Free: “is a very sad day for sport English, white opened a path and left a legacy that many have followed ”

Madrid, 04 September 2019.-The High Council of sports deeply regrets the death of White Fernández Ochoa and sends its deepest condolences to the families and friends of the Olympic Rafa. Sport English regrets your loss.

“has been a pioneer and leader in winter sports, and an Olympic medalist Rafa in which we have set all generations. Blanche has been, along with his brother Pacu Fernández Ochoa, an icon. Both opened a path that all dreamed. He Was promoted the role of women in sport and always found their motivation. In these challenging times, I want to send all our condolences to their families and friends, representatives of winter sports and sport in general. We have lost a large area of sport English ”, has expressed the secretary of state for sport and president of CSD, María José Free.

Blanche Fernández Ochoa was the first woman in achieving a Spanish Olympic medal in the Winter Olympics to Albertville in 1992, and also won four evidence of the world cup. The Government awarded the gold medal in the Order of merit Real Sports in 1994 and two awards National sport – Prize Queen Sofía to the best Spanish sportsman – in 1983 and 1998.