Iker Martínez de Lizarduy
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| Full name | Iker Martínez de Lizarduy Lizarribar | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 June 1977 Donostia-San Sebastián, Basque Country |
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Iker Martínez de Lizarduy Lizarribar (born 16 June 1977 in Donostia-San Sebastián, Basque Country) is a Spanish sailor and olympic champion. Martínez de Lizarduy won a gold medal in the 49er class with Xabier Fernandez at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.[1] The same pairing won the silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics.[2]
Iker Martínez was skipper for Team Telefónica in the 2011-2012 edition of the Volvo Ocean Race, with Fernandez also being a team member.[3] They were also named ISAF Rolex World Sailors of the Year 2011, finding out while they were competing in the first leg of the Volvo Ocean Race.[3]
Main achievements
- 2001
- World Championship Malcesine (Italy), 2nd position ;
- European Championship Brest (France), 2nd position ;
- 2002
- World Championship Kaneohe (United States of America), 1st position ;
- European Championship Grimstad (Norway), 1st position ;
- 2003
- European Championship Laredo (Spain), 3rd position ;
- 2004
- Olympic Games Athens (Greece), 1st position ;
- 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 ;
- Olympic Games Beijing (China), 2nd position ;
- 2009
- Volvo Ocean Race (RTW), 3rd position;
- 2010
- Barcelona World Race (RTW), 2nd position (with Xabi Fernandez);
References
- ↑ 2004 Summer Olympics – Athens, Greece – Sailing – databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on 23 May 2008)
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