José Luis Doreste Blanco

Olympic sailor · 1956–Present

José Luis Doreste Blanco
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Olympic sailor

José Luis Doreste Blanco is a Gran Canaria sailor from Real Club Náutico de Gran Canaria who won Olympic gold in the Finn class at Seoul 1988.

Historical role

José Luis Doreste Blanco was born on 19 September 1956 in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. Linked to Real Club Náutico de Gran Canaria, he made five Olympic appearances: Montreal 1976, Moscow 1980, Los Angeles 1984, Seoul 1988 and Atlanta 1996.

His leading result was the gold medal in the Finn class at the Seoul 1988 Olympic Games. He also won Finn gold at the 1979 Mediterranean Games and served as Spain's flagbearer at the Seoul opening ceremony. Outside the Olympic programme, he won the 1987 Finn Gold Cup in Kiel and the 1982 Star world title with Antonio Gorostegui in Medemblik.

Timeline

  1. 1956José Luis Doreste Blanco is born in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.
  2. 1988He won the Olympic gold medal in Finn sailing at Seoul 1988.

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