 276 +215 10 Quarterfinals
2  China (H) 5 4 1 358 346 +12 9
3  Spain 5 3 2 357 324 +33 8
4  Czech Republic 5 2 3 346 356 −10 7
5  New Zealand 5 1 4 320 423 −103 6
6  Mali 5 0 5 255 402 −147 5
Source: FIBA archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head points difference; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
(H) Hosts
9 August 2008
14:30
China  67–64  Spain
Scoring by quarter: 18–15, 19–9, 15–20, 15–20
Pts: Bian 15
Rebs: Bian 12
Asts: Miao 3
Pts: Torrens 18
Rebs: Montañana 7
Asts: Palau 4
Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 11,083
Referees: Jose Carrion (PUR)
11 August 2008
09:00
New Zealand  62–85  Spain
Scoring by quarter: 7–18, 20–22, 20–20, 15–25
Pts: Harmon 22
Rebs: Wallbutton 6
Asts: Harmon 3
Pts: Sanchez 19
Rebs: Montañana 7
Asts: Aguilar, Sánchez, Torrens 2
Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 11,083
Referees: Abreu Muhimua (MOZ)
13 August 2008
11:15
Spain  74–55  Czech Republic
Scoring by quarter: 15–21, 13–6, 30–11, 16–17
Pts: Montañana 20
Rebs: Pascua 8
Asts: Palau 5
Pts: Viteckova 12
Rebs: Machová 8
Asts: Machová 5
Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 11,083
Referees: Carl Jungebrand (FIN)
15 August 2008
20:00
United States  93–55  Spain
Scoring by quarter: 22–17, 17–17, 23–10, 31–11
Pts: Thompson 17
Rebs: Leslie 11
Asts: Lawson, Leslie, Parker 2
Pts: Valdemoro 17
Rebs: Nicholls 5
Asts: Martínez 2
Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 11,083
Referees: Fabio Facchini (ITA)
17 August 2008
09:00
Mali  47–79  Spain
Scoring by quarter: 5–19, 16–17, 12–22, 13–21
Pts: Sissoko 17
Rebs: Diawara 15
Asts: Diawara, Kanouté 2
Pts: Valdemoro 21
Rebs: Montañana 9
Asts: Montañana, Aguilar, Lima, Martínez 4
Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 11,083
Referees: Elena Chernova (RUS)
Quarterfinals
19 August 2008
22:15
Russia  84–65  Spain
Scoring by quarter: 10–21, 22–19, 24–15, 28–10
Pts: Shchegoleva 19
Rebs: Stepanova 10
Asts: Rakhmatulina 4
Pts: Valdemoro 16
Rebs: Pascua 6
Asts: Valdemoro, Palau, Torrens 1
Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 11,083
Referees: Ilija Belosevic (SRB)

Boxing[edit]

Spain qualified one boxer for the Olympic boxing tournament. Kelvin de la Nieve earned a qualifying spot at the second European qualifying tournament.[13]

Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Kelvin de la Nieve Light flyweight  Yanez (USA)
L 9–12
Did not advance

Canoeing[edit]

Slalom[edit]

Spain sent three people, two men and one woman, to compete in the slalom events at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Athlete Event Preliminary Semifinal Final
Run 1 Rank Run 2 Rank Total Rank Time Rank Time Rank Total Rank
Guillermo Díez-Canedo Men's K-1 84.95 4 88.07 13 173.02 12 Q 90.06 14 Did not advance
Ander Elosegi Men's C-1 87.00 4 85.47 4 176.45 7 Q 91.16 5 Q 89.93 4 180.59 4
Maialen Chourraut Women's K-1 147.95 17 105.44 12 253.39 16 Did not advance

Sprint[edit]

Men
Athlete Event Heats Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
David Cal C-1 500 m 1.47:995 1 QF Bye 1:48.397 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
C-1 1000 m 3.58:756 1 QF Bye 3:52.751 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Saúl Craviotto
Carlos Pérez Rial
K-2 500 m 1:28.983 2 QF Bye 1:28.736 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Women
Athlete Event Heats Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Maria Teresa Portela K-1 500 m 1:51.654 2 QS 1:54.981 6 Did not advance
Beatriz Manchón
Sonia Molanes
K-2 500 m 1:46.646 5 QS 1:45.313 4 Did not advance
Beatriz Manchón
Sonia Molanes
Maria Teresa Portela
Jana Smidakova
K-4 500 m 1:37.914 4 QS 1:37.172 1 Q 1:35.366 5

Qualification Legend: QS = Qualify to semi-final; QF = Qualify directly to final

Cycling[edit]

Road[edit]

Men
Athlete Event Time Rank
Alberto Contador Road race Did not finish
Time trial 1:03:29 4
Óscar Freire Road race Did not finish
Samuel Sánchez Road race 6:23:49 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Time trial 1:04:37 6
Carlos Sastre Road race 6:31:06 49
Alejandro Valverde 6:24:19 13
Women
Athlete Event Time Rank
Anna Sanchis Road race 3:32:52 19
Marta Vilajosana 3:43:25 25

Track[edit]

Pursuit
Athlete Event Qualification Semifinals Final
Time Rank Opponent
Results
Rank Opponent
Results
Rank
Sergi Escobar Men's individual pursuit 4:26.102 10 Did not advance
Antonio Tauler 4:22.462 6 Q  Markov (RUS)
4:24.974
6 Did not advance
Sergi Escobar
Asier Maeztu
Antonio Miguel Parra
David Muntaner
Men's team pursuit 4:06.509 7 Q  New Zealand (NZL)
LAP
Did not advance
Omnium
Athlete Event Points Laps Rank
Joan Llaneras Men's points race 60 2 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Leire Olaberría Women's points race 13 0 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Joan Llaneras
Antonio Tauler
Men's madison 7 0 2nd place, silver medalist(s)

Mountain biking[edit]

Athlete Event Time Rank
Carlos Coloma Nicolás Men's cross-country 2:09:05 28
José Antonio Hermida 2:01:01 10
Iñaki Lejarreta 2:00:21 8
Margarita Fullana Women's cross-country Did not finish

Diving[edit]

Spain will send one man and one woman to compete at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Men
Athlete Events Preliminaries Semifinals Final
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Javier Illana 3 m springboard 423.90 20 Did not advance
Women
Athlete Events Preliminaries Semifinals Final
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Jenifer Benítez 3 m springboard 194.05 30 Did not advance

Equestrian[edit]

Spain sent two men and one woman to compete in equestrian events at the 2008 Summer Olympics, however Beatriz Ferrer-Salat, and therefore dressage team, were unable to compete because Beatriz's horse, Fabergé, suffered an injury shortly before the start of the games.

Dressage[edit]

Athlete Horse Event Grand Prix Grand Prix Special Grand Prix Freestyle Overall
Score Rank Score Rank Score Rank Score Rank
Jordi Domingo Prestige Individual 64.042 28 Did not advance
Beatriz Ferrer-Salat Fabergé DNS Did not advance
Juan Manuel Muñoz Fuego XII 66.083 22 Q 68.160 16 Did not advance
Jordi Domingo
Beatriz Ferrer-Salat
Juan Manuel Muñoz
See above Team DNS

Fencing[edit]

Men
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
José Luis Abajo Individual épée Bye  Kim W-J (KOR)
W 15–14
 Jeannet (FRA)
W 15–9
 Confalonieri (ITA)
W 14–13
 Tagliariol (ITA)
L 12–15
 Boczkó (HUN)
W 8–7
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Javier Menéndez Individual foil  Schlosser (AUT)
L 9–15
Did not advance
Jaime Martí Individual sabre Bye  Kovalev (RUS)
W 15–12
 Zhong M (CHN)
L 14–15
Did not advance
Jorge Pina Bye  Occhiuzzi (ITA)
W 15–9
 Montano (ITA)
W 15–14
 Lopez (FRA)
L 10–15
Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Araceli Navarro Individual sabre  Larios (MEX)
W 15–4
 Ward (USA)
L 7–12
Did not advance

Field hockey[edit]

Men's tournament[edit]

Roster

The following is the Spanish roster in the men's field hockey tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[14]

Head Coach: Maurits Hendriks

Reserve:

  1. Franc Dinares
  2. Xavier Castillano (GK)
Group play
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Spain 5 4 0 1 9 5 +4 12 Semi-finals
2  Germany 5 3 2 0 12 6 +6 11
3  South Korea 5 2 1 2 13 11 +2 7 Fifth place game
4  New Zealand 5 2 1 2 10 9 +1 7 Seventh place game
5  Belgium 5 1 1 3 9 13 −4 4 Ninth place game
6  China (H) 5 0 1 4 7 16 −9 1 Eleventh place game
Source: FIH
(H) Hosts
11 August 2008
20:30
Spain  4–2  Belgium
Amat field hockey ball 8'
Freixa field hockey ball 20'
Ribas field hockey ball 41'
Sojo field hockey ball 49'
Report Truyens field hockey ball 26'
Dekeyser field hockey ball 63'
Umpires:
Murray Grime (AUS)
Roel van Eert (NED)
13 August 2008
20:30
New Zealand  0–1  Spain
Report Freixa field hockey ball 70'
Umpires:
John Wright (RSA)
Christian Blasch (GER)
15 August 2008
08:30
Spain  2–1  China
Ribas field hockey ball 17'
Amat field hockey ball 67'
Report Na Yubo field hockey ball 6'
Umpires:
David Gentles (AUS)
Kim Hong-lae (KOR)
17 August 2008
21:00
Germany  1–0  Spain
Fürste field hockey ball 34' Report
Umpires:
John Wright (RSA)
David Gentles (AUS)
19 August 2008
18:30
South Korea  1–2  Spain
Yoon Sung-hoon field hockey ball 69' Report Freixa field hockey ball 12'53'
Umpires:
Henrik Ehlers (DEN)
John Wright (USA)
Semifinals
21 August 2008
20:30
Spain  3−2  Australia
Tubau field hockey ball 39'44'
Freixa field hockey ball 68'
Report Abbott field hockey ball 1'
Ockenden field hockey ball 37'
Umpires:
Henrik Ehlers (DEN)
Christian Blasch (GER)
Gold medal match
23 August 2008
20:30
1st place, gold medalist(s) Germany  1–0  Spain 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
C. Zeller field hockey ball 16' Report
Umpires:
Henrik Ehlers (DEN)
David Gentles (AUS)

Women's tournament[edit]

Roster

The following is the Spanish roster in the women's field hockey tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[15]

Head Coach: Pablo Usoz

Reserve:

  1. Paula Paula
  2. Panadero Yurena
Group play
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
 Netherlands 5 5 0 0 14 3 +11 15 Advanced to semifinals
 China 5 3 1 1 14 4 +10 10
 Australia 5 3 1 1 17 9 +8 10
 Spain 5 2 0 3 4 12 −8 6
 South Korea 5 1 0 4 13 18 −5 3
 South Africa 5 0 0 5 2 18 −16 0
10 August 2008
10:30
China  3–0  Spain
Fu Baorong field hockey ball 17'
Li Hongxia field hockey ball 31'
Gao Lihua field hockey ball 37'
Report
Umpires:
Ute Conen (GER)
Marelize de Clerk (RSA)
12 August 2008
10:30
Australia  6–1  Spain
Lambert field hockey ball 27'60'
Hudson field hockey ball 47'
Eastham field hockey ball 54'
Halliday field hockey ball 66'
Rivers field hockey ball 70'
Report Muñoz field hockey ball 6'
Umpires:
Chieko Soma (JPN)
Miao Lin (CHN)
14 August 2008
18:00
Spain  2–1  South Korea
Camón field hockey ball 8'
Sanchez field hockey ball 22'
Report Kim Jong-eun field hockey ball 37'
Umpires:
Anne McRae (GBR)
Sarah Garnett (NZL)
16 August 2008
21:00
Spain  1–0  South Africa
Romagosa field hockey ball 31' Report
Umpires:
Lee Keum-ju (KOR)
Gina Spitaleri (ITA)
18 August 2008
18:30
Netherlands  2–0  Spain
Paumen field hockey ball 22'
Hoog field hockey ball 69'
Report
Umpires:
Soledad Iparraguirre (ARG)
Minka Woolley (AUS)
7th–8th place
20 August 2008
11:00
Spain  3–2 (a.e.t.)  United States
Termens field hockey ball 8'
Huertas field hockey ball 68'
Ybarra field hockey ball 84'
Report Sensenig field hockey ball 30'
Loy field hockey ball 59'
Umpires:
Minka Woolley (AUS)
Ute Conen (GER)

Gymnastics[edit]

Artistic[edit]

Men
Team
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Apparatus Total Rank Apparatus Total Rank
F PH R V PB HB F PH R V PB HB
Isaac Botella Pérez Team 14.975 13.600 14.900 16.050 Q Did not advance
Manuel Carballo 14.650 14.475 14.900 15.275 13.025
Gervasio Deferr 15.825 Q 15.075 14.600 13.725
Rafael Martínez 15.750 15.550 14.800 14.325 15.100 15.275 90.800 10 Q
Sergio Muñoz 14.575 12.700 15.150 16.100 13.675 13.300 85.500 40
Iván San Miguel 13.775 15.200 16.050 14.375 14.525
Total 61.000 56.650 60.150 63.950 59.350 56.825 357.925 11
Individual finals
Athlete Event Apparatus Total Rank
F PH R V PB HB
Isaac Botella Pérez Vault 16.075 16.075 8
Gervasio Deferr Floor 15.775 15.775 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Rafael Martínez All-around 15.450 15.000 14.375 15.575 15.525 15.575 91.500 10
Women
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Apparatus Total Rank Apparatus Total Rank
F V UB BB F V UB BB
Laura Campos All-around 13.775 14.200 13.075 13.975 55.025 49 Did not advance
Lenika de Simone 13.850 14.100 13.550 14.100 55.600 47 Did not advance

Rhythmic[edit]

Athlete Event Qualification Final
Rope Hoop Clubs Ribbon Total Rank Rope Hoop Clubs Ribbon Total Rank
Almudena Cid Tostado Individual 16.675 16.800 16.600 16.750 66.825 10 Q 17.000 17.000 17.150 16.950 68.100 8
Athlete Event Qualification Final
5 ropes 3 hoops &
2 clubs
Total Rank 5 ropes 3 hoops &
2 clubs
Total Rank
Bárbara González
Lara González
Isabel Pagán
Ana Pelaz
Verónica Ruiz
Elisabet Salom
Team 15.725 14.375 30.100 11 Did not advance

Handball[edit]

Men's tournament[edit]

Roster

The following is the Spain roster in the men's handball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[16][17]

Head coach: Juan Carlos Pastor

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
1 GK Jose Javier Hombrados (1972-04-07)7 April 1972 (aged 36) 1.97 m 175 1 Spain BM Ciudad Real
2 LB Alberto Entrerrios (1976-11-07)7 November 1976 (aged 31) 1.92 m 164 505 Spain BM Ciudad Real
4 RW Albert Rocas (1982-06-16)16 June 1982 (aged 26) 1.88 m 68 275 Spain FC Barcelona Handbol
5 CB Raul Entrerrios (1981-02-12)12 February 1981 (aged 27) 1.85 m 83 180 Spain BM Valladolid
6 P Ruben Garabaya (1978-09-15)15 September 1978 (aged 29) 2.01 m 98 212 Spain FC Barcelona Handbol
7 P Carlos Prieto (1980-02-02)2 February 1980 (aged 28) 2.04 m 66 73 Spain BM Valladolid
8 RB Jon Belaustegui (1979-03-19)19 March 1979 (aged 29) 1.95 m 83 185 Spain CB Ciudad de Logroño
11 LB Demetrio Lozano (1975-09-26)26 September 1975 (aged 32) 1.96 m 210 449 Spain FC Barcelona Handbol
15 LW David Davis (1976-10-25)25 October 1976 (aged 31) 1.85 m 78 115 Spain BM Ciudad Real
16 GK David Barrufet (1970-06-04)4 June 1970 (aged 38) 1.97 m 259 1 Spain FC Barcelona Handbol
17 LW Juanín García (1977-08-28)28 August 1977 (aged 30) 1.76 m 128 508 Spain FC Barcelona Handbol
18 LB Iker Romero (1980-06-15)15 June 1980 (aged 28) 1.96 m 127 480 Spain FC Barcelona Handbol
21 RB Cristian Malmagro (1983-03-11)11 March 1983 (aged 25) 1.97 m 13 33 Spain SDC San Antonio
27 RW Víctor Tomás (1985-02-15)15 February 1985 (aged 23) 1.76 m 23 70 Spain FC Barcelona Handbol
Group play
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
 France 5 4 1 0 148 115 +33 9 Qualified for the quarterfinals
 Poland 5 3 1 1 147 128 +19 7
 Croatia 5 3 0 2 140 115 +25 6
 Spain 5 3 0 2 152 145 +7 6
 Brazil 5 1 0 4 129 153 −24 2
 China 5 0 0 5 104 164 −60 0
10 August 2008
09:00
Croatia  31 – 29  Spain Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium
Referees: Lemme, Ulrich (GER)
Lacković, Džomba 5 (16–11) García 5
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12 August 2008
15:45
Spain  30 – 29  Poland Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium
Referees: Chernega, Poladenko (RUS)
Rocas 7 (16–17) Jurasik, Lijewski 4
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14 August 2008
15:45
China  22 – 36  Spain Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium
Referees: Elmoamli, Shaban Ali (EGY)
Cui 5 (12–16) Tomás 7
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16 August 2008
14:00
France  28 – 21  Spain Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium
Referees: Lemme, Ullrich (GER)
Gille 6 (16–10) García 7
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18 August 2008
10:45
Spain  36 – 35  Brazil Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium
Referees: Baum, Goralczyk (POL)
Romero 8 (20–17) Pacheco Filho 12
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Quarterfinal
20 August 2008
20:15
South Korea  24 – 29  Spain Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium
Referees: Gjeding, Hansen (DEN)
Jeong Yi-kyeong 7 (13–14) Rocas 8
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Semifinal
22 August 2008
20:15
Iceland  36 – 30  Spain Beijing National Indoor Stadium
Referees: Krstic, Ljubic (SLO)
Sigurðsson, Geirsson 7 (17–15) Rocas 7
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Bronze medal game
24 August 2008
13:30
Croatia  29 – 35  Spain Beijing National Indoor Stadium
Referees: Din, Dinu (ROU)
Duvnjak 7 (14–12) García, Prieto 7
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Final rank

 Bronze

Judo[edit]

Men
Athlete Event Preliminary Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage 1 Repechage 2 Repechage 3 Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Óscar Peñas −66 kg Bye  Sharipov (UZB)
L 0000–1010
Did not advance
David Alarza −90 kg Bye  Chiclana (PUR)
W 1101–0100
 Benikhlef (ALG)
L 0001–1020
Did not advance  El Assri (MAR)
L 0000–0000 YUS
Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage 1 Repechage 2 Repechage 3 Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Ana Carrascosa −52 kg  Bundmaa (MGL)
W 0100–0000
 Xian Dm (CHN)
L 0000–1000
Did not advance Bye  Monteiro (POR)
W 0101–0001
 Kim K-O (KOR)
L 0001–1010
Did not advance
Isabel Fernández −57 kg Bye  Gotay (USA)
W 0010–0000
 Gravenstijn (NED)
L 0000–0001
Did not advance Bye  Quadros (BRA)
L 0000–0001
Did not advance
Leire Iglesias −70 kg  Aguiar (BRA)
W 0020–0011
 Émane (FRA)
W 0001–0000
 Böhm (GER)
L 0000–1000
Did not advance Bye  Smal (UKR)
W 0011–0000
 Alvear (COL)
W 0001–0000
 Bosch (NED)
L 0000–1001
5
Esther San Miguel −78 kg  Moskalyuk (RUS)
W 0002–0000
 Silva (BRA)
W 0011–0010
 Morico (ITA)
W 0220–0011
 Yang Xl (CHN)
W 1031–0000
Bye  Possamaï (FRA)
W 0010–0100
5

Modern pentathlon[edit]

Spain will send one man to compete at the modern pentathlon: Jaime López

Athlete Event Shooting
(10 m air pistol)
Fencing
(épée one touch)
Swimming
(200 m freestyle)
Riding
(show jumping)
Running
(3000 m)
Total points Final rank
Points Rank MP Points Results Rank MP points Time Rank MP points Penalties Rank MP points Time Rank MP Points
Jaime López Men's 183 13 1132 17–18 =19 808 2:07.02 20 1276 DNF =35 0 10:05.80 35 980 4196 36

Rowing[edit]

Spain send one rower to the 2008 Summer OlympicsNuria Domínguez. She competed in the women's singles event. This was her third Olympic appearance as she rowed in the 1996 Summer Olympics and the 2004 Summer Olympics.[18]

Women
Athlete Event Heats Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Nuria Domínguez Single sculls 7:58.03 3 QF 7:49.60 4 SC/D 8:03.61 2 FC 7:36.12 14

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

Sailing[edit]

Spain qualified in 10 Olympic sailing classes and will be sending 16 athletes to the races in Qingdao, China.

Men
Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 M*
Iván Pastor RS:X 8 13 18 18 16 9 4 4 6 15 16 109 9
Javier Hernández Laser 17 25 11 13 28 BFD 19 13 5 CAN EL 121 14
Onán Barreiros
Aarón Sarmiento
470 8 2 6 9 13 13 13 4 11 18 8 87 5
Women
Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 M*
Marina Alabau RS:X 3 5 5 2 5 11 8 5 4 9 8 65 4
Susana Romero Laser Radial 18 7 20 14 20 21 19 13 16 CAN EL 127 24
Laia Tutzó
Natalia Vía Dufresne
470 4 5 2 6 13 10 13 17 2 17 20 92 10
Mónica Azón
Sandra Azón
Graciela Pisonero
Yngling 11 9 14 6 14 4 14 9 CAN CAN EL 67 14
Open
Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 M*
Rafael Trujillo Finn 12 4 3 14 20 20 OCS 1 CAN CAN 6 80 9
Xabier Fernández
Iker Martínez
49er 1 10 17 2 OCS 5 7 10 3 4 1 2 CAN CAN CAN 2 64 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Fernando Echavarri
Antón Paz
Tornado 1 6 1 4 7 13 1 7 1 8 4 44 1st place, gold medalist(s)

M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race; CAN = Race cancelled;

Shooting[edit]

Men
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Juan José Aramburu Skeet 118 S/O 3 8 Did not advance
Alberto Fernández Trap 106 33 Did not advance
Luis Martínez 10 m air rifle 589 32 Did not advance
50 m rifle prone 582 50 Did not advance
Mario Núñez Skeet 115 21 Did not advance
Jesús Serrano Trap 116 10 Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Maria Pilar Fernandez 10 m air pistol 379 25 Did not advance
25 m pistol 582 9 Did not advance
Sonia Franquet 10 m air pistol 382 14 Did not advance

Swimming[edit]

Men
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Melquiades Álvarez 100 m breaststroke 1:01.89 37 Did not advance
200 m breaststroke 2:12.59 27 Did not advance
Brenton Cabello 200 m individual medley 2:03.08 33 Did not advance
Sergio García 200 m breaststroke 2:14.30 34 Did not advance
Francisco Hervás Jodar 10 km open water 1:52:16.5 13
Borja Iradier 100 m breaststroke 1:01.83 35 Did not advance
Rafael Muñoz 100 m butterfly 52.53 30 Did not advance
Javier Noriega 50 m freestyle 22.33 22 Did not advance
Javier Núñez 200 m butterfly 2:00.24 32 Did not advance
400 m individual medley 4:22.69 24 Did not advance
Marcos Rivera 1500 m freestyle 15:18.98 26 Did not advance
Aschwin Wildeboer 100 m backstroke 53.67 4 Q 53.51 4 Q 53.51 7
200 m backstroke DNS Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Mireia Belmonte García 200 m breaststroke 2:29.46 24 Did not advance
200 m butterfly DNS Did not advance
200 m individual medley 2:12.75 14 Q 2:13.45 14 Did not advance
400 m individual medley 4:37.91 14 Did not advance
Escarlata Bernard 200 m backstroke 2:12.86 24 Did not advance
Melania Costa 200 m freestyle 1:59.50 18 Did not advance
María Fuster 100 m freestyle DNS Did not advance
Lydia Morant 200 m backstroke 2:13.87 25 Did not advance
María Peláez 200 m individual medley 2:15.97 27 Did not advance
Mercedes Peris 100 m backstroke 1:02.30 28 Did not advance
Yurema Requena 10 km open water 1:59:46.9 13
Erika Villaécija 400 m freestyle 4:14.25 23 Did not advance
800 m freestyle 8:32.27 16 Did not advance
Nina Zhivanevskaya 100 m backstroke 1:00.54 13 Q 1:00.50 11 Did not advance
Melania Costa
Noemi Féliz García
María Fuster
Arantxa Ramos
Erika Villaécija
4 × 200 m freestyle relay 8:00.90 14 Did not advance
Mireia Belmonte García
María Fuster
Ángela San Juan
Nina Zhivanevskaya
4 × 100 m medley relay 4:06.40 15 Did not advance

Synchronized swimming[edit]

Athlete Event Technical routine Free routine (preliminary) Free routine (final)
Points Rank Points Total (technical + free) Rank Points Total (technical + free) Rank
Andrea Fuentes
Gemma Mengual
Duet 48.834 2 49.084 97.918 2 Q 49.500 98.334 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Alba María Cabello
Raquel Corral
Andrea Fuentes
Gemma Mengual
Thaïs Henríquez
Laura López
Gisela Morón
Irina Rodríguez
Paola Tirados
Team 48.917 2 49.334 98.251 2nd place, silver medalist(s)

Table tennis[edit]

Singles
Athlete Event Preliminary round Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Alfredo Carneros Men's singles  Massaad (EGY)
W 4–2
 Kamal (IND)
L 2–4
Did not advance
He Zhi Wen Bye  Jang S-M (PRK)
L 2–4
Did not advance
Shen Yanfei Women's singles Bye  Paović (CRO)
W 4–2
 Tie Y N (HKG)
L 1–4
Did not advance
Zhu Fang Bye  Pesotska (UKR)
W 4–1
 Li J (NED)
L 1–4
Did not advance
Team
Athlete Event Group round Semifinals Bronze playoff 1 Bronze playoff 2 Bronze medal Final
Opposition
Result
Rank Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Galia Dvorak
Shen Yanfei
Zhu Fang
Women's team Group D
 South Korea (KOR)
L 0 – 3
 Japan (JPN)
L 2 – 3
 Australia (AUS)
W 3 – 0
3 Did not advance

Taekwondo[edit]

Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Bronze Medal Final
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Juan Antonio Ramos Men's −58 kg  Martinez (BIZ)
W 2–1
 Wenceslau (BRA)
W 3–2
 Mercedes (DOM)
L 2–3
Bye  Nikpai (AFG)
L 1–4
Did not advance 5
Jon García Aguado Men's +80 kg  Irgashev (UZB)
L 10–11
Did not advance
Rosana Simon Alamo Women's +67 kg  Kedzierska (SWE)
L 4–5
Did not advance

Tennis[edit]

Men
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Nicolás Almagro Singles  Monfils (FRA)
L 4–6, 6–3, 4–6
Did not advance
David Ferrer  Tipsarević (SRB)
L 6–7(8–10), 2–6
Did not advance
Rafael Nadal  Starace (ITA)
W 6–2, 3–6, 6–2
 Hewitt (AUS)
W 6–1, 6–2
 Andreev (RUS)
W 6–4, 6–2
 Melzer (AUT)
W 6–0, 6–4
 Djokovic (SRB)
W 6–4, 1–6, 6–4
 González (CHI)
W 6–3, 7–6(7–2), 6–3
1st place, gold medalist(s)
Tommy Robredo  Seppi (ITA)
L 4–6, 6–4, 6–8
Did not advance
Nicolás Almagro
David Ferrer
Doubles  Anderson /
Coetzee (RSA)
W 3–6, 6–3, 6–4
 Aspelin /
Johansson (SWE)
L 6–7(6–8), 4–6
Did not advance
Rafael Nadal
Tommy Robredo
 Björkman /
Söderling (SWE)
W 6–3, 6–3
 Guccione /
Hewitt (AUS)
L 2–6, 6–7(5–7)
Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Nuria Llagostera Vives Singles  Zakopalová (CZE)
W 2–6, 6–3, 7–5
 Zheng J (CHN)
L 7–6(9–7), 1–6, 4–6
Did not advance
Anabel Medina Garrigues  Bammer (AUT)
L 2–6, 6–4, 4–6
Did not advance
Carla Suárez Navarro  Peng S (CHN)
L 5–7, 6–7(2–7)
Did not advance
María José Martínez Sánchez  Molik (AUS)
W 6–1, 6–1
 Safina (RUS)
L 6–7(3–7), 1–6
Did not advance
Nuria Llagostera Vives
María José Martínez Sánchez
Doubles  Vesnina /
Zvonareva (RUS)
L 6–2, 1–6, 3–6
Did not advance
Anabel Medina Garrigues
Virginia Ruano Pascual
 Koryttseva /
Perebiynis (UKR)
W 6–3, 6–4
 Stosur /
Stubbs (AUS)
W 4–6, 6–4, 6–4
 Davenport /
Huber (USA)
W 5–7, 7–6(8–6), 8–6
 Yan Z /
Jie Z (CHN)
W 6–4, 7–6(7–5)
 S Williams /
V Williams (USA)
L 2–6, 0–6
2nd place, silver medalist(s)

Triathlon[edit]

Athlete Event Swim (1.5 km) Trans 1 Bike (40 km) Trans 2 Run (10 km) Total Time Rank
Javier Gómez Noya Men's 18:08 0:27 59:06 0:29 31:03 1:49:13.92 4
Iván Raña 18:22 0:26 58:52 0:28 31:14 1:49:22.03 5
Ana Burgos Women's 20:57 0:31 1:05:28 0:36 35:11 2:02:43.85 20
Ainhoa Murúa 19:59 0:29 1:07:06 0:36 36:38 2:04:48.07 38

Volleyball[edit]

Beach[edit]

Athlete Event Preliminary round Standing Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Pablo Herrera
Raúl Mesa
Men's Pool A
 WuXu (CHN)
L 0 – 2 (13–21, 15–21)
 GoschHorst (AUT)
W 2 – 0 (21–14, 21–12)
 KaisVesik (EST)
W 2 – 0 (21–18, 23–21)
2 Q  GibbRosenthal (USA)
L 0 – 2 (24–26, 17–21)
Did not advance

Water polo[edit]

Only the men's team qualified to play on these Olympic Games. The team finished in fifth place.

Men's tournament[edit]

Roster

The following is the Spanish roster in the men's water polo tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[15]

Name Pos. Height Weight Date of birth Club
1 Iñaki Aguilar GK 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 81 kg (179 lb) 9 September 1983 Spain CN Barcelona
2 Mario José García CB 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 87 kg (192 lb) 15 July 1983 Spain CN Alcorcon
3 David Martín D 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) 80 kg (180 lb) 2 January 1977 Spain CN Atlètic-Barceloneta
4 Ricardo Perrone D 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 76 kg (168 lb) 21 December 1976 Spain CN Barcelona
5 Guillermo Molina D 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 112 kg (247 lb) 16 March 1984 Italy Brescia
6 Marc Minguell CB 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 90 kg (200 lb) 14 January 1985 Spain CN Atlètic-Barceloneta
7 Iván Gallego CB 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 13 April 1984 Spain CN Terrassa
8 Svilen Piralkov D 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 90 kg (200 lb) 8 April 1975 Spain CN Terrassa
9 Xavier Vallès CF 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 102 kg (225 lb) 4 September 1979 Spain CN Atlètic-Barceloneta
10 Felipe Perrone D 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 27 February 1986 Italy Savona
11 Iván Pérez CF 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 110 kg (240 lb) 29 June 1971 Spain CN Atlètic-Barceloneta
12 Xavier García D 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 92 kg (203 lb) 5 January 1984 Spain CN Atlètic-Barceloneta
13 Ángel Andreo GK 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 3 December 1972 Spain Waterpolo Zaragoza
Head coach: Rafael Aguilar
Group play
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
 Hungary 5 4 1 0 60 36 +24 9 Qualified for the semifinals
 Spain 5 4 0 1 52 34 +18 8 Qualified for the quarterfinals
 Montenegro 5 2 2 1 43 33 +10 6
 Australia 5 2 1 2 45 40 +5 5 Will play for places 7–10
 Greece 5 1 0 4 39 56 −17 2 Will play for places 7–12
 Canada 5 0 0 5 21 61 −40 0

All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8).

10 August 2008
9:30
Report Spain  16–6  Canada Ying Tung Natatorium, Beijing
Referees:
Ciric (SRB), Ni (CHN)
Score by quarters: 5–2, 4–2, 3–1, 4–1
Molina 3, X. García 3, Piralkov 2, Vallès 2, F. Perrone 2 Goals Feltham 2
12 August 2008
10:50
Report Spain  9–8  Australia Ying Tung Natatorium, Beijing
Referees:
Margeta (SLO), Caputi (ITA)
Score by quarters: 4–0, 2–4, 2–2, 1–2
X. García 3 Goals Whalan 2, Woods 2
14 August 2008
12:10
Report Hungary  8–5  Spain Ying Tung Natatorium, Beijing
Referees:
Ciric (SRB), Chaney (USA)
Score by quarters: 2–3, 4–2, 0–0, 2–0
Dé. Varga 2, Benedek 2, Kis 2 Goals Molina 2
16 August 2008
14:00
Report Spain  12–6  Montenegro Ying Tung Natatorium, Beijing
Referees:
Chaney (USA), Tulga (TUR)
Score by quarters: 3–0, 4–1, 3–4, 2–1
Molina 3, F. Perrone 2, X. García 2 Goals N. Janović 2, Ivović 2
18 August 2008
15:20
Report Spain  10–6  Greece Ying Tung Natatorium, Beijing
Referees:
Rak (CRO), Simion (ROU)
Score by quarters: 2–0, 3–0, 3–5, 2–1
F. Perrone 7 Goals Theodoropoulos 2
Quarterfinal
20 August 2008
17:20
Report Spain  5–9  Serbia Ying Tung Natatorium, Beijinb
Referees:
Turcotte (CAN), Klopper (NED)
Score by quarters: 1–0, 1–5, 1–2, 2–2
Molina 2 Goals Pijetlović 4, Ćirić 2, Vujasinović 2
Classification round (5th–6th place)
24 August 2008
13:00
Report Croatia  9–11  Spain Ying Tung Natatorium, Beijing
Referees:
Chaney (USA), Kiszelly (HUN)
Score by quarters: 2–0, 3–5, 1–3, 3–3
Bušlje 2, Đogaš 2 Goals X. García 4, Minguell 3, F. Perrone 2

Weightlifting[edit]

Athlete Event Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank
José Juan Navarro Men's −94 kg 173 =10 210 =10 383 10
Lydia Valentin Women's −75 kg 115 5 135 6 250 2nd place, silver medalist(s)

Wrestling[edit]

Key:

  • VT - Victory by Fall.
  • PP - Decision by Points - the loser with technical points.
  • PO - Decision by Points - the loser without technical points.
Men's freestyle
Athlete Event Qualification Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Repechage 1 Repechage 2 Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Francisco Sánchez −55 kg Bye  Kim H-S (KOR)
L 1–3 PP
Did not advance 13
Women's freestyle
Athlete Event Qualification Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Repechage 1 Repechage 2 Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
María Teresa Méndez −63 kg Bye  Legrand (FRA)
L 0–3 PO
Did not advance 13
Maider Unda −72 kg  Vashchuk (UKR)
W 3–1 PP
 Zlateva (BUL)
L 1–3 PP
Did not advance Bye  Akuffo (CAN)
W 3–1 PP
 Wieszczek (POL)
L 1–3 PP
5

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Initially Gervasio Deferr.
  2. ^ Spain Olympics Committee participating athletes list (in Spanish)
  3. ^ Daniel Morillo, last ticket to Beijing[permanent dead link] (in Spanish)
  4. ^ Spanish Athletics Federation (in Spanish)
  5. ^ "Yoana Martinez manages the classification for Beijing" (in Spanish). marca.com. 2008-05-21. Retrieved 2009-01-09.
  6. ^ Lowe, Sid (10 August 2008). "Olympics: Spain's eye-catching faux pas". The Guardian.
  7. ^ Pau Gasol, Spanish hoops team respond to accusations of racism Archived 2011-07-15 at the Wayback Machine, Projo Sports Blog, 13 August 2008
  8. ^ "Photo of Spain's men's hoops team draws criticism". ESPN. Associated Press. 15 August 2008.
  9. ^ Aíto calls Raúl, Ricky and Garbajosa and leaves out Sergio and Cabezas (in Spanish)
  10. ^ "2008 Olympic Basketball Men (FIBA) – Spain roster". FIBA. Archived from the original on June 2, 2008. Retrieved 10 October 2012.
  11. ^ Women's Basketball National Team focus on the Olympic Games (in Spanish)
  12. ^ "2008 Olympic Basketball Women (FIBA) – Spain roster". FIBA. Archived from the original on September 29, 2013. Retrieved 10 October 2012.
  13. ^ 2nd AIBA European Olympic Boxing Qualifying Tournament Archived 2008-05-11 at the Wayback Machine
  14. ^ 2008 Official Results Part Two: Hockey – Wrestling, LA84 Foundation.
  15. ^ a b 2008 Official Results Part Two: Hockey – Wrestling, LA84 Foundation.
  16. ^ "Spain men's handball team roster". NBC Olympics. 2 February 2013.
  17. ^ "Men's Handball Team Roster – Spain (ESP)" (PDF). 2008 Beijing. LA84 Foundation. 1 February 2013. p. 2489.
  18. ^ Men's Dominguez to row lone Spanish boat at Games Archived 2008-08-01 at the Wayback Machine