Irantzu García
Curler
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Other namesIrantzu García Vez
Born (1992-07-14) July 14, 1992
Amorebieta-Etxano, Basque Country, Spain
Team
Curling clubClub Iparpolo,[1] Vitoria-Gasteiz
SkipIrantzu García
ThirdMaría Gómez
SecondMaría Fernández
LeadAna Vázquez
AlternateNerea Torralba
Mixed doubles
partner		Gontzal García
Curling career
Member Association Spain
World Mixed Doubles Championship
appearances		10 (2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018)
European Championship
appearances		6 (2008, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2019, 2021)
Other appearancesWorld Mixed Championship: 1 (2016),
European Mixed Championship: 2 (2010, 2013),
European Junior Challenge: 6 (2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012)
Medal record
Curling
World Mixed Doubles Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Dumfries

Irantzu García (born July 14, 1992, in Amorebieta-Etxano, Basque Country, Spain; also known as Irantzu García Vez) is a Spanish curler. She is a 2014 World mixed doubles bronze medallist.[2]

Teams

Women's

Season Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Coach Events
2006–07 Irantzu GarcíaIrene Santiago CalvilloElena Menéndez FernándezMaria Fernández PicadoMercedes Santiago CalvilloEllen KittelsenEJCC 2007 (8th)
2007–08 Irantzu GarcíaIrene Santiago CalvilloRuth Mart¡nezElena Menéndez FernándezElena AltunaAlison BrownEJCC 2008 (6th)
2008–09 Irantzu GarcíaIrene Santiago CalvilloElena Menéndez FernándezRuth Mart¡nezEJCC 2009 (6th)
Estrella Labrador AmoIrantzu GarcíaSorkunde Vez BilbaoMaria Fernández PicadoElena AltunaAlberto VezECC 2008 (21st)
2009–10 Irantzu GarcíaIrene Santiago CalvilloElena AltunaLeire Peregrina DomeneManuel RuchEJCC 2010 (6th)
2010–11 Irantzu GarcíaEstrella Labrador AmoMaria Fernández PicadoElena AltunaIciar Ortiz de UrbinaECC 2010 (16th)
Irantzu GarcíaIrene Santiago CalvilloElena AltunaIera Irazusta ManterolaPatricia Arbues EspinosaSorkunde Vez BilbaoEJCC 2011 (5th)
2011–12 Irantzu GarcíaIera Irazusta ManterolaIrene Santiago CalvilloElena AltunaPatricia Arbues EspinosaMelanie RobillardEJCC 2012 (7th)
2012–13 Irantzu GarcíaOihane OtaegiEstrella Labrador AmoMaria Fernández PicadoIciar Ortiz de UrbinaKristian LindströmECC 2012 (18th)
2013–14 Irantzu GarcíaOihane OtaegiEstrella Labrador AmoMaria Fernández PicadoIciar Ortiz de UrbinaECC 2013 (20th)
2014–15 Irantzu GarcíaMaria Fernandez PicadoSorkunde Vez BilbaoOnditz Pereira NartRaquel Pascua MaestroECC 2015 (C group) (5th)
2017–18 Irantzu GarcíaAlicia MunteMaria Fernández PicadoSorkunde VezAurora TesaSWCC 2018 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)[3]
2019–20 Oihane OtaegiIrantzu GarcíaLeire OtaegiAsun ManterolaPatricia RuizMartin StuckiECC 2019 (17th)
2021–22 Irantzu GarcíaMaría GómezMaría FernándezAna VázquezGontzal GarcíaECC 2021 (19th)

Mixed

Season Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Coach Events
2010–11 Irantzu GarcíaSergio Vez LabradorElena AltunaManuel García RomanEgoitz Gordo VillamorEMxCC 2010 (13th)
2013–14 Sergio Vez LabradorIrantzu GarcíaAlberto VezEstrella Labrador AmoEMxCC 2013 (9th)
2016–17 Irantzu GarcíaGontzal García VezMaria Fernandez PicadoManuel García RomanSorkunde Vez BilbaoWMxCC 2016 (29th)

Mixed doubles

Season Male Female Coach Events
2007–08 Sergio VezIrantzu GarcíaAlberto VezWMDCC 2008 (22nd)
2009–10 Sergio VezIrantzu GarcíaWMDCC 2010 (4th)
2010–11 Sergio VezIrantzu GarcíaSorkunde Vez BilbaoWMDCC 2011 (11th)
2011–12 Sergio VezIrantzu GarcíaAlberto VezWMDCC 2012 (18th)
2012–13 Sergio VezIrantzu GarcíaWMDCC 2013 (21st)
2013–14 Sergio VezIrantzu GarcíaRuaraidh WhyteWMDCC 2014 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2014–15 Gontzal GarcíaIrantzu GarcíaSorkunde Vez BilbaoWMDCC 2015 (17th)
2015–16 Gontzal GarcíaIrantzu GarcíaKalynn ParkWMDCC 2016 (23rd)
2016–17 Gontzal GarciaIrantzu GarciaBrendan BottcherWMDCC 2017 (13th)
2017–18 Gontzal GarciaIrantzu GarciaKristian LindströmSMDCC 2018 1st place, gold medalist(s)[4]
WMDCC 2018 (22nd)

Personal life

She is a doctor and is currently working in a hospital.

Her brother Gontzal García Vez[5] is also a curler. He plays together with Irantzu in mixed or mixed doubles teams.

References

  1. ↑ Iparpolo Curling Club Archived 2019-01-27 at the Wayback Machine(in Spanish)
  2. ↑ Irantzu García on the World Curling Federation database
  3. ↑ Campeonato de España femenino 2018(in Spanish)
  4. ↑ "Curling: Los hermanos García, preparados para el Mundial de Suecia" (in Spanish). February 1, 2018.
  5. ↑ Gontzal García Vez on the World Curling Federation database


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