Xabier Fernández Gaztañaga (born 19 October 1976 in

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, Gipuzkoa,

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) is a Spanish sailor and olympic champion. Fernandez won a gold medal in the '' 49er class'' with Iker Martínez at the

2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...

in Athens.2004 Summer Olympics – Athens, Greece – Sailing
– ''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on May 23, 2008) The same pairing won the silver medal at the

2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Na ...

. He has been a crewmember and skipper in the Volvo Ocean Race five times, onboard: movistar (2005–06), Telefónica Blue (2008–09), Telefónica (2011–12), and MAPFRE (2014–15, 2017–18). He sailed with Luna Rossa Challenge in the

2013 Louis Vuitton Cup The 8th Louis Vuitton Cup was held during July and August 2013, in San Francisco, California, United States of America. The three contenders were Artemis Racing (Sweden), Emirates Team New Zealand (New Zealand), and Luna Rossa Challenge (Italy ...

. * 2001 World Championship Malcesine (Italy), 2nd position ; * 2001 European Championship Brest (France ), 2nd position ; * 2002 World Championship Kaneohe (United States of America), 1st position ; * 2002 European Championship Grimstad (Norway), 1st position ; * 2003 European Championship Laredo ( Spain), 3rd position ; * 2004 Olympic Games Athens ( Greece), 1st position ; * 2004 World Championship Athens ( Greece), 1st position ; * 2006 European Championship Weymouth (United kingdom), 3rd position ; * 2007 European Championship Marsala (Italy), 1st position ; * 2008 European Championship S'Arena ( Spain), 1st position ; * 2008 Olympic Games Beijing (China ), 2nd position ;

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1976 births Living people Sportspeople from Gipuzkoa Spanish male sailors (sport) Olympic sailors of Spain Olympic gold medalists for Spain Olympic medalists in sailing Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Spain Sailors at the 2004 Summer Olympics – 49er Sailors at the 2008 Summer Olympics – 49er Sailors at the 2012 Summer Olympics – 49er 49er class world champions ISAF World Sailor of the Year (male) Volvo Ocean Race sailors Luna Rossa Challenge sailors 2013 America's Cup sailors World champions in sailing for Spain People from Tolosaldea 21st-century Spanish people {{Spain-yachtracing-bio-stub