Thomas Cano

Tomás Cano (born 4 January 1961) is a Spanish and Andorran ski jumper who competed primarily for Spain. He holds the Andorran national record and is a former Spanish national record holder in ski jumping. Cano achieved 2nd place in the King's Cup in 1981 and was a Spanish national champion.

From 1979 to 1983, he competed in the World Cup but never earned points in the overall standings, with his best result being 48th place. He participated in the Four Hills Tournament three times, with his highest finish being 72nd in the 27th edition, which was not yet part of the World Cup. He also competed in the 1982 World Championships, finishing 56th on the normal hill and 48th on the large hill. Cano participated in the Junior World Championships and the FISU World University Games without notable success. He earned points in several Europa Cup events.

Cano was the only Andorran representative in official international competitions, earning one point for Andorra in the European Cup in 1992 at La Molina.

He used skis manufactured by Elan.

Career

Spain

Early career and first competitions Originally from Elche, Cano later moved to Catalonia. As a student, he trained primarily on Swiss and Spanish ski jumps.

In 1978, Cano competed in the Junior World Championships in Murau, finishing 46th out of 52 competitors with jumps of 49 and 57 meters on the normal hill. He also competed in the 1979 Junior World Championships in Canada, placing 44th on the normal hill, ahead of only three classified competitors. A week earlier, in Lake Placid, he finished last in 48th place with jumps of 70 and 69 meters, where Pentti Kokkonen won.

Cano was the first Spaniard to compete in the Four Hills Tournament, participating in the 1978–79 season. He placed in the bottom eight in all events: 77th in Oberstdorf, 77th in Garmisch-Partenkirchen (the lowest score), 74th in Innsbruck, and 72nd in Bischofshofen, the second-to-last position. He scored 359.8 points, finishing 72nd out of 84 competitors in the overall standings.

On 25 March 1979, during a canceled round of the King's Cup in La Molina, Cano set a La Molina ski jump record of 70 meters. In the restarted round, he jumped 55 meters, finishing 19th, while Norwegian Johan Sætre broke his record and won the event.

Cano debuted in the World Cup on 30 December 1979 in Oberstdorf during the Four Hills Tournament, jumping 85 meters and finishing 94th. This jump set a Spanish national record, likely surpassed in 1982 by José Rivera, who jumped 94.5 meters in Oberstdorf.

On 27 February 1980, he competed in the World Cup in St. Moritz, placing 53rd with jumps of 65 and 75.5 meters. Two days later, in Gstaad, he finished 57th (66.5 and 71 meters), and on 2 March in Engelberg, he placed 61st (80 and 74 meters). In September, he competed again in Frenštát pod Radhoštěm, finishing 54th. earning 20 points in the Europa Cup (predecessor to the Continental Cup), his only podium in this series.

In late February 1981, Cano competed in the 1981 Winter Universiade, finishing 13th in the ski jumping event at Valle de Astún Ski Jump with jumps of 71 and 69 meters among 16 competitors. That winter, he also won the Catalonia ski jumping championship with jumps of 51.9 and 62.7 meters.

Holmenkollbakken in the summer of 1975. Cano achieved his best World Cup result (48th place) on this hill in 1982 In the 1981–82 season, Cano competed sparingly. In the European Cup, he placed 53rd in Seefeld and 11th in La Molina. At the 1982 World Championships, he finished 56th on the normal hill (63.5 and 67 meters, 165.5 points) and 48th on the large hill (82.5 and 84.5 meters, 168.8 points), events that were also part of the World Cup. In four additional World Cup events in North America, his best result was 55th in Lake Placid on 15 January 1983. In 1992, he placed 15th in the same event with jumps of 60.5 and 60 meters, earning 145.9 points and one point for Andorra in the European Cup standings. In the 1992 Spanish Championships, competing as an Andorran, he finished 4th with jumps of 64.5 and 62.5 meters, trailing medalists Bernat Sola, , and Jesús Lobo by over 20 points.

Achievements

Four Hills Tournament

King's Cup

Individual 1979 La Molina – 19th place – 55 m (76.5 points) 1980 La Molina – 6th place – 192.4 points 1981 La Molina – 2nd place – 69.5 m, 67 m (217.2 points) 1982 La Molina – 11th place – 67.5 m, 68.5 m (212.3 points) 1983 La Molina – 11th place – 68 m, 67.5 m (210.9 points) 1987 La Molina – 18th place – 57 m, 53 m (122.5 points) 1991 La Molina – 33rd place – 58.5 m, 60 m (142.3 points) 1992 La Molina – 15th place – 60.5 m, 60 m (145.9 points)