Contemporánea Sport 20th Century Sailing
Olympic sailor
José Luis Doreste Blanco won Olympic gold in the Finn class at Seoul 1988 and is one of the great names of Canarian sailing.
José Luis Doreste Blanco, born in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, belongs to one of Spanish sailing's most important families. His Olympic gold in the Finn class at Seoul 1988 placed him among the fundamental names of Canarian sport.
His career confirms the strength of Gran Canaria's sailing school, capable of producing Olympic champions in different classes.
He represents technical discipline, family tradition and Gran Canaria's ocean-facing sporting identity.