Joan Verdú
Personal information
Full nameJoan Verdú Sánchez
Born (1995-05-23) 23 May 1995
Andorra la Vella, Andorra
Medal record
Alpine skiing
Representing  Andorra
World Cup race podiums
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Giant slalom 0 0 1
Total 0 0 1
Winter Youth Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Innsbruck Super-G

Joan Verdú Sánchez[lower-alpha 1] (born 23 May 1995)[1] is an alpine skier from Andorra. He debuted in 2010 and on 22 January 2012 he finished third at the French national championships, and finished third for Super-G at 2012 Winter Youth Olympics. He competed for Andorra at the 2014 Winter Olympics.[2][3]

On 9 December 2023 he became the first ski racer from Andorra to achieve a World Cup podium. He finished third at the Giant Slalom of Val-d'Isère.[4]

Notes

  1. ↑ In this Catalan name, the first or paternal surname is Verdú and the second or maternal family name is Sánchez.

References

  1. ↑ "FIS bio". Data.fis-ski.com. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
  2. ↑ "Sochi 2014 site". M.sochi2014.com. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
  3. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Joan Verdú". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016. Full name: Joan Verdú Sánchez
  4. ↑ "Swiss star Odermatt wins World Cup giant slalom at Val d'Isere in French Alps". CBC. AP. 9 December 2023. Retrieved 11 March 2022. Joan Verdu, getting a best-ever World Cup result for the tiny principality of Andorra, was third trailing Odermatt by 1.32 seconds.


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