Olympic Barcelona

Barcelona’s First Olympic Winner

It’s true, a record 13 gold medals, and 22 overall were won by Spain in the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games, the most the country had ever seen during the modern Games.  But, when was the first medal won by a … Read More

“The Olympics that Never Were”

On the eve of the anniversary of the opening of the 1992 Olympic Games, I thought it would be interesting to focus on one of Barcelona’s other (and most interesting) Olympic bids: the 1936 Olympic Games, or, the Olympics that … Read More

Olympic Barcelona: 27th Anniversary

The 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona were held from July 25th to August 9th. In just a couple of days it will be the 27th year since those Games. During those same dates I will be offering my Olympic Barcelona … Read More