Rafael Nadal (opening)[1] Jesús Ángel García (closing)[2]
Medals Ranked 14th
Gold
7
Silver
4
Bronze
6
Total
17
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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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.
^"Rafael Nadal to be Spain's flagbearer at Rio Games". NBC Olympics. 27 April 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
^"El marchador Jesús Ángel García Bragado será el abanderado español en la clausura de Río 2016" [Race walker Jesús Ángel García Bragado will be Spain's flag bearer at the closing in Rio 2016]. El Economista (in Spanish). 20 August 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
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