Spain at the 2022 World Games
Spain competed in the 2022 World Games in Birmingham, United States from 7 to 17 July 2022. The games were originally scheduled for July 2021, but were postponed due to the rescheduling of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.[1] Athletes representing Spain won six gold medals, six silver medals and seven bronze medals. The country finished in 12th place in the medal table.
| Spain at the 2022 World Games | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | ESP |
| NOC | National Olympic Committee of Spain |
| in Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. | |
| Competitors | 57 in 17 sports |
| Medals Ranked 12th |
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| World Games appearances | |
Medalists
The following competitors won medals at the Games for the Spain:[2]
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandra Sánchez | Karate | Women's kata | 8 July | |
| Babacar Seck | Karate | Men's kumite +84 kg | 9 July | |
| Nerea Langa | Speed Skating Road | Women's 1 Lap | 11 July | |
| David Franco | Trampoline gymnastics | Men's double mini-trampoline | 15 July | |
| Pau Garcia Domec | Artistic roller skating | Men's singles | 17 July | |
| Melania Rodriguez | Trampoline gymnastics | Women's double mini-trampoline | 17 July | |
| Damián Quintero | Karate | Men's kata | 8 July | |
| María Torres | Karate | Women's kumite +68 kg | 9 July | |
| Antía García | Life Saving | Women's 100m Manikin Carry with Fins | 10 July | |
| Francisco Javier Catala | Life Saving | Men's 100m Manikin Tow with Fins | 11 July | |
| Eva Barrios | Canoe Marathon | Women's K1 Short Distance | 11 July | |
| Andrea Silva Pascual | Artistic roller skating | Women's singles | 17 July | |
| Alejandro Zamora | Drone Racing | Drone Racing | 10 July | |
| Albertor Turrado | Life Saving | Men's 100m Manikin Tow with Fins | 11 July | |
| Patxi Peula | Speed Skating Road | Men's Elimination Race 15.000m | 11 July | |
| Eva Barrios | Canoe Marathon | Women's K1 Standard Distance | 12 July | |
| Ivan Alonso | Canoe Marathon | Men's K1 Standard Distance | 12 July | |
| Carla Escrich | Artistic roller skating | Women's singles | 17 July | |
| Men's team | Canoe polo | Men's tournament | 17 July |
Competitors
| Sports | Men | Women | Total | Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acrobatic Gymnastic | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Air Sports | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Archery | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| Artistic Roller Skating | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Billiards Sport | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Canoe Marathon | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Canoe Polo | 8 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| Dance Sport | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| Karate | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
| Life Saving | 7 | 7 | 14 | 16 |
| MuayThai | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Parkour | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Rhythmic Gymnastics | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Speed Skating Road | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| Squash | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Trampoline Gymnastics | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Waterski & Wakeboard | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Total | 37 | 20 | 57 | 63 |
Acrobatic gymnastics
Mixed
| Athlete | Event | Qualifications | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Javier Martínez Noa Murcia |
Mixed pair | ||||
Air sports
Spain qualified one pilot in drone racing at the World Games, as a result of the FAI The World Games 2022 men Selection List.[3][4][5]
Drone Racing
| Athlete | Event | Classification | Round 1 | Round 2 | Semifinals | Finals | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Alejandro Zamora Cabañas | Drone racing | ||||||||||
Parachute
| Athlete | Event | Jump | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Net points | Rank | ||
| Pablo Hernández | Canopy piloting | ||||||||||||||
Archery
Compound
| Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Seed | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Andrea Muñoz | Women's individual | ||||||||
Recurve/Barebow
| Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Elimination round | Semifinal | Final / BM | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Seed | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| David Garcia Fernández | Men's barebow | |||||||||
| Carlos Iglesias | Men's recurve | |||||||||
| Ana Maria Cano | Women's barebow | |||||||||
Artistic roller skating
Spain has qualified to the games 1 male and 2 female.[6][7]
Artistic roller skating
| Athlete | Event | Short program | Long program | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | Score | Rank | ||
| Pau García Domec | Men's singles | ||||
| Andrea Silva Pascual | Women's singles | ||||
| Carla Escrich | Women's singles | ||||
Billiards sports
Spain qualified two athlete to compete at the games.[8]
| Athlete | Event | Qualifying | Semifinals | Consolation / Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Dani Sánchez | 3-cushion billiards men's singles | |||||
| Francisco Sánchez Ruíz | 9-Ball billiards men's singles | |||||
Canoe marathon
Spain competed in canoe marathon.[9]
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Semifinals | Finals | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Iván Alonso Lage | Men's K1 Short Distance | ||||||
| Men's K1 Standard Distance | |||||||
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Semifinals | Finals | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Eva Barrios Marcos | Women's K1 Short Distance | ||||||
| Women's K1 Standard Distance | |||||||
Canoe polo
Spain has qualified at the 2022 World Games:[10]
- Men's Team Event - 1 quote place
Men's tournament
- Team roster
- Alejandro Casal
- Alejandro Gordo
- Alejandro Valls
- Ángel Gordo
- Javier Arego
- Iván Hoyo
- Samuel Pardavila
- Sergio Corbella
Dance sports
Breaking
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BB | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
| B-Boy Xak | Individual Men | ||||||||
| B-Boy Johnny Fox | Individual Men | ||||||||
Latin
| Athlete | Event | First round | Redance | Semifinals | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Opponent Score |
Opponent Score |
Rank | |||
| Adria Martos Juline Carrel |
Couple | ||||||||
Karate
Spain competed in karate.[11]
Men
| Athlete | Event | Pool | Semifinals | Final / BM | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
| Damián Quintero | Men's kata | W 25.54—24.48 |
W 25.80—24.66 |
W 26.08—25.12 |
1 Q | W 26.26—25.86 |
L 26.26—26.60 |
|
| Babacar Seck | Men's kumite +84 kg | — | W 8—3 |
W 2—1 |
1 Q | W 1—1 |
W 1—0 |
|
Women
| Athlete | Event | Pool | Semifinals | Final / BM | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
| Sandra Sánchez | Women's Kata | W 25.74—23.54 |
W 26.06—24.34 |
W 26.40—25.00 |
1 Q | W 26.92—25.66 |
W 27.92—27.00 |
|
| Gema Morales | Women's kumite 50 kg | L 1—3 |
L 1—4 |
W 3—3 |
4 | Did not advance | 7 | |
| María Torres | Women's kumite 68+ kg | L 7—7 |
W 5—0 |
W 4—0 |
2 Q | W 2—0 |
L 1—7 |
|
Lifesaving
Men
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | ||
| Pau Beltrán | 50m Manikin Carry | ||
| Francisco Javier Catalá | 100M Manikin Tow With Fins | ||
| 100m Manikin Carry with Fins | |||
| Roberto Moreno | 200m obstacle Swim | ||
| Javier Pérez | 100m Manikin Carry with Fins | ||
| 200m Super Lifesaver | |||
| Raúl Marek Spuznar | |||
| Alberto Turrado | |||
| Miguel Ángel López | |||
| 4x25m Manikin Relay | |||
| 4x50m Medeley Relay | |||
| 4x50m Obstacle Relay | |||
Women
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | ||
| Antía García | 100m Manikin Carry with Fins | ||
| 50m Manikin Carry | |||
| 100m Manikin Tow with Fins | |||
| Lola Caballero | 100m Manikin Tow with Fins | ||
| María Rodríguez | 100m Manikin Carry with Fins | ||
| 200m Super Lifesaver | |||
| Núria Payola | 200m Obstacle Swim | ||
| 200m Super Lifesaver | |||
| Alba Gómez | |||
| Elsa López | |||
| Esther García | |||
| 4x25m Manikin Relay | |||
| 4x50m Medeley Relay | |||
| 4x50m Obstacle Relay | |||
Muay Thai
Spain entered two athletes into the muaythai competition at the World Games.
| Athlete | Event | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Sarai Medina | Women's 48 kg | ||||
| Javier Segura | Men's 67 kg | ||||
Parkour
Spain qualified at the 2022 World Games in:
- Men's individual event - 1 quota
| Athlete | Event | Qualifications | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Aaron Vivar | men's freestyle | ||||
Rhythmic Gymnastics
Spain qualified at the 2022 World Games in:[12]
- Women's individual event - 1 quota
| Athlete | Event | Qualifications | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Teresa Gorospe | Ball Women | ||||
| Clubs Women | |||||
| Hoop Women | |||||
| Ribbon Women | |||||
Speed Skating
Road
| Athlete | Event | Qualifications | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Patxi Peula | Men's 15,000 m elimination race | ||||
| Men's 10,000 m point race | |||||
Track
| Athlete | Event | Qualifications | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Nerea Langa Torres | Women's 1.000m sprint | ||||||
| Women's 500 m sprint | 46.624 | 1 Q | 47.067 | 3 | did not advance | ||
| Women's 200 m time trial | 19.678 | 8 Q | — | 19.601 | 6 | ||
| Patxi Peula | Men's 10,000 m elimination race | ||||||
| Men's 10,000 m point elimination race | — | 5 Points | 5 | ||||
Squash
Squash
| Player | Event | Last 32 | Last 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / 3rd place | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score | |||
| Sergio García Pollan | Singles Men |
Trampoline Gymnastics
Spain qualified at the 2022 World Games in:[13][7]
- Women's individual event - 1 quota
- Men's individual event - 1 quota
| Athlete | Event | Qualifications | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| David Franco | men's Doble MiniTramp | ||||
| Melania Rodríguez | women's Doble MiniTramp | ||||
Water skiing
Spain competed in water skiing.[14]
Jump
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Rank | Distance | Rank | ||
| Álvaro Noguera | men's jump | ||||
Wakeboard
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Repechage | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Martin Druille | Men's wakeboard | ||||||||
References
- "2021 World Games Postponed to 2022 to Accommodate Olympic Move". SwimSwam. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
- "List of results". Retrieved 1 July 2022.
- "The World Games 2022: Drone Racing pilots announced". Fédération Aéronautique Internationale. 11 February 2022. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
- "Air Sports Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 July 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
- "Drone Racing Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 July 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
- "Artistic Roller Skating Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2022. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
- Brennan, Eliott (17 July 2022). "Crouin and Gilis claim squash titles at Birmingham 2022 World Games". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
- "Billiard Sports Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
- "Canoe Marathon Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 July 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
- "Canoe Polo Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 July 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
- "Colombia top medals table after first day of Birmingham 2022 World Games". InsideTheGames.biz. 8 July 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
- "Rhythmic Gymnastics Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
- "Trampoline Gymnastics Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 July 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
- "Waterski & Wakeboard Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 July 2022. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
