His Excellency Don Iñaki Urdangarin Liebaert, Duke of Palma de Mallorca (born January 15, 1968) is the husband of the Infanta Cristina of Spain, Duchess of Palma de Mallorca, the youngest daughter of King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia of Spain. January 15 is the 15th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1968 was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... Her Royal Highness, The Infanta Cristina, Duchess of Palma de Mallorca (Cristina Federica Victoria Antonia de la Santísima Trinidad de Borbón y de Grecia de Urdangarín), styled HRH The Infanta Cristina (born June 13, 1965), is the youngest daughter of King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofía. ... King Juan Carlos I His Majesty King Juan Carlos I (Juan Carlos Alfonso Víctor María de Borbón y Borbón), styled HM The King (born January 5, 1938), is the reigning King of Spain. ... Queen Sofía Her Majesty Queen Sofía (Sofía de Grecia y Hannover), styled HM The Queen, is the queen of Spain, wife of King Juan Carlos of Spain. ...

He was born to Juan María Urdangarin Berriochoa and Claire Liebaert Courtain in Zumarraga, Guipúzcoa, but has spent almost all his life in Barcelona. At age 18, he became a professional team handball player with FC Barcelona, where he remained until his retirement in 2000. Meanwhile, he studied at the Escuela Superior de Administración y Dirección de Empresas (ESADE) in Barcelona, from which he received a master's degree in business administration. Guipúzcoa province Guipúzcoa ( Basque Gipuzkoa, Spanish Guipúzcoa, in English sometimes as Guipuscoa) is a province of northern Spain, in the northeastern part of the autonomous community of the Basque Country. ... Barcelona within Barcelonès Population (2003) 1,582,738 Area 1004 Km2 Population density (2001) 15,764/Km2 Barcelona is the capital of Catalonia, an autonomous region in northeastern Spain (41°23′ N 2°11′ E). ... The term Handball redirects here, but note that there are also other games named handball. ... FC Barcelona, also known as Barça, is a sports club in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain with sections in many different sports. ... 2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

As a member of the Spanish handball team, he participated in the 1992, 1996, and 2000 Summer Olympics, serving as team captain in 2000. It was at the 1996 games in Atlanta that he met the Infanta Cristina, whom he married in Barcelona on October 4, 1997. They have four children, all born in Barcelona: The Games of the XXV Olympiad were held in 1992 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. ... The 1996 Summer Olympics, formally known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and informally known as the Centennial Olympics, were held in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. ... Categories: 2000 Summer Olympics ... Downtown Atlanta skyline Atlanta is the capital and largest city of Georgia, a state of the United States of America. ... October 4 is the 277th day of the year (278th in Leap years). ... 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

• Juan Valentín de Todos los Santos Urdangarín y de Borbón (born September 29, 1999)
• Pablo Nicolás Sebastián de Todos los Santos Urdangarín y de Borbón (born December 6, 2000)
• Miguel Urdangarín y de Borbón (born April 30, 2002)
• Irene Urdangarín y de Borbón (born June 5, 2005)

They live in Barcelona, where Urdangarin is director of planning and development for Motorpress Ibérica and a founding partner of Noos Consultoría Estratégica. He is styled HE The Duke of Palma de Mallorca by courtesy of his wife's title. September 29 is the 272nd day of the year (273rd in leap years). ... 1999 is a common year starting on Friday of the Common Era, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... December 6 is the 340th day (341st on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... April 30 is the 120th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (121st in leap years), with 245 days remaining, as the last day in April. ... 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... June 5 is the 156th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (157th in leap years), with 209 days remaining. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ...

He has been a member of the Spanish Olympic Committee since April 4, 2001 and was elected first deputy chairman on February 16, 2004.

External links

• Royal Household of HM the King official website (English and Spanish) (http://www.casareal.es)