He athletics It was combined with two medals this morning on August 1 as one of the sports that has given Spain the most joy since its first participation in the Olympic Games. Metals in motion Alvaro Martin (bronze) and Maria Perez (silver) in Paris 2024 increase the historical loot in the discipline for the national team, with a total 18 medals produced since Paris 1900.
A good morning in the French capital puts athletics as the third most successful discipline for Spain at the Olympic Games, behind candle (21) and the canoeing (twenty). Then Tokyo 2020cycling and athletics came with 16 metals in the event in France, sharing the presence on the historic podium of the Spanish delegations.
In the case of athletics, it all started with silver Jordi Llopart in Moscow 1980, in the 50 kilometer walking trial. The first Olympic champion of the specialty came in Barcelona 1992, with the historic gold of Daniel Plaza in the 20 kilometer march, a few days before the gold of Fermin Cacho at 1,500 meters.
Below we review all the Spanish medalists in the athletics category, with a balance three gold, six silver and nine bronze throughout Olympic history.
Spain’s 18 medals in athletics
From Llopart to Pérez
1
Jordi Llopart, Moscow 1980.
🥈 50km walk
2
José Manuel Abascal, Los Angeles 1984.
🥉1,500m
3
Daniel Plaza, Barcelona 1992.
🥇 20km walk
4
Fermín Cacho, Barcelona 1992.
🥇 1,500m
5
Antonio Penalver, Barcelona 1992.
🥈 Decathlon
6
Javier García Chico, Barcelona 1992.
Pole Vault
7
Valentí Massana, Atlanta 1996.
🥉50km walk
8
Fermín Cacho, Atlanta 1996.
🥈 1,500m
9
María Vasco, Sydney 2000.
🥉20km walk
10
Paquillo Fernández, Athens 2004.
20km walk
Eleven
Joan Lino Martínez, Athens 2004.
🥉 The length
12
Manolo Martínez, Athens 2004.
🥉 Weight
13
Ruth Beitia, London 2012.
🥉 Height
14
Orlando Ortega, Rio 2016.
110m hurdles
fifteen
Ruth Beitia, Rio 2016.
🥇 Height
16
Ana Peleteiro, Tokyo 2020.
🥉 Triple jump
17
Álvaro Martín, Paris 2024.
🥉 20km walk
18
María Pérez, Paris 2024.
🥈 20km march
Source: La Verdad
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