José Doreste

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José Doreste
Personal information
Full nameJosé Luis Doreste Blanco
Born (1956-09-19) 19 September 1956 (age 67)[1]
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas, Spain
Sailing career
Class(es)Finn, Star
Medal record

José Luis Doreste Blanco[a] (born 19 September 1956) is a Spanish sailor and Olympic champion. He was born in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas. He competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, where he won a gold medal in the Finn class.[2][3] In 1998–99, he was a crewmember on Fortuna Extra Lights in the Whitbread Round the World Yacht Race.[4]

Biography

He is the brother of Gustavo Doreste and Luis Doreste, and the uncle of Manuel Doreste. Doreste is a five-time Olympian.

Notes

  1. ^ This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Doreste and the second or maternal family name is Blanco.

References

  1. ^ José Doreste at Olympedia
  2. ^ "1988 Summer Olympics – Seoul, South Korea – Sailing". databaseOlympics.com. Archived from the original on 31 October 2006. Retrieved 1 June 2008.
  3. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "José Luis Doreste". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.
  4. ^ "Archive Volvo Ocean Race". Retrieved 16 March 2019.

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