Rafael Martínez
Personal information
Full nameRafael Martínez Barrena
Nickname(s)Rafa
Country represented Spain
Born (1983-12-10) 10 December 1983
Madrid
Height163 cm (5 ft 4 in)
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
ClubMostoles
Head coach(es)Alvaro Montesinos
Assistant coach(es)Fernando Siscar
ChoreographerFuensante
Medal record
Men's artistic gymnastics
Representing  Spain
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2005 DebrecenAll-around
Gold medal – first place2007 AmsterdamFloor exercise
Silver medal – second place2004 LjubljanaAll-around
Bronze medal – third place2004 LjubljanaFloor exercise
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place2005 AlmeríaTeam
Gold medal – first place2005 AlmeríaAll-around
Gold medal – first place2005 AlmeríaFloor exercise
Gold medal – first place2005 AlmeríaHorizontal bar
Bronze medal – third place2005 AlmeríaParallel bars
Bronze medal – third place2009 PescaraParallel bars
Bronze medal – third place2009 PescaraTeam all-around

Rafael Martínez Barrena (born 10 December 1983 in Madrid) is a Spanish artistic gymnast.[1] 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 2005 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, 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 2007 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships.

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Rafael Martínez". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016. Rafael Martínez Barrena


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