Santiago Grillo
Personal information
Full nameSantiago Enrique Grillo Diez
Nationality Colombia
Born (1987-05-27) 27 May 1987 (age 36)
Cali, Colombia
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Sailing career
ClassSailboard
ClubVelas y Vientos[1]
CoachManuel Fumagallo[1]

Santiago Enrique Grillo Diez[a] (born May 27, 1987 in Cali), known as Santiago Grillo, is a Colombian windsurfer who specialized in Neil Pryde RS:X class.[1][2] A two-time Olympian (2008 and 2012), he is ranked no. 82 in the world for the sailboard class by the International Sailing Federation. Grillo also trains for Velas y Vientos in Cali under his Argentina-based personal coach Manuel Fumagallo.[1]

Grillo made his debut at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he finished last out of thirty-five sailors in the men's RS:X class with a net score of 293.[3]

At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, as a 25 year old, Grillo qualified for his second Colombian team in the RS:X class by attaining a 53rd-place effort and an automatic berth at the World Championships in Cadiz, Spain.[4] Struggling to attain a top position in the opening series, Grillo accumulated a net score of 302 points for a 37th-place finish in a fleet of 38 windsurfers.[5][6]

Notes

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

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Santiago Grillo". London 2012. Archived from the original on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 5 September 2013.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Santiago Grillo". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 5 September 2013.
  3. ^ "Men's RS:X". Beijing 2008. NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 5 January 2014. Retrieved 5 September 2013.
  4. ^ Mera, Alda (2 April 2012). "La vela lleva a Santiago Grillo a Londres 2012" [Sailor Santiago Grillo leads to London] (in Spanish). El País (Cali). Retrieved 5 September 2013.
  5. ^ "Men's RS:X". London 2012. Archived from the original on 31 October 2012. Retrieved 27 November 2012.
  6. ^ "Cierre agridulce para Santiago Grillo en la vela de Londres-2012" [A bittersweet close for Santiago Grillo in sailing at London 2012] (in Spanish). El País (Cali). 5 August 2012. Retrieved 5 September 2013.

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