Iván Raña

Iván Raña (Ordes, 1979), is the pioneer of triathlon in Spain, becoming a legend of one of the most demanding sports in the world.

He has been the first Spanish athlete who has entered the ‘Hall of Fame’ (Hall of Fame) of World Triathlon, in Pontevedra.

The first to open the way for the Spanish triathlon

This Galician triathlete He was crowned as the first Spanish world champion in 2002 and also achieved two other European champion titles and a gold in the World Cupatlón, in addition to multiple victories in other tests and three participations in Olympic Games, in which it became fifth classified twice (Sydney 2000 and Beijing 2008).

Ivan claims to feel very proud and that he has no thorn stuck in his sports career as a professional and that when he remembers the nine -year -old who ran along the roads and had no bike, and over the years and training hard, he managed Spain.

Raña is characterized by wanting to continue learning. That is why, he dedicated himself a year to professional cycling, he was also a pilot of rally cars, he ran barefoot evidence, … When asked about these decisions and stages, which does not care that they do not understand him, but thanks to these decisions, he has learned to concentrate, to control nerves and fear, piloting rallies. When he spent a year in professional cycling, he learned to go in a squad, know how to stop, avoid monters ... In your own words: »Also made a small chess. And that is bad? The bad thing is to be closed to an idea and never want to learn.

Iván Raña In 2023, with 44 years, he said goodbye to triathlon as a professional. This elite athlete, world champion, 3 times Olympic, two -time champion of Europe, and a long etc.