17/05/2025, Split (Croatia) – Jordi Xammar and Marta Cardona have been crowned European Olympic sailing champions in the Mixed 470 class, in a brilliant start to their Olympic campaign towards Los Angeles 2028. The Spanish pair secured gold with authority, dominating the championship from day one and finishing with an impressive 37-point lead over the runners-up, Britain’s Martin Wrigley and Bettine Harris.
In just 40 days of sailing together, Xammar and Cardona have shown outstanding chemistry. With a second place in the Medal Race, they sealed an impeccable regatta in Croatian waters, closing their third international competition together after the Princess Sofia Trophy (sixth) and the French Olympic Week (silver).
Total dominance in Split
The Catalan-Mallorcan duo, representing the Olympic team of the Royal Spanish Sailing Federation, led the overall standings from Monday and maintained enviable consistency across the 12 races, with results of 4 firsts, 4 seconds, 1 third, 1 fourth, and 1 sixth, plus a discard. A performance that earned them the European title with a remarkable margin against a top-level international fleet.
The final podium was completed by:
Jordi Xammar & Marta Cardona (Spain)
Martin Wrigley & Bettine Harris (United Kingdom)
Matisse Pacaud & Lucie De Gennes (France)
“It has been a very complete championship, with very varied conditions. Winning with such a margin after only 40 days together is very special. Marta has worked incredibly hard and made amazing progress,” said Jordi Xammar.
“I’m very happy, but we still have a lot to improve. In less than a month we have the World Championship, so we remain focused on our goal,” added Marta Cardona.
Olympic careers and projection
Jordi Xammar (Barcelona, 1993) has now claimed his second consecutive European gold after the one achieved in 2024 with Nora Brugman. A bronze medalist at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, he has four medals in 470 World Championships and six podium finishes in European Championships.
Marta Cardona (Palma, 2005), youth world and European champion in 420, and medalist at the Youth Sailing World Championship, makes the definitive leap to the Mixed 470 after competing in the 49er FX, marking a new milestone in her young and promising career.
