Jordi Sans

Jordi Sans

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Born	August 3, 1965
Medal record Men's Water Polo Competitor for  Spain Olympic Games Gold 1996 Atlanta Team Competition Silver 1992 Barcelona Team Competition FINA World Cup Bronze 1999 Sydney Team Competition

Jordi "Chiqui" Sans Juan (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, Georgia. Four years earlier, when his home town of Barcelona hosted the Games, he was on the side that captured the silver medal.^[1]

Sans played in five consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country from 1984 to 2000. He is, jointly with Georgios Mavrotas, the sixth water polo player to compete at five Olympics, after Briton Paul Radmilovic, Brazilian João Gonçalves Filho, 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

• List of athletes with the most appearances at Olympic Games

References

• Spanish Olympic Committee

1. ^ http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sa/jordi-sans-1.html
2. ^ http://olympedia.org
3. ^ http://www.sports-reference.com/

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Name	Sans, Jordi
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Date of birth	August 3, 1965
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