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Beach volleyball

6

0

Badminton

12

Canoeing slalom

5

2

Basketball

24

Olympic shooting (sport)

5

2

BMX cycling

1

Equestrian (riding)

4

0

Football

1

Taekwondo

3

0

Golf

2

Greco-Roman wrestling

3

0

Grass Hockey/field hockey

3

Judo

3

4

Rowing

3

Cycling/track

3

2

Rugby

3

Rhythmic gymnastics

2

7

Shooting

1

Weightlifting

2

5

Triathlon

1

Open water swimming

2

1

TOTAL

183

147

Source: created by the author

Fig 4: Spanish sportswomen medal tally

LONDON 2012

Gold medals

Sailing

Lightweight sailing Elliot 6 m (Match Race)

Tamara Echegoyen / Ángela Pumariega/ Sofía Toro

Windsurf Rs:X

Marina Alabau

Silver medals

SWIMMING

200 m butterfly

Mireia Belmonte

800 m freestyle

Mireia Belmonte

Synchronised Duo

Ona Carbonell / Andrea Fuentes

WATERPOLO

Women’s Team

TAEKWONDO 49 kg Olympic fly Ab

Brígida Yagüe

Bronze medals

HANDBALL

Women’s team

OLYMPIC FIGHTING Olympic free 72 kg

Maider Unda

SWIMMING Synchronised team

Team

CANOEING Slalom K-1

Maialen Chourraut