The Spanish police officer physical test consists of 4 exercises. Candidates receive a score from 0 to 10 in each exercise based on their performance, and the final score is the average of the sum of all the scores. A score of 0 in any of the 4 exercises completely disqualifies a candidate, and a minimum of 5 is required to pass, although such a low score will not get you a job.

Exercise #1 is an agility circuit. Applicants have to prove their agility by completing a course containing cones and hurdles within the fastest time possible. Pulling down any of the cones or hurdles results in a null try. Should that happen, the aspirant will be given an extra attempt. Completing the course in 8.2 seconds or less is a 10, while using 11.7 seconds or over is a 0.

Exercise #2 is doing pull-ups. Despite the fact pull-ups are one of the most basic exercises these days, they are as well one of the most difficult ones. A lot of the candidates are unable to complete a single pull-up before they start training for the cop physical examination. In this exercise, the police aspirants have only one try to do as many pull-ups as possible. Palms have to be facing front, chin has to go over the bar and no balancing is permitted. 17 or more pull-ups are a 10, while 3 or fewer are a 0.

Exercise 3 is vertical jump. Coming from the starting position, close to a vertical wall with one of his arms completely extended upwards, aspirants mark up to where they are able to reach in this position. Then they jump as high as they are able to and mark just as before the place where they got. When flexing the legs to get up speed, they can not lift the hills away from the ground. Jumping 76 cm or more is a 10, while jumping 43 cm or less is a 0. There is only one try for this exercise.

Exercise 4 is a 2K race. In the last exercise, contestants are tested for resistance by running a distance of 2 kilometers on a flat and hard track. There’s a single attempt and the required times are really demanding: 6′ 30” for a 10, and 8′ 45” for a 0.

This was an overview of the physical exercises that police officer candidates have to master in Spain. As you can see, they are pretty complete and they require very different skills like speed, strength or resistance. Being able to succeed in each of them means you are in a very good shape. Do you think that, with your current fitness level, you would be able to pass each of the 4 exercises? Are you as strong as a Spanish policeman? Let us know in the comments section!

To read more about the police in Spain and their selection process, please check out requisitos policia nacional or visit requisitos policia.