Spain competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics

1996 Summer Olympics

The 1996 Summer Olympics of Atlanta, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and unofficially known as the Centennial Olympics, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States....

in Atlanta

Atlanta, Georgia

Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in...

, United States.

Gold

• Miguel Indurain
  Miguel Indurain
  Miguel Ángel Indurain Larraya is a retired Spanish road racing cyclist. He won five consecutive Tour de Frances from 1991 and 1995, the first to do so, and the fourth athlete to win five times. He won the Giro d'Italia twice, becoming one of only seven people in history to achieve the Giro Tour...
  
   — Cycling, men's individual road time trial

• Lorena Gurendez
  Lorena Guréndez
  Lorena Guréndez is a Spanish rhythmic gymnast and Olympic Champion. She competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, and won a gold medal with the Spanish group. The team was formed by Lorena, Estela Giménez, Marta Baldó, Nuria Cabanillas, Estíbaliz Martínez and Tania Lamarca.-References:...
  
  , Tania Lamarca
  Tania Lamarca
  Tania Lamarca Celada is a Spanish rhythmic gymnast and Olympic Champion. She won a gold medal with the Spanish group at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. The team was formed by Tania, Estela Giménez, Marta Baldó, Nuria Cabanillas, Lorena Guréndez and Estíbaliz Martínez.-References:...
  
  , Estibaliz Martinez
  Estíbaliz Martínez
  Estíbaliz Martínez is a Spanish rhythmic gymnast and Olympic Champion. She competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, and won a gold medal with the Spanish group. The team was formed by Estíbaliz, Estela Giménez, Marta Baldó, Nuria Cabanillas, Lorena Guréndez and Tania Lamarca.-References:...
  
  , Marta Baldo
  Marta Baldó
  Marta Baldó Marín is a Spanish rhythmic gymnast and Olympic Champion. She won a gold medal with the Spanish group at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. The team was formed by Marta, Estela Giménez, Nuria Cabanillas, Lorena Guréndez, Estíbaliz Martínez and Tania Lamarca.-References:...
  
  , Nuria Cabanillas
  Nuria Cabanillas
  Nuria Cabanillas Provencio is a Catalan-born and Extremaduran adoption rhythmic gymnast and Olympic Champion. She won a gold medal with the Spanish group at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. The team was formed by Nuria, Estela Giménez, Marta Baldó, Lorena Guréndez, Estíbaliz Martínez and Tania...
  
   and Estela Gimenez
  Estela Giménez
  Estela Giménez Cid is a Spanish former rhythmic gymnast that won gold at the 1996 Summer Olympics as part of the group all-around event. The team was formed by Estela, Marta Baldó, Nuria Cabanillas, Lorena Guréndez, Estíbaliz Martínez and Tania Lamarca.She was also in the cover of Your Shape game...
  
   — Gymnastics, women's rhythmic team competition

• José Luis Ballester
  José Luis Ballester (sailor)
  José Luis Ballester is a Spanish sailor and Olympic Champion. He competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta and won a gold medal in the Tornado class.-References:...
  
   and Fernando Leon — Sailing, men's Tornado competition

• Begoña Vía Dufresne and Theresa Zabell
  Theresa Zabell
  Theresa Zabell Lucas is a Spanish sailor who won gold medal both in the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, and in the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. A member of Real Club de Mediterráneo Málaga she competes in the 470 class.-References:*...
  
   — Sailing, women's 470 competition

• Ángel Andreo, Carles Sans
  Carles Sans
  Carles Sans López is a former water polo player from Spain, who was a member of the national team that won the gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.-References:*...
  
  , Daniel Ballart
  Daniel Ballart
  Daniel Ballart Sans is a water polo player from Spain. He was a member of the national team that won the gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. Four years earlier, when his home town of Barcelona hosted the Games, he was on the side that captured the silver medal...
  
  , Ivan Moro
  Ivan Moro
  Iván Moro Fernández is a water polo player from Spain, who was a member of the national team that won the gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia...
  
  , Jesús Rollán, Jordi Sans
  Jordi Sans
  Jordi "Chiqui" Sans Juan is a former water polo player from Spain, who was a member of the national team that won the gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia...
  
  , Jorge Payá
  Jorge Payá
  Jorge Payá Rodríguez is a former water polo player from Spain, who was a member of the national team that won the gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. It was his second Olympic appearance, having made his debut in 1988 .-References:*...
  
  , Josep María Abarca
  Josep María Abarca
  Josep Maria Abarca Plotas is a water polo player from Spain. He was a member of the national team that won the gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.-References:...
  
  , Manuel Estiarte
  Manuel Estiarte
  Manuel Estiarte Duocastella is a former water polo player from Spain. He is considered by many the best of all time.Estiarte has played 578 times for the Spanish team...
  
  , Miguel Ángel Oca
  Miguel Ángel Oca
  Miguel Ángel Oca Gaia is a former water polo player from Spain, who was a member of the national team that won the gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. Four years earlier he won the silver medal....
  
  , Pedro Francisco García
  Pedro Francisco García
  Pedro Francisco García Aguado is a former water polo player from Spain. He was a member of the national team that won the gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. Four years earlier, when Barcelona hosted the Games, he was on the side that captured the silver medal...
  
  , Salvador Gómez and Sergi Pedrerol
  Sergi Pedrerol
  Sergi Pedrerol Cavallé is a former water polo player from Spain, who was a member of the national team that won the golden medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia....
  
   — Water polo, men's tournament

Silver

• Fermín Cacho
  Fermín Cacho
  Fermín Cacho Ruiz is a Spanish athlete, winner of the 1500 metres at the 1992 Summer Olympics.Born in Ágreda, Spain, Cacho had an enviable competitive record in the 1500 m, but it wasn't until late in his career that he produced a time of corresponding quality.Cacho's first notable result came in...
  
   — Athletics, men's 1500 metres

• Abraham Olano
  Ábraham Olano
  Abraham Olano Manzano is a Spanish Basque former professional road racing cyclist. His crowning achievement came in 1995 when he became World Road Champion...
  
   — Cycling, men's individual road time trial

• Jaime Amat
  Jaime Amat
  Jaume Santi Amat Duran is a former field hockey player from Spain. He won the silver medal with the Men's National Team at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.-References:*...
  
  , Pablo Amat
  Pablo Amat
  Pol Amat Escudé is a field hockey player from Spain, who won the silver medal with the Men's National Team at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia....
  
  , Javier Arnau
  Javier Arnau
  Xavier Arnau Creus is a former field hockey player from Spain. He won the silver medal with the Men's National Team at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. The striker also participated in the 1992 Summer Olympics and the 2000 Summer Olympics.-References:*...
  
  , Jordi Arnau
  Jordi Arnau
  Jorge Jordi Arnau Creus is a former field hockey player from Spain who won the silver medal with the Men's National Team at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.-References:*...
  
  , Oscar Barrena
  Oscar Barrena
  Oscar Barrena González is a former field hockey player from Spain. He won the silver medal with the Men's National Team at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.-References:*...
  
  , Ignacio Cobos
  Ignacio Cobos
  Ignacio Cobos Vidal is a former field hockey player from Spain, who won the silver medal with the Men's National Team at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.-References:*...
  
  , Juan Dinarés
  Juan Dinarés
  Juan Antonio Dinarés Quera is a former field hockey midfielder from Spain, who won the silver medal with the Men's National Team at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.-References:*...
  
  , Juan Escarré
  Juan Escarré
  Juan Escarré Urueña is a Spanish field hockey player, who competed for Spain in three Summer Olympics, starting in 1996, when he captured the silver medal with his national side...
  
  , Xavier Escudé
  Xavier Escudé
  Xavier Escudé Torrente is a former field hockey player from Spain, who won the silver medal with the Men's National Team at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. He also participated in the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, and the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.-References:** ....
  
  , Juantxo García-Mauriño
  Juantxo García-Mauriño
  Juan de Dios García-Mauriño Sanchís is a former field hockey player from Spain. He won the silver medal with the Men's National Team at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia....
  
  , Antonio González, Ramón Jufresa
  Ramón Jufresa
  Ramón Jufresa Lluch is a former field hockey goalkeeper from Spain. He won the silver medal with the Men's National Team at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. He also participated in the 1992, and the 2000 Summer Olympics.-References:*...
  
  , Joaquín Malgosa
  Joaquín Malgosa
  Joaquim Malgosa Morera is a former field hockey defender.He played for the Atlètic Terrassa Hoquei Club all his career, and won the silver medal with the Men's National Team at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia...
  
  , Victor Pujol
  Victor Pujol
  Víctor Pujol Sala is a former field hockey midfielder from Spain. He won the silver medal with the Men's National Team at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. There he scored the only goal for the Spaniards in the final against the Netherlands .-References:*...
  
  , Ramón Sala
  Ramón Sala
  Ramón Sala Vallmonrat is a former field hockey defender from Spain, who won the silver medal with the Men's National Team at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.-References:*...
  
   and Pablo Usoz — Field hockey, men's tournament

• Ernesto Pérez
  Ernesto Pérez
  Ernesto Pérez is a Spanish judoka.-Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.com...
  
   — Judo, men's heavyweight

• Sergi Bruguera
  Sergi Bruguera
  Sergi Bruguera i Torner is a former professional tennis player from Spain. He is best remembered for winning consecutive men's singles titles at the French Open in 1993 and 1994.-Career:...
  
   — Tennis, men's singles

• Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
  Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
  Aránzazu 'Arantxa' Isabel Maria Sánchez Vicario is a Spanish former professional tennis player...
  
   — Tennis, women's singles

Bronze

• Valentí Massana
  Valentí Massana
  Valentí Massana Gracia is a Catalan race walker, and the record holder in Spain in the men's 50 km walk Valentí Massana Gracia (born July 5, 1970 in Viladecans) is a Catalan race walker, and the record holder in Spain in the men's 50 km walk Valentí Massana Gracia (born July 5, 1970 in...
  
   — Athletics, men's 50 km walk

• Rafael Lozano
  Rafael Lozano
  Rafael Lozano Muñoz is a former boxer from Spain.- Professional career :Known as "Balita", Lozano turned pro in 2001...
  
   — Boxing, men's light flyweight (48 kg)

• Juan Pérez
  Juan Pérez (handballer)
  Juan "Juancho" Pérez Márquez is a Spanish handball player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics, in the 2000 Summer Olympics, and in the 2004 Summer Olympics.He was born in Badajoz....
  
  , Iñaki Urdangarín
  Iñaki Urdangarin
  -References:-External links:*...
  
  , Alberto Urdiales
  Alberto Urdiales
  Alberto Urdiales Márquez is a Spanish handball player. He competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics, in the 1996 Summer Olympics, and in the 2000 Summer Olympics....
  
  , José Hombrados, Jordi Nuñez
  Jordi Nuñez
  Jordi Nuñez Carretero is a Spanish handball player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics and in the 2000 Summer Olympics....
  
  , Jesús Olalla
  Jesús Olalla
  Jesús "Josu" Olalla Iraeta is a Spanish handball player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics and in the 2000 Summer Olympics.He was born in Irun.In 1996 he won the bronze medal with the Spanish team...
  
  , Raúl González
  Raúl González (handballer)
  Raúl González Gutiérrez is a Spanish handball player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics. In 1996 he was a member of the Spanish handball team which won the bronze medal. He played six matches and scored five goals....
  
  , Rafael Guijosa
  Rafael Guijosa
  Rafael Guijosa Castillo is a former Spanish handball player, and current club manager for BM Alcobendas. When playing for the Spanish national team, he won bronze medals both in the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta and in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.Guijosa was voted World Player of the Year...
  
  , Fernando Hernández
  Fernando Hernández (handballer)
  Fernando Hernández Casado is a Spanish handball player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics and in the 2004 Summer Olympics.He was born in Valladolid.In 1996 he won the bronze medal with the Spanish team...
  
  , Jesús Fernández
  Jesús Fernández (handballer)
  Jesús Fernández Ojeca is a Spanish handball player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics.He was born in Santander.In 1996 he was a member of the Spanish handball team which won the bronze medal. He played two matches....
  
  , Jaume Fort
  Jaume Fort
  Jaume Fort Mauri is a Spanish handball player who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics, in the 1992 Summer Olympics, and in the 1996 Summer Olympics.He was born in Cardedeu....
  
  , Mateo Garralda, Talant Duyshebaev, Salvador Esquer
  Salvador Esquer
  José Salvador Esquer Bisbal is a Spanish handball player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics.He was born in Algemesí....
  
   and Aitor Etxaburu
  Aitor Etxaburu
  Aitor Iñaki Etxaburu Castro is a Spanish handball player who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics and in the 1996 Summer Olympics....
  
   — Handball, men's tournament

• Yolanda Soler
  Yolanda Soler
  Yolanda Soler is a Spanish judoka, Olympic champion. She won a bronze medal in the lightweight division at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.-References:*http://judoinfo.com/olympics.htm...
  
   — Judo, women's extra lightweight (48 kg)

• Isabel Fernández
  Isabel Fernández
  María Isabel Fernández Gutiérrez is a Spanish judoka. She is an Olympic champion, a world champion and six-time European champion. She won a gold medal in the lightweight division at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, and received an Olympic bronze medal in 1996.-References:...
  
   — Judo, women's lightweight (56 kg)

• Conchita Martínez
  Conchita Martínez
  Inmaculada Concepción Martínez Bernat is a former professional tennis player from Monzón, Aragón, Spain. She is the only Spanish woman to have won the singles title at Wimbledon, when she beat Martina Navrátilová in the 1994 Women's Singles. She also was the singles runner-up at the 1998...
  
   and Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
  Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
  Aránzazu 'Arantxa' Isabel Maria Sánchez Vicario is a Spanish former professional tennis player...
  
   — Tennis, women's doubles

Archery

Archery at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Archery at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta consisted of four events. The events were held in neighboring Stone Mountain.All archery was done at a range of 70 metres. 64 archers competed in each the men's individual and women's individual competitions. They began with a 72-arrow ranking round...

After their gold medal men's team performance four years earlier, Spain qualified only one archer for the 1996 Olympics. He lost his first match.

Men's individual competition:

• Antonio Vazquez
  Antonio Vázquez
  Antonio Vázquez may refer to:* Antonio Vázquez de Espinosa , Spanish monk* Antonio Vázquez , Spanish sport shooter and Olympic competitor* Antonio Vázquez , Spanish archer and Olympic gold medalist...
  
   → Round of 64, 60th place (0-1)

Athletics

Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics

At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, 44 events in athletics were contested, 24 by men and 20 by women. There were a total number of 2053 participating athletes from 191 countries.-Men:...

Men's 5,000 metres

• Enrique Molina
  Enrique Molina (athlete)
  Enrique Molina Vargas is a retired Spanish runner who specialized in the 5000 metres.He was born in La Zubia. He won the bronze medal in 3000 metres at the 1993 World Indoor Championships, finished seventh in the 5000 metres at the 1996 Olympic Games, eighth in the 5000 metres at the 1997 World...
  
  
• Qualification — 13:51.55
• Semifinal — 14:04.08
• Final — 13:12.91 (→ 7th place)

• Manuel Pancorbo
  Manuel Pancorbo
  Manuel Pancorbo Chica is a retired track and field athlete. He competed in the middle distances.Pancorbo represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992...
  
  
• Qualification — 13:57.42
• Semifinal — 14:39.64 (→ did not advance)

• Anacleto Jiménez
  Anacleto Jiménez
  Anacleto Jiménez Pastor is a retired Spanish long-distance runner.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*1500 metres - 3:37.24 min *3000 metres - 7:35.83 min *5000 metres - 13:08.30 min...
  
  
• Qualification — 14:16.57
• Semifinal — 13:50.90 (→ did not advance)

Men's 400m hurdles

• Iñigo Monreal
  Iñigo Monreal
  Iñigo Monreal Saénz is a retired track and field athlete from Spain, who represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996. He competed in the 400m hurdles and in the 4x400m relay....
  
  
• Heat — 52.23s (→ did not advance)

• Oscar Pitillas
• Heat — 51.35s (→ did not advance)

• Salvador Vila
• Heat — 50.55s (→ did not advance)

Men's 3,000 metres steeplechase

• Elisardo de la Torre
• Heat — 8:42.75 (→ did not advance)

Men's long jump

• Jesús Oliván
  Jesús Oliván
  Jesús Oliván Mallén is a retired Spanish long jumper.He was born in Aranjuez. He finished eighth at the 1986 European Indoor Championships and fifteenth at the 1992 European Indoor Championships He also competed at the 1991 World Indoor Championships, the 1991 World Championships, the 1992 Olympic...
  
  
• Qualification — 7.64m (→ did not advance)

Men's discus throw

• David Martínez
  David Martínez (athlete)
  David Martínez Varela is a retired discus thrower from Spain, who represented his native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992. He is a ten-time national champion in the men's discus event....
  
  
• Qualification — NM (→ did not advance)

Men's decathlon

• Antonio Peñalver
  Antonio Peñalver
  Antonio Peñalver Asensio is a retired Spanish decathlete.-Achievements:-External links:*...
  
  
• Final result — 8307 points (→ 2nd place)

• Francisco Javier Benet
  Francisco Javier Benet
  Francisco Javier Benet Martín is a Spanish decathlete.-Achievements:-External links:...
  
  
• Final result — 8107 points (→ 19th place)

Men's marathon

• Martín Fiz
  Martín Fiz
  Martín Fiz Martín is a former long-distance runner from Spain, who won the marathon at the 1994 European Championships in Athletics in Helsinki and repeated his success at the 1995 World Championships in Athletics in Gothenburg...
  
   — 2:13.20 (→ 4th place)
• Alberto Juzdado
  Alberto Juzdado
  Alberto Juzdado López is a Spanish long-distance runner. He specialized in the marathon race.Juzdado won the Tokyo International Marathon race in 1998.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*3000 metres - 8:08.87 min...
  
   — 2:17.24 (→ 18th place)
• Diego García
  Diego García (athlete)
  Diego García Corrales was a long-distance athlete from Spain, who finished in 9th position in the men's marathon at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. Four years later, when Atlanta, Georgia hosted the Games, he ended up in 53rd place, clocking 2:22:11...
  
   — 2:22.11 (→ 53rd place)

Men's 50 km walk

• Valentí Massana
  Valentí Massana
  Valentí Massana Gracia is a Catalan race walker, and the record holder in Spain in the men's 50 km walk Valentí Massana Gracia (born July 5, 1970 in Viladecans) is a Catalan race walker, and the record holder in Spain in the men's 50 km walk Valentí Massana Gracia (born July 5, 1970 in...
  
   — 3'44:19 (→ Bronze medal)

• Jaime Barroso — 4'01:09 (→ 22nd place)

• Jesús Ángel García
  Jesús Ángel García
  Jesús Ángel García Bragado is a Spanish race walker. He is married to gymnast Carmen Acedo.-Achievements:-References:...
  
   — did not finish (→ no ranking)

Men's competition

• Abel Antón
  Abel Antón
  Abel Antón Rodrigo is a Spanish long-distance runner. He won gold medals in the marathon at the 1997 and the 1999 World Championships in Athletics. In 1998 Antón became the first Spanish runner to win the London Marathon...
  
  
• Alejandro Gómez
  Alejandro Gómez (athlete)
  Alejandro Gómez Cabral is a retired Spanish long-distance runner who specialized in the marathon and cross-country running.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*1500 metres - 3:39.18 min...
  
  
• Andrés Manuel Díaz
  Andrés Manuel Díaz
  Andrés Manuel Díaz is a former Spanish middle-distance runner. He represented Spain at the Olympics in 1996 and 2000 and was the bronze medallist over 1500 metres at the 1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships....
  
  
• Arturo Ortiz
  Arturo Ortíz
  Arturo Ortíz is a retired Spanish high jumper.His personal best jump was 2.34 metres, achieved in June 1991 in Barcelona. This is also the current Spanish record.-Achievements:-References:...
  
  
• Carlos de la Torre
  Carlos de la Torre
  Carlos de la Torre Allariz is a retired Spanish long-distance runner who specialized in the 10,000 metres.-Achievements:-References:*...
  
  
• Carlos Sala
• Daniel Plaza
  Daniel Plaza
  Daniel Plaza Montero is a Spanish former race walker. Plaza is most famous for having won the 20 km walk at the 1992 Summer Olympics, becoming the first Spanish track & field athlete ever to win an Olympic gold medal.Plaza tested positive for the steroid nandrolone after the 1996 Spanish...
  
  
• Elisardo de la Torre
• Fermín Cacho
  Fermín Cacho
  Fermín Cacho Ruiz is a Spanish athlete, winner of the 1500 metres at the 1992 Summer Olympics.Born in Ágreda, Spain, Cacho had an enviable competitive record in the 1500 m, but it wasn't until late in his career that he produced a time of corresponding quality.Cacho's first notable result came in...
  
  
• Fernando Vázquez
  Fernando Vázquez
  Fernando Vázquez Pena is a Spanish football manager.-Football career:Vázquez was an English teacher in the Galician town of Lalín. It was there where he began to get involved with the school's athletics, especially football...
  
  
• Francisco Javier Navarro
• Frutos Feo
  Frutos Feo
  Frutos Feo Pérez is a retired Spanish sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres.He finished seventh in 4 x 100 metres relay at the 1997 World Championships, together with teammates Venancio José, Jordi Mayoral and Carlos Berlanga.His personal best time is 10.22 seconds, achieved in July 1996 in...
  
  
• Isaac Viciosa
  Isaac Viciosa
  Isaac Viciosa is a former middle distance runner from Spain.Viciosa is European record holder at 3000m and the first European man under 7:30. He won European Championships 1998 for 5000m, and was 2nd for 1500m at European Championships 1994...
  
  
• Javier García
  Javier García (athlete)
  Javier García Chico is a retired Spanish pole vaulter, who won the bronze medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics held in Barcelona, Spain. Four years earlier in Seoul he was eliminated in the qualifying round. He competed in four consecutive Summer Olympics.His personal best jump was 5.75 metres,...
  
  
• Jesús Font
• Jordi Mayoral
  Jordi Mayoral
  Jordi Antônio Mayoral Rodríguez is a retired Spanish sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres.He finished seventh in 4x100 m relay at the 1997 World Championships, together with teammates Frutos Feo, Venancio José and Carlos Berlanga.His personal best time is 20.63 seconds, achieved in July 1995...
  
  
• José Manuel Arcos
  José Manuel Arcos
  José Manuel Arcos Gil is a retired Spanish pole vaulter.His personal best jump was 5.76 metres, achieved in June 1996 in Madrid. He had 5.80 metres on the indoor track, achieved in February 1999 in Zaragoza....
  
  
• Juan Gabriel Concepción
  Juan Gabriel Concepción
  Juan Gabriel Concepción Zambrano is a retired Spanish pole vaulter.He won the silver medal at the 1997 Mediterranean Games. He also competed at the 1996 Olympic Games without reaching the final....
  
  
• Manuel Francisco Borrega
• Manuel Martínez
• Miguel de los Santos
  Miguel de los Santos
  Miguel de los Santos is a Spanish television presenter.Born on July 30, 1936 Miguel joint Radio SEU in 1954 as an announcer and then joint Radio Spain. He joint TVE in 1959 and presented shows such as Two in One. For six years he was the Spanish Commentator at the Eurovision Song Contest.In 2002...
  
  
• Reyes Estévez
  Reyes Estévez
  Reyes Estévez López is a Spanish 1500 metres runner. He won the European Championships' final 1998 in Budapest...
  
  
• Roberto Parra
  Roberto Parra
  Roberto Parra Mateo is a Spanish middle distance runner. He specialized in the 800 and 1500 metres events.-Achievements:-External links:...
  
  
• Venancio José Murcia

Women's 10.000 metres

• Julia Vaquero
• Qualification — 32:27.05
• Final — 31:27.07 (→ 9th place)

Women's 400m hurdles

• Miriam Alonso
• Qualification — 56.53 (→ did not advance)

• Eva Paniagua
• Qualification — 58.10 (→ did not advance)

Women's heptathlon

• Inmaculada Clapés
• Final result — 5602 points (→ 24th place)

Women's marathon

• Rocío Ríos
  Rocío Ríos
  María Rocío Ríos Pérez is a retired female long-distance runner from Spain, who represented her native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in the women's marathon race, finishing in fifth place....
  
   — 2:30.50 (→ 5th place)
• Mónica Pont
  Mónica Pont
  Mónica Pont Chafer is a former long-distance runner from Spain, who won the Rotterdam Marathon on April 23, 1995 clocking 2:30:34. She represented her native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in the women's marathon race, where she finished in 14th place...
  
   — 2:33.27 (→ 14th place)
• Ana Isabel Alonso
  Ana Isabel Alonso
  Ana Isabel Alonso is a former long-distance runner from Spain, who represented her native country in three Summer Olympics: 1988, 1996 and 2000. Her best finish came at her Olympic debut in Seoul, South Korea, where Alonso ended up in 25th place in the women's 10.000 metres race...
  
   — 2:44.12 (→ 49th place)

Women's 10 km walk

• María Vasco
  María Vasco
  María del Monte Vasco Pes Gallardo is a Spanish race walker. She won the bronze medal over 20 km at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, and the bronze medal at the 2007 World Championships in Osaka. She was born in Barcelona, Catalonia.-Achievements:-References:*...
  
   — 46:09 (→ 28th place)

• Encarna Granados
  Encarna Granados
  Encarnación Granados Aguilera is a Spanish race walker, who won the bronze medal over 10 km at the 1993 World Championships in Stuttgart.-Achievements:-References:*...
  
   — did not finish (→ no ranking)

• Ana Amelia Menéndez
• Cristina Petite
• Julia Vaquero
• María Concepción Paredes
• María Isabel Martínez
  María Isabel Martínez
  María Isabel Martínez de Murguía Embarba is a former field hockey player from Spain. She was a member of the Women's National Team that surprisingly won the gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics on home soil...
  
  
• María José Mardomingo
• María Teresa Zúñiga
• Marta Domínguez
  Marta Domínguez
  Marta Domínguez Azpeleta is a Spanish runner. She was accused of drug dealing and but later acquitted .Dominguez currently competes mainly in 3000 m steeplechase, a distance in which she was the 2009 world champion...
  
  
• Sandra Myers
  Sandra Myers
  Sandra Myers is a retired 400 metres sprinter who represented Spain after switching from the United States. She became US champion in 400 metres in 1981, but received Spanish nationality in 1987 and competed for Spain since...
  
  

Boxing

Boxing at the 1996 Summer Olympics

-Qualification:The following tournaments were used as qualification tournaments for boxing at the 1996 Summer Olympics.Africa* All-Africa Games in Harare, Zimbabwe from September 13 to September 23, 1995* Qualification Tournament in April/May? 1996...

Men's flyweight (– 48 kg)

• Rafael Lozano
  Rafael Lozano
  Rafael Lozano Muñoz is a former boxer from Spain.- Professional career :Known as "Balita", Lozano turned pro in 2001...
  
   → Bronze medal
• First round — Defeated Joseph Benhard
  Joseph Benhard
  Joseph Benhard is a Namibian boxer. Shivute competed for Namibia at the 1996 Summer Olympics. Fighting as a light flyweight, Benhard lost to Spaniard Rafael Lozano in the first round.-References:...
  
   (Namibia), 10-2
• Second round — Defeated Masibulele Makepula
  Masibulele Makepula
  Masibulele Makepula is a professional boxer.- Amateur Achievements :*Gold Medalist at the 1995 African Championships in Harare as a Light Flyweight....
  
   (South Africa), 14-3
• Quarterfinals — Defeated La Paene Masara
  La Paene Masara
  La Paene Masara is a retired male boxer from Indonesia, who twice competed for his native Asian country at the Summer Olympics: 1996 and 2000. At his Olympic debut in Atlanta, Georgia he was defeated in the quarterfinals of the men's light flyweight division by Spain's eventual bronze medalist...
  
   (Indonesia), 10-9
• Semifinals — Lost to Mansueto Velasco
  Mansueto Velasco
  Mansueto "Onyok" Velasco, Jr. is a Filipino boxer from Bago City, Negros Occidental. He competed in the Men's 48 kg category at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, and took home the silver medal, the Philippines' only medal of the games...
  
   (Philippines), 10-22

Road competition

Men's individual time trial

• Miguel Indurain
  Miguel Indurain
  Miguel Ángel Indurain Larraya is a retired Spanish road racing cyclist. He won five consecutive Tour de Frances from 1991 and 1995, the first to do so, and the fourth athlete to win five times. He won the Giro d'Italia twice, becoming one of only seven people in history to achieve the Giro Tour...
  
  
• Final — 1:04:05 (→ Gold medal)

• Abraham Olano
  Ábraham Olano
  Abraham Olano Manzano is a Spanish Basque former professional road racing cyclist. His crowning achievement came in 1995 when he became World Road Champion...
  
  
• Final — 1:04:17 (→ Silver medal)

Women's individual road race

• Joane Somarriba
  Joane Somarriba
  Joane Somarriba Arrola is a former Spanish cyclist.She won the Grande Boucle, at the time the most prestigious stage race for women, in 2000, 2001 and 2003. She also achieved a time trial victory at the 2003 World Championships in Hamilton, Canada...
  
  
• Final — 02:37:06 (→ 21st place)

• Fatima Blazquez
• Final — 02:46:27 (→ 40th place)

• Izaskun Bengoa
• Final — did not finish (→ no ranking)

Women's individual time trial

• Joane Somarriba
  Joane Somarriba
  Joane Somarriba Arrola is a former Spanish cyclist.She won the Grande Boucle, at the time the most prestigious stage race for women, in 2000, 2001 and 2003. She also achieved a time trial victory at the 2003 World Championships in Hamilton, Canada...
  
  
• Final — 38:55 (→ 13th place)

Track competition

Men's points race

• Juan Llaneras
• Final — 17 points (→ 6th place)

Mountain bike

Men's cross-country

• Jokin Mujika
  Jokin Mujika
  Jokin Mújika Aramburu is a former professional cyclist and cyclocross-racer from the Basque Country.-Victories:Road:* Stage 2, Vuelta a Galega 1984* Stage 7, Tour de l'Avenir 1986...
  
  
• Final — 2:41:15 (→ 22nd place)

Women's cross-country

• Laura Blanco
• Final — 2:04.20 (→ 20th place)

• Silvia Rovira
• Final — 2:09.17 (→ 26th place)

Diving

Diving at the 1996 Summer Olympics

At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, four diving events were contested during a competition that took place at the Georgia Tech Aquatic Center, from 26 July to 2 August, comprising a total of 121 divers from 40 nations.-Men:-Women:-Medal table:...

Men's 3m springboard

• José Miguel Gil
• Preliminary heat — 295.47 (→ did not advance, 31st place)

• Rafael Álvarez
  Rafael Álvarez
  Rafael Álvarez Serrano is a retired male diver from Spain, best known for winning the bronze medals at the 1997 European Championships in Seville, Spain and at the World University Games in 1999. He represented his native country in four consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988...
  
  
• Preliminary heat — 208.83 (→ did not advance, 36th place)

Women's 3m springboard

• Julia Cruz
• Preliminary heat — 205.32 (→ did not advance, 26th place)

Women's 10m platform

• Dolores Saez
• Preliminary heat — 216.36 (→ did not advance, 27th place)

Men's tournament

• Preliminary round (Group A):
• Spain
  Spain national field hockey team
  The Spain national field hockey team represents Spain in the international field hockey competitions. The team, coached by Dutchman Maurits Hendriks since 2002, competed in every World Cup since the first edition in 1971. Spain is ranked fourth in the world, as of June 30, 2008...
  
   — Germany 1-0
• Spain
  Spain national field hockey team
  The Spain national field hockey team represents Spain in the international field hockey competitions. The team, coached by Dutchman Maurits Hendriks since 2002, competed in every World Cup since the first edition in 1971. Spain is ranked fourth in the world, as of June 30, 2008...
  
   — Pakistan 3-0
• Spain
  Spain national field hockey team
  The Spain national field hockey team represents Spain in the international field hockey competitions. The team, coached by Dutchman Maurits Hendriks since 2002, competed in every World Cup since the first edition in 1971. Spain is ranked fourth in the world, as of June 30, 2008...
  
   — Argentina 2-1
• Spain
  Spain national field hockey team
  The Spain national field hockey team represents Spain in the international field hockey competitions. The team, coached by Dutchman Maurits Hendriks since 2002, competed in every World Cup since the first edition in 1971. Spain is ranked fourth in the world, as of June 30, 2008...
  
   — United States 7-1
• Spain
  Spain national field hockey team
  The Spain national field hockey team represents Spain in the international field hockey competitions. The team, coached by Dutchman Maurits Hendriks since 2002, competed in every World Cup since the first edition in 1971. Spain is ranked fourth in the world, as of June 30, 2008...
  
   — India 1-3
• Semifinals:
• Spain
  Spain national field hockey team
  The Spain national field hockey team represents Spain in the international field hockey competitions. The team, coached by Dutchman Maurits Hendriks since 2002, competed in every World Cup since the first edition in 1971. Spain is ranked fourth in the world, as of June 30, 2008...
  
   — Australia 2-1
• Final:
• Spain
  Spain national field hockey team
  The Spain national field hockey team represents Spain in the international field hockey competitions. The team, coached by Dutchman Maurits Hendriks since 2002, competed in every World Cup since the first edition in 1971. Spain is ranked fourth in the world, as of June 30, 2008...
  
   — Netherlands 1-3 → Silver medal
• Team roster
• Jaime Amat
  Jaime Amat
  Jaume Santi Amat Duran is a former field hockey player from Spain. He won the silver medal with the Men's National Team at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.-References:*...
  
  
• Pablo Amat
  Pablo Amat
  Pol Amat Escudé is a field hockey player from Spain, who won the silver medal with the Men's National Team at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia....
  
  
• Javier Arnau
  Javier Arnau
  Xavier Arnau Creus is a former field hockey player from Spain. He won the silver medal with the Men's National Team at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. The striker also participated in the 1992 Summer Olympics and the 2000 Summer Olympics.-References:*...
  
  
• Jordi Arnau
  Jordi Arnau
  Jorge Jordi Arnau Creus is a former field hockey player from Spain who won the silver medal with the Men's National Team at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.-References:*...
  
  
• Oscar Barrena
  Oscar Barrena
  Oscar Barrena González is a former field hockey player from Spain. He won the silver medal with the Men's National Team at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.-References:*...
  
  
• Ignacio Cobos
  Ignacio Cobos
  Ignacio Cobos Vidal is a former field hockey player from Spain, who won the silver medal with the Men's National Team at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.-References:*...
  
  
• Juan Dinarés
  Juan Dinarés
  Juan Antonio Dinarés Quera is a former field hockey midfielder from Spain, who won the silver medal with the Men's National Team at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.-References:*...
  
  
• Juan Escarré
  Juan Escarré
  Juan Escarré Urueña is a Spanish field hockey player, who competed for Spain in three Summer Olympics, starting in 1996, when he captured the silver medal with his national side...
  
  
• Xavier Escudé
  Xavier Escudé
  Xavier Escudé Torrente is a former field hockey player from Spain, who won the silver medal with the Men's National Team at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. He also participated in the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, and the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.-References:** ....
  
  
• Juantxo García-Mauriño
  Juantxo García-Mauriño
  Juan de Dios García-Mauriño Sanchís is a former field hockey player from Spain. He won the silver medal with the Men's National Team at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia....
  
  
• Antonio González
• Ramón Jufresa
  Ramón Jufresa
  Ramón Jufresa Lluch is a former field hockey goalkeeper from Spain. He won the silver medal with the Men's National Team at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. He also participated in the 1992, and the 2000 Summer Olympics.-References:*...
  
  
• Joaquín Malgosa
  Joaquín Malgosa
  Joaquim Malgosa Morera is a former field hockey defender.He played for the Atlètic Terrassa Hoquei Club all his career, and won the silver medal with the Men's National Team at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia...
  
  
• Victor Pujol
  Victor Pujol
  Víctor Pujol Sala is a former field hockey midfielder from Spain. He won the silver medal with the Men's National Team at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. There he scored the only goal for the Spaniards in the final against the Netherlands .-References:*...
  
  
• Ramón Sala
  Ramón Sala
  Ramón Sala Vallmonrat is a former field hockey defender from Spain, who won the silver medal with the Men's National Team at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.-References:*...
  
  
• Pablo Usoz

Women's tournament

• Preliminary round robin:
• Spain
  Spain women's national field hockey team
  The Spain women's national field hockey team represents Spain in the international field hockey competitions. The team, coached by Pablo Usoz since 2003, made history when it surprisingly won the gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics, at their first ever Olympic appearance and in front of their...
  
   — Australia 0-4
• Spain
  Spain women's national field hockey team
  The Spain women's national field hockey team represents Spain in the international field hockey competitions. The team, coached by Pablo Usoz since 2003, made history when it surprisingly won the gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics, at their first ever Olympic appearance and in front of their...
  
   — Germany 1-2
• Spain
  Spain women's national field hockey team
  The Spain women's national field hockey team represents Spain in the international field hockey competitions. The team, coached by Pablo Usoz since 2003, made history when it surprisingly won the gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics, at their first ever Olympic appearance and in front of their...
  
   — Argentina 0-1
• Spain
  Spain women's national field hockey team
  The Spain women's national field hockey team represents Spain in the international field hockey competitions. The team, coached by Pablo Usoz since 2003, made history when it surprisingly won the gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics, at their first ever Olympic appearance and in front of their...
  
   — Great Britain 2-2
• Spain
  Spain women's national field hockey team
  The Spain women's national field hockey team represents Spain in the international field hockey competitions. The team, coached by Pablo Usoz since 2003, made history when it surprisingly won the gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics, at their first ever Olympic appearance and in front of their...
  
   — South Korea 0-2
• Spain
  Spain women's national field hockey team
  The Spain women's national field hockey team represents Spain in the international field hockey competitions. The team, coached by Pablo Usoz since 2003, made history when it surprisingly won the gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics, at their first ever Olympic appearance and in front of their...
  
   — Netherlands 2-4
• Spain
  Spain women's national field hockey team
  The Spain women's national field hockey team represents Spain in the international field hockey competitions. The team, coached by Pablo Usoz since 2003, made history when it surprisingly won the gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics, at their first ever Olympic appearance and in front of their...
  
   — United States 0-2 (→ 8th and last place)
• Team roster
• Begoña Larzabal
  Begoña Larzabal
  Begoña Aránzazu Larzábal Fernández is a former field hockey midfielder from Spain, who represented her native country at two consecutive Olympic Games: in 1996 and 2000. At her last try she finished fourth with the Spanish national team, after a 2-0 loss in the bronze medal game against The...
  
  
• Elena Carrión
  Elena Carrión
  Elena Carrión de la Lastra is a former field hockey goalkeeper from Spain, who represented her native country at two consecutive Olympic Games: in 1996 and 2000. At her last try she finished fourth with the Spanish national team, after a 2-0 loss in the bronze medal game against The Netherlands...
  
  
• Elena Urkizu
  Elena Urkizu
  Elena Urkizu Sáez is a former field hockey defender from Spain. She represented her native country at two consecutive Olympic Games: in 1996 and 2000. At her last try she finished fourth with the Spanish national team, after a 2-0 loss in the bronze medal game against The Netherlands. Urkizu...
  
  
• Lucía López
  Lucía López
  Lucía López Martínez is a former female field hockey player from Spain. She was a member of the Women's National Team at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996. She played club hockey for Real Club de Polo in Barcelona.-References:*...
  
  
• María Carmen Barea
• María Cruz González
  María Cruz González
  María Cruz González Álvarez is a former female field hockey player from Spain. She represented her native country at the 1996 Olympic Games. She played club hockey for Real Club de Campo in Madrid.-References:*...
  
  
• María Victoria González
• Maider Tellería
  Maider Tellería
  Maider Tellería Goñi is a former field hockey player from Spain. She was a member of the Women's National Team that surprisingly won the golden medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics on home soil ....
  
  
• María del Mar Feito
• Mónica Rueda
• Nagore Gabellanes
  Nagore Gabellanes
  Nagore Gabellanes Marieta is a former field hockey player from Spain. He was a member of the Women's National Team that surprisingly won the golden medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics on home soil...
  
  
• Natalia Dorado
  Natalia Dorado
  Natalia Dorado Gómez is a former field hockey player from Spain. She was a member of the Women's National Team that surprisingly won the golden medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics on home soil . She also competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, where Spain finished in 8th and last...
  
  
• Silvia Manrique
• Sonia Barrio
  Sonia Barrio
  Sonia Barrio Gutiérrez is a former field hockey player from Spain, who was a member of the Women's National Team that surprisingly won the golden medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics on home soil ....
  
  
• Sonia de Ignacio
  Sonia de Ignacio
  Sonia de Ignacio-Simo Casas is a former female field hockey player from Spain, who represented her native country twice at the Olympic Games: 1996 and 2000. She played club hockey for CD Terrassa in Catalunya....
  
  
• Teresa Motos
  Teresa Motos
  Teresa Motos Izeta is a former field hockey player from Spain. She was a member of the Women's National Team that surprisingly won the golden medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics on home soil . Motos also competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, where Spain finished in 8th and last...
  
  

Judo

Judo at the 1996 Summer Olympics

This page shows the final results of the Judo Competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.Kye Sun-Hui surprised spectators by winning gold in the women's extra-lightweight event. She had obtained a wildcard entry to the Games.-Men's events:...

Men's competition

• Ernesto Pérez
  Ernesto Pérez
  Ernesto Pérez is a Spanish judoka.-Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.com...
  
  
• José Tomás Toro
  José Tomás Toro
  -Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.com...
  
  
• León Villar
  León Villar
  León Villar is a Spanish judoka.Also doctor in Medicine since 1993.-Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.com...
  
  
• Roberto Naveira
  Roberto Naveira
  -Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.com...
  
  

Women's competition

• Almudena Muñoz
  Almudena Muñoz
  Almudena Muñoz Martínez is a former judo competitor from Spain who won the gold medal in women's 52 kg division at the 1992 Summer Olympics of Barcelona, Spain. Muñoz also competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics of Atlanta, Georgia.-References:* * *...
  
  
• Cristina Curto
• Isabel Fernández
  Isabel Fernández
  María Isabel Fernández Gutiérrez is a Spanish judoka. She is an Olympic champion, a world champion and six-time European champion. She won a gold medal in the lightweight division at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, and received an Olympic bronze medal in 1996.-References:...
  
  
• Sara Alvarez
• Yolanda Soler
  Yolanda Soler
  Yolanda Soler is a Spanish judoka, Olympic champion. She won a bronze medal in the lightweight division at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.-References:*http://judoinfo.com/olympics.htm...
  
  

Swimming

Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics

The swimming competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics was held at the Georgia Tech Aquatic Center in Atlanta, United States, which was built for the Games...

Men's 50m freestyle

• Juan Benavides
  Juan Benavides
  Juan Benavides Hermosilla is a former freestyle swimmer from Spain, who competed at two consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1996. There he finished in 30th and 33rd position in the 50m and 100m Freestyle.-References:*...
  
  
• Heat — 23.36 (→ did not advance, 30th place)

Men's 100m freestyle

• Juan Benavides
  Juan Benavides
  Juan Benavides Hermosilla is a former freestyle swimmer from Spain, who competed at two consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1996. There he finished in 30th and 33rd position in the 50m and 100m Freestyle.-References:*...
  
  
• Heat — 51.20 (→ did not advance, 33rd place)

Men's 1500m freestyle

• Frederik Hviid
  Frederik Hviid
  Frederik Carlo Hviid Köhler is a former long-distance freestyle and medley swimmer from Spain, who competed at two consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1996. In the late 1990s he won several medals in the international short course events...
  
  
• Heat — 15:42.40 (→ did not advance, 21st place)

Men's 100m backstroke

• Martin López-Zubero
  Martin López-Zubero
  Martín López-Zubero Purcell , also known as Martin Zubero, is a former college and international swimmer who was an Olympic gold medalist. López-Zubero was born in the United States, swam in international competition for Spain, and holds dual Spanish-American citizenship.- Family background...
  
  
• Heat — 55.36
• Final — 55.22 (→ 4th place)

Men's 200m backstroke

• Martin López-Zubero
  Martin López-Zubero
  Martín López-Zubero Purcell , also known as Martin Zubero, is a former college and international swimmer who was an Olympic gold medalist. López-Zubero was born in the United States, swam in international competition for Spain, and holds dual Spanish-American citizenship.- Family background...
  
  
• Heat — 2:00.77
• Final — 2:00.74 (→ 6th place)

Men's 100m breaststroke

• Marc Capdevila
  Marc Capdevila
  Marc Capdevila Pons is a former breaststroke swimmer from Spain, who competed for his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. There he finished in 15th position in the 100m Breaststroke.-References:...
  
  
• Heat — 1:02.69
• B-final — 1:03.51 (→ 15th place)

Men's 200m breaststroke

• Joaquín Fernández
  Joaquín Fernández
  Joaquín Fernández Corredor is a former medley and breaststroke swimmer from Spain. He competed at three consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1988 in Seoul, South Korea.-References:*...
  
  
• Heat — 2:16.05
• B-final — 2:16.05 (→ 12th place)

Men's 200m butterfly

• José Luis Ballester
• Heat — 2:02.69 (→ did not advance, 29th place)

Men's 400m individual medley

• Frederik Hviid
  Frederik Hviid
  Frederik Carlo Hviid Köhler is a former long-distance freestyle and medley swimmer from Spain, who competed at two consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1996. In the late 1990s he won several medals in the international short course events...
  
  
• Heat — 4:23.67
• B-final — 4:22.47 (→ 9th place)

Women's 50m freestyle

• Claudia Franco
  Claudia Franco
  Claudia Franco Solana , also known as Claudia Franco Walsh, is a former freestyle swimmer from Spain, who competed at two consecutive Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in 1992.Franco was born in Madrid, Spain....
  
  
• Heat — 26.17
• B-final — 26.04 (→ 11th place)

• Blanca Cerón
  Blanca Cerón
  Blanca Cerón Perín is a former freestyle swimmer from Spain, who competed for her native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. There she was eliminated in the qualifying heats of the 50 m freestyle, and the 4x100 m freestyle relay.-References:*...
  
  
• Heat — 26.30 (→ 22nd place)

Women's 100m freestyle

• Claudia Franco
  Claudia Franco
  Claudia Franco Solana , also known as Claudia Franco Walsh, is a former freestyle swimmer from Spain, who competed at two consecutive Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in 1992.Franco was born in Madrid, Spain....
  
  
• Heat — 57.00 (→ did not advance, 21st place)

Women's 400m freestyle

• Itziar Esparza
  Itziar Esparza
  Itziar Esparza Pallarés is a former freestyle swimmer from Spain, who competed at two consecutive Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in 1992 in Barcelona, Spain. On both occasions she didn't reach the final in the 400m and 800m Freestyle.-References:*...
  
  
• Heat — 4:19.45 (→ did not advance, 19th place)

Women's 800m freestyle

• Itziar Esparza
  Itziar Esparza
  Itziar Esparza Pallarés is a former freestyle swimmer from Spain, who competed at two consecutive Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in 1992 in Barcelona, Spain. On both occasions she didn't reach the final in the 400m and 800m Freestyle.-References:*...
  
  
• Heat — 8:50.22 (→ did not advance, 18th place)

Women's 100m backstroke

• Eva Piñera
  Eva Piñera
  Eva Piñera Piñera is a former backstroke swimmer from Spain, who competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia for her native country. In the Georgia Tech Aquatic Center she finished in 20th place in the 100 m Backstroke, and in 15th position with the Women's Team in the 4x100 m Medley...
  
  
• Heat — 1:04.41 (→ did not advance, 20th place)

Women's 200m backstroke

• Ivette María
  Ivette María
  Ivette María Tato is a former backstroke swimmer from Spain, who competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia for her native country. In the Georgia Tech Aquatic Center she finished in 23rd place in the 200 m Backstroke...
  
  
• Heat — 2:18.72 (→ did not advance, 23rd place)

Women's 100m breaststroke

• María Olay
  María Olay
  María Olay García is a former breaststroke swimmer from Spain, who competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia for her native country...
  
  
• Heat — 1:12.58 (→ did not advance, 28th place)

Women's 200m breaststroke

• Lourdes Becerra
  Lourdes Becerra
  Lourdes Becerra Portero is a former medley and breaststroke swimmer, who competed at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992 in Barcelona...
  
  
• Heat — 2:33.80 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)

Women's 100m butterfly

• María Peláez
  María Pelaez
  María Peláez Navarrete is a former butterfly swimmer from Spain, who competed at five consecutive Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in 1992...
  
  
• Heat — 1:01.99 (→ did not advance, 19th place)

Women's 200m butterfly

• María Peláez
  María Pelaez
  María Peláez Navarrete is a former butterfly swimmer from Spain, who competed at five consecutive Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in 1992...
  
  
• Heat — 2:13.85
• B-final — 2:13.05 (→ 11th place)

• Bárbara Franco
  Barbara Franco
  Bárbara Andrea Franco Solana is a former Spanish swimmer who competed at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992. She won the gold medal in the 200-meter butterfly at the European Short Course Swimming Championships 1996 in Rostock...
  
  
• Heat — 2:13.34
• B-final — 2:14.16 (→ 16th place)

Women's 200m individual medley

• Silvia Parera
  Silvia Parera
  Silvia Parera Carrau is a former medley and breaststroke swimmer from Spain, who competed at three consecutive Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in 1988 in Seoul, South Korea....
  
  
• Heat — 2:17.67
• B-final — 2:19.92 (→ 16th place)

Women's 400m individual medley

• Lourdes Becerra
  Lourdes Becerra
  Lourdes Becerra Portero is a former medley and breaststroke swimmer, who competed at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992 in Barcelona...
  
  
• Heat — 4:45.54
• B-final — 4:45.17 (→ 7th place)

Women's 4x100m freestyle relay

• Blanca Cerón
  Blanca Cerón
  Blanca Cerón Perín is a former freestyle swimmer from Spain, who competed for her native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. There she was eliminated in the qualifying heats of the 50 m freestyle, and the 4x100 m freestyle relay.-References:*...
  
  , Fátima Madrid
  Fátima Madrid
  Fátima Madrid Calancha is a former freestyle swimmer from Spain, who competed for her native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. There she was eliminated in the qualifying heats of the 4x100m Freestyle Relay, alongside Blanca Cerón, Susanna Garabatos, and Claudia...
  
  , Susanna Garabatos
  Susanna Garabatos
  Susana Garabatos Rodríguez is a former freestyle swimmer from Spain, who competed for her native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. There she was eliminated in the qualifying heats of the 4x100m Freestyle Relay, alongside Blanca Cerón, Fátima Madrid, and Claudia...
  
   and Claudia Franco
  Claudia Franco
  Claudia Franco Solana , also known as Claudia Franco Walsh, is a former freestyle swimmer from Spain, who competed at two consecutive Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in 1992.Franco was born in Madrid, Spain....
  
  
• Heat — 3:49.47 (→ did not advance, 14th place)

Women's 4x100m medley relay

• Eva Piñera
  Eva Piñera
  Eva Piñera Piñera is a former backstroke swimmer from Spain, who competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia for her native country. In the Georgia Tech Aquatic Center she finished in 20th place in the 100 m Backstroke, and in 15th position with the Women's Team in the 4x100 m Medley...
  
  , María Olay
  María Olay
  María Olay García is a former breaststroke swimmer from Spain, who competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia for her native country...
  
  , María Peláez
  María Pelaez
  María Peláez Navarrete is a former butterfly swimmer from Spain, who competed at five consecutive Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in 1992...
  
   and Claudia Franco
  Claudia Franco
  Claudia Franco Solana , also known as Claudia Franco Walsh, is a former freestyle swimmer from Spain, who competed at two consecutive Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in 1992.Franco was born in Madrid, Spain....
  
  
• Heat — 4:15.63 (→ did not advance, 15th place)

Tennis

Tennis at the 1996 Summer Olympics

At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, the host nation United States won 3 of the 4 gold medals in tennis. For the first time at the Olympics, a single bronze medal was awarded in each event.-Medal table:-Events:-References:*...

Men's singles competition

• Albert Costa
  Albert Costa
  Albert Costa i Casals is a former professional tennis player from Spain. He is best remembered for winning the men's singles title at the French Open in 2002.-Tennis career:...
  
  
• First round — Defeated Sébastien Lareau
  Sébastien Lareau
  Sébastien Lareau is a former touring professional tennis player.-As a singles player:The right-handed Lareau achieved a career best singles ranking of World No. 76 in April 1995. In January 1999 he reached a career second best ranking of World No. 78. He had a career ATP tour event win-loss...
  
   (Canada) 7-6 6-4
• Second round — Lost to Fernando Meligeni
  Fernando Meligeni
  Fernando Ariel Meligeni , nicknamed Fininho is a former professional tennis player from Brazil....
  
   (Brazil) 6-7 4-6

• Carlos Costa
• First round — Lost to Andrea Gaudenzi
  Andrea Gaudenzi
  Andrea Gaudenzi is a former tennis player from Italy, who turned professional in 1990.Gaudenzi was born in Faenza, Emilia-Romagna. A right-hander, he represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, where he was defeated in the third round by America's eventual...
  
   (Italy) 3-6 2-6

• Sergi Bruguera
  Sergi Bruguera
  Sergi Bruguera i Torner is a former professional tennis player from Spain. He is best remembered for winning consecutive men's singles titles at the French Open in 1993 and 1994.-Career:...
  
  
• First round — Defeated Andrei Pavel
  Andrei Pavel
  Andrei Pavel is a tennis coach and former professional tennis player from Romania. He is currently coaching former world No. 1 and the current world No. 15 of the WTA, Jelena Janković.-Career:...
  
   (Romania) 2-6 6-1 8-6
• Second round — Defeated Arnaud Boetsch
  Arnaud Boetsch
  Arnaud Boetsch is a former French tennis player who turned professional in 1987.Boetsch represented France at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, where he was defeated in the second round by Spain's eventual silver medal winner Sergi Bruguera...
  
   (France) 7-6 4-6 6-2
• Third round — Defeated Greg Rusedski
  Greg Rusedski
  Gregory "Greg" Rusedski is a British Canadian former tennis player who turned professional in 1991 and played until his retirement on 7 April 2007, at the age of 33...
  
   (Great Britain) 7-6 7-5
• Quarterfinals — Defeated MaliVai Washington
  MaliVai Washington
  MaliVai "Mal" Washington is a former professional tennis player from the United States. He is best remembered for reaching the men's singles final at Wimbledon in 1996.-Family:...
  
   (USA) 7-6 4-6 7-5
• Semifinals — Defeated Fernando Meligeni
  Fernando Meligeni
  Fernando Ariel Meligeni , nicknamed Fininho is a former professional tennis player from Brazil....
  
   (Brazil) 7-6 6-2
• Final — Lost to Andre Agassi
  Andre Agassi
  Andre Kirk Agassi is a retired American professional tennis player and former world no. 1. Generally considered by critics and fellow players to be one of the greatest tennis players of all time, Agassi has been called the best service returner in the history of the game...
  
   (USA) 2-6 3-6 1-6 (→ Silver medal)

Women's singles competition

• Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
  Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
  Aránzazu 'Arantxa' Isabel Maria Sánchez Vicario is a Spanish former professional tennis player...
  
  
• First round — Defeated Dominique Van Roost (Belgium) 6-1 7-5
• Second round — Defeated Silvia Farina (Italy) 6-1 6-3
• Third round — Defeated Brenda Schultz-McCarthy
  Brenda Schultz-McCarthy
  Brenda Anne Marie Schultz-McCarthy is a Dutch tennis player. Primarily known for her maiden name Brenda Schultz, she married Sean McCarthy, a former American football player at University of Cincinnati, on 8 April 1995 and adopted his surname...
  
   (Netherlands) 6-4 7-6
• Quarterfinals — Defeated Kimiko Date
  Kimiko Date
  is a Japanese professional tennis player. In her career, she has won over 200 tournament matches. She has won the Japan Open four times. In 1994, she was ranked in the top-ten women players in the world. In 1992, the WTA awarded her the "Most Improved Player of the Year". After playing in her...
  
   (Japan) 4-6 6-3 10-8
• Semifinals — Defeated Jana Novotná
  Jana Novotná
  Jana Novotná is a former professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. She played a serve and volley game, an increasingly rare style of play among women during her career. She won the women's singles title at Wimbledon in 1998 and was runner-up in three previous Grand Slam tournaments...
  
   (Czech Republic) 6-4 1-6 6-3
• Final — Lost to Lindsay Davenport
  Lindsay Davenport
  Lindsay Ann Davenport is a former World No. 1 American professional tennis player. She has won three Grand Slam singles tournaments and an Olympic gold medal in singles. In 2005, TENNIS Magazine ranked her as the 29th-best player of the preceding forty years...
  
   (USA) 6-7 2-6 (→ Silver medal)

• Conchita Martínez
  Conchita Martínez
  Inmaculada Concepción Martínez Bernat is a former professional tennis player from Monzón, Aragón, Spain. She is the only Spanish woman to have won the singles title at Wimbledon, when she beat Martina Navrátilová in the 1994 Women's Singles. She also was the singles runner-up at the 1998...
  
  
• First round — Defeated Patty Schnyder
  Patty Schnyder
  Patty Schnyder is a retired Swiss professional tennis player. She played on the WTA tour from 1993 to 2011 and is a former World No. 7. She defeated several World No...
  
   (Switzerland) 6-1 6-2
• Second round — Defeated Radka Zrubáková
  Radka Zrubáková
  Radomira "Radka" Zrubáková is a retired professional tennis player from Slovakia.Zrubáková gained professional status in 1986. She won three single and two double titles during her career on the WTA Tour. She was a member of the Czechoslovakia Federation Cup team that won the 1988 Federation Cup...
  
   (Slovakia) 6-1 6-4
• Third round — Defeated Natasha Zvereva
  Natasha Zvereva
  Natalya "Natasha" Zvereva, or Zverava is a former tennis player from Belarus. Zvereva was the first major athlete in the Soviet Union to demand publicly that she should be able to keep her tournament earnings...
  
   (Belarus) 6-2 7-5
• Quarterfinals — Lost to Mary Joe Fernandez
  Mary Joe Fernández
  Mary Joe Fernández Godsick is an American former professional tennis player...
  
   (USA) 6-3 2-6 3-6

• Virginia Ruano Pascual
  Virginia Ruano Pascual
  Virginia Ruano Pascual is a Spanish professional female tennis player. She was born in Madrid, Spain.She has won three career singles titles but she has been more successful in doubles where she has won 43 titles, including 10 Grand Slam titles Between 2002...
  
  
• First round — Defeated Magdalena Grzybowska
  Magdalena Grzybowska
  Magdalena Grzybowska is a former Polish tennis player.Grzybowska was born in Poznań, Poland. She won the Juniors singles competition at the Grand Slam tournament 1996 Australian Open...
  
   (Poland) 6-4 6-2
• Second round — Lost to Iva Majoli
  Iva Majoli
  Iva Majoli Marić is a former professional tennis player from Croatia. She upset Martina Hingis to win the women's singles title at the French Open in 1997. Majoli also won eight singles titles and one women's doubles title during her career.-Career:Majoli turned professional in 1991 at the age...
  
   (Croatia) 5-7 3-6

Men's tournament

• Javier Bosma
  Javier Bosma
  Francisco Javier Bosma Mínguez is a former Spanish beach volleyball player, who won the silver medal in the men's beach volleyball tournament at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens together with Pablo Herrera....
  
   and Sixto Jimenez — 7th place overall

• Miguel Prieto and José Yuste — 17th place overall

Men's tournament

• Preliminary round (Group A)
• Spain — Germany 9-3
• Spain — Netherlands 8-7
• Spain — Yugoslavia 7-9
• Spain — Hungary 7-8
• Spain — Russia 8-6
• Quarterfinals
• Spain — United States 5-4
• Semifinals
• Spain — Hungary 7-6
• Final
• Spain — Croatia 7-5 (→ Gold medal)
• Team roster
• Ángel Andreo
• Carles Sans
  Carles Sans
  Carles Sans López is a former water polo player from Spain, who was a member of the national team that won the gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.-References:*...
  
  
• Daniel Ballart
  Daniel Ballart
  Daniel Ballart Sans is a water polo player from Spain. He was a member of the national team that won the gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. Four years earlier, when his home town of Barcelona hosted the Games, he was on the side that captured the silver medal...
  
  
• Iván Moro
  Ivan Moro
  Iván Moro Fernández is a water polo player from Spain, who was a member of the national team that won the gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia...
  
  
• Jesús Rollán
• Jordi Sans
  Jordi Sans
  Jordi "Chiqui" Sans Juan is a former water polo player from Spain, who was a member of the national team that won the gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia...
  
  
• Jorge Payá
  Jorge Payá
  Jorge Payá Rodríguez is a former water polo player from Spain, who was a member of the national team that won the gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. It was his second Olympic appearance, having made his debut in 1988 .-References:*...
  
  
• Josep María Abarca
  Josep María Abarca
  Josep Maria Abarca Plotas is a water polo player from Spain. He was a member of the national team that won the gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.-References:...
  
  
• Manuel Estiarte
  Manuel Estiarte
  Manuel Estiarte Duocastella is a former water polo player from Spain. He is considered by many the best of all time.Estiarte has played 578 times for the Spanish team...
  
  
• Miguel Ángel Oca
  Miguel Ángel Oca
  Miguel Ángel Oca Gaia is a former water polo player from Spain, who was a member of the national team that won the gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. Four years earlier he won the silver medal....
  
  
• Pedro Francisco García
  Pedro Francisco García
  Pedro Francisco García Aguado is a former water polo player from Spain. He was a member of the national team that won the gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. Four years earlier, when Barcelona hosted the Games, he was on the side that captured the silver medal...
  
  
• Salvador Gómez
• Sergi Pedrerol
  Sergi Pedrerol
  Sergi Pedrerol Cavallé is a former water polo player from Spain, who was a member of the national team that won the golden medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia....