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Rafael Nadal, the Spanish considered the best athlete in history

Tennis player Rafael Nadal is considered the best Spanish athlete in history, according to a poll by the daily Marca, which was attended by 60,000 people.

Nadal has accumulated half of the options "internet users", established itself with the 56.6 percent of the vote. In second place came the former cyclist Miguel Indurain (13.2 percent of the vote), while third place went to football Xavi Hernández (12.3 per cent of the vote).

The runners were the Formula 1 driver Fernando Alonso (5.4%), former golfer Severiano Ballesteros (4.8%), basketball player Pau Gasol (4.5%) and former rider Angel Nieto (3, 2%).

Rafael Nadal, aged 25, won Sunday for the sixth time at Roland Garros tournament, which is the tenth Grand Slam tournament of his career. Nadal has won a gold medal in the Olympic Games in Beijing, three Davis Cup trophies and 46 individual titles.

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