Blanca Fernández Ochoa (22 April 1963 – August 2019)[1] was a World Cup alpine ski racer from Spain. Born in Madrid, she competed in four Winter Olympics, from 1980 through 1992.
Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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Born | Madrid, Spain | 22 April 1963||||||||||||||
Died | August 2019 La Peñota, Cercedilla, Spain | ||||||||||||||
Occupation | Alpine skier | ||||||||||||||
Height | 168 cm (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||
Skiing career | |||||||||||||||
Disciplines | Giant slalom, slalom, combined, super-G | ||||||||||||||
Retired | March 1992 - (age 28) | ||||||||||||||
Olympics | |||||||||||||||
Teams | 4 – (1980, 1984, 1988, 1992) | ||||||||||||||
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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Career
Her four siblings all competed in alpine ski racing for Spain in the Winter Olympics: Dolores, Francisco, Juan Manuel, and Luis. Francisco (1950-2006) won the gold medal in slalom at the 1972 Olympics in Sapporo, Japan.[citation needed]
She received the Premio Reina Sofía for best athlete in 1983 and 1988 by Consejo Superior de Deportes at Premios Nacionales del Deporte.[2] She also received the Real Orden del Mérito Deportivo in 1994.[3] At the 1992 Olympics at Albertville, France, Blanca won the bronze medal in slalom.[citation needed]
During her World Cup career, she had 4 victories, 20 podiums, and 69 top ten finishes.[4]
On July 18, 1991, she married Italian Daniel Fioretto in the Monastery of El Escorial. They ended up divorcing and she contracted a second marriage with David Fresneda, with whom she had two children, David (born 2000) and Olivia (born 1999), although this marriage also ended in divorce.[5] The children live with their father.[1]
She was reported as missing on 23 August 2019[6] and found dead by a police officer on 4 September 2019 near La Peñota, in the Guadarrama Mountains.[7][8] Policía Nacional believed it was not an accidental death in a safe area and there were not traumas.[9] On 5 September 2019 it was declared she died from a suicide because lithium tablets and a bottle of wine were found near her body.[10] She died the same day of the disappearance at the age of 56.[11]
World Cup results
Season standings
Season | Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant Slalom | Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
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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 |
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1985 | 3 March 1985 | Vail, USA | Giant slalom |
1988 | 26 November 1987 | Sestriere, Italy | Slalom |
1991 | 22 December 1990 | Morzine, France | Slalom |
1992 | 1 December 1991 | Lech, Austria | Slalom |
World Championship results
Year | Location | Age | Slalom | Giant Slalom | Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
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1980 | Lake Placid, United States | 16 | 18 | ||||
1982 | Schladming, Austria | 18 | |||||
1985 | Bormio, Italy | 21 | 14 | 9 | DNF | ||
1987 | Crans-Montana, Switzerland | 23 | 5 | 5 | 10 | ||
1989 | Vail, United States | 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 |
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1980 | Lake Placid, United States | 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
External links
- Blanca Fernandez-Ochoa at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Blanca Fernandez-Ochoa World Cup standings at the International Ski Federation
- Blanca Fernandez Ochoa at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database
- Blanca Fernández Ochoa at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)