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Xabier Fernández

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Xabier Fernández Gaztañaga (born 19 October 1976 in Ibarra, Gipuzkoa, Basque Country) is a Basque Spanish sailor and olympic champion. Fernandez won a gold medal in the 49er class with Iker Martínez at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. The same pairing won the silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics. He has been a crewmember and skipper in the Volvo Ocean Race five times, onboard: movistar (2005–06), Telefónica Blue (2008–09), Telefónica (2011–12), and MAPFRE (2014–15, 2017–18). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Xabier Fernández is the 4,144th most popular athlete (down from 4,089th in 2024), the 2,806th most popular biography from Spain (up from 2,842nd in 2019) and the 51st most popular Spanish Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Xabier Fernández ranks 4,144 out of 6,025. Before him are Iván García, Sylvie Bernier, Chen Xiexia, Robina Muqimyar, Valeriy Medvedtsev, and Kerstin Kowalski. After him are Csaba Horváth, Ioan Grigoraș, Erik Kynard, Svetlana Bazhanova, Dmitry Klokov, and Martina Strutz.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1976, Xabier Fernández ranks 914. Before him are Glenn Howerton, Khadija Ismayilova, Justine Waddell, Haruchika Aoki, Kerstin Kowalski, and Robin Atkin Downes. After him are Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu, Shinya Mitsuoka, Omri Katz, Gabriel Fernández, Dave van den Bergh, and Hedda Berntsen.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Xabier Fernández ranks 2,806 out of 3,355. Before him are Aarón Ñíguez (1989), Carmen Martín (1988), Abel Azcona (1988), Anna Gabriel i Sabaté (1975), Rubén Pérez (1981), and Rodrigo Corrales (1991). After him are Fabricio Agosto Ramírez (1987), Omar Ayuso (1998), Kenan Kodro (1993), Gala León García (1973), David Cal (1982), and Joan Cañellas (1986).

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Among ATHLETES In Spain

Among athletes born in Spain, Xabier Fernández ranks 51. Before him are Paquillo Fernández (1977), Antón Paz (1976), Iker Martínez de Lizarduy (1977), Jorge Maqueda (1988), Salvador Gómez (1968), and Antonio Peñalver (1968). After him are David Cal (1982), Yolanda Soler (1972), Reyes Estévez (1976), Josep María Abarca (1974), Joel González (1989), and Ana Peleteiro (1995).

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