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Olympic sailor
Luis Doreste Blanco was the first Spanish athlete to win two Olympic gold medals: Los Angeles 1984 and Barcelona 1992.
Luis Doreste Blanco, born in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, is one of Spain's great Olympic sporting figures. In sailing he achieved a historic milestone: becoming the first Spanish athlete to win two Olympic gold medals, at Los Angeles 1984 and Barcelona 1992.
His career belongs to Gran Canaria's deep sailing tradition, especially around the bay of Las Palmas, where natural conditions and institutions helped form elite athletes.
Doreste symbolises Canarian Olympic excellence and sailing's importance in the archipelago's contribution to Spanish sport.