Esteban Mauricio Grimalt Fuster[a] (born 9 January 1991 in Santiago) is a Chilean Olympic beach volleyball player.[1]

Esteban Grimalt
Personal information
Nationality Chile
Born (1991-01-09) 9 January 1991 (age 33)
Santiago, Chile
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight96 kg (212 lb)
Honours
Men's beach volleyball
Representing  Chile
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lima Beach
South American Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Asunción Beach

His greatest achievements are Gold in the South American Circut of Viña del Mar 2009, Gold in the Continental Tour Paraguay 2013, Gold in Continental Tour Bolivia 2013, Gold in Continental Tour Perú 2014, and Silver in the 2014 South American Games. He classified for the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro with his cousin Marco Grimalt and received Gold in the 2019 Panamerican Games.[2]

He represented Chile at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[3]

Notes

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  1. ^ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Grimalt and the second or maternal family name is Fuster.

References

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  1. ^ "Esteban Grimalt". Rio2016. Archived from the original on 10 October 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  2. ^ "The Grimalt connection that ties Chile and Canada". www.fivb.com. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  3. ^ ADN (23 June 2021). "El Team Chile ya suma 52 clasificados a los JJ.OO. de Tokio". ADN (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 June 2021.
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