Spain

Chief of State : Mr Juan Carlos I
Head of Government : Mr Mariano Rajoy Brey
Minister/ Secretary of State/ Chairman of the National Olympic Committee : Mr Miguel Cardenal Carro
Chairman of the National Sports Confederation : Mr Lázaro Julio Pernas López

Land surface : 504.645 km2
Population : (2009) 46.745.807
Capital : Madrid
Language : Spanish
Currency : Euro
GDP per capita ($PPP) : 30.120 $

Budget of State (2009):
Budget of the ministry responsible for sports:
(2010) 181.1 million of euros
Principal financing source for sport: Public
National sports federations : 64
Sports people member of a club : 94.511 licensed

National and international political priorities in the sports sector (2009)

Organisation of sport in the country (2009)

Results of the last Olympic Games
Summer Games (Beijing, 2008)
Total of available medals: 18
Total of won medals: (14th by gold ranking)
Gold: 5 ; Silver: 10 ; Bronze: 3
Winter Games (Turin, 2006)
Total of available medals : 0
Total of won medals: ( … th by gold ranking)
Gold:  ; Silver: ; Bronze:

World champion in 2009 (including non olympic sport):

40

European champion (in 2009):

54

Links :
Ministry: http://www.csd.gob.es/

National Olympic Committee: http://www.coe.es/

Sports director :
Name: Mr. David Villaverde Page
Title: General Director of Sports
Address: c/ Martín Fierro 5
28040 Madrid
España – Spain
Tel. : +34 91 58 96 638
Fax: +34 91 58 96 916
E-mail : dgdeportes@csd.gob.es

EPAS contact:
Name: Ms Belen Lara Martinez
Title: Deputy Sub-director of the Chairman Cabinet
Address: c/ Martín Fierro 5
28040 Madrid
España – Spain
Tel. : +34 91 58 96 633
Fax: +34 91 58 95 112
E-mail : belen.lara@csd.gob.es