Iker Martínez de Lizarduy

Iker Martínez de Lizarduy
Personal information
Full name Iker Martínez de Lizarduy Lizarribar
Born (1977-06-16) 16 June 1977
Donostia-San Sebastián, Basque Country
Sailing career
Class(es) 49er

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
2002
2003
2004
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010

References

  1. 2004 Summer Olympics Athens, Greece Sailing databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on 23 May 2008)
  2. "Spain Sailing at the 2008 Beijing Olympics". www.sports-reference.com. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
  3. 1 2 "IKER AND XABI PICK UP ROLEX SAILORS OF THE YEAR 2011 PRIZE". www.teamtelefonica.com. 7 September 2012. Retrieved 29 September 2014.


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