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Spain
Key Facts
Top medal sports
(pre-2012)
Capital
Madrid
Population
46,400,000
Size
505,988km²
Languages
- Spanish
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Sports Features
Spain win Elliott 6m Olympic gold
Spain beat Australia 3-2 to win the gold medal in the women's Elliott 6m match racing class at the Olympics.
11 Aug 12
Russia retain synchro team title
10 Aug 12
Russia win the synchronised swimming team event for the fourth successive Olympics, as Great Britain finish sixth.
Scuffles in France-Spain fixture
9 Aug 12
France coach Vincent Collet refuses to condemn the actions of his players after tempers flared in their quarter-final defeat to Spain.
Spain's Bonilla lands 58kg gold
8 Aug 12
Spain's number one seed Joel Gonzalez Bonilla clinches Olympic gold by beating South Korea's Lee Daehoon in the men's 58kg final.
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Spain at the Olympics
21 London 2012 ranking
15 Beijing 2008 ranking
1900 First Olympic appearance
Athletes from Spain
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Ona Carbonell Ballestero 
Synchronised Swimming Medallist -
Marta Bach Pascual Water Polo Medallist -
Mihaela Ciobanu Ciobanu Handball Medallist -
Marina Alabau Neira Sailing Medallist -
Tamara Echegoyen Dominguez Sailing Medallist -
Ana Copado Amoros Water Polo Medallist -
Nely Alberto Francisca Handball Medallist -
Andrea Barno San Martin Handball Medallist -
Jessica Alonso Bernardo Handball Medallist -
Macarena Aguilar Diaz Handball Medallist -
Vanessa Amoros Quiles Handball Medallist -
Victor Claver Basketball Medallist
Compare Countries' Performances
Spain vs Great Britain
Spain
London 2012 medal count
17
Beijing 2008 medal count
18
Best medal haul
22 Barcelona 1992
London 2012 ranking
21
Beijing 2008 ranking
15
First Olympic appearance
1900
Great Britain
London 2012 medal count
65
Beijing 2008 medal count
47
Best medal haul
146 London 1908
London 2012 ranking
3
Beijing 2008 ranking
4
First Olympic appearance
1896
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| Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sailing | 2 | 0 | 0 | RANK 2 |
| Taekwondo | 1 | 2 | 0 | RANK 1 |
| Swimming | 0 | 2 | 0 | RANK 12 |
Medal Table
| Rank | Country |
|
|
|
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States
|
46 | 29 | 29 | 104 |
| 2 |
China
|
38 | 27 | 23 | 88 |
| 3 |
Great Britain & N. Ireland
|
29 | 17 | 19 | 65 |
| 21 |
Spain
(selected)
|
3 | 10 | 4 | 17 |
Spain Medallists
- Silver
Spain Men's Basketball Team
Men's Basketball - Bronze
Spain Women's Handball Team
Women's Handball - Gold Echegoyen Dominguez, Toro Prieto Puga, Pumariega Menendez Women's Elliott 6m
Team GB
Learn more about the athletes representing Great Britain and Northern Ireland in the 2012 Olympic Games, and catch up on the latest news and gossip surrounding Team GB
Meet Team GB Top Olympic Stories
Spectacular close to London Games
13 Aug 12
Greatest moments of the Games
29 Aug 12
World reaction: Olympics verdicts
23 Oct 12
Lord Coe to stand to be BOA chair
10 Sep 12
'Greatest ever' GB finish third
12 Aug 12
Record visits to BBC Sport online
14 Aug 12
