Former President of the Royal Spanish Hockey Federation (RFEH) Martin Colomer was awarded with the title RFEH President of Honour by the Executive Board of the RFEH. Colomer is the first in the history of Spanish Hockey to receive this title.

Colomer served 12 years as RFEH President until he retired at the end of 2008. Before being President, he was RFEH Vice President since 1984 and played a key role in the development of Spanish Hockey. During the FIH Congress week in Los Angeles last November, Colomer received the FIH Order of Merit.