Spain at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Spain competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This nation has competed in all but two Summer Olympic Games since its official debut in 1920. Spain boycotted two editions, the 1936 Summer Olympics in Nazi Germany and the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, as a protest against the Soviet invasion of Hungary. In 2012, the Spanish Olympic Committee sent the nation's smallest delegation to the Games since 1988. A total of 278 athletes, 166 men and 112 women, competed in 23 sports.

Spain at the
2012 Summer Olympics
IOC codeESP
NOCSpanish Olympic Committee
Websitewww.coe.es (in Spanish)
in London
Competitors278 in 23 sports
Flag bearers Pau Gasol (opening)
Saúl Craviotto (closing)
Medals
Ranked 17th
Gold
4
Silver
10
Bronze
6
Total
20
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Spain left London with a total of 17 Olympic medals (3 gold, 10 silver, and 4 bronze), failing short of the total achieved in Beijing by a single medal. Three of the medals were awarded in taekwondo and canoeing, and two each in sailing, swimming, and synchronized swimming. Three Spanish athletes won more than a single medal in London, while all of their competitors in synchronized swimming and taekwondo won at least one medal. Spain's competitors in team sports also proved successful in London, as the women's handball and water polo teams won silver and bronze medals respectively. The men's basketball team managed to repeat its silver medal from Beijing. Spain, however, did not win an Olympic medal in tennis for the first time since it was reintroduced as a full-medal sport in 1988, and in cycling for the first time since that same year. On 21 November 2016, a fourth gold medal was assigned to Spain's Lydia Valentín in Weightlifting (Women's 75 kg) after the IOC disqualified the original medallists in the event for failing doping tests at the Games. In 2021, another two bronze medals were assigned to Spain's Ruth Beitia in Athletics high jump and Alfonso Benavides in Canoeing C-1 200 metres after the IOC disqualified the original bronze medalists in the events for failing doping tests at the Games. These make Spain finally get 20 medals with 4 golds.

Among the nation's medallists were sailor Marina Alabau in women's windsurfing, and sprint kayaker Saúl Craviotto, who previously won gold in Beijing. Three athletes won Spain's first ever Olympic medals in their respective disciplines: triathlete Javier Gómez Noya, slalom kayaker Maialen Chourraut, and freestyle wrestler Maider Unda. Sprint canoer David Cal, who won silver in London, became the first Spanish athlete in history to win a total of five Olympic medals. Meanwhile, Mireia Belmonte became the first Spanish swimmer in history to win two Olympic medals.

Medalists

Delegation

The Spanish Olympic Committee (Spanish: Comité Olímpico Español, COE) selected a team of 278 athletes, 166 men and 112 women, to compete in 23 sports; it was the nation's sixth-largest team sent to the Olympics, but the smallest since 1988. Spain did not qualify athletes in fencing, modern pentathlon, and rowing, but there was only a single competitor in women's freestyle wrestling. Athletics was the largest team by sport, with a total of 46 competitors.

The Spanish team featured several Olympic medalists from Beijing, including sailors Iker Martínez and Xabier Fernández in the open skiff class, and sprint canoer David Cal, who won the silver in two of his events. Race walker Jesús Ángel García became the second Spanish athlete to compete in six Olympic Games, tying the record set by former water polo player Manuel Estiarte. Meanwhile, another race walker María Vasco, and field hockey player Pablo Amat competed at their fifth Olympics. Table tennis player He Zhi Wen, at age 50, was the oldest athlete of the team, while rhythmic gymnast Lourdes Mohedano was the youngest at age 17.

Other notable Spanish athletes featured sprint kayaker and two-time world champion Saúl Craviotto, swimmer Mireia Belmonte in the women's medley, butterfly, and freestyle events, tennis doubles specialist Anabel Medina Garrigues, and NBA basketball players Víctor Claver and Serge Ibaka. Former world number-one male tennis player and defending Olympic champion Rafael Nadal was initially selected by the committee to carry the nation's flag, but he later withdrew from the Games because of an undisclosed injury. On 20 July 2012, NBA basketball star Pau Gasol, who led his team by winning the silver medal in Beijing, replaced Nadal as Spain's flag bearer at the opening ceremony.

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 1 2
Athletics 27 19 46
Badminton 1 1 2
Basketball 12 0 12
Boxing 2 0 2
Canoeing 6 2 8
Cycling 15 1 16
Diving 1 1 2
Equestrian 2 1 3
Field hockey 16 0 16
Football 18 0 18
Gymnastics 5 8 13
Handball 14 14 28
Judo 2 4 6
Sailing 7 7 14
Shooting 6 2 8
Swimming 3 11 14
Synchronized swimming 0 9 9
Table tennis 2 3 5
Taekwondo 2 1 3
Tennis 6 6 12
Triathlon 3 3 6
Volleyball 2 2 4
Water polo 13 13 26
Weightlifting 1 1 2
Wrestling 0 1 1
Total 166 112 278

Archery

Spain had qualified one archer each in the men's and women's individual events.

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
Elías Cuesta Men's individual 660 41  Ivashko (UKR) (24)
L 4–6
Did not advance
Iria Grandal Women's individual 618 53  Rendón (COL) (12)
W 6–5
 Choi H-J (KOR) (21)
L 5–6
Did not advance

Athletics

Spanish athletes qualified standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard):

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 Bye 10.34 5 Did not advance
Kevin López 800 m 1:48.27 3 Q 1:46.66 6 Did not advance
Luis Alberto Marco 1:46.86 3 Q 1:46.19 6 Did not advance
Antonio Manuel Reina 1:47.44 3 Q 1:45.84 6 Did not advance
David Bustos 1500 m 3:41.34 8 Did not advance
Álvaro Rodríguez 3:41.54 12 Did not advance
Diego Ruiz 3:41.52 7 Did not advance
Ayad Lamdassen 10000 m 28:49.85 23
Jackson Quiñónez 110 m hurdles 13.76 4 Did not advance
Víctor García 3000 m steeplechase DNF Did not advance
Abdelaziz Merzougui 8:58.20 12 Did not advance
Ángel Mullera 8:38.07 11 Did not advance
Ignacio Cáceres Marathon 2:17:11 31
Carles Castillejo 2:16:17 24
José Carlos Hernández 2:17:48 34
Miguel Ángel López 20 km walk 1:19:49 5
Álvaro Martín DNF
Jesús Ángel García 50 km walk 3:48:32 20
Mikel Odriozola 4:02:48 42
Benjamín Sánchez 4:14:40 50
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Igor Bychkov Pole vault 5.50 =9 q 5.50 12
Eusebio Cáceres Long jump 7.92 14 Did not advance
Luis Felipe Méliz NM Did not advance
Borja Vivas Shot put 18.88 31 Did not advance
Frank Casañas Discus throw 63.76 11 q 65.56 7
Mario Pestano 63.40 14 Did not advance
Javier Cienfuegos Hammer throw 73.73 16 Did not advance
Women
Track & road events
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Aauri Bokesa 400 m 53.67 6 Did not advance
Nuria Fernández 1500 m 4:13.72 4 Q 4:06.57 10 Did not advance
Isabel Macías 4:13.07 12 Did not advance
Natalia Rodríguez 4:16.18 14 Did not advance
Judit Plá 5000 m 15:20.39 12 Did not advance
Marta Domínguez 3000 m steeplechase 9:29.71 4 Q 9:36.45 12
Diana Martín 9:35.77 8 Did not advance
Alessandra Aguilar Marathon 2:29:19 26
Elena María Espeso 2:36:12 61
Vanessa Veiga 2:46:53 97
Beatriz Pascual 20 km walk 1:27:56 8
María José Poves 1:29:36 12
María Vasco 1:28:14 10
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Ruth Beitia High jump 1.93 =2 q 2.00
Concepción Montaner Long jump 6.30 19 Did not advance
Patricia Sarrapio Triple jump 13.64 26 Did not advance
Úrsula Ruiz Shot put 17.99 17 Did not advance
Berta Castells Hammer throw 68.41 21 Did not advance
Noraida Bicet Javelin throw 57.77 25 Did not advance

Badminton

Athlete Event Group Stage Elimination Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Pablo Abián Men's singles  Hidayat (INA)
L 20–22, 11–21
 Koukal (CZE)
W 21–17, 16–21, 21–16
2 Did not advance
Carolina Marín Women's singles  Li Xr (CHN)
L 13–21, 11–21
 Rivero (PER)
W 21–17, 21–7
2 Did not advance

Basketball

Spain's men basketball team qualified for the event by reaching the final of the EuroBasket 2011.

  • Men's team event – 1 team of 12 players

Men's tournament

Roster

The following is the Spain roster in the men's basketball tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Spain men's national basketball team – 2012 Summer Olympics roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
PF 4 Pau Gasol 32 – (1980-07-06)6 July 1980 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) Los Angeles Lakers
SF 5 Rudy Fernández 27 – (1985-04-04)4 April 1985 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Real Madrid Baloncesto
PG 6 Sergio Rodríguez 26 – (1986-06-12)12 June 1986 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Real Madrid Baloncesto
SG 7 Juan Carlos Navarro (C) 32 – (1980-06-13)13 June 1980 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) FC Barcelona Bàsquet
PG 8 José Calderón 30 – (1981-09-28)28 September 1981 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Toronto Raptors
C 9 Felipe Reyes 32 – (1980-03-16)16 March 1980 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Real Madrid Baloncesto
SF 10 Víctor Claver 23 – (1988-08-30)30 August 1988 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) Portland Trail Blazers
SF 11 Fernando San Emeterio 28 – (1984-01-01)1 January 1984 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) Caja Laboral Baskonia
SG 12 Sergio Llull 24 – (1987-11-15)15 November 1987 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Real Madrid Baloncesto
C 13 Marc Gasol 27 – (1985-01-29)29 January 1985 2.16 m (7 ft 1 in) Memphis Grizzlies
PF 14 Serge Ibaka 23 – (1989-07-18)18 July 1989 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Oklahoma City Thunder
PG 15 Víctor Sada 28 – (1984-03-08)8 March 1984 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) FC Barcelona Bàsquet
Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)
    Legend
    • Club – describes last
      club before the tournament
    • Age – describes age
      on 29 July 2012
    Group play
    Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
    1  Russia 5 4 1 400 359 +41 9 Quarterfinals
    2  Brazil 5 4 1 402 349 +53 9
    3  Spain 5 3 2 414 394 +20 8
    4  Australia 5 3 2 410 373 +37 8
    5  Great Britain (H) 5 1 4 380 405 −25 6
    6  China 5 0 5 313 439 −126 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
    Notes:
    1. Head-to-head record: Russia 1–0 Brazil
    2. Head-to-head record: Spain 1–0 Australia
    29 July 2012
    16:45
    Report
    Spain  97–81  China
    Scoring by quarter: 19–17, 34–24, 16–19, 28–21
    Pts: P. Gasol 21
    Rebs: P. Gasol 11
    Asts: M. Gasol 5
    Pts: Yi Jianlian 30
    Rebs: Yi Jianlian 12
    Asts: Chen Jianghua 5
    Basketball Arena, London
    Referees: Luigi Lamonica (ITA), Felicia Grinter (USA), Fernando Sampietro (ARG)
    31 July 2012
    11:15
    Report
    Australia  70–82  Spain
    Scoring by quarter: 19–14, 13–23, 10–26, 28–19
    Pts: Ingles 12
    Rebs: Andersen 7
    Asts: Dellavedova 4
    Pts: P. Gasol 20
    Rebs: Reyes 12
    Asts: three players 3
    Basketball Arena, London
    Referees: Carl Jungebrand (FIN), Borys Ryschyk (UKR), José Carrion (PUR)
    2 August 2012
    20:00
    Report
    Spain  79–78  Great Britain
    Scoring by quarter: 24–15, 13–14, 24–19, 18–30
    Pts: Calderón 19
    Rebs: San Emeterio 10
    Asts: Fernández 7
    Pts: Deng 26
    Rebs: Deng 9
    Asts: Deng 7
    Basketball Arena, London
    Referees: Bill Kennedy (USA), Saša Pukl (SLO), Oļegs Latiševs (LAT)
    4 August 2012
    11:15
    Report
    Russia  77–74  Spain
    Scoring by quarter: 11–28, 21–12, 24–13, 21–21
    Pts: Fridzon 24
    Rebs: Mozgov 9
    Asts: Ponkrashov 11
    Pts: P. Gasol 20
    Rebs: M. Gasol 9
    Asts: Rodríguez, Calderón 3
    Basketball Arena, London
    Referees: Christos Christodoulou (GRE), Jorge Vázquez (PUR), Fernando Sampietro (ARG)
    6 August 2012
    20:00
    Report
    Spain  82–88  Brazil
    Scoring by quarter: 26–17, 18–21, 22–19, 16–31
    Pts: P. Gasol 25
    Rebs: P. Gasol 7
    Asts: three players 4
    Pts: Barbosa 23
    Rebs: Varejão 7
    Asts: Huertas 6
    Basketball Arena, London
    Referees: Pablo Estévez (ARG), Jorge Vázquez (PUR), Robert Lottermoser (GER)
    Quarter-final
    8 August 2012
    16:15
    Report
    France  59–66  Spain
    Scoring by quarter: 22–17, 15–17, 16–17, 6–15
    Pts: Parker, Diaw 15
    Rebs: Diaw 8
    Asts: Diaw 5
    Pts: M. Gasol 14
    Rebs: P. Gasol 11
    Asts: P. Gasol, Fernández 3
    North Greenwich Arena, London
    Referees: Cristiano Maranho (BRA), Bill Kennedy (USA), Christos Christodoulou (GRE)
    Semi-final
    10 August 2012
    17:00
    Report
    Spain  67–59  Russia
    Scoring by quarter: 9–12, 11–19, 26–15, 21–13
    Pts: P. Gasol 16
    Rebs: P. Gasol 12
    Asts: three players 3
    Pts: Kaun 14
    Rebs: Kirilenko 8
    Asts: Shved 7
    North Greenwich Arena, London
    Referees: Luigi Lamonica (ITA), Ilija Belošević (SRB), Marcos Benito (BRA)
    Gold medal match
    12 August 2012
    15:00
    Report 1
    Report 2
    United States 107–100  Spain
    Scoring by quarter: 35–27, 24–31, 24–24, 24–18
    Pts: Durant 30
    Rebs: Durant, Love 9
    Asts: James 4
    Pts: P. Gasol 24
    Rebs: Ibaka 9
    Asts: P. Gasol 7
    North Greenwich Arena, London
    Referees: Cristiano Maranho (BRA), Christos Christodoulou (GRE), Michael Aylen (AUS)

    Boxing

    Spain qualified boxers for the following events.

    Men
    Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Rank
    José Kelvin de la Nieve Light flyweight  Quipo (ECU)
    L 11–14
    Did not advance
    Jonathan Alonso Light welterweight  Tolouti (IRI)
    L 12–16
    Did not advance

    Canoeing

    Slalom

    Spain qualified boats for the following events.

    Athlete Event Preliminary Semifinal Final
    Run 1 Rank Run 2 Rank Best Rank Time Rank Time Rank
    Ander Elosegi Men's C-1 93.24 2 96.60 8 93.24 6 Q 104.04 4 Q 102.61 4
    Samuel Hernanz Men's K-1 87.07 1 91.25 12 87.07 3 Q 97.18 4 Q 96.95 5
    Maialen Chourraut Women's K-1 98.75 1 107.91 10 98.75 1 Q 108.34 2 Q 106.87

    Sprint

    Spain qualified boats for the following events

    Athlete Event Heats Semifinals Finals
    Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
    Alfonso Benavides Men's C-1 200 m 40.993 1 Q 40.619 2 FA 43.038
    David Cal Men's C-1 1000 m 3:54.590 1 Q 3:52.767 3 FA 3:48.053
    Saúl Craviotto Men's K-1 200 m 35.552 1 Q 35.597 2 FA 36.540
    Francisco Cubelos Men's K-1 1000 m 3:37.791 5 Q 3:31.833 4 FA 3:32.521 7
    María Teresa Portela Women's K-1 200 m 41.263 1 Q 40.898 2 FA 45.326 4

    Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)

    Cycling

    Spain qualified riders for the following events.

    Road

    Athlete Event Time Rank
    Jonathan Castroviejo Men's road race 5:46:13 26
    Men's time trial 53:29.36 9
    José Joaquín Rojas Men's road race 5:46:37 44
    Luis León Sánchez Men's road race 5:46:05 14
    Men's time trial 56:59.16 32
    Alejandro Valverde Men's road race 5:46:05 18
    Francisco Ventoso 5:46:37 31

    Track

    Sprint
    Athlete Event Qualification Round 1 Repechage 1 Round 2 Repechage 2 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
    Time
    Speed (km/h)
    Rank Opposition
    Time
    Speed (km/h)
    Opposition
    Time
    Speed (km/h)
    Opposition
    Time
    Speed (km/h)
    Opposition
    Time
    Speed (km/h)
    Opposition
    Time
    Speed (km/h)
    Opposition
    Time
    Speed (km/h)
    Opposition
    Time
    Speed (km/h)
    Rank
    Hodei Mazquiarán Men's sprint 10.604
    67.898
    16  Perkins (AUS)
    L
     Esterhuizen (RSA)
     Zhang M (CHN)
    L
    Did not advance
    Pursuit
    Athlete Event Qualification Semifinals Final
    Time Rank Opponent
    Results
    Rank Opponent
    Results
    Rank
    Pablo Aitor Bernal
    Sebastian Vedri
    David Muntaner
    Albert Torres
    Men's team pursuit 4:02.113 6 Q  Colombia
    3:59.520
    6  Denmark
    4:02.746
    6
    Keirin
    Athlete Event 1st Round Repechage 2nd Round Final
    Rank Rank Rank Rank
    Juan Peralta Men's keirin 3 2 Q 5 10
    Omnium
    Athlete Event Flying lap Points race Elimination race Individual pursuit Scratch race Time trial Total points Rank
    Time Rank Points Rank Rank Result Rank Rank Time Rank
    Eloy Teruel Men's omnium 13.655 14 55 3 17 4:29.874 9 2 1:05.463 14 59 9
    Leire Olaberría Women's omnium 14.463 6 3 12 12 3:46.317 14 16 36.393 8 69 13

    Mountain biking

    Athlete Event Time Rank
    Carlos Coloma Nicolás Men's cross-country 1:30:07 6
    José Antonio Hermida 1:29:36 4
    Sergio Mantecón Gutiérrez 1:33:46 22

    Diving

    Spain qualified two divers:

    Men
    Athlete Event Preliminaries Semifinals Final
    Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
    Javier Illana 3 m springboard 460.35 8 Q 458.05 10 Q 371.60 12
    Women
    Athlete Event Preliminaries Semifinals Final
    Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
    Jenifer Benítez 3 m springboard 224.60 30 Did not advance

    Equestrian

    Dressage

    Spain qualified one team and three individual quota places after finishing in fifth place at the 2011 European Dressage Championship.

    Athlete Horse Event Grand Prix Grand Prix Special Grand Prix Freestyle Overall
    Score Rank Score Rank Technical Artistic Overall Score Rank
    Morgan Barbançon Painted Black Individual 72.751 19 Q 71.556 23 Did not advance
    Jose Daniel Martín Dockx Grandioso 69.043 39 Q 69.286 29 Did not advance
    Juan Manuel Muñoz Fuego XII 75.608 10 Q 75.476 11 Q 74.786 83.857 79.321 10
    Morgan Barbançon
    Jose Daniel Martín Dockx
    Juan Manuel Muñoz
    See above Team 72.467 6 72.106 6 72.287 7

    Field hockey

    • Men's team event – 1 team of 16 players

    Men's tournament

    Roster

    The following is the Spain roster in the men's field hockey tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.

    Head Coach: Dani Martín

    Group play
    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
    1  Australia 5 3 2 0 23 5 +18 11 Semi-finals
    2  Great Britain (H) 5 2 3 0 14 8 +6 9
    3  Spain 5 2 2 1 8 10 −2 8 Fifth place game
    4  Pakistan 5 2 1 2 9 16 −7 7 Seventh place game
    5  Argentina 5 1 1 3 10 14 −4 4 Ninth place game
    6  South Africa 5 0 1 4 11 22 −11 1 Eleventh place game
    Source: FIH
    (H) Hosts
    30 July 2012
    13:45
    Spain  1–1  Pakistan
    Quemada  47' Report Butt  46'
    Umpires:
    Simon Taylor (NZL)
    Nigel Iggo (NZL)

    1 August 2012
    08:30
    Spain  0–5  Australia
    Report Ford  9'
    Butturini  14'
    Orchard  29'
    Turner  40'
    Ockenden  69'
    Umpires:
    Kim Hong-lae (KOR)
    Christian Blasch (GER)

    3 August 2012
    19:00
    South Africa  2–3  Spain
    Reid-Ross  26'
    Norris-Jones  63'
    Report Salles  30'
    Quemada  42'
    Delas  55'
    Umpires:
    German Montes de Oca (ARG)
    Tim Pullman (AUS)

    5 August 2012
    21:15
    Argentina  1–3  Spain
    L. Vila  55' Report Quemada  66'
    Delas  67'
    Tubau  70'
    Umpires:
    Hamish Jamson (GBR)
    Tim Pullman (AUS)

    7 August 2012
    19:00
    Spain  1–1  Great Britain
    Quemada  55' Report Jackson  33'
    Umpires:
    Simon Taylor (NZL)
    John Wright (RSA)
    5th/6th place game
    11 August 2012
    11:30
    Spain  2–5  Belgium
    Alegre  19'
    Tubau  61'
    Report Dekeyser  3'
    Boon  21'32'
    Van Aubel  24'
    Briels  52'
    Umpires:
    Roel van Eert (NED)
    Colin Hutchinson (IRL)

    Football

    Spain's men football team qualified for the event by reaching the final of the 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship.

    • Men's team event – 1 team of 18 players

    Men's tournament

    Team roster

    The following is the Spain squad in the men's football tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.

    Coach: Luis Milla

    No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals 2012 club
    1 1GK David de Gea (1990-11-07)7 November 1990 (aged 21) 2 0 Manchester United
    2 2DF César Azpilicueta (1989-08-28)28 August 1989 (aged 22) 3 0 Marseille
    3 2DF Álvaro Domínguez (1989-05-15)15 May 1989 (aged 23) 3 0 Borussia Mönchengladbach
    4 3MF Javi Martínez* (c) (1988-09-02)2 September 1988 (aged 23) 1 1 Athletic Bilbao
    5 2DF Iñigo Martínez (1991-05-17)17 May 1991 (aged 21) 2 0 Real Sociedad
    6 2DF Jordi Alba (1989-03-21)21 March 1989 (aged 23) 1 0 Barcelona
    7 4FW Adrián López* (1988-01-08)8 January 1988 (aged 24) 2 0 Atlético Madrid
    8 4FW Iker Muniain (1992-12-19)19 December 1992 (aged 19) 1 0 Athletic Bilbao
    9 4FW Rodrigo (1991-03-06)6 March 1991 (aged 21) 2 0 Benfica
    10 3MF Juan Mata* (1988-04-28)28 April 1988 (aged 24) 1 0 Chelsea
    11 3MF Koke (1992-01-08)8 January 1992 (aged 20) 3 1 Atlético Madrid
    12 2DF Martín Montoya (1991-04-14)14 April 1991 (aged 21) 3 0 Barcelona
    13 2DF Alberto Botía (1989-01-27)27 January 1989 (aged 23) 2 0 Sporting Gijón
    14 3MF Oriol Romeu (1991-09-24)24 September 1991 (aged 20) 3 0 Chelsea
    15 3MF Isco (1992-04-21)21 April 1992 (aged 20) 2 0 Málaga
    16 4FW Cristian Tello (1991-08-11)11 August 1991 (aged 20) 3 0 Barcelona
    17 3MF Ander Herrera (1989-08-14)14 August 1989 (aged 22) 2 0 Athletic Bilbao
    18 1GK Diego Mariño (1990-05-09)9 May 1990 (aged 22) 3 0 Villarreal

    * Over-aged player.

    Group play
    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
    1  Japan 3 2 1 0 2 0 +2 7 Advance to knockout stage
    2  Honduras 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 5
    3  Morocco 3 0 2 1 2 3 −1 2
    4  Spain 3 0 1 2 0 2 −2 1
    Source: FIFA
    Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
    Spain 0–1 Japan
    Report
    • Ōtsu 34'
    Hampden Park, Glasgow
    Attendance: 37,726
    Referee: Mark Geiger (United States)

    Spain 0–1 Honduras
    Report
    • Bengtson 7'
    St James' Park, Newcastle
    Attendance: 26,523
    Referee: Juan Soto (Venezuela)

    Spain 0–0 Morocco
    Report
    Old Trafford, Manchester
    Attendance: 35,973
    Referee: Ben Williams (Australia)

    Gymnastics

    Artistic

    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 14.033 12.900 15.866 Q Did not advance
    Javier Gómez Fuertes 14.833 13.833 13.900 15.958 15.066 14.533 88.123 16 Q
    Fabián González 15.266 14.733 14.033 16.000 13.333 15.000 88.365 15 Q
    Rubén López 14.900 14.733 14.300
    Sergio Muñoz 14.600 14.000 13.966 16.000 13.833 13.266 85.665 26
    Total 44.699 42.566 42.899 47.958 43.632 43.833 265.587 9
    Individual finals
    Athlete Event Apparatus Total Rank
    F PH R V PB HB
    Isaac Botella Pérez Vault 15.866 15.866 6
    Javier Gómez Fuertes All-around 14.266 12.433 14.800 15.466 14.733 12.733 84.431 23
    Fabián González 14.600 14.733 13.966 16.133 14.400 15.166 88.998 9
    Women
    Athlete Event Qualification Final
    Apparatus Total Rank Apparatus Total Rank
    F V UB BB F V UB BB
    Ana María Izurieta All-around 14.133 14.800 12.600 12.000 53.533 33 Did not advance

    Rhythmic

    Athlete Event Qualification Final
    Hoop Ball Clubs Ribbon Total Rank Hoop Ball Clubs Ribbon Total Rank
    Carolina Rodríguez Individual 26.900 26.625 27.175 26.100 106.800 14 Did not advance
    Athlete Event Qualification Final
    5 balls 3 ribbons
    2 hoops
    Total Rank 5 balls 3 ribbons
    2 hoops
    Total Rank
    Loreto Achaerandio
    Sandra Aguilar
    Elena López
    Lourdes Mohedano
    Alejandra Quereda
    Lidia Redondo
    Team 27.150 27.400 54.550 5 Q 27.400 27.550 54.950 4

    Handball

    • Men's team event – 1 team of 14 players
    • Women's team event – 1 team of 14 players

    Men's tournament

    Team roster

    The following is the Spain roster in the men's handball tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.

    Head coaches: Valero Rivera

    No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
    1 GK José Javier Hombrados (1972-04-07)7 April 1972 (aged 40) 1.96 m Atlético Madrid
    3 RB Eduardo Gurbindo (1987-11-08)8 November 1987 (aged 24) 1.95 m BM Valladolid
    4 RW Albert Rocas (1982-06-16)16 June 1982 (aged 30) 1.88 m FC Barcelona
    5 RB Jorge Maqueda (1988-02-06)6 February 1988 (aged 24) 1.97 m BM Aragón
    8 RW Víctor Tomás (1985-02-15)15 February 1985 (aged 27) 1.77 m FC Barcelona
    9 CB Raúl Entrerríos (1981-02-12)12 February 1981 (aged 31) 1.93 m FC Barcelona
    10 LB Mikel Aguirrezabalaga (1984-04-08)8 April 1984 (aged 28) 1.96 m FC Barcelona
    11 CB Daniel Sarmiento Melián (1983-08-25)25 August 1983 (aged 28) 1.88 m FC Barcelona
    13 P Julen Aguinagalde (1982-12-02)2 December 1982 (aged 29) 1.96 m Atlético Madrid
    15 LW Cristian Ugalde (1987-10-19)19 October 1987 (aged 24) 1.86 m FC Barcelona
    16 GK Árpád Sterbik (1979-11-20)20 November 1979 (aged 32) 2.00 m Atlético Madrid
    21 CB Joan Cañellas (1986-09-30)30 September 1986 (aged 25) 1.98 m Atlético Madrid
    24 LB Viran Morros (1983-12-15)15 December 1983 (aged 28) 1.99 m FC Barcelona
    30 P Gedeón Guardiola (1984-10-01)1 October 1984 (aged 27) 1.99 m San Antonio
    Group play
    Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
     Croatia 5 5 0 0 150 109 +41 10 Quarter-finals
     Denmark 5 4 0 1 124 129 −5 8
     Spain 5 3 0 2 140 126 +14 6
     Hungary 5 2 0 3 114 128 −14 4
     Serbia 5 1 0 4 120 131 −11 2
     South Korea 5 0 0 5 115 140 −25 0
    Source: [citation needed]
    29 July 2012
    16:15
    Spain  26 – 21  Serbia Copper Box, London
    Attendance: 4,600
    Referees: Abrahamsen, Kristiansen (NOR)
    Sarmiento Melián 5 (10–14) Ilić 6
     5× Report  5×
    31 July 2012
    19:30
    Denmark  24 – 23  Spain Copper Box, London
    Attendance: 4,368
    Referees: Krstić, Ljubić (SLO)
    Hansen 8 (13–12) three players 4
     6× Report  1×
    2 August 2012
    09:30
    Spain  33 – 29  South Korea Copper Box, London
    Attendance: 4,209
    Referees: Lazaar, Reveret (FRA)
    Ugalde 6 (16–14) Lee Jae-woo 8
     4× Report  8×
    4 August 2012
    21:15
    Hungary  22 – 33  Spain Copper Box, London
    Attendance: 4,280
    Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE)
    Nagy 7 (13–16) Aguinagalde 9
     4× Report  4×
    6 August 2012
    19:30
    Spain  25 – 30  Croatia Copper Box, London
    Attendance: 4,856
    Referees: Geipel, Helbig (GER)
    Entrerríos, Tomás 5 (10–11) Čupić, Lacković 7
     3× Report  2×
    Quarterfinal
    8 August 2012
    14:30
    Spain  22 – 23  France Basketball Arena, London
    Attendance: 8,890
    Referees: Nikolić, Stojković (SRB)
    Tomás 6 (12–9) Accambray 7
     3× Report  3×

    Women's tournament

    Team roster

    The following is the Spanish roster in the women's handball tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.

    Head coaches: Jorge Dueñas

    No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
    2 RW Marta López (1990-02-04)4 February 1990 (aged 22) 1.65 m 0 0 BM Alcobendas
    3 CB Andrea Barnó (1980-01-04)4 January 1980 (aged 32) 1.75 m 0 0 SD Itxako
    4 RW Carmen Martín (1988-05-29)29 May 1988 (aged 24) 1.68 m 0 0 SD Itxako
    6 LB Nely Carla Alberto (1983-07-02)2 July 1983 (aged 29) 1.78 m 0 0 Le Havre AC
    7 LB Beatriz Fernández (1985-03-19)19 March 1985 (aged 27) 1.80 m 0 0 Bera Bera BM
    8 P Verónica Cuadrado (1979-03-08)8 March 1979 (aged 33) 1.84 m 0 0 Randers HK
    9 RB Marta Mangué (1983-04-23)23 April 1983 (aged 29) 1.70 m 0 0 RK Zaječar
    10 CB Macarena Aguilar (1985-03-12)12 March 1985 (aged 27) 1.70 m 0 0 SD Itxako
    12 GK Silvia Navarro (1979-03-20)20 March 1979 (aged 33) 1.69 m 0 0 SD Itxako
    13 RW Jessica Alonso (1983-09-20)20 September 1983 (aged 28) 1.72 m 0 0 SD Itxako
    17 LW Elisabeth Pinedo (1981-05-13)13 May 1981 (aged 31) 1.75 m 0 0 Bera Bera BM
    18 P Begoña Fernández (1980-03-22)22 March 1980 (aged 32) 1.80 m 0 0 SD Itxako
    21 LW Vanessa Amorós (1982-12-07)7 December 1982 (aged 29) 1.67 m 0 0 CB Mar Alicante
    30 LB Patricia Elorza (1984-04-08)8 April 1984 (aged 28) 1.80 m 0 0 Bera Bera BM
    39 GK Mihaela Ciobanu (1973-01-30)30 January 1973 (aged 39) 1.75 m 0 0 BM Alcobendas
    Group play
    Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
     France 5 4 1 0 125 103 +22 9 Quarter-finals
     South Korea 5 3 1 1 136 130 +6 7
     Spain 5 3 1 1 119 114 +5 7
     Norway 5 2 1 2 118 120 −2 5
     Denmark 5 1 0 4 113 121 −8 2
     Sweden 5 0 0 5 108 131 −23 0
    Source: [citation needed]
    28 July 2012
    11:15
    Spain  27 – 31  South Korea Copper Box, London
    Attendance: 3,900
    Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO)
    Martín 7 (12–16) Ryu Eun-hee 9
     2× Report  3×
    30 July 2012
    16:15
    France  18 – 18  Spain Copper Box, London
    Attendance: 4,671
    Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE)
    Dembélé 6 (7–10) Mangué 6
     6× 1× Report  4×
    1 August 2012
    19:30
    Spain  24 – 21  Denmark Copper Box, London
    Attendance: 4,488
    Referees: Geipel, Helbig (GER)
    Mangué 7 (14–9) Nørgaard 7
     3× 1× Report  1×
    3 August 2012
    19:30
    Spain  25 – 24  Sweden Copper Box, London
    Attendance: 4,234
    Referees: Al-Nuaimi, Omar (UAE)
    Mangué, Alberto 6 (11–10) Fogelström 5
     3× Report  2×
    5 August 2012
    19:30
    Norway  20 – 25  Spain Copper Box, London
    Attendance: 4,345
    Referees: Krstić, Ljubić (SLO)
    Koren 6 (11–11) Alonso 7
     4× Report  4× 1×
    Quarterfinal
    7 August 2012
    13:30
    Spain  25 – 22  Croatia Copper Box, London
    Attendance: 4,553
    Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE)
    Pinedo 7 (13–12) Tatari 5
     3× Report  6×
    Semifinal
    9 August 2012
    20:30
    Spain  26 – 27  Montenegro Basketball Arena, London
    Attendance: 9,087
    Referees: Krstić, Ljubić (SLO)
    Alberto 6 (13–13) Bulatović 9
     1× Report  4×
    Bronze medal game
    11 August 2012
    17:00
    South Korea  29 – 31 (ET)  Spain Basketball Arena, London
    Attendance: 9,622
    Referees: Olesen, Pedersen (DEN)
    Gwon Han-na 7 (13–13) Alberto, Fernández 5
     2× Report  4×

    FT: 24–24 ET: 4–4, 1–3

    Judo

    Men
    Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final / BM
    Opposition
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    Sugoi Uriarte −66 kg  Faraldo (ITA)
    W 0100–0000
     Mata (ARU)
    W 0100–0000
     García (AND)
    W 0013–0002
     Karimov (AZE)
    W 0021–0001
     Ungvári (HUN)
    L 0000–0011
    Bye  Cho J-H (KOR)
    L 0001–0000
    5
    Kiyoshi Uematsu −73 kg Bye  Isaev (RUS)
    L 0002–0011
    Did not advance
    Women
    Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final / BM
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    Oiana Blanco −48 kg  Fukumi (JPN)
    L 0001–0100
    Did not advance
    Ana Carrascosa −52 kg  Müller (LUX)
    L 0000–0201
    Did not advance
    Concepción Bellorín −57 kg  Karakas (HUN)
    L 0011–0100
    Did not advance
    Cecilia Blanco −70 kg  Smal (UKR)
    W 0110–0002
     Sraka (SLO)
    L 0011–0000
    Did not advance

    Sailing

    Spain qualified 1 boat for each of the following events

    Men
    Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 M*
    Iván Pastor RS:X 22 24 20 39 19 25 8 25 2 5 EL 150 16
    Javier Hernández Laser 34 17 13 15 26 13 6 17 2 9 EL 118 12
    Rafael Trujillo Finn 12 12 12 23 7 4 15 1 13 4 6 109 8
    Onán Barreiros
    Aarón Sarmiento
    470 7 8 12 27 24 6 10 13 15 9 EL 104 11
    Women
    Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 M*
    Marina Alabau RS:X 2 1 1 1 5 2 3 8 6 3 2 26
    Alicia Cebrián Laser Radial 15 11 14 9 24 23 5 9 2 13 EL 101 11
    Berta Betanzos
    Tara Pacheco
    470 15 14 8 16 13 8 11 4 7 13 8 101 10
    Match racing
    Athlete Event Round Robin Rank Knockouts Rank

    GBR

    USA

    NZL

    RUS

    NED

    SWE

    FRA

    FIN

    AUS

    POR

    DEN
    Q-final S-final Final
    Támara Echegoyen
    Ángela Pumariega
    Sofía Toro
    Elliott 6m W W W L W W W L L W W 3 Q
    FRA
    W (3–0)

    RUS
    W (2–1)

    AUS
    W (3–2)
    Open
    Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 M*
    Xabier Fernández
    Iker Martínez
    49er 15 6 7 3 14 18 3 15 12 14 8 14 8 15 12 EL 146 12

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

    Shooting

    Spain qualified for 8 quota places in shooting events;

    Men
    Athlete Event Qualification Final
    Points Rank Points Rank
    Juan José Aramburu Skeet 115 23 Did not advance
    Pablo Carrera 50 m pistol 554 22 Did not advance
    10 m air pistol 585 4 Q 683.3 6
    Alberto Fernández Trap 116 25 Did not advance
    Jorge Llames 25 m rapid fire pistol 579 11 Did not advance
    Javier López 50 m rifle 3 positions 1151 36 Did not advance
    50 m rifle prone 589 35 Did not advance
    10 m air rifle 88 41 Did not advance
    Jesús Serrano Trap 123 3 Q 144 5
    Women
    Athlete Event Qualification Final
    Points Rank Points Rank
    Sonia Franquet 25 m pistol 579 22 Did not advance
    10 m air pistol 378 26 Did not advance
    Fátima Gálvez Trap 70 6 Q 87 5

    Swimming

    Spanish swimmers achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and 1 at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)):

    Men
    Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
    Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
    Francisco Hervás Jódar 10 km open water 1:53:27.8 23
    Juan Miguel Rando 100 m backstroke 54.93 25 Did not advance
    Aschwin Wildeboer 100 m backstroke 54.36 16 Q 53.99 12 Did not advance
    200 m backstroke 2:00.02 26 Did not advance
    Women
    Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
    Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
    Concepción Badillo 100 m breaststroke 1:12.58 39 Did not advance
    Mireia Belmonte 400 m freestyle 4:08.23 13 Did not advance
    800 m freestyle 8:25.26 4 Q 8:18.76 NR
    200 m butterfly 2:08.19 9 Q 2:06.62 4 Q 2:05.25 NR
    200 m individual medley 2:11.73 6 Q 2:11.54 10 Did not advance
    400 m individual medley 4:34.70 5 Q 4:35.62 8
    Melania Costa 200 m freestyle 1:57.79 =4 Q 1:57.76 9 Did not advance
    400 m freestyle 4:06.75 9 Did not advance
    Duane da Rocha 100 m backstroke 1:00.57 18 Did not advance
    200 m backstroke 2:09.72 10 Q 2:09.88 13 Did not advance
    Claudia Dasca 400 m individual medley 4:46.80 25 Did not advance
    Marina García 100 m breaststroke 1:08.64 25 Did not advance
    200 m breaststroke 2:27.57 20 Did not advance
    Beatriz Gómez Cortes 200 m individual medley 2:13.93 15 Q 2:15.12 16 Did not advance
    Judit Ignacio Sorribes 100 m butterfly 59.42 =26 Did not advance
    200 m butterfly 2:08.14 7 Q 2:08.96 15 Did not advance
    Erika Villaécija 800 m freestyle 8:27.99 10 Did not advance
    10 km open water 1:58:49.5 8
    Mireia Belmonte
    Patricia Castro
    Melania Costa
    Lydia Morant
    4 × 200 m freestyle relay 7:54.59 NR 10 Did not advance
    Melania Costa
    Duane da Rocha
    Marina García
    Judit Ignacio Sorribes
    4 × 100 m medley relay 4:03.05 NR 13 Did not advance

    Synchronized swimming

    Spain qualified 9 quota places in synchronized swimming at the 2012 Olympics.

    Athlete Event Technical routine Free routine (preliminary) Free routine (final)
    Points Rank Points Total (technical + free) Rank Points Total (technical + free) Rank
    Ona Carbonell
    Andrea Fuentes
    Duet 96.000 3 96.590 192.590 3 Q 96.900 192.900
    Clara Basiana
    Alba Cabello
    Ona Carbonell
    Margalida Crespí
    Andrea Fuentes
    Thaïs Henríquez
    Paula Klamburg
    Irene Montrucchio
    Laia Pons
    Team 96.200 3 96.920 193.120

    Table tennis

    Spain qualified two athlete for singles table tennis events. Shen Yanfei qualified for the women's event based on the 2011 world rankings. On 14 April 2012, He Zhi Wen qualified in the European Qualification Tournament for the men's event, and on 14 May 2012 at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament in Doha, Carlos Machado for the men's event; Galia Dvorak and Sara Ramírez completed the Spanish team for the women's team event, and one of them played the women's event too.

    Athlete Event Preliminary round Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
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    He Zhi Wen Men's singles Bye  Wang (POL)
    W 4–1
     Crișan (ROU)
    L 2–4
    Did not advance
    Carlos Machado Bye  Aruna (NGR)
    L 2–4
    Did not advance
    Sara Ramírez Women's singles Bye  Das (IND)
    W 4–1
     Pesotska (UKR)
    L 1–4
    Did not advance
    Shen Yanfei Bye  Li X (FRA)
    W 4–0
     Kim K-A (KOR)
    L 1–4
    Did not advance
    Galia Dvorak
    Sara Ramírez
    Shen Yanfei
    Women's team  China
    L 0–3
    Did not advance

    Taekwondo

    Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Bronze Medal Final
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    Joel González Men's −58 kg  Sanli (SWE)
    W 7–6
     Khalil (AUS)
    W 5–3
     Muñoz (COL)
    W 13–4
    Bye  Lee D-H (KOR)
    W 17–8
    Nicolás García Men's −80 kg  Karami (IRI)
    W 8–2
     Muhammad (GBR)
    W 7–3
     Sarmiento (ITA)
    W 2–1
    Bye  Crismanich (ARG)
    L 0–1
    Brigitte Yagüe Women's −49 kg  Carstens (PAN)
    W 7–2
     Alegría (MEX)
    W 8–0
     Sonkham (THA)
    W 10–9
    Bye  Wu Jy (CHN)
    L 1–8

    Tennis

    Spain qualified 12 players. The final list was announced on 11 June 2012.

    Men
    Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
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    Nicolás Almagro Singles  Troicki (SRB)
    W 6–4, 7–6(7–3)
     Bogomolov Jr. (RUS)
    W 6–2, 6–2
     Darcis (BEL)
    W 7–5, 6–3
     A Murray (GBR)
    L 4–6, 1–6
    Did not advance
    David Ferrer  Pospisil (CAN)
    W 6–4, 6–4
     Kavčič (SLO)
    W 6–2, 6–2
     Nishikori (JPN)
    L 0–6, 6–3, 4–6
    Did not advance
    Feliciano López  Tursunov (RUS)
    W 6–7(5–7), 6–2– 9–7
     Mónaco (ARG)
    W 6–4, 6–4
     Tsonga (FRA)
    L 6–7, 4–6
    Did not advance
    Fernando Verdasco  Istomin (UZB)
    L 4–6, 6–7(9–11)
    Did not advance
    David Ferrer
    Feliciano López
    Doubles  Fyrstenberg /
    Matkowski (POL)
    W 7–6(9–7), 6–7(6–8), 8–6
     Melzer /
    Peya (AUT)
    W 6–3, 3–6, 11–9
     Čilić /
    Dodig (CRO)
    W 6–4, 6–4
     Llodra /
    Tsonga (FRA)
    L 3–6, 6–4, 16–18
     Benneteau /
    Gasquet (FRA)
    L 6–7(4–7), 2–6
    4
    Marcel Granollers
    Marc López
     Erlich /
    Ram (ISR)
    L 6–7(5–7), 6–7(3–7)
    Did not advance
    Women
    Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
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    María José Martínez Sánchez Singles  Hercog (SLO)
    W 6–2, 6–4
     Azarenka (BLR)
    L 1–6, 2–6
    Did not advance
    Anabel Medina Garrigues  Wickmayer (BEL)
    L 2–6, 6–4, 5–7
    Did not advance
    Carla Suárez Navarro  Stosur (AUS)
    W 3–6, 7–5, 10–8
     Clijsters (BEL)
    L 3–6, 3–6
    Did not advance
    Sílvia Soler Espinosa  Watson (GBR)
    L 2–6, 2–6
    Did not advance
    Nuria Llagostera Vives
    María José Martínez Sánchez
    Doubles  Dellacqua /
    Stosur (AUS)
    W 6–1, 6–1
     Peng S /
    Zheng J (CHN)
    L 4–6, 2–6
    Did not advance
    Anabel Medina Garrigues
    Arantxa Parra Santonja
     Pennetta /
    Schiavone (ITA)
    L 6–7, 4–6
    Did not advance

    Triathlon

    Spain qualified six athletes, the maximum as possible.

    Athlete Event Swim (1.5 km) Trans 1 Bike (40 km) Trans 2 Run (10 km) Total Time Rank
    Mario Mola Men's 18:09 0:38 59:40 0:29 30:27 1:49:23 19
    Javier Gómez Noya 17:00 0:36 59:16 0:28 29:16 1:46:36
    José Miguel Pérez 18:07 0:40 59:40 0:29 30:57 1:49:53 24
    Marina Damlaimcourt Women's 19:20 0:44 1:05:36 0:30 36:40 2:02:50 24
    Ainhoa Murúa 19:21 0:39 1:05:37 0:32 34:47 2:00:56 7
    Zuriñe Rodríguez 19:49 0:42 1:06:56 0:36 40:41 2:08:44 44

    Volleyball

    Beach

    Athlete Event Preliminary round Standing Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
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    Adrián Gavira
    Pablo Herrera
    Men's Pool B
     Beneš – Kubala (CZE)
    W 2 – 0 (25–23, 21–16)
     Dalhausser – Rogers (USA)
    L 1 – 2 (21–18, 16–21, 13–15)
     Asahi – Shiratori (JPN)
    W 2 – 0 (21–19, 22–20)
    2 Q  Santos –
    Cunha (BRA)
    L 0 – 2 (18–21, 19–21)
    Did not advance 9
    Elsa Baquerizo
    Liliana Fernández
    Women's Pool D
     Keizer – van Iersel (NED)
    W 2 – 1 (14–21, 21–16, 15–11)
     Gallay – Zonta (ARG)
    W 2 – 0 (22–20, 21–16)
     Kessy – Ross (USA)
    L 1 – 2 (19–21, 21–19, 17–19)
    2 Q  Menegatti –
    Cicolari (ITA)
    L 0 – 2 (15–21, 15–21)
    Did not advance 9

    Water polo

    Spain qualified a team to both the men's and the women's tournaments.

    Men's tournament

    Team roster

    The following is the Spanish roster in the men's water polo tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.

    Name Pos. Height Weight Date of birth 2012 club
    1 Iñaki Aguilar GK 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 9 September 1983 CN Sabadell
    2 Mario José García D 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 15 July 1983 Real Canoe
    3 David Martín D 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) 78 kg (172 lb) 2 January 1977 CN Atlètic-Barceloneta
    4 Balázs Szirányi CF 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 108 kg (238 lb) 10 January 1983 Real Canoe
    5 Guillermo Molina CF 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 108 kg (238 lb) 16 March 1984 Pro Recco
    6 Marc Minguell CF 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 14 January 1985 Posillipo
    7 Blai Mallarach CF 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 87 kg (192 lb) 21 August 1987 HAVK Mladost
    8 Albert Español D 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 29 October 1986 CN Atlètic-Barceloneta
    9 Xavier Vallès CF 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 94 kg (207 lb) 4 September 1979 CN Atlètic-Barceloneta
    10 Felipe Perrone D 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 27 February 1986 Pro Recco
    11 Iván Pérez CF 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 109 kg (240 lb) 29 June 1971 CN Sabadell
    12 Xavier García CF 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 92 kg (203 lb) 5 January 1984 VK Primorje Rijeka
    13 Daniel López GK 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 87 kg (192 lb) 16 July 1980 CN Atlètic-Barceloneta
    Head coach: Rafael Aguilar
    Group play
    Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
     Croatia 5 5 0 0 50 29 +21 10 Quarterfinals
     Italy 5 3 1 1 40 36 +4 7
     Spain 5 3 0 2 52 42 +10 6
     Australia 5 2 0 3 40 44 −4 4
     Greece 5 1 1 3 41 43 −2 3
     Kazakhstan 5 0 0 5 24 53 −29 0
    Source: [citation needed]
    29 July 2012
    11:20
    Report Kazakhstan  6–14  Spain Water Polo Arena, London
    Referees:
    Marijo Brguljan (MNE), Ulrich Spiegel (GER)
    Score by quarters: 2–4, 1–5, 1–3, 2–2
    Gubarev, Ushakov 2 Goals Perrone 5
    31 July 2012
    11:20
    Report Croatia  8–7  Spain Water Polo Arena, London
    Referees:
    Boris Margeta (SLO), Radoslaw Koryzna (POL)
    Score by quarters: 2–1, 3–2, 2–4, 1–0
    Sukno, Dobud 2 Goals Español 4
    2 August 2012
    10:00
    Report Spain  13–9  Australia Water Polo Arena, London
    Referees:
    Mihajlo Ćirić (SRB), Steven Rotsart (USA)
    Score by quarters: 2–1, 3–3, 4–1, 4–4
    three players 2 Goals Miller 5
    4 August 2012
    14:10
    Report Greece  9–11  Spain Water Polo Arena, London
    Referees:
    Marijo Brguljan (MNE), Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU)
    Score by quarters: 3–4, 2–4, 2–1, 2–2
    Delakas 3 Goals three players 3
    6 August 2012
    19:40
    Report Spain  7–10  Italy Water Polo Arena, London
    Referees:
    Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), Dragan Stampalija (CRO)
    Score by quarters: 0–2, 3–4, 1–2, 3–2
    Español 3 Goals Premuš 3
    Quarterfinal
    8 August 2012
    14:30
    Report Spain  9–11  Montenegro Water Polo Arena, London
    Referees:
    Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), Ulrich Spiegel (GER)
    Score by quarters: 4–4, 1–3, 1–3, 3–1
    Vallès, Minguell 2 Goals Zloković 4
    Classification semifinal
    10 August 2012
    14:20
    Report United States  7–8  Spain Water Polo Arena, London
    Referees:
    Marijo Brguljan (CRO), Gyorgy Juhasz (HUN)
    Score by quarters: 1–3, 1–2, 2–1, 3–2
    Powers, Beaubien 2 Goals Perrone 3
    5th place game
    12 August 2012
    11:40
    Report Spain  8–14  Hungary Water Polo Arena, London
    Referees:
    Marijo Brguljan (MNE), Alan Balfanbayev (KAZ)
    Score by quarters: 1–4, 2–3, 1–5, 4–2
    Minguell 3 Goals six players 2

    Women's tournament

    Team roster

    The following is the Spanish roster in the women's water polo tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.

    Name Pos. Height Weight Date of birth 2012 club
    1 Laura Ester GK 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) 56 kg (123 lb) 22 January 1990 CN Sabadell
    2 Marta Bach CB 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) 66 kg (146 lb) 17 February 1993 CN Mataro
    3 Anna Espar D 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 66 kg (146 lb) 8 January 1993 CN Sabadell
    4 Roser Tarragó D 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) 59 kg (130 lb) 25 March 1993 CN Mataro
    5 Matilde Ortiz CB 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) 64 kg (141 lb) 16 September 1990 CN Sabadell
    6 Jennifer Pareja D 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) 63 kg (139 lb) 8 May 1984 CN Sabadell
    7 Lorena Miranda CB 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) 73 kg (161 lb) 7 April 1991 CW Dos Hermanas
    8 Pilar Peña Carrasco D 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) 61 kg (134 lb) 4 April 1986 CN Sabadell
    9 Andrea Blas CF 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) 81 kg (179 lb) 14 February 1992 EW Zaragoza
    10 Ona Meseguer D 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) 62 kg (137 lb) 1 March 1978 CN Sant Andreu
    11 Maica García Godoy CF 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 17 October 1990 CN Sabadell
    12 Laura López D 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) 63 kg (139 lb) 13 January 1988 CN Madrid Moscardo
    13 Ana Copado GK 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 70 kg (154 lb) 31 March 1980 CN Sant Andreu
    Head coach: Miki Oca
    Group play
    Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
     Spain 3 2 1 0 33 26 +7 5
     United States 3 2 1 0 30 28 +2 5
     Hungary 3 1 0 2 35 37 −2 2
     China 3 0 0 3 22 29 −7 0
    Source: [citation needed]
    30 July 2012
    14:10
    Report Spain  11–6  China Water Polo Arena, London
    Referees:
    Alan Balfanbayev (KAZ), Cory Williams (NZL)
    Score by quarters: 2–2, 4–2, 4–2, 1–0
    Espar 3 Goals Ma Huanhuan 3
    1 August 2012
    18:20
    Report Spain  9–9  United States Water Polo Arena, London
    Referees:
    Marie Deslieres (CAN), Anton Bervoets (NED)
    Score by quarters: 3–1, 2–2, 1–4, 3–2
    Pareja 4 Goals Craig 4
    3 August 2012
    14:10
    Report Spain  13–11  Hungary Water Polo Arena, London
    Referees:
    Massimiliano Caputi (ITA), Svetlana Dreval (RUS)
    Score by quarters: 4–3, 3–2, 3–2, 3–4
    Espar 3 Goals Antal 4
    Quarterfinal
    5 August 2012
    20:20
    Report Spain  9–7  Great Britain Water Polo Arena, London
    Referees:
    Cory Williams (NZL), Gus Pinker (RSA)
    Score by quarters: 3–2, 3–0, 2–3, 1–2
    Miranda, Espar 2 Goals Painter-Snell 3
    Semifinal
    7 August 2012
    19:40
    Report Hungary  9–10  Spain Water Polo Arena, London
    Referees:
    Dragan Stampalija (CRO), Massimiliano Caputi (ITA)
    Score by quarters: 1–2, 4–5, 2–2, 2–1
    three players 2 Goals Espar 4
    Gold medal game
    9 August 2012
    20:25
    Report United States  8–5  Spain Water Polo Arena, London
    Referees:
    Marie Deslieres (CAN), Georgios Stavridis (GRE)
    Score by quarters: 1–1, 4–1, 2–0, 1–3
    Steffens 5 Goals Pareja 3

    Weightlifting

    Spain qualified 1 man and 1 woman.

    Athlete Event Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
    Result Rank Result Rank
    Andrés Mata Men's −77 kg 150 8 188 6 338 6
    Lydia Valentín Women's −75 kg 120 1 145 1 265

    Wrestling

    Key:

    • VT – Victory by Fall.
    • PP – Decision by Points – the loser with technical points.
    • PO – Decision by Points – the loser without technical points.
    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
    Maider Unda −72 kg Bye  Betancur (COL)
    W 3–0 PO
     Ochirbat (MGL)
    W 3–1 PP
     Zlateva (BUL)
    L 0–3 PO
    Bye  Marzaliuk (BLR)
    W 3–0 PO

    Uniform controversy

    As Spain was suffering from the 2008–2014 financial crisis, the Spanish Olympic team saved EUR1.5 million by obtaining free uniforms for the opening ceremony from the Russian sportswear company Bosco, which was a team sponsor and also provided the Russian and Ukrainian teams' outfits. Spanish athletes criticized the outfits' appearance as "loud, very loud", however, saying that "there aren't enough adjectives". The Moscow Times described the uniforms' colors as "a never-before-seen mix of cherry red, orange and canary yellow", and NPR stated that the outfits appeared designed for Ronald McDonald.

    See also

    • Spain at the 2012 Summer Paralympics

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