Alejandro Foglia
Personal information
Full nameAlejandro José Foglia Costa
Born (1984-01-30) January 30, 1984 (age 39)
Montevideo, Uruguay
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight13 st (83 kg)
Sailing career
ClubYacht Club Punta del Este

Alejandro José Foglia Costa[a] (born 30 January 1984, in Montevideo) is a Uruguayan sailor in the Laser and Finn classes.[1]

He competed in four Summer Olympics for his native South American country: 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016,[2] and in two Pan American Games: 2007 and 2011.

He was named Uruguay's flagbearer for the 2008 Summer Olympics.[3]

Results

Olympic Games
Pan American Games
ISAF Sailing World Championships

Personal life

He is brother of Andrea Foglia another Uruguayan sailor

Notes

  1. ^ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Foglia and the second or maternal family name is Costa.

References

  1. ^ "Alejandro Foglia". Observa (in Spanish). 28 June 2008. Archived from the original on 21 April 2010. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Alejandro Foglia". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.
  3. ^ "Regatista Alejandro Foglia será el abanderado de Uruguay en Juegos Olímpicos". Terra (in Spanish). 16 July 2008. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
  4. ^ ISAF Sailing World Championships 2007

External links

Olympic Games Preceded bySerrana Fernández Flagbearer for  Uruguay Beijing 2008 Succeeded byRodolfo Collazo


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