Spain at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics

Spain competed at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics, in Buenos Aires, Argentina from 6 to 18 October 2018.

Archery
Spain qualified one archer based on its performance at the 2017 World Archery Youth Championships. Later, Spain qualified a male archer based on its performance at the 2018 European Youth Championships.

Athletics

 * Men's 400 metres - 1 quota place (Bernat Erta)
 * Men's 800 metres - 1 quota place (Eric Guzmán)
 * Men's 3000 metres - 1 quota (Hugo De Miguel)
 * Men's 400 metres hurdles - 1 quota (Ignacio Saez)
 * Men's 2000 metres steeplechase - 1 quota (Pol Oriach)
 * Men's pole vault - 1 quota (Artur Coll)
 * Men's discus throw - 1 quota place Yasiel Sotero
 * Men's cross country race - 2 quotas (Hugo De Miguel, Pol Oriach)
 * Women's 100 metres - 1 quota (Laura Pintiel)
 * Women's 200 metres - 1 quota (Esperança Cladera)
 * Women's 400 metres - 1 quota (Andrea Jiménez)
 * Women's 800 metres - 1 quota (Lucía Sicre)
 * Women's 100 metres hurdles (Isabel Velasco)
 * Women's 400 metres hurdles (Carla García)
 * Women's 2000 metres steeplechase - 1 quota (María González)
 * Women's 5000 metres race walk - 1 quota place (Ana Pulgarin)
 * Women's pole vault - 1 quota (Ana María Chacón)
 * Women's triple jump - 1 quota place María Vicente
 * Women's hammer throw - 1 quota place (Aitana Safont)
 * Women's cross country race - 1 quota (María González)

Badminton
Spain qualified one player based on the Badminton Junior World Rankings.


 * Singles


 * Team

Basketball
Spain qualified a female team due to their position at the FIBA U18 3x3 National Federation Ranking.


 * Shoot-out contest

Beach handball
Spain qualified a boys' team (9 athletes) to the tournament. However, due to the rules of the Games only allowing the National Olympic Committees (NOCs) to enter one team sport (futsal, beach handball, field hockey or rugby sevens) per gender, it has not yet been made official in which event they will participate.

Beach volleyball
Spain qualified a girls' team based on their performance at 2017-18 European Youth Continental Cup Final.

Canoeing
Spain qualified three athletes based on its performance at the 2018 World Qualification Event in Barcelona.

Cycling
Spain qualified a boys' combined team based on its ranking in the Youth Olympic Games Junior Nation Rankings.


 * Boys' combined team - 1 team of 2 athletes

Fencing
Spain qualified one athlete based on its performance at the 2018 FIE Cadet World Championships.

Futsal
Spain qualified the girls' team (10 athletes) to the tournament. However, due to the rules of the Games only allowing the NOCs to enter one team sport (futsal, beach handball, field hockey or rugby sevens) per gender, it has not yet been made official in which event they will participate.

Golf

 * Individual


 * Team

Artistic
Spain qualified one gymnast based on its performance at the 2018 European Junior Championship.


 * Girls

Rhythmic
Spain qualified one rhythmic gymnast based on its performance at the European qualification event.

Trampoline
Spain qualified two athletes based on its performance at the European trampoline qualification event.

Judo

 * Team

Modern pentathlon
Spain qualified one pentathlete based on its performance at the European Youth Olympic Games Qualifier.

Roller speed skating
Spain qualified two roller skaters based on its performance at the 2018 Roller Speed Skating World Championship.


 * Boys' combined speed event - Ivan Galar
 * Girls' combined speed event - Nerea Langa

Rowing
Spain qualified one boat based on its performance at the 2017 World Rowing Junior Championships.

Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; R=Repechage

Sailing
Spain qualified two boats based on its performance at the 2018 World Championships.

Shooting
Spain qualified one sport shooter based on its performance at the 2018 European Championships.


 * Individual


 * Team

Swimming

 * Boys


 * Girls


 * Mixed

Sport climbing
Spain qualified one sport climber based on its performance at the 2017 World Youth Sport Climbing Championships.

Taekwondo
Spain qualified one quota based on its performance at the 2018 qualification event in Tunisia.

Triathlon
Spain qualified one athlete based on its performance at the 2018 European Youth Olympic Games Qualifier.


 * Individual


 * Relay

Weightlifting
Spain qualified one athlete based on its performance at the 2018 European Youth Championships, and was reallocated in the men's event.