Spanish athletes

THE BEST ATHLETES IN THE HISTORY OF SPAIN

Rutz Beitia

Mireia Belmonte

Campeonas Mundial 2023

Responsibility

Effort

Acceptance of the rules

Perseverance

Overcoming limits

Respect

Teamwork

Discipline

Long live the sport

Rafa Nadal

One of the best tennis players in the world. He has won twenty-two grand slams and two Olympic golds. Despite the continuous injuries suffered throughout his career, he has always known how to recover from setbacks, teaching a lesson in sacrifice and sportsmanship.

PAU GASOL

The best basketball player in the history of Spain. He had three Olympic medals, one world championship and three European championships. He has been a player for the Los Angles Lakers with whom he won two rings in the NBA

Carolina Marín

She is badminton player who competes in the women's individual category, in which she reached number one in the BWF world ranking. She has beeen Olympic champion in Rio de Janeiro 2016.

He was a Spanish professional Grand Prix motorcycle racer. He was one of the most accommplished motorcycle racers in the history of the sport, winning 13 world Championships.

ANGEL NIETO

Conchita Martinez

Among other awards, she was Wimbledon champion in 1994 and was the first Spanish woman to be the coach of the men's team in 2015.

MIGUEL INDURAIN

He is the only Spanish cyclist to win five consecutive Tour de France. He also won an olympic gold and twice won the Giro d'Italia. He became world time trial champion

David Cal

He is a Galician canoeist. He has 5 Olympic medals. He is the Spanish athlete with the most Olympic medals

Severiano Ballesteros

The Cantabrian golfer, despite his early death at the age of 54 , was one of the best golfers on the planet. Among other titles he won two Augusta Masters, five Rayders Cup, five world championships...... He also received the Prince of Asturias Award.

EDURNE PASABAN

The first woman in history to ascend the fourteen eight-thousanders

Javier Gómez Noya

Galician triathlete, five-time world champion. David was silent. The Galician canoeist is the Spanish athlete with the most Olimpic medals.

Maria Pérez

She is a Spanish athlete who competes in athletics, a specialist in the discipline of walking. She is two-time champion in 2023 . She was born in Granada. You cand find it in Guadix at any time and his coach, Jacinto Garzón, lives in Guadix.

GERVASIO DEFER

Catalan gymnast with two Olympic gold medals