Spain

Spain

Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...

competed at the modern Olympic Games for the first time at the 1900 Summer Olympics

1900 Summer Olympics

The 1900 Summer Olympics, today officially known as the Games of the II Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1900 in Paris, France. No opening or closing ceremonies were held; competitions began on May 14 and ended on October 28. The Games were held as part of...

in Paris

Paris

Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...

, France

France

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.

Medalists

Gold medal

Gold medal

A gold medal is typically the medal awarded for highest achievement in a non-military field. Its name derives from the use of at least a fraction of gold in form of plating or alloying in its manufacture...

s were given at the 1900 Games. A silver medal

Silver medal

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 was given for second place, and a bronze medal

Bronze medal

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 was given for first. The International Olympic Committee

International Olympic Committee

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 has retroactively assigned gold, silver, and bronze medals to competitors who earned 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place finishes, respectively, in order to bring early Olympics in line with current awards.

Fencing

Spain appeared in fencing in the nation's debut appearance.

Event	Place	Fencer	Round 1	Quarterfinals	Repechage	Semifinals	Final
Foil	25-34	Mauricio Ponce de Léon Mauricio Álvarez de las Asturias Bohorques y Ponce de León Mauricio Álvarez de las Asturias Bohorques y Ponce de León was a Spanish Duke and fencer. He competed in the individual sabre, foil and Épée events at the 1900 Summer Olympics.-References:...	Advanced by jury	Not advanced by jury	Did not advance
Épée	35-104	Mauricio Ponce de Léon	3rd-6th in pool M	Did not advance
Sabre	9-16	Mauricio Ponce de Léon	1st-4th in pool	None held		5th-8th in semifinal B	Did not advance

Basque pelota

Spain's first Olympic appearance included a two-man team in pelota. There were only two teams in the tournament, so the Spanish pair's victory over the French

France at the 1900 Summer Olympics

France was the host of the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris. France was one of many nations that had competed in the 1896 Summer Olympics in Greece and had returned to compete at the 1900 Games....

 duo won Spain the gold medal.

Event	Place	Team	Match 1
Two-mean teams	1st	José de Amézola y Aspizúa  Francisco Villota	Won vs. Maurice Durquetty Maurice Durquetty Maurice Durquetty was a French pelotari who competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.Durquetty competed in the only official pelota contest in Olympic history, the Basque pelota at the 1900 Summer Olympics two-man teams event. He and his partner Etchegaray lost to the Spanish team,... /Etchegaray (FRA France at the 1900 Summer Olympics France was the host of the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris. France was one of many nations that had competed in the 1896 Summer Olympics in Greece and had returned to compete at the 1900 Games.... )

Rowing

Spain sent a coxed fours boat and a single sculler to compete in the rowing events.

Event	Place	Boat	Round 1	Semifinals	Final
Single sculls	—	Antonio Vela Vivó	Did not finish	Did not advance
Coxed fours	8th	Réal Club Barcelona  Juan Camps Mas, José Fórmica Corsi, Ricardo Margarit Calvet, Orestes Quintana Antonio Vela Vivó (cox)	None held	6:38.4 2nd, semifinal 1	Did not advance