Spain at the 2008 Summer Olympics

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Spain at the Olympic Games

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IOC code  ESP
NOC Comité Olímpico Español
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At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing
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Spain will compete at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, People's Republic of China.

[edit] Basketball

Spains's men's basketball team qualified for the Olympics as the reigning world champions, having won the 2006 FIBA World Championship. It will be the men's team's eleventh Olympic appearance.

The women's team finished second at the EuroBasket Women 2007, and will be one of twelve teams vying for the final five Olympic spots at the FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Women 2008.

[edit] Boxing

Spain qualified one boxer for the Olympic boxing tournament. Kelvin de la Nieve earned a qualifying spot at the second European qualifying tournament.[1]

  • Light flyweight: Kelvin de la Nieve

[edit] References