Jesús Gatell

A member of the Núria-Masella Alpine Club, Jesús Gatell went to the 1968 Grenoble Winter Olympics as one of four Spanish lugers. The previous year Juan Antonio Samaranch became president of the Spanish Olympic Committee and one of his goals was to promote winter sports within the country. So, when the Grenoble Games came around, Spain sent a record 20 athletes to a Winter Olympic gathering.

At Grenoble, Gatell was the fastest of the four Spaniards, which also included Jorge Monjo, Jorge Roura, and Luis Omedes, but still finished a lowly 42nd out of 50 starters. After the Games Monjo, Omedes, and Gatell stopped practicing luge, but continued to follow the sport.