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1984 Los Angeles | 470 class |
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1992 Barcelona | Flying Dutchman |
Luis Doreste Blanco (born 7 March 1961 in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas) is a Spanish sailor who won gold medal both in the 1984 Summer Olympics ( 470 class), and in the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona ( Flying Dutchman). [1]
A member of Real Club Náutico de Gran Canaria, Doreste became World champion in 1985 (Flying Dutchman), and again in 1995 ( Soling). He is three times European Champion, from 1976 ( Optimist), 1985 (470) and 1988 (Flying Dutchman). He is a four-time Olympian.
Doreste took the Athlete's Oath at Barcelona in 1992. [2] He is the brother of Manuel Doreste, Gustavo Doreste and José Luis Doreste.
He skippered Desafío Español 2007 at the 2007 Louis Vuitton Cup. [3]
References
- ^ DatabaseOlympics.com profile Archived 25 August 2007 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com
- ^ "Olympic Games - Winter Summer Past and Future Olympics". 7 February 2018.
- ^ Fisher, Bob (15 April 2007). "Americas Cup: a team-by-team guide". the Guardian.
External links
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Luis Doreste". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
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