Xabier Fernández
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| Born | 19 October 1976 Ibarra, Gipuzkoa, Basque Country |
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Xabier Fernández Gaztañaga (born October 19, 1976 in Ibarra, Gipuzkoa, Basque Country) is a Spanish sailor and olympic champion. Fernandez won a gold medal in the 49er class with Iker Martínez at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.[1] The same pairing won the silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics.[2]
- 2001 World Championship Malcesine (Italy), 2nd position ;
- 2001 European Championship Brest (France ), 2nd position ;
- 2002 World Championship Kaneohe (United States of America), 1st position ;
- 2002 European Championship Grimstad (Norway), 1st position ;
- 2003 European Championship Laredo ( Spain), 3rd position ;
- 2004 Olympic Games Athens ( Greece), 1st position ;
- 2004 World Championship Athens ( Greece), 1st position ;
- 2006 European Championship Weymouth (United kingdom), 3rd position ;
- 2007 European Championship Marsala (Italy), 1st position ;
- 2008 European Championship S'Arena ( Spain), 1st position ;
- 2008 Olympic Games Beijing (China ), 2nd position ;
References
- ↑ 2004 Summer Olympics – Athens, Greece – Sailing – databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on May 23, 2008)
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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