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Iker Martínez de Lizarduy

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Iker Martínez de Lizarduy Lizarribar (born 16 June 1977 in Donostia-San Sebastián, Gipuzkoa, Basque Country) is a Basque 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. The same pairing won the silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Iker Martínez was skipper for Team Telefónica in the 2011-2012 edition of the Volvo Ocean Race, with Fernandez also being a team member. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2024). Iker Martínez de Lizarduy is the 3,851st most popular athlete (down from 3,573rd in 2024), the 2,694th most popular biography from Spain (down from 2,653rd in 2019) and the 45th most popular Spanish Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Iker Martínez de Lizarduy ranks 3,851 out of 6,025Before him are Renata Mauer, Joyce Chepchumba, Shanieka Ricketts, Martina Beck, Thiago Braz da Silva, and Ismail Ahmed Ismail. After him are Damir Burić, Colin Jackson, Guillaume LeBlanc, Elisa Rigaudo, Denis Nizhegorodov, and Gry Østvik.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1977, Iker Martínez de Lizarduy ranks 768Before him are Saeko Chiba, Karine Elharrar, Ray Toro, Ruslan Pidhornyy, Jun Enomoto, and David García Dapena. After him are Sian Heder, Donorovyn Lümbengarav, Richard Ayoade, Fróði Benjaminsen, Jasmin, and Wes Ramsey.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Iker Martínez de Lizarduy ranks 2,694 out of 3,355Before him are Jonathan Castroviejo (1987), Antón Paz (1976), Álvaro Rubio (1979), Francisco Ventoso (1982), Fernando San Emeterio (1984), and David García Dapena (1977). After him are Omar Mascarell (1993), Quique Álvarez (1975), David Arroyo (1980), Álex Ubago (1981), Pablo Lastras (1976), and Carlos Barredo (1981).

Among ATHLETES In Spain

Among athletes born in Spain, Iker Martínez de Lizarduy ranks 45Before him are Javier García (1966), Sandra Azón (1973), Richard Schmidt (null), Donald Thomas (null), Paquillo Fernández (1977), and Antón Paz (1976). After him are Jorge Maqueda (1988), Salvador Gómez (1968), Antonio Peñalver (1968), Xabier Fernández (1976), David Cal (1982), and Yolanda Soler (1972).