Rafael Martínez Barrena (born 10 December 1983 in

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) is a Spanish artistic gymnast. He has represented Spain at the World Championship, European and Olympic Level. He represented Spain at the 2004 Summer Olympics, where he placed 5th in the all-around. In 2005, he was the European All Around Champion. He narrowly missed a medal in the same event at the

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, where he placed 4th in the Final. He placed 9th the next year. At the 2007 European Championships, he placed 4th in the All Around and won the Floor Exercise title. Martinez was a member of the Spanish Team at the

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* * * * 1983 births Living people Spanish male artistic gymnasts Gymnasts at the 2004 Summer Olympics Gymnasts at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic gymnasts for Spain Gymnasts from Madrid Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Spain Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Spain Competitors at the 2005 Mediterranean Games Competitors at the 2009 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games medalists in gymnastics European champions in gymnastics 20th-century Spanish people 21st-century Spanish people {{Spain-artistic-gymnastics-bio-stub