Spanish Athletics Championships
Edition Year Location Dates Venue
1 1917 San Sebastián 8-10 September Estadio de Atocha
2 1918 Madrid 12-13 October Campo del Athletic Club de Madrid
3 1919 Barcelona 18-19 October Velódromo Campo de Deportes
4 1920 San Sebastián 24-25 July Estadio de Atocha
5 1921 Vigo 16 October Estadio de Coya
6 1923 Las Arenas-Gecho 12-15 August Estadio de Romo
7 1924 Tolosa 24-25 May Estadio de Berazubi
8 1925 Tolosa 25-26 July Estadio de Berazubi
9 1926 Tolosa 31 July-1 August Estadio de Berazubi
10 1927 Madrid 25-26 June Estadio Metropolitano de Madrid
11 1928 Reus 30 June-1 July Estadio del Reus Deportiu
12 1929 Barcelona 29-30 June Estadio de Montjuïc
13 1930 Barcelona 5-6 June Estadio de Montjuïc
14 1931 Barcelona 25-26 July Estadio de Montjuïc
15 1932 Tolosa 30-31 July Estadio de Berazubi
16 1933 Barcelona 12-13 August Estadio de Montjuïc
17 1934 Tolosa 4-5 August Estadio de Berazubi
18 1935 Tolosa 24-25 August Estadio de Berazubi
19 1936 Barcelona 11-12 July Estadio de Montjuïc
20 1940 Barcelona 27-28 July Estadio de Montjuïc
Editions -- Men/unified championships
The Spanish Athletics Championships () is an annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Royal Spanish Athletics Federation (RFEA), which serves as the Spanish national championship for the sport. It is typically held as a two-day event in the Spanish summer around late June to early August. The venue of the championships is decided on an annual basis. The competition was first held in 1917 as a men's only competition. A separate women's began in 1931 but, following the onset of the Spanish Civil War, this was cancelled after 1935 and it was not until 1963 that women events were added alongside the men's programme. This made Spain the last large European country to provide a national championship for women in the sport and female participation in sport in general in Spain was low due to a lack of physical education, facilities and funding for women's sport. This stemmed from the policy of National Catholicism, which saw women's place as caregivers and physical feats by them as a challenge to morality. The championships has been held every years since its inauguration with the exception of 1922 and three years during the civil war (1937, 1938, and 1939). The modern event is used for the Spanish international selection for major athletics events, including the Olympic Games, World Championships in Athletics and European Athletics Championships.