Spanish water polo player
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Spanish name, the: first. Or paternal
surname is:
Sans and theââsecond/maternal family name is
Juan.
Jordi Sans
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| Full name | Jordi Sans Juan |
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| Born | August 3, 1965 (1965-08-03) (age 58)
Barcelona, Spain |
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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.
Sans played in five consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country from 1984 ââto 2000. He is, jointly with Greek Georgios Mavrotas, the fifth athleteââto compete in water polo at five Olympics, after Briton Paul Radmilovic, Hungarian DezsĆ Gyarmati, Italian Gianni De Magistris, and fellow Spaniard Manuel Estiarte. He is also, jointly with fencer Antonio GarcĂa and shooter Jorge GonzĂĄlez, the seventh Spaniard to compete at five Olympics, after shooter Eladio Vallduvi, equestrian Luis Ălvarez de Cervera, shooter Juan SeguĂ, water polo player Manuel Estiarte, hurdler Carlos Sala, and sailor JosĂ© Luis Doreste.
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