THE SPANISH ROYAL FAMILY

Excelentísimo Señor Don Iñaki Urdangarin y Liebaert
(Most Excellent Mr. Iñaki Urdangarin Liebaert)

Iñaki Urdangarin y Liebaert was born on January 15, 1968, in Zumárraga in  the Basque region of Spain.  He met his future wife at the 1992  Summer Olympics in Atlanta.  He was a member of the Spanish Handball team.  He also represented Spain in the 1996 Olympics.  In 2000 as Captain of the Spanish Handball team he won a bronze medal.  Upon his marriage to Princess Cristina he was made Duke de Palma de Mallorca.  He retired from playing Handball and is currently a businessman.  (What is Handball?   Click here to find out.)