| FERNANDEZ-OCHOA Francisco (SPA) |
25.02.1950 Madrid
25,02,1950 - 06,11,2006
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1980 / retired
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World Cup Ranking
General
1969/38th, 1970/73rd, 1971/39th,
1972/33th,
1973/34th, 1974/15th, 1975/9th,
1976/62th, 1977/-,
Special
1974 SL/8th, 1975 SL/7th,
World Championships
1970 Val Gardena SL/9th,
GS/33rd, DH/43rd,
K/9th.
1974 St.Moritz SL/3rd,
GS/24th,
1978 Garmisch SL/22th, GS/43rd.
Olympic Games
1968 Grenoble DH/38th, GS/38th, SL/23rd,
1972 Sapporo SL/1st,
1976 Innsbruck DH/35th, SL/9th, GS/24th, K/6th.
1980 Lake Placid DH/27th, SL/22nd, GS/22nd, K/5th.
World Cup - 1 w. (1 SL) | 1. | SL: | Zakopane 74, | | 2. | K : | Kitzbuhel 75, Chamonix(AK) 75, | | 3. | SL: | Vysoke Tatry 74, | | 4. | SL: | Sun Valley 75, | | 5. | SL: | Pra-Loup 72, Wengen 75, Chaminix 75, | | 6. | SL: | Megeve 69, Wengen 74, |
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Spanish gold medalist Fernandez Ochoa dies at 56
Francisco Fernandez Ochoa, the first Spaniard to win a gold
medal at the Olympic Winter Games, died Monday after a long battle with cancer.
He was 56 and born on February 25th - 1950.
Gold Medalist 1972
Fernandez Ochoa, also nickname "Paquito" by his friends, passed over at his
home Monday morning, the Spanish Olympic Committee said.
The Spanish skier
won an unexpected gold medal in the men's slalom at the 1972 Sapporo Games. His
sister Blanca is Spain's only other Winter Olympic medalist. She won bronze in
the slalom at the 1992 Albertville Games as well as four World Cup races.
A born competitor
In 1974 Francisco clinched bronze in slalom at the
St Moritz FIS World Championships and a World Cup race at Zakopane, Poland, in
the first and only World Cup stop done in that country. He also reached two
other World Cup podiums in slalom and in combined as well as ten Top 10-finishes
from 1968 to 1980. His best placement on the World Cup tour was his 9th place in
1975!
"He was out on his own and a born competitor," Spanish Olympic
Committee President Alejandro Blanco. "He was before his time in that he won a
medal at a time when it was unthinkable for Spain."
Trainer of King Juan Carlos
In his last public appearance a week ago, Spanish princesses Cristina
and Elena unveiled a statue of the skier in his hometown of Cercedilla, near
Madrid. Fernandez Ochoa was also known for having been the trainer of King Juan
Carlos, who is an avid sportsman. He is survived by his wife Maria Jesus Vargas
and two daughters, Barbara and Paula. He was also a member of the FIS Council
some years ago.
Patrick Lang 07.11.2006 09:20 Uhr |
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