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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| Class | 49er | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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 Fernández 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]
He also skippered Spanish yacht MAPFRE in the 2014–2015 edition of the Volvo Ocean Race, albeit he skipped a few legs to prepare himself for the 2016 Rio Olympics.[4]
Main achievements
- 2001
- World Championship Malcesine (Italy), 2nd position ;
- European Championship Brest (France), 2nd position ;
- 2002
- World Championship Kāneʻohe (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. Archived from the original on 18 August 2008. Retrieved 23 May 2008.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Spain Sailing at the 2008 Beijing Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
- ^ a b "IKER AND XABI PICK UP ROLEX SAILORS OF THE YEAR 2011 PRIZE". www.teamtelefonica.com. 7 September 2012. Archived from the original on 18 February 2015. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
- ^ "Martínez switches dreams - for a leg". volvooceanrace.com.
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- 1977 births
- Living people
- Spanish male sailors (sport)
- Sailors at the 2004 Summer Olympics – 49er
- Sailors at the 2008 Summer Olympics – 49er
- Sailors at the 2012 Summer Olympics – 49er
- Olympic sailors of Spain
- Olympic gold medalists for Spain
- Olympic silver medalists for Spain
- Sportspeople from San Sebastián
- Olympic medalists in sailing
- Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Volvo Ocean Race sailors
- 49er class world champions
- ISAF World Sailor of the Year (male)
- Luna Rossa Challenge sailors
- World champions in sailing for Spain
- Sailors (sport) from the Basque Country (autonomous community)
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