Enrique Millán

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameEnrique•Millán Alarcón
Used nameEnrique•Millán
Born9 February 1908 in Campo de Criptana, Ciudad Real (ESP)
AffiliationsClub Penibético, Güéjar Sierra (ESP) / Sociedad Sierra Nevada, Granada (ESP)
NOC Spain

Biography

Enrique Millán was a Spanish cross-country skier and pharmacist. Millán studied medicine in Granada. Whilst there he also took up skiing and mountaineering in Sierra Nevada. Millán then moved to Madrid where he worked in a pharmacy. Millán would eventually to go on to open his own pharmacy, which was later run by his son.

Millán became the Spanish national cross-country skiing champion in 1935. This win would earn Millán a place on the Spanish Olympic team. Millán competed in the 18 kilometres at the 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Olympics but he did not finish the race.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1936 Winter Olympics Cross Country Skiing (Skiing) ESP Enrique Millán
18 kilometres, Men (Olympic) DNF