Juan Jesús Gutiérrez Cuevas (born 26 June 1969 in
Reinosa,
Cantabria
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) is a Spanish
cross-country skier who competed from 1991 to 2006. His best World Cup finish was third at a marathon event in
France
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in 2000.
Gutiérrez also competed in five
Winter Olympics
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, earning his best finish of 17th in the
30 km event at
Salt Lake City
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in
2002.
His best finish at the
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships was sixth in the 50 km event at
Thunder Bay
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in
1995.
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Juan Jesús Gutiérrez Cuevasat the ''
Comité Olímpico Español'' (archived)
1969 births
Living people
People from Reinosa
Cross-country skiers from Cantabria
Spanish male cross-country skiers
Cross-country skiers at the 1992 Winter Olympics
Cross-country skiers at the 1994 Winter Olympics
Cross-country skiers at the 1998 Winter Olympics
Cross-country skiers at the 2002 Winter Olympics
Cross-country skiers at the 2006 Winter Olympics
Olympic cross-country skiers for Spain
20th-century Spanish sportsmen
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