Rafael Nadal is considered one of the best tennis players of all time, having won the French Open a record 9 times and being the first player to win at least one Grand Slam title for 10 consecutive seasons. Mireia Belmonte is a Spanish swimmer who won two silver medals at the 2012 London Olympics in the 200m butterfly and 800m freestyle. Marc Gasol is a Spanish basketball player who won the NBA Defensive Player of the Year award in 2013 and has won multiple championships with the Spanish national team.

1. Spanish athletes

2. Rafael Nadal
Rafael Nadal Parera (Manacor, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, on June 3, 1986), known also as Rafa Nadal, Spanish, current tennis
player n. º 4 of the world classification of the ATP. Considered as one of the best players of the history of tenis and the best of all
the times in tracks of well-trodden land.
He is the only masculine tennis player who has gained in the same year (2010 three) Grand Slam in three different surfaces,
which has gained more times from the Age Open the same Grand Slam's tilt (Roland Garros in nine occasions) and the first one in
gaining at least Grand Slam's title ten consecutive seasons.

3. Mireia Belmonte
Mireia Belmonte García (Badalona, Barcelona, on November 10, 1990) is a swimming Spanish woman, world
champion, European and double Olympian subchampion, who competes in the categories of styles, butterfly and free.
It has taken part in two Olympic Games. In the Olympic Games of Pekin 2008, where he competed with 17 years and
the Olympic Games of London 2012, in that it gained two medals of silver. The first one in 200 meters butterfly with a
time of 2:05.25 and the second one in 800 free meters with 8:18.76, reducing in four seconds the record of Spain.

4. Marc Gasol
Marc Gasol Sáez (Barcelona, on January 29, 1985) is a Spanish player of basketball, who plays in the Memphis Grizzlies of the
NBA. It occupies the position of pivot. It is international absolutely with the Spanish selection from 2006 and with her he has been
proclaimed a champion of the World in 2006, Olympian subchampion in Pekin 2008 and London 2012 and twice champion of
Europa in 2009 and 2011. Also he has been a subchampion of Europa in 2007 and in the last European of 2013 it obtained the
medal of Bronze. In 2013 it was chosen as better defender of the NBA in this season, beside appearing in the best second
defensive quintet and in the best second quintet of the league.

5. Pau Gasol
Pau Gasol Sáez (Barcelona, on July 6, 1980) 4 5 2 1 he is a Spanish professional player of basketball, who
nowadays plays in Chicago Bulls of the NBA6 after finishing his contract with The Angels Lakers7 of the NBA
and not to renew it. It turned into the Spanish second in playing in the NBA after Fernando Martin, being the
first one in being chosen to play an All-Star Game of the NBA (Houston 2006), in qualifying for the playoffs
(with Memphis Grizzlies in 2003-04), and in obtaining the championship of the NBA (in two occasions with
The Angels Lakers in 2008-09 and 2009-10)

6. Carles Puyol
Puyol initiated his professional career integrating the rows of the F.C. Barcelona B, where it managed to dispute more
than 80 matches. In the season 1999-00 it did his official début in the first equipment, of the hand of the trainer at the
time, the Dutchman Louis van Gaal. In the same season it managed to dispute 37 parties and on the following year Don
Balón received the Prize to the best player revelation. His first official title obtained in the season 2004-05, when
champion of The League devoted himself and in 2006 it obtained his first title of clubs worldwide, on having gained the
League of Champions of the UEFA.

7. Pep Guardiola
Josep Guardiola i Sala (Sampedor, Barcelona, on January 18, 1971), known as Pep Guardiola or simply
Guardiola, is an exfutbolista and Spanish trainer. Nowadays it directs the Bayern of Munich of the
Bundesliga.As player of the F. C. Barcelona gained 6 Leagues, 2 Glasses of the King, 4 Superglasses of
Spain, 1 European Cup, 1 Europa's Reglass and 2 SuperUEFA cups. With the selection of football of Spain it
gained the golden medal in the Olympic Games of 1992 and took part also in the World one of 1994 and the
Euroglass 2000.

8. Iker Casillas
Iker Casillas Fernandez (Madrid, on May 20, 1981) 5 he is a Spanish football player, captain and goalkeeper of Real Madrid C. F.
in the First Division of Spain and of the Spanish selection of football, with which he has been proclaimed a champion of Europa in
2008 and 2012 and champion of the world in 2010, turning into the player first in raising a triplete of selections.Iker Is considered
to be the best doorman of the world from the last period by the FIFA and the UEFA, across his awards The World XIth
FIFA/FIFPro and Equipment of the year UEFA. The IFFHS also better goalkeeper of the world has chosen it for five consecutive
years, from 2008 to 2012.8 Likewise it has been included uninterrupted from 2007, in the final list of candidates for the Golden
ball.

9. Sergio Ramos
Sergio Ramos García (CAMAS, Sevilla , on March 30, 1986) is a Spanish football player of Real Madrid C. F.
of the First Division of Spain. It can occupy the positions so much of head office as of laterally right 2.Ramos
is international absolutely with the Spanish Selection from 2005, with her it conquered the historical "Triplete"
Eurocopa-Mundial-Eurocopa.6 In addition, he is the European football player more young woman in reaching
100 internationalities with his selección.