Blanca Fernández Ochoa
| — Alpine skier — | ||||||||||||||
 Fernández Ochoa in October 2006 | ||||||||||||||
| Disciplines | Giant Slalom, Slalom, Combined, Super-G | |||||||||||||
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| Born |
April 22, 1963 Madrid, Spain | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||||
| Retired | March 1992 - (age 28) | |||||||||||||
| Olympics | ||||||||||||||
| Teams | 4 – (1968, 1972, 1976, 1980) | |||||||||||||
| Medals | 1 (bronze) | |||||||||||||
| World Championships | ||||||||||||||
| Teams | 6 – (1980–1991) | |||||||||||||
| Medals | 0 | |||||||||||||
| World Cup | ||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 10 – (1982–1992) | |||||||||||||
| Wins | 4 – (1 GS, 3 SL) | |||||||||||||
| Podiums | 20 – (12 GS, 8 SL) | |||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (4th in 1988) | |||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 0 – (3rd, three times) | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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Blanca Fernández Ochoa (born April 22, 1963) is a former World Cup alpine ski racer from Spain. Born in Madrid, she competed in four Winter Olympics, from 1980 through 1992.
Her four older siblings all competed in alpine ski racing for Spain in the Winter Olympics: Dolores, Francisco, Juan Manuel, and Luis. Francisco won the gold medal in slalom at the 1972 Olympics in Sapporo, Japan.
At the 1992 Olympics at Albertville, France, Blanca won the bronze medal in slalom.
During her World Cup career, she had 4 victories, 20 podiums, and 69 top ten finishes.[1]
World Cup results
Season standings
| Season | Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant Slalom | Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 18 | 55 | — | 28 | not run | — | — |
| 1983 | 19 | 27 | 26 | — | not awarded | — | — |
| 1984 | 20 | 36 | 27 | 19 | — | — | |
| 1985 | 21 | 10 | 16 | 7 | — | 8 | |
| 1986 | 22 | 31 | — | 10 | 31 | — | 19 |
| 1987 | 23 | 8 | 18 | 3 | 9 | — | — |
| 1988 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | — | 9 |
| 1989 | 25 | 18 | 8 | 19 | 26 | — | — |
| 1990 | 26 | injured, did not compete | |||||
| 1991 | 27 | 10 | 3 | 17 | — | — | — |
| 1992 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 53 | — | — |
Points were only awarded for top ten finishes thru 1979, top 15 thru 1991 (see scoring system).
Race victories
- 4 wins (1 GS, 3 SL)
- 20 podiums (12 GS, 8 SL), 69 top tens
| Season | Date | Location | Discipline |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 3 Mar 1985 |  | Giant slalom |
| 1988 | 26 Nov 1987 |  | Slalom |
| 1991 | 22 Dec 1990 |  | Slalom |
| 1992 | 1 Dec 1991 |  | Slalom |
World Championship results
| Year | Location | Age | Slalom | Giant Slalom | Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Lake Placid, USA | 16 | — | 18 | not run | — | — |
| 1982 | Schladming, Austria | 18 | |||||
| 1985 | Bormio, Italy | 21 | 14 | 9 | DNF | ||
| 1987 | Crans-Montana, Switzerland | 23 | 5 | 5 | 10 | ||
| 1989 | Vail, USA | 25 | 4 | 7 | |||
| 1991 | Saalbach, Austria | 27 | DNF |
From 1948 through 1980, the Winter Olympics were also the World Championships for alpine skiing.
At the World Championships from 1954 through 1980, the combined was a "paper race" using the results of the three events (DH, GS, SL).
Olympic results 
| Year | Location | Age | Slalom | Giant Slalom | Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Lake Placid, USA | 16 | — | 18 | not run | — | not run |
| 1984 | Sarajevo, Yugoslavia | 20 | DNF2 | 6 | — | ||
| 1988 | Calgary, Canada | 24 | 5 | DNF2 | 21 | — | — |
| 1992 | Albertville, France | 28 | 3 | 12 | — | — | — |
See also
References
- ↑ ski-db.com ski-db.com - Blanca Fernández-Ochoa - accessed 2009-10-24
External links
- Blanca Fernández Ochoa at the International Ski Federation
- FIS-ski.com – World Cup season standings – Blanca Fernández Ochoa
- Ski-db.com – results – Blanca Fernández Ochoa
- Blanca Fernández Ochoa at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com
