Elite athletes

Michael Phelps

Michael Fred Phelps was born in Baltimore, Maryland, on the 30th of June in 1985. He’s

an American swimmer who has won 16 Olympic medals.

2008 Beijing• Phelps set an Olympic record of the men's 400 m individual medley and won his first

gold medal of the Championship. • He swam the first leg of the men's 4×100 m freestyle relay in a time of 47.51 seconds

and won his second gold medal of the 2008 Olympics, as well as setting his second world record of the Olympics.

• Phelps won his third gold medal in 200m freestyle and also set his third World record.• In 200m butterfly he won the four gold medal and scored his fourth World record. He

swam the lead-off leg of the 4×200 m freestyle relay. • He won his fifth gold and set his fifth world record. Phelps won his sixth gold after

winning the 200 m individual medley with a world record. • Phelps won his seventh gold medal of the Games in the men’s 100 m butterfly, setting an

Olympic record for the event with a time of 50.58 seconds.• Phelps won his eighth gold medal in the men’s 4×100 m medley relay, breaking Mark

Spitz’s record of seven gold medals won in a single Olympic Games, which had stood since 1972.

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-GMgRlpy8w

Andrés Iniesta

Andrés Iniesta Luján was born in Fuentealbilla, Castilla la Mancha. on the 1st of May 1984. He is a Spanish football midfielder who

plays for FC Barcelona.

2008-2009

• He won in the 2008 the “triplet” winning the league the champions and the Spanish cup.

• He also won in 2009 the Club World Cup, UEFA Super Cup and the Spanish Super Cup.

• And he scored a very important goal that led the FCB to the final.

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lK-6PQWSOu4&feature=related

Rudy Fernández

Rodolfo “Rudy” Fernández was born in Palma de Mallorca, on 4 April 1985. He’s a Spanish professional basketball

player. He is a member of both the Spanish national basketball team and the NBA's Portland Trail Blazers.

Senior national team

• He played the 2006 FIBA World Championship where he became an important player for the Spanish team and helped his team win a gold medal.

• He also played at the Euro Basket 2007, where Spain won the tournament's silver medal.

• At the 2008 Olympics Basketball Tournaments, Spain lost in the final and won the silver medal.

• His sixth consecutive appearance was with the Spanish national team in Poland in The Euro Basket 2009. Spain won the gold medal in a European Championship for the first time in its history.

• In the FIBA World Championship 2010, Rudy scored remarkable records, but Spain only took the sixth place in the tournament.

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=769KGjxPO2s&feature=related

Enric Masip

Enric Masip Borràs was born in Barcelona, on the 1st of September 1969.He has been one of

the best handball players ever.

Career

• He started playing in the younger categories of BM Granollers and in 1987, he began to play with the first team. After his good matches, joined the FC Barcelona Handball in 1990, and won 6 European Cups and 7 Leagues.

• He played in 2 Olympics games, 6 World Championship and 3 European Championship.

• He retired in 2002, after some years with a lot of back injuries