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Iñaki Villanueva

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Iñaki Villanueva
Full nameIñaki Villanueva Martín
Date of birth (1991-02-10) 10 February 1991 (age 33)
Place of birthEl Puerto de Santa María, Spain
Height1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight103 kg (227 lb; 16 st 3 lb)
Rugby union career
National sevens team
Years Team Comps
 Spanien

Iñaki Villanueva Martín (born 10 February 1991) is a Spanish rugby sevens player. He competed for Spain 7s at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Brazil.[1][2][3] He was part of the squad that won the 2016 Men's Rugby Sevens Final Olympic Qualification Tournament in Monaco[4] and he played in the Olympic tournament.

His brother is Alejandro Villanueva, a former American football offensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL).

References

  1. ^ "Rio Olympics: Team squads for the 7s". Sky Sports.com. 28 July 2016. Retrieved 2016-08-02.
  2. ^ "VILLANUEVA Inaki". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-08-26. Retrieved 2016-09-03.
  3. ^ "Iñaki Villanueva: "Mi vida deportiva acaba de tener sentido por estar en Río"". Marca.com (in Spanish). 29 July 2016. Retrieved 2016-09-03.
  4. ^ "Spain keep faith with repechage heroes for Rio". World Rugby.org. 2016. Retrieved 2016-08-04.