Spain at the 1936 Winter Olympics

Spain was represented by nine athletes at the 1900 Summer Olympics at Paris. The Spanish Olympic Committee was formed in 1905, and the country next appeared in the 1920 Summer Olympics. Though the nation had been competing in all the Summer Olympic Games since then, it did not compete in the Winter Olympics. This edition of the Winter Games marked the country's debut in the Winter Olympics.^[2]

The 1936 Winter Olympics were held in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, between 6 and 16 February 1936.^[3][4][5] The Spanish delegation consisted of six athletes competing across two sports.^[6][7] Skier Jesús Suárez-Valgrande served as the country's flag-bearer in the Parade of Nations during the opening ceremony.^[8] The team did not win any medals, and as of this edition, Spain had not won any Winter Games medal.^[2][9]

There were six athletes including two women who took part in the medal events across two sports.^[6][7]

Alpine skiing competitions for women were held on 7 and 8 February at Kreuzeck-Gebiet.^[10] Ernestina Maenza and Margot Moles represented the nation in the women's combined event.^[7] Both Maenza and Moles were multi-sport players, and also represented Real Canoe NC in native Spain.^[11][12] Both the athletes failed to record a finish in the event.^[6]

Cross-country skiing competitions for men were held between 12 and 15 February at Olympia-Skistadion.^[13] Four athletes represented Spain in the men's 18 km event.^[7] While Enrique Millán failed to record a finish, the other three were ranked in the early sixties.^[13]