The Paris 2024 Olympic Games It will be the eleventh time that football Spain participate in this competition in its entire history. The selected one will share a group with Egypt, Dominican Republic and the team that manages to qualify first on the African continent. The competition will begin on Friday, July 26, while it will end on Sunday, August 11.
In 90min We want to review how many times Spain has won the gold medal since its first participation in 1920.
Spain has a total of four Olympic medals, three are from silver and only one is from gold.
The reality is that the Spanish team has had several occasions where it could have become Olympic champion, however, it could not take the last step.
In his first participation in the Olympic Games in 1920 he had to settle for his first silver medal, the same thing happened in 2000 in Sydney and 20 years later in Tokyo.
In 1992with the incorporation of the U-23 regulations and the possibility of adding three players “from the senior team” to the squad, Spain made history for the only time to date, managing to win the gold medal and turning this feat into one of the most important victories for Spanish football and as if that were not enough, the tournament was being held in the country itself, making it even more exciting. The gold medal came after beating Poland in the final.
The squad at that time was made up of: Cañizares, Mikel Lasa, Solozábal, Juan Manuel López, Billabona, Amavisca, Manjarín, Paqui, Toni Jiménez, Gabriel Vidal, Francisco Soler, Miguel Hernández, Berges, Pinilla, Pep Guardiola, Kiko Narváez, Toni Jiménez, Luis Enrique, Ferrer and Abelardo .
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