Spain at the 2004 Summer Olympics |
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IOC code | ESP | ||||||||
NOC | Spanish Olympic Committee | ||||||||
Website |
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in Athens | |||||||||
Competitors | 317 in 26 sports | ||||||||
Flag bearer |
Isabel Fernández(opening) David Cal (closing) |
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Medals Ranked 20th |
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Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |||||||||
Qualified for the quarterfinals |
Qualified for the quarterfinals |
Qualified for the semifinals | |
Qualified for the quarterfinals |
Spain competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from August 13 to 29, 2004. This nation has competed in every Summer Olympic games since its official debut in 1920. Spain, however, boycotted two editions, the 1936 Summer Olympics in Nazi Germany, and the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, as a protest to the Soviet invasion of Hungary. The Spanish Olympic Committee sent the nation's third largest delegation in history to the Games. A total of 317 athletes, 177 men and 140 women, competed in 26 sports.
Two Spanish archers qualified each for the men's and women's individual archery.
Spanish athletes have so far achieved qualifying 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).
Spain's men basketball team qualified for the event by reaching the final of the EuroBasket 2003.
The following is the Spain roster in the men's basketball tournament of the 2004 Summer Olympics.
The following is the Spain roster in the women's basketball tournament of the 2004 Summer Olympics.
Qualification Legend: Q = Qualify to final; q = Qualify to semifinal
Spanish divers qualified for three individual spots at the 2004 Olympic Games.
Spain has qualified one fencer.
Spain qualified a men's and a women's team. Each team had 16 athletes with two reserves.
The following is the Spanish roster in the men's field hockey tournament of the 2004 Summer Olympics.
Head coach: Maurits Hendriks
Advanced to semifinals
The following is the Spanish roster in the women's field hockey tournament of the 2004 Summer Olympics.
Head coach: Pablo Usoz