Iñaki Villanueva

Iñaki Villanueva Martín (born 10 February 1991) is a Spanish rugby sevens player. He competed for Spain 7s at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Brazil.[1][2][3] He was part of the squad that won the 2016 Men's Rugby Sevens Final Olympic Qualification Tournament in Monaco[4] and he played the Olympic tournament.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Villanueva and the second or maternal family name is Martín.
Iñaki Villanueva
Full nameIñaki Villanueva Martín
Date of birth (1991-02-10) 10 February 1991
Place of birthEl Puerto de Santa María, Spain
Height1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight103 kg (227 lb; 16 st 3 lb)
Rugby union career
National sevens team(s)
Years Team Comps
 Spain

His brother is Alejandro Villanueva, a former American football offensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL).

References
  1. "Rio Olympics: Team squads for the 7s". Sky Sports.com. 28 July 2016. Retrieved 2016-08-02.
  2. "VILLANUEVA Inaki". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-08-26. Retrieved 2016-09-03.
  3. "Iñaki Villanueva: "Mi vida deportiva acaba de tener sentido por estar en Río"". Marca.com (in Spanish). 29 July 2016. Retrieved 2016-09-03.
  4. "Spain keep faith with repechage heroes for Rio". World Rugby.org. 2016. Retrieved 2016-08-04.
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