Alejandro Abascal
Alejandro Tomas Abascal García (born 15 July 1952) is a Spanish sailor and Olympic champion. He competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow and won a gold medal in the Flying Dutchman class, together with Miguel Noguer. This was Spain's third Olympic Gold Summer Medal, and their first since 1928. Previously, he was Vaurien World Championship in 1974 and Spanish Junior national champion in Snipe in 1971.
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| Full name | Alejandro Tomas Abascal García | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 15 July 1952 Santander, Cantabria, Spain | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 181 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 82 kg (181 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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Alejandro Tomas Abascal García[a] (born 15 July 1952) is a Spanish sailor and Olympic champion. He competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow and won a gold medal in the Flying Dutchman class, together with Miguel Noguer. This was Spain's third Olympic Gold Summer Medal, and their first since 1928.[1]
Previously, he was Vaurien World Championship in 1974 and Spanish Junior national champion in Snipe in 1971.
Notes
[edit]- ^ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Abascal and the second or maternal family name is García.
References
[edit]- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Alejandro Abascal". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2009.
External links
[edit]- Alejandro Abascal Garcia at World Sailing (archived, alternate link)
- Alejandro Abascal Garcia at Olympics.com
- Alejandro Abascal at Olympedia
- Alejandro Tomas Abascal García at the Comité Olímpico Español (in Spanish) (archived)
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