Top 10 athletes 2000-2010 (Brand)

A decade that ends with an existential question: Is the decade of the '00 or 2000? Heh! Beyond the joke, the day Mark made a vote for several days so that their readers choose the best Spanish athlete of the last ten years, which incidentally have been without doubt the best ever for this country. Here the Top Ten in ascending ordinal numbers.

10 - Gervasio Deferr (GYM)

Gold at the Sydney Olympic Games 200 in the specialty of "Vault." Gold in Athens 2004 in the same category. Silver in Beijing 2008 and with 28 years in soil and this track record.

Reported that some other problem with cannabis but this does not detract from being among the best of the decade and among the best ever in their field.

9 - JORGE LORENZO (MOTORCYCLE)

Double world champion in 250 cc World Champion and MotoGP 2010 . He ran 143 runs of which won 33, took the podium on 69 occasions, scored 1811 points and won the pole position in 41 races on board his Derbi, Aprilia Honda and Yamaha. Solid and strong numbers for the man who makes a decade in the Spanish motorcycling and he closed with a championship as the best may be yet to come.

8 - Gemma Mengual (SYNCHRONIZED SWIMMING)

"The siren of Barcelona" is just a beautiful face and body. Lies in the High Performance Centre of Sant Cugat del Vallés and from there train hard to add even more medals than they have. His record is strong ...

To make matters worse, the cover of magazines like Life Sport "," Line "," Interviu "and" Man "...

7 - David Barrufet (Handball)

He was in goal for the Spanish team in 280 games, getting winning the 2005 World Super Cup of Nations 2003, won the silver medal at Euro 2006 and bronze in Sydney 2000 and Beijung 2008. "Don David" also won 70 titles with the handball team of FC Barcelona. T his historic "16" is hung alongside those of others like Joan Sagalés, Iñaki Urdangarín, Oscar Grau, Enric Masip and Xavi O'Callaghan.

6 - EDURNE PASABAN (Alpine)

Second woman to appear on this list and the only athlete whose sport is not in direct competition than the personal challenge. On May 23, 2001 climbed Everest and throughout the decade became the first woman to overcome "14 eight thousand" (mountains over 8,000 meters) and be the twenty-first person to do so. The breakdown:

Eight thousand in chronological order

1. Everest (8,848 m.), China / Nepal, May 23, 2001
2. Makalu (8465 m.), China / Nepal, May 16, 2002
3. Cho Oyu (8,201 m.), China / Nepal, October 5, 2002
4. Lhotse (8516 m.), China / Nepal, May 26, 2003
5. Gasherbrum II (8,035 m.), China / Pakistan, July 19, 2003
6. Gasherbrum I (8068 m.), China / Pakistan, July 26, 2003
7. K2 (8,611 meters), China / Pakistan, July 26, 2004
8. Nanga Parbat (8,125 m), Pakistan, July 20, 2005
9. Broad Peak (8,047 m.), China / Pakistan, July 12, 2007
10. Dhaulagiri (8,167 m.), Nepal, May 1, 2008
11. Manaslu (8156 m.), Nepal, October 5, 200,819
12. Kanchenjunga (8598 m.), India / Nepal, May 18, 2009
13. Annapurna (8,091 m), Nepal, April 17, 2010
14. Shisha Pangma (8027 m), Tibet, May 17, 2010

5 - Xavi Hernández (football)

The de Terrassa debuted at 18 in the first of FC Barcelona and has since become the driver of the team since 2008 is the best play their sport in the world. To make matters worse, along with his partner Andres Iniesta was the organizer of the triumphs of Spain in the Euro 2008 and World Cup 2010 . It is one of three finalists for the Golden Ball alongside the aforementioned and Lionel Messi .

4 - Iker Casillas (Soccer)

"San Iker" ended in the final vote on Mark with just 32 votes more than Xavi Hernández. Technically this is a shared fourth place. Perhaps weighed too much that it is a Madrid newspaper. However, the boyfriend of Sara Carbonero is undoubtedly the Spanish goalkeeper of the decade par excellence and one of the best ever, but the best.

3 - FERNANDO ALONSO (CAR)

Champion and runner-up in Formula One, the Spaniard is the best Spanish rider in history to the category. The amazing way in which a Ferrari escape him the title in 2010 did not dull his career. At 29, still has much to gain ...

2 - Pau Gasol (Basketball)

It has two NBA titles with the Los Angeles Lakers after nine years in the top competition in his specialty. It has a world with "The Red" in 2006. Rookie of the Year championship in his debut. Silver in Beijing 2008. Spanish Prime All Stars play in a Game (2006), historic match in which he starred in three chances. In Turkey, the Spanish team was surprised too ....

1 - RAFAEL NADAL (TENNIS)

With 24 years of age, is the youngest of this listing and the most successful. He managed 43 titles between including all Grand Slam with a Pentacampeonato of Roland Garros and bicampeonato in Wimbledon . ATP ranking number one in 68 weeks from August 2008 of which 46 were consecutive. Earned nearly $ 40 million since he began his career only official prizes. The athlete of the decade 2000-2010 has been Rafa. Would you be in 2010-2020?