Jordi Sans

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Jordi Sans
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Personal information
Full nameJordi Sans Juan
BornAugust 3, 1965 (1965-08-03) (age 59)
Barcelona, Spain
Medal record
Men's water polo
Representing Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1996 Atlanta Team competition
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1992 Barcelona Team competition
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1998 Perth Team competition
World Cup
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1999 Sydney Team competition
European Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg1991 AthensTeam competition
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg1993 SheffieldTeam competition

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]

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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]

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References

  1. 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.
  2. "Olympedia – Main Page". Archived from the original on 2022-07-09. Retrieved 2022-07-10.
  3. "Sports Reference | Sports Stats, fast, easy, and up-to-date".