The Spanish Athletics Federation (RFEA) will send 51 athletes (35 men and 16 women) to the 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics, Berlin, Germany (15–23 Aug).

The team is led by its three medallists from Osaka 2007, silver medallist Javier ‘Paquillo Fernández’ (20km Race Walk), and bronze medallists Mayte Martínez (800m) and María Vasco (20km Race Walk).

One of the country’s other main medal chances in Berlin rest on the current world season leader in the women's 3000m Steeplechase, Marta Domínguez.

Team (Season Bests in brackets)

Men

100m: Ángel Rodríguez (10.41)
200m: Ángel Rodríguez (20.88)
800m: Manuel Olmedo (1:45.91), Luis Alberto Marco (1:46.47)
1500m: Reyes Estévez (3:38.63), Juan Carlos Higuero (3:32.59), Arturo Casado (3:34.05)
5000m: Alemayehu Bezabeh (13:10.10), Jesús España (13:10.73), Sergio Sánchez (13:21.79)
10,000m: Carlos Castillejo (27:48.80), Ayad Lamdassem (27:52.04), Manuel Penas (27:58.76)
Marathon: Chema Martínez (2h11:11), Rafael Iglesias (2h11:51), Pedro Nimo (2h12:10)
110m hurdles: Jackson Quiñónez (13.45), Felipe Vivancos (13.60)
3000m Steeplechase: José Luis Blanco (8:19.69), Eliseo Martín (8:22.63), Ángel Mullera (8:22.75)
High Jump: Javier Bermejo (2.28)
Long Jump: Luis Felipe Méliz (7.66)
Triple Jump: Andrés Capellán (16.24)
Shot Put: Manuel Martínez (20.39), Borja Vivas (20.01)
Discus: Mario Pestano (66.63), Frank Casañas (67.17)
Hammer: Javier Cienfuegos (74.77)
20km Race Walk: Javier ‘Paquillo Fernández’ (1h19:57), Juan Manuel Molina (1:23.02), José Ignacio Díaz (1h22:17)
50km Race Walk: Jesús Ángel García Bragado (3h46:27), Mikel Odriozola (3h53:13), Alejandro Cambil (3h53:51)
Decathlon: Agustín Félix (7789 p)

Women

800m: Mayte Martínez (2:00.21)
1500m: Natalia Rodríguez (4:04.82), Nuria Fernández (4:02.43), Iris Fuentes-Pila (4:05.57)
5000m: Judit Plá (15:31.68)
400m Hurdles: Laia Forcadell (57.85)
3000m Steeplechase: Marta Domínguez (9:09.39),  Eva Arias (9:32.48), Diana Martín (9:43.11)
Marathon: Alessandra Aguilar (2h29:01)
High Jump: Ruth Beitia (2.01)
Pole Vault: Naroa Agirre (4.36)
Javelin: Mercedes Chilla (61.76)
Hammer: Berta Castells (68.06)
20km Race Walk: María Vasco (1h:32.53), Beatriz Pascual (1h29:54)