Spain competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. 289 competitors, 194 men and 95 women, took part in 157 events in 22 sports.
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 → Round of 64, 60th place (0-1)Men's 5,000 metres
Enrique MolinaQualification — 13:51.55Semifinal — 14:04.08Final — 13:12.91 (→ 7th place)Manuel PancorboQualification — 13:57.42Semifinal — 14:39.64 (→ did not advance)Anacleto JiménezQualification — 14:16.57Semifinal — 13:50.90 (→ did not advance)Men's 400m hurdles
Iñigo MonrealHeat — 52.23s (→ did not advance)Oscar PitillasHeat — 51.35s (→ did not advance)Salvador VilaHeat — 50.55s (→ did not advance)Men's 3,000 metres steeplechase
Elisardo de la TorreHeat — 8:42.75 (→ did not advance)Men's long jump
Jesús OlivánQualification — 7.64m (→ did not advance)Men's discus throw
David MartínezQualification — NM (→ did not advance)Men's decathlon
Antonio PeñalverFinal result — 8307 points (→ 2nd place)Francisco Javier BenetFinal result — 8107 points (→ 19th place)Men's marathon
Martín Fiz — 2:13.20 (→ 4th place)Alberto Juzdado — 2:17.24 (→ 18th place)Diego García — 2:22.11 (→ 53rd place)Men's 50 km walk
Valentí Massana — 3'44:19 (→ Bronze medal)Jaime Barroso — 4'01:09 (→ 22nd place)Jesús Ángel García — did not finish (→ no ranking)Men's competition
Abel AntónAlejandro GómezAndrés Manuel DíazArturo OrtizCarlos de la TorreCarlos SalaDaniel PlazaElisardo de la TorreFermín CachoFernando VázquezFrancisco Javier NavarroFrutos FeoIsaac ViciosaJavier GarcíaJesús FontJordi MayoralJosé Manuel ArcosJuan Gabriel ConcepciónManuel Francisco BorregaManuel MartínezMiguel de los SantosReyes EstévezRoberto ParraVenancio José Murcia
Women's 10.000 metres
Julia VaqueroQualification — 32:27.05Final — 31:27.07 (→ 9th place)Women's 400m hurdles
Miriam AlonsoQualification — 56.53 (→ did not advance)Eva PaniaguaQualification — 58.10 (→ did not advance)Women's heptathlon
Inmaculada ClapésFinal result — 5602 points (→ 24th place)Women's marathon
Rocío Ríos — 2:30.50 (→ 5th place)Mónica Pont — 2:33.27 (→ 14th place)Ana Isabel Alonso — 2:44.12 (→ 49th place)Women's 10 km walk
María Vasco — 46:09 (→ 28th place)Encarna Granados — did not finish (→ no ranking)Ana Amelia MenéndezCristina PetiteJulia VaqueroMaría Concepción ParedesMaría Isabel MartínezMaría José MardomingoMaría Teresa ZúñigaMarta DomínguezSandra MyersJavier Bosma and Sixto Jimenez — 7th place overallMiguel Prieto and José Yuste — 17th place overallMen's flyweight (– 48 kg)
Rafael Lozano → Bronze medalFirst round — Defeated Joseph Benhard (Namibia), 10-2Second round — Defeated Masibulele Makepula (South Africa), 14-3Quarterfinals — Defeated La Paene Masara (Indonesia), 10-9Semifinals — Lost to Mansueto Velasco (Philippines), 10-22Men's individual time trial
Miguel IndurainFinal — 1:04:05 (→ Gold medal)Abraham OlanoFinal — 1:04:17 (→ Silver medal)Women's individual road race
Joane SomarribaFinal — 02:37:06 (→ 21st place)Fátima BlázquezFinal — 02:46:27 (→ 40th place)Izaskun BengoaFinal — did not finish (→ no ranking)Women's individual time trial
Joane SomarribaFinal — 38:55 (→ 13th place)Men's points race
Juan LlanerasFinal — 17 points (→ 6th place)Men's cross-country
Jokin MujikaFinal — 2:41:15 (→ 22nd place)Women's cross-country
Laura BlancoFinal — 2:04.20 (→ 20th place)Silvia RoviraFinal — 2:09.17 (→ 26th place)Men's 3m springboard
José Miguel GilPreliminary heat — 295.47 (→ did not advance, 31st place)Rafael ÁlvarezPreliminary heat — 208.83 (→ did not advance, 36th place)Women's 3m springboard
Julia CruzPreliminary heat — 205.32 (→ did not advance, 26th place)Women's 10m platform
Dolores SaezPreliminary heat — 216.36 (→ did not advance, 27th place)Eleven fencers, nine men and two women, represented Spain in 1996.
Men's foilJavier GarcíaJosé Francisco GuerraMen's épéeCésar GonzálezOscar FernándezFernando de la PeñaMen's team épéeOscar Fernández, César González, Raúl MarotoMen's sabreFernando MedinaRaúl PeinadorAntonio GarcíaMen's team sabreAntonio García, Fernando Medina, Raúl PeinadorWomen's épéeTaymi ChappeRosa María CastillejoPreliminary round (Group A):Spain — Germany 1-0Spain — Pakistan 3-0Spain — Argentina 2-1Spain — United States 7-1Spain — India 1-3Semifinals:Spain — Australia 2-1Final:Spain — Netherlands 1-3 → Silver medalTeam rosterJaime AmatPablo AmatJavier ArnauJordi ArnauOscar BarrenaIgnacio CobosJuan DinarésJuan EscarréXavier EscudéJuantxo García-MauriñoAntonio GonzálezRamón JufresaJoaquín MalgosaVictor PujolRamón SalaPablo UsozPreliminary round robin:Spain — Australia 0-4Spain — Germany 1-2Spain — Argentina 0-1Spain — Great Britain 2-2Spain — South Korea 0-2Spain — Netherlands 2-4Spain — United States 0-2 (→ 8th and last place)Team rosterBegoña LarzabalElena CarriónElena UrkizuLucía LópezMaría Carmen BareaMaría Cruz GonzálezMaría Victoria GonzálezMaider TelleríaMaría del Mar FeitoMónica RuedaNagore GabellanesNatalia DoradoSilvia ManriqueSonia BarrioSonia de IgnacioTeresa MotosMen's competition
Ernesto PérezJosé Tomás ToroLeón VillarRoberto NaveiraWomen's competition
Almudena MuñozCristina CurtoIsabel FernándezSara AlvarezYolanda SolerMen's 50m freestyle
Juan BenavidesHeat — 23.36 (→ did not advance, 30th place)Men's 100m freestyle
Juan BenavidesHeat — 51.20 (→ did not advance, 33rd place)Men's 1500m freestyle
Frederik HviidHeat — 15:42.40 (→ did not advance, 21st place)Men's 100m backstroke
Martin López-ZuberoHeat — 55.36Final — 55.22 (→ 4th place)Men's 200m backstroke
Martin López-ZuberoHeat — 2:00.77Final — 2:00.74 (→ 6th place)Men's 100m breaststroke
Marc CapdevilaHeat — 1:02.69B-final — 1:03.51 (→ 15th place)Men's 200m breaststroke
Joaquín FernándezHeat — 2:16.05B-final — 2:16.05 (→ 12th place)Men's 200m butterfly
José Luis BallesterHeat — 2:02.69 (→ did not advance, 29th place)Men's 400m individual medley
Frederik HviidHeat — 4:23.67B-final — 4:22.47 (→ 9th place)
Women's 50m freestyle
Claudia FrancoHeat — 26.17B-final — 26.04 (→ 11th place)Blanca CerónHeat — 26.30 (→ 22nd place)Women's 100m freestyle
Claudia FrancoHeat — 57.00 (→ did not advance, 21st place)Women's 400m freestyle
Itziar EsparzaHeat — 4:19.45 (→ did not advance, 19th place)Women's 800m freestyle
Itziar EsparzaHeat — 8:50.22 (→ did not advance, 18th place)Women's 100m backstroke
Eva PiñeraHeat — 1:04.41 (→ did not advance, 20th place)Women's 200m backstroke
Ivette MaríaHeat — 2:18.72 (→ did not advance, 23rd place)Women's 100m breaststroke
María OlayHeat — 1:12.58 (→ did not advance, 28th place)Women's 200m breaststroke
Lourdes BecerraHeat — 2:33.80 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)Women's 100m butterfly
María PeláezHeat — 1:01.99 (→ did not advance, 19th place)Women's 200m butterfly
María PeláezHeat — 2:13.85B-final — 2:13.05 (→ 11th place)Bárbara FrancoHeat — 2:13.34B-final — 2:14.16 (→ 16th place)Women's 200m individual medley
Silvia PareraHeat — 2:17.67B-final — 2:19.92 (→ 16th place)Women's 400m individual medley
Lourdes BecerraHeat — 4:45.54B-final — 4:45.17 (→ 7th place)Women's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay
Blanca Cerón, Fátima Madrid, Susanna Garabatos and Claudia FrancoHeat — 3:49.47 (→ did not advance, 14th place)Women's 4 × 100 m medley relay
Eva Piñera, María Olay, María Peláez and Claudia FrancoHeat — 4:15.63 (→ did not advance, 15th place)Men's singles competition
Albert CostaFirst round — Defeated Sébastien Lareau (Canada) 7-6 6-4Second round — Lost to Fernando Meligeni (Brazil) 6-7 4-6Carlos CostaFirst round — Lost to Andrea Gaudenzi (Italy) 3-6 2-6Sergi BrugueraFirst round — Defeated Andrei Pavel (Romania) 2-6 6-1 8-6Second round — Defeated Arnaud Boetsch (France) 7-6 4-6 6-2Third round — Defeated Greg Rusedski (Great Britain) 7-6 7-5Quarterfinals — Defeated MaliVai Washington (USA) 7-6 4-6 7-5Semifinals — Defeated Fernando Meligeni (Brazil) 7-6 6-2Final — Lost to Andre Agassi (USA) 2-6 3-6 1-6 (→ Silver medal)
Women's singles competition
Arantxa Sánchez VicarioFirst round — Defeated Dominique Van Roost (Belgium) 6-1 7-5Second round — Defeated Silvia Farina (Italy) 6-1 6-3Third round — Defeated Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (Netherlands) 6-4 7-6Quarterfinals — Defeated Kimiko Date (Japan) 4-6 6-3 10-8Semifinals — Defeated Jana Novotná (Czech Republic) 6-4 1-6 6-3Final — Lost to Lindsay Davenport (USA) 6-7 2-6 (→ Silver medal)Conchita MartínezFirst round — Defeated Patty Schnyder (Switzerland) 6-1 6-2Second round — Defeated Radka Zrubáková (Slovakia) 6-1 6-4Third round — Defeated Natasha Zvereva (Belarus) 6-2 7-5Quarterfinals — Lost to Mary Joe Fernandez (USA) 6-3 2-6 3-6Virginia Ruano PascualFirst round — Defeated Magdalena Grzybowska (Poland) 6-4 6-2Second round — Lost to Iva Majoli (Croatia) 5-7 3-6Preliminary round (Group A)Spain — Germany 9-3Spain — Netherlands 8-7Spain — Yugoslavia 7-9Spain — Hungary 7-8Spain — Russia 8-6QuarterfinalsSpain — United States 5-4SemifinalsSpain — Hungary 7-6FinalSpain — Croatia 7-5 (→ Gold medal)Team rosterÁngel AndreoCarles SansDaniel BallartIván MoroJesús RollánJordi SansJorge PayáJosep María AbarcaManuel EstiarteMiguel Ángel OcaPedro Francisco GarcíaSalvador GómezSergi Pedrerol