Jordi Sans

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]

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Sans and the second or maternal family name is Juan.
Jordi Sans
Personal information
Full nameJordi Sans Juan
BornAugust 3, 1965 (1965-08-03) (age 58)
Barcelona, Spain
Medal record
Men's water polo
Representing  Spain
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1996 Atlanta Team competition
Silver medal – second place 1992 Barcelona Team competition
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1998 Perth Team competition
World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Sydney Team competition

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]

See also

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".


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