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José Luis Doreste

José Luis Doreste

Spanish sailor (born 1956)

José Luis Doreste Blanco[lower-alpha 1] (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]

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

Notes

  1. In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Doreste and the second or maternal family name is Blanco.

References

  1. [1]
    José Luis Doreste at Olympedia
  2. [2]
    "1988 Summer Olympics – Seoul, South Korea – Sailing". databaseOlympics.com. Archived from the original on 31 October 2006. Retrieved 1 June 2008.
  3. [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. [4]
    "Archive Volvo Ocean Race". Retrieved 16 March 2019.


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