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| Full name | Jordi Sans Juan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | August 3, 1965 (age 55) Barcelona, Spain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jordi "Chiqui" Sans Juan (born August 3, 1965 in Barcelona, Catalonia) is a former water polo player from Spain, who was a member of the national team that won the gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. Four years earlier, when his home town of Barcelona hosted the Games, he was on the side that captured the silver medal.[1]
Sans played in five consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country from 1984 to 2000. He is, jointly with Greek Georgios Mavrotas, the fifth athlete to compete in water polo at five Olympics, after Briton Paul Radmilovic, Hungarian Dezső Gyarmati, Italian Gianni De Magistris, and fellow Spaniard Manuel Estiarte. He is also, jointly with fencer Antonio García and shooter Jorge González, the seventh Spaniard to compete at five Olympics, after shooter Eladio Vallduvi, equestrian Luis Álvarez de Cervera, shooter Juan Seguí, water polo player Manuel Estiarte, hurdler Carlos Sala, and sailor José Luis Doreste.[2][3]
See also
- List of athletes with the most appearances at Olympic Games
- List of players who have appeared in multiple men's Olympic water polo tournaments
- List of Olympic champions in men's water polo
- List of Olympic medalists in water polo
- List of world champions in men's water polo
- List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jordi Sans". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
- ^ http://olympedia.org
- ^ "Sports Reference | Sports Stats, fast, easy, and up-to-date".
External links
- Jordi Sans at International Olympic Committee
- Jordi Sans at Olympic Channel
- Jordi Sans at Olympedia