Royal Spanish Athletics Federation

The Royal Spanish Athletics Federation (Spanish: Real Federación Española de Atletismo, RFEA), is the governing body for the sport of athletics in Spain. As of 2022, the federation has 1,326 registered clubs and 92,466 federated athlets.[1]

Royal Spanish Athletics Federation
SportAthletics
Abbreviation(RFEA)
FoundedMarch 27, 1920 (1920-03-27)
AffiliationWorld Athletics
Affiliation date1918 (1918)
Regional affiliationEAA
PresidentRaúl Chapado Serrano
SecretaryJosé Luis de Carlos
ReplacedFederación Atlética Española
Official website
www.rfea.es
Spain

History

If his first attempt to organize Interfédérale can be made back to 1917, when the first championships were held in Spain, it was not until March 27, 1920 that meet in Bilbao a meeting with Spanish Athletics Federation for to create a Federación Atlética Española: an interim board was established, chaired by Mr. Laffitte.[2]

Kit suppliers

Spain's kits are supplied by Joma.

See also

References
  1. "Yearbook of Sports Statistics 2023" (PDF). www.culturaydeporte.gob.es. Ministry of Culture and Sport. May 2023. pp. 121–131.
  2. "Los orígenes de la RFEA - Historia" (in Spanish). rfea.es. Retrieved 14 April 2012.


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