- David Ortega
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This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Ortega and the second or maternal family name is Pitarch.
David Ortega Personal information Born 20 July 1979 Medal recordMen’s swimming Competitor for Spain
European Championships Gold 2000 Helsinki 100 m backstroke Bronze 2000 Helsinki 50 m backstroke Bronze 2004 Madrid 50 m backstroke Mediterranean Games Silver 2005 Almería 50 m backstroke Silver 2005 Almería 4×100 m medley Bronze 2005 Almería 100 m backstroke David Ortega Pitarch (born 20 July 1979 in Castellón de la Plana, Castellón) is a freestyle and backstroke swimmer from Spain, who competed for his native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Prior to that event he won the 100 m backstroke at the 2000 European Aquatics Championships in Helsinki, Finland.
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European Champions in Men's 100 m Backstroke 1926: Gustav Fröhlich (GER) • 1927: Eskil Lundahl (SWE) • 1931: Gerhard Deutsch (GER) • 1934: John Besford (GBR) • 1938: Heinz Schlauch (GER) • 1947: Georges Vallerey (FRA) • 1950: Göran Larsson (SWE) • 1954: Gilbert Bozon (FRA) • 1958: Robert Christophe (FRA) • 1970: Roland Matthes (GDR) • 1974: Roland Matthes (GDR) • 1977: Miloslav Rolko (TCH) • 1981: Sándor Wladár (HUN) • 1983: Dirk Richter (GDR) • 1985: Igor Polyansky (URS) • 1987: Sergei Zabolotnov (URS) • 1989: Martin López-Zubero (ESP) • 1991: Martin López-Zubero (ESP) • 1993: Martin López-Zubero (ESP) • 1995: Vladimir Selkov (RUS) • 1997: Martin López-Zubero (ESP) • 1999: Stev Theloke (GER) • 2000: David Ortega (ESP) • 2002: Stev Theloke (GER) • 2004: László Cseh (HUN) • 2006: Arkady Vyatchanin (RUS) • 2008: Markus Rogan (AUT) • 2010: Camille Lacourt (FRA)
2000 Spain Olympic Swimming Team Men's Competition Juan Benavides • Javier Botello • Jordi Carrasco • Santiago Castellanos • Teo Edo • Frederik Hviid • Eduardo Lorente • Guillermo Mediano • Daniel Morales • David Ortega • Jorge Pérez • Jorge Luis Ulibarri
Women's Competition Angels Bardina • Lourdes Becerra • Ana Belén Palomo • Natalia Cabrerizo • Paula Carballido • María Carmen Collado • Mireia García • Ivette María • María Peláez • Laura Roca • Nina Zhivanevskaya
Categories:- 1979 births
- Living people
- Spanish swimmers
- Male backstroke swimmers
- Freestyle swimmers
- Olympic swimmers of Spain
- Swimmers at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Spanish swimming biography stubs
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