1. Spain at the Olympics Spain first participated in the 1900 Olympics.
Since 1920 Spain has participated in most Summer Olympics and most Winter Olympics since 1936.
Spain boycotted the Summer Olympics in 1936 and 1956 due to political reasons.

2. Olympics held in Spain
The 1992 Summer Olympics were held in Spain in the city of Barcelona.
This is the first and only time the Olympics have been held in Spain.
Barcelona

3. Spanish Olympic medals
Spain has won a total of 115 Olympic medals. Only 2 of these were won at the Winter Olympics (both for alpine skiing). All the rest were won at the Summer Olympics.
Of the 113 Summer Olympic medals, 34 were gold, 49 were silver and the rest were bronze.
The most successful sports have been sailing and cycling.

4. Spain at the Paralympics
Athletes from Spain have competed at the Paralympic Games since the 1968 Summer Games.
Spain hosted the 1992 Summer Paralympics.
Spanish athletes have won a total of 588 medals at the Paralympics, including 191 gold medals.

5. Los 26 Deportes Olímpicos
Words in blue are masculine
Words in red are feminine

6. el atletismo

7. el bádminton

8. el baloncesto

9. el balonmano

10. el boxeo

11. el ciclismo

12. los deportes acuáticos

13. la equitación

14. la esgrima

15. el fútbol

16. la gimnasia

17. la halterofilia

18. el hockey

19. el judo

20. la lucha

21. el pentatlón moderno

22. el piragüismo

23. el remo

24. el taekwondo

25. el tenis

26. el tenis de mesa

27. el tiro con arco

28. el tiro deportivo

29. el triatlón

30. la vela

31. el vóleibol

32. Spanish Olympics Topic Pack Games, Activities and Resources to Teach Spanish
The enthusiasm and excitement surrounding the Olympics makes it an ideal topic for teaching Spanish.
The Spanish Olympics Topic Pack contains photocopiable activities and resources which include:
Flashcards and picture flashcards
word searches, crossword puzzles and other word games
listening activities
bingo and other games
sentence building activities
background information on Spain at the Olympics
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