The Most Famous
SKIERS from Spain
This page contains a list of the greatest Spanish Skiers. The pantheon dataset contains 541 Skiers, 3 of which were born in Spain. This makes Spain the birth place of the 19th most number of Skiers behind Kazakhstan and Croatia.
Top 3
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Spanish Skiers of all time. This list of famous Spanish Skiers is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Francisco Fernández Ochoa (1950 - 2006)
With an HPI of 49.75, Francisco Fernández Ochoa is the most famous Spanish Skier. His biography has been translated into 20 different languages on wikipedia.
Francisco "Paquito" Fernández Ochoa (25 February 1950 – 6 November 2006) was a World Cup alpine ski racer from Spain. Born in Madrid and raised north of the city in Cercedilla, he was the eldest of eight children whose father ran a ski school. Paquito raced in all of the alpine disciplines and specialized in slalom. At the age of 21, he won an Olympic gold medal in the slalom at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, Japan. He is known for being the first and only Spaniard to win a gold medal at the Winter Olympics.
2. Blanca Fernández Ochoa (1963 - 2019)
With an HPI of 43.01, Blanca Fernández Ochoa is the 2nd most famous Spanish Skier. Her biography has been translated into 23 different languages.
Blanca Fernández Ochoa (22 April 1963 – August 2019) was a World Cup alpine ski racer from Spain. Born in Madrid, she competed in four Winter Olympics, from 1980 through 1992.
3. María José Rienda Contreras (1975 - )
With an HPI of 31.78, María José Rienda Contreras is the 3rd most famous Spanish Skier. Her biography has been translated into 15 different languages.
María José Rienda Contreras (born 12 June 1975) is a former World Cup alpine ski racer. She served as the President of the Consejo Superior de Deportes and Secretary of State for Sports of Spain from June 2018 to January 2020.
Pantheon has 3 people classified as skiers born between 1950 and 1975. Of these 3, 1 (33.33%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living skiers include María José Rienda Contreras. The most famous deceased skiers include Francisco Fernández Ochoa and Blanca Fernández Ochoa. As of April 2022, 1 new skiers have been added to Pantheon including María José Rienda Contreras.
