The European Games will bring together 28 sports (21 of them Olympic) and distribute 102 direct places to participate in Paris 2024. In the Spanish team there will be nine medalists from the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games who will seek to repeat their success in the French capital the following year. Along with them, there will also be a large representation of aspirants to win an Olympic medal in Paris. Next, we’ll take a look at the most outstanding Spanish athletes who will be participating in Krakow.
1
Maialen Chourraut
Canoeing
The incombustible canoeist from Lasarte continues to fight at the age of 40 and will look for his fourth Olympic medal in Paris 2024. In his list of winners he has one of each color: gold in Rio 2016, silver in Tokyo 2020 and bronze at London 2012 .
2
Saul Craviotto
Canoeing
At the age of 38, he is the great leader of Spanish canoeing, double Olympic champion in Beijing 2008 (K2 500) and Rio 2012 (K2 200), silver in London 2012 (K1 200) and Tokyo 2020 (K4 500) and bronze in Rio 2016 (K1200).
3
Carolina Marin
Badminton
The Olympic badminton champion in Rio 2016 wants to leave the ordeal of the injuries he suffered in recent years and win a new medal in Paris 2024. In his list of winners, the three world golds in 2014, 2015 and 2018, and the six Europeans are unique in 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021 and 2022.
4
Marcus CooperWalz
Canoeing
He is one of the most integrated canoeists of the Spanish team and a mainstay of the K4 500 team that became world champion in Halifax 2022 and is aiming for everything in Paris 2024. The Mallorcan was Olympic champion in Rio 2016 in the K1 1,000 and silver in Tokyo 2020 in the K4 500. In addition, eight world medals (three gold) stand out on his record.
5
david valero
Mountain Biking
The mountain biker from Baza achieves his best achievements beyond the 30-year-old barrier, proving that experience is a degree. The bronze was hung in Tokyo 2020, he was runner-up in the world in 2022 and European bronze in 2018.
6
Ana Peleteiro
Athletics
The Galician triple jumper wants to return to the top after her recent maternity leave. The disciple of the great Ivan Pedroso is Olympic bronze in Tokyo 2020, European champion in 2019 and world bronze in 2018.
7
Rodrigo Germade
Canoeing
Another mainstay of the K4 500 boat that won silver at Tokyo 2020 and the world title at Halifax 2022. Three world golds and one European stand out on his record.
8
Carlos Arevalo
Canoeing
He is the fourth member of the mighty Spanish K4 500 who aspires to everything in Paris 2024. Since 2019 he has established himself as one of the strongest canoeists with a silver medal at Tokyo 2020 in the K4 500 and his two world golds in 2022 at K4 500 and K1 200.
9
Damian Quintero
karate
Silver at Tokyo 2020, seven-time European champion and triple world silver. Unfortunately for him, karate will cease to be an Olympic sport in Paris 2024
10
Mo Katir
Athletics
This is one of the great hopes of Spanish athletics. At the 2022 Oregon World Cup, he won bronze in the 1,500m and made it clear that he can go all out in Paris 2024. The European Games should be just a formality for him and he will score good points for Spain in the team classification .
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triathlon
After becoming a father, the Mallorcan took to triathlon with a different philosophy, with fewer trips and absences from home, but with the same ambition to return to the top. He was a triple world champion in the Olympic distance in 2016, 2017 and 2018, and this year he showed his potential with world gold in the duathlon.
12
Maria Corbera
Canoeing
The Madrid paddler will try to fulfill his dream of becoming an Olympic medalist in Paris 2024. He will be one of the favorites after winning world gold in the C2 200 in 2021, silver in the C1 200 in 2022 and bronze in the C1 5,000 last year. In addition, in Munich 2022 he achieved the European double gold in C1 500 and C1 5,000. He formed a very solid duo with Antía Jácome in the C2 500.
13
Adriana Cerezo
taekwondo
Despite her youth (19 years old), the Madrid girl already knows what it is to compete face to face with the best specialists in the world. He achieved a highly coveted silver at Tokyo 2020 and combined his excellent performance with a European title in 2021 and a world bronze in 2023.
14
Alberto Fernandez
Shot down
At the age of 40, the man from Madrid wants to continue to show that he is an impeccable shooter. She won gold at Tokyo 2020 in the mixed pit with Fátima Gálvez and is a triple world champion in the individual pit (2010 and 2018) and team pit (2013).
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Fatima Galvez
Shot down
He was the great winner at Tokyo 2020 with his gold in the mixed pit with Alberto Fernández and he wants to continue adding victories. In his record, six world medals stand out, among them the individual gold won at Lonato 2015.
16
Antia Jacome
Canoeing
The 23-year-old Galician is the great jewel of Spanish canoeing, European champion in 2022 in the C1 200. He formed a great duo with María Corbera in the C2 200, European silver in 2022 and everyone expects in Paris 2024 .
17
Emmanuel Reyes Pla
Boxing
“Propeta”, current European boxing runner-up (92kg) and world bronze in 2021, wants to fulfill his dream of becoming an Olympic medalist. At Tokyo 2020 he was one step away from the medals with a bitter fifth position decided on points.
18
Laura Heredia
modern pentathlon
The Catalan wants to make his debut in style at the Olympic Games and dreams of a medal in Paris 2024. Last year he was the champion of the 5K Jean Bouin race organized by Mundo Deportivo.
Source: La Verdad
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