Cayetano Martínez
The Duke of Arjona | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Cayetano Martínez in 2016 | |
| Full name | Cayetano Martínez de Irujo y Fitz-James Stuart[1] |
| Born | 4 April 1963 Madrid, Spain |
| Noble family | House of Alba |
| Spouse |
Genoveva Casanova y González
(m. 2001; div. 2007)Bárbara Mirjan Aliende
(m. 2025) |
Issue | Luis Martínez de Irujo y Casanova Amina Martínez de Irujo y Casanova |
| Father | Luis Martínez de Irujo y Artázcoz |
| Mother | Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart, 18th Duchess of Alba |
Cayetano Martínez de Irujo y Fitz-James Stuart, 4th Duke of Arjona, 14th Count of Salvatierra, GE, OLY (born 4 April 1963) is a Spanish equestrian. He competed in equestrian events at the 1992 Summer Olympics.[2][3]
He is the current Count of Salvatierra and Duke of Arjona. He had been married to the Mexican-born model and TV personality Genoveva Casanova, with whom he has a son and a daughter (twins). On 4 October 2025 he married Bárbara Mirjan,[4] who works as a events coordinator.[5]
Achievements
Martínez de Irujo achieved what was probably the most important result of his career at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, where he finished fourth in the team competition with the Spanish team. He also competed at three European Championships, four World Championships, and several Nations Cup events. In 2006, he became Spanish show jumping champion with Kesberoy St. Aubert.[6]
Olympic Games
- 1992, Barcelona: with Palestro – 4th in the team competition and 43rd individually.
World Championships
- 1986, Aachen: with Kaoua – 12th in the team competition and 36th individually.
- 1990, Stockholm: with Elegast – 26th individually.
- 1994, The Hague: with Palestro – 12th in the team competition and 60th individually.
- 1998, Rome: with Golan – 15th in the team competition and 79th individually.
European Championships
- 1989, Rotterdam: with Buenos Aires – 24th individually.
- 1991, La Baule: with Elegast – 6th in the team competition and 24th individually.
- 2003, Donaueschingen: with Delon VA – 13th in the team competition and 17th individually.[7]
References
- ↑ "Cayetano Martínez De Irujo". FEI. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Cayetano Martínez Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 9 November 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
- ↑ "Cayetano Martínez". Olympedia. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
- ↑ Brunetti, Cristina (4 October 2025). "Cayetano Martínez de Irujo y Bárbara Mirjan ya son marido y mujer: del vestido de la novia al abrazo con el duque de Alba". El Español (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 October 2025.
- ↑ Bejarano, Daniella (4 October 2025). "Quién es Bárbara Mirjan, la mujer de Cayetano Martínez de Irujo: 33 años menor que él, su origen libanés y su profesión". ABC (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 October 2025.
- ↑ Press, Europa (1 October 2006). "Hípica.- Cayetano Martínez de Irujo se proclama campeón de España de Salto de Obstáculos". www.europapress.es. Retrieved 14 August 2026.
- ↑ Cite error: The named reference
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