Celebrating Olympic Heroes: Social Media Impact and Influence Metrics
Posted: Mon Jan 20, 2025 4:46 am
The Paris 2024 Olympic Games have been an exciting event, full of memorable moments and extraordinary athletic feats. At Kolsquare , we want to pay tribute to the athletes from Spain who have managed to bring home a medal. Not only do we celebrate their sporting achievements, but we also want to highlight the impact these victories have had on their social media profiles.
Key points about the list of outstanding Spanish athletes for the 2024 Olympics
Spain has won a total of 18 medals at the Paris Olympic Games: 5 gold, 4 silver and 9 bronze.
Spain's delegation to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games consisted of 383 athletes in 31 sports. Among the notable achievements was the men's football team that won the gold medal after beating France 5-3 in a thrilling final, the highest number of goals in the history of men's Olympic finals. In addition, Spain accumulated 45 Olympic diplomas, recognizing the outstanding performance of its athletes in various disciplines.
Olympic medals not only represent sporting success, but also amplify the impact of athletes on social media, turning them into opinion leaders and key figures on social media.
Top 10 Spanish athletes by number of followers on Instagram
Below we present the 10 Spanish athletes with the most followers on Instagram. For each of them, we include a brief paragraph highlighting their sport, performance at the games and the medal they won.
1. Sara Sorribes Tormo
Sport: Tennis
Medal: Bronze
Sara Sorribes Tormo is a Spanish professional tennis player born in Castellón de la Plana who has achieved significant milestones in her career as a professional tennis player. She reached her highest WTA (Women's Tennis Association) singles ranking of No. 32 in 2022, and No. 17 in doubles in 2024. Her constant growth in performance reflects her commitment and dedication, aiming to improve her singles ranking and establish herself as one of the best doubles players in the world.
2. Marta Garcia Alonso
Sport: Athletics
Marta García Alonso is an outstanding Spanish athlete specialising in long distance running. Her most notable sporting achievements include winning a bronze medal at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in the 5000-metre administration directors email database event. Since this year, she has held the Spanish records in this discipline, which highlights her outstanding performance in the athletic field. Her participation in the Paris Olympics was widely celebrated and recognised, despite her failure to qualify for the final, finishing in tenth position in the 500-metre race.
3. Fran Garrigós
Sport: Judo
Medal: Bronze
Fran Garrigós is a Spanish judoka born in Móstoles. He is known for being one of the main representatives of this sport at an international level. During the 2024 Paris Olympics, he won the bronze medal in the men's judo -60kg category, achieving the first Olympic medal for Spanish judo since the 2000 Olympics.
During his career he has obtained various awards, for example, winning the gold medal in the -60 kg category at the 2023 World Judo Championships, held in Doha, Qatar. In addition to his sporting achievements, Fran Garrigós has a degree in Physical Activity and Sports Sciences, and has completed an MBA Master in Sports Entity Management.
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Key points about the list of outstanding Spanish athletes for the 2024 Olympics
Spain has won a total of 18 medals at the Paris Olympic Games: 5 gold, 4 silver and 9 bronze.
Spain's delegation to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games consisted of 383 athletes in 31 sports. Among the notable achievements was the men's football team that won the gold medal after beating France 5-3 in a thrilling final, the highest number of goals in the history of men's Olympic finals. In addition, Spain accumulated 45 Olympic diplomas, recognizing the outstanding performance of its athletes in various disciplines.
Olympic medals not only represent sporting success, but also amplify the impact of athletes on social media, turning them into opinion leaders and key figures on social media.
Top 10 Spanish athletes by number of followers on Instagram
Below we present the 10 Spanish athletes with the most followers on Instagram. For each of them, we include a brief paragraph highlighting their sport, performance at the games and the medal they won.
1. Sara Sorribes Tormo
Sport: Tennis
Medal: Bronze
Sara Sorribes Tormo is a Spanish professional tennis player born in Castellón de la Plana who has achieved significant milestones in her career as a professional tennis player. She reached her highest WTA (Women's Tennis Association) singles ranking of No. 32 in 2022, and No. 17 in doubles in 2024. Her constant growth in performance reflects her commitment and dedication, aiming to improve her singles ranking and establish herself as one of the best doubles players in the world.
2. Marta Garcia Alonso
Sport: Athletics
Marta García Alonso is an outstanding Spanish athlete specialising in long distance running. Her most notable sporting achievements include winning a bronze medal at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in the 5000-metre administration directors email database event. Since this year, she has held the Spanish records in this discipline, which highlights her outstanding performance in the athletic field. Her participation in the Paris Olympics was widely celebrated and recognised, despite her failure to qualify for the final, finishing in tenth position in the 500-metre race.
3. Fran Garrigós
Sport: Judo
Medal: Bronze
Fran Garrigós is a Spanish judoka born in Móstoles. He is known for being one of the main representatives of this sport at an international level. During the 2024 Paris Olympics, he won the bronze medal in the men's judo -60kg category, achieving the first Olympic medal for Spanish judo since the 2000 Olympics.
During his career he has obtained various awards, for example, winning the gold medal in the -60 kg category at the 2023 World Judo Championships, held in Doha, Qatar. In addition to his sporting achievements, Fran Garrigós has a degree in Physical Activity and Sports Sciences, and has completed an MBA Master in Sports Entity Management.
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