Francisco Fernández Ochoa
Fernández Ochoa in October 2006 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 25 February 1950 Madrid, Spain | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 6 November 2006 (aged 56) Cercedilla, Spain | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Alpine skier | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Skiing career | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Disciplines | Downhill, giant slalom, slalom, combined | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Club de Esquí Arroyomolinos, Madrid | ||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup debut | January 26, 1969 - (age 18) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | April 1980 - (age 30) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Olympics | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 4 – (1968, 1972, 1976, 1980) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 1 (1 gold) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championships | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 7 – (1968-1980) includes 4 Olympics | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 2 (1 gold) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 12 – (1969–1980) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 1 – (1 SL) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Podiums | 4 – (2 SL, 2 K) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (9th in 1975) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 0 - (7th in 1975, slalom) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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.