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Spain at the 2016 Summer Olympics | |
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IOC code | ESP |
NOC | Spanish Olympic Committee |
Website | www |
in Rio de Janeiro | |
Competitors | 305 in 27 sports |
Flag bearers | Rafael Nadal (opening)[1] Jesús Ángel García (closing)[2] |
Medals Ranked 14th |
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Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Spain, represented by the Spanish Olympic Committee (COE), competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. Since the nation's official debut in 1920, Spanish athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games except for two; the 1936 Summer Olympics in Nazi Germany, and the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, as a protest against the Soviet invasion of Hungary. The Spanish Olympic Committee sent a total of 306 athletes, 163 men and 143 women, to compete in 25 sports.
Medalists
Competitors
The following is the list of number of competitors participating in the Games. Note that reserves in fencing, field hockey, football, and handball are not counted as athletes:
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