Luis Doreste

Medal record
Sailing
Representing  Spain
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1984 Los Angeles 470 class
Gold medal – first place 1992 Barcelona Flying Dutchman
The Flying Dutchman - the boat with which Luis Doreste and Domingo Manrique (Esp) won the Olympic title of the Olympic Games in Barcelona in 1992, Maritime Museum of Barcelona.

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

  1. ^ DatabaseOlympics.com profile Archived 25 August 2007 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com
  2. ^ "Olympic Games - Winter Summer Past and Future Olympics". 7 February 2018.
  3. ^ Fisher, Bob (15 April 2007). "Americas Cup: a team-by-team guide". the Guardian.

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Soling Spanish Championship Winners
Olympic champions in men's 470
Olympic champions in Flying Dutchman
World champions in Flying Dutchman
World champions in Soling
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