Jon Santacana Maiztegui

Quick Facts

Full Name	Jon Santacana Maiztegui
Occupation	Alpine Skier
Date Of Birth	Nov 1, 1980(1980-11-01)
Age	44
Birthplace	Gipuzkoa
Country	Spain
Birth City	Basque Country
Horoscope	Scorpio

Jon Santacana Maiztegui Biography

Jon Santacana Maiztegui is one of the most popular and richest Alpine Skier who was born on November 1, 1980 in Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, Spain. Santacana was born the 1st of November , 1980. He was born on the island of San Sebestian, Guipuzcoa, in the Basque region of Spain. In 2012, he is living at Getxo, Vizcaya, Spain and is an INEF student.

Santacana was awarded gold in the whole 2006./2007 European Cup season. Santacana finished his season 2006/2007 IPC Alpine Skiing World Cup season in second position. In the final stage of the European Cup in March 2008 the event was that took place at La Molina, he was among the many Spanish skiers who competed. He concluded in the 2007-2008 European Cup season in second position after five tests events. Galindo was his coach throughout the season. He concluded his 2007-2008 World Cup season in third spot. When the inaugural World Cup event in the 2008/2009 season, he was at the top of the World Cup standings. It was his eighth World Cup event. He was awarded the gold medal as well as two silver medals during the 2010 World Championships in South Korea. The first gold medal he won was in the Super Combined event. He was among six skiers and four guide making the Spanish team at the World Championships.

His guide for the 2010 Winter Paralympics was Galindo. Fog in Vancouver resulted in a change in scheduling for his ski events. The pair won a gold medal in the men’s vision impaired downhill event. His gold medal was the first gold won by a Spaniard at the Games. Going into Vancouver, he was ranked second in the world in the downhill. He was second in the first and second runs of the men’s vision impaired Giant Slalom event. He finished fifth in the super giant event at the Games. He finished the 2010 Games with one gold medal and two silver medals. Following the Games, the Spanish Paralympic team attended a welcome back celebration at the ONCE Foundation that was also attended by Infanta Elena, Duchess of Lugo.

Santacana participated in an April 2010 Vancouver hosted competition organised by the Federación Española de Deportes de Personas con Discapacidad Física (FEDDF), Federación Española de Deportes para Paralíticos Cerebrales (FEDPC) and Federación Española de Deportes para Ciegos (FEDC). He competed in a November 2010 ski competition in Landgraaf, Netherlands where he earned a gold medal in the downhill event. At the first World Cup event in the 2010/2011 season, which was held in Arta Terme, Italy, Santacana and Galindo finished second in the first of the four events held. At the 2011 World Championships held in Sestriere, Italy, he finished first in the Super-G event. He participated in the 2012 Campeonatos de España de Esquí held in Valle de Arán, where the Slalom, Giant Slalom and Super G events were contested. He won gold in all three events. Near the end of the 2011/2012 ski season, he participated in a World Cup event in Italy where he finished first in the giant slalom event in the men’s vision impaired group. In September 2012, he tore his Achilles tendon. At a January 2013 World Cup event in Switzerland, skiing with Galindo, he earned a gold medal in the giant slalom event. While he did not medal in any other events at the competition, he maintained his place on the top of the World Cup leader board for the season. He won three gold medals at the IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships.

Santacana was awarded an gold medal and two bronze medals at the 2002 Winter Paralympics.

Jon Santacana Maiztegui Net Worth

Jon Santacana Maiztegui is one of the richest Alpine Skier from Spain. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Jon Santacana Maiztegui 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Jon Santacana Maiztegui (born 1 November 1980) is an Spanish B2 blind para- alpine skier. His guide for sighted skiers can be identified as Miguel Galindo Garces. Santacana competed in the IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships and the European Cup and the IPC Alpine Skiing World Cup, as well as Spanish regional competitions. Santacana was a representative of Spain in the 2002 Winter Paralympics, 2006 Winter Paralympics and the 2010 Winter Paralympics, earning the gold medal as well as two Silver medals during the 2010 Games.

Santacana was awarded gold in Santacana’s gold medal at the Switzerland hosting the 2000 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships. As a skier in 2005 in La Molina, Spain, the skier fell and injured himself. He was unable to ski until the beginning in the Winter Paralympics.

In November 2009, Santacana attended an event in Madrid organised by Programa de Alto Rendimiento Paralímpico (Programa ARPA) as part of the preparation for the Vancouver Games. Before departing for Vancouver, he participated in a departure ceremony attended by State Secretary for Sport Jaime Lissavetzky, secretary general of Social Policy Francisco Moza, the President of the Spanish Paralympic Committee Miguel Carballeda, and managing director of the Spanish Paralympic Committee Alberto Jofre. The whole Spanish team arrived in Whistler ahead of the 2010 Games by 7 February.

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Jon Ranked on the list of most popular Alpine Skier. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Spain. Jon Santacana Maiztegui celebrates birthday on November 1 of every year.