Contemporánea Sport 20th Century Sailing
Olympic sailor
Roberto Molina Carrasco won Olympic gold in the 470 class at Los Angeles 1984 with Luis Doreste.
Roberto Molina Carrasco, born in Arrecife, Lanzarote, is a key figure in Canarian Olympic sailing. At Los Angeles 1984 he won gold in the 470 class with Luis Doreste, a victory that opened a brilliant period for Spanish sailing.
His Lanzarote origin broadens the island map of Canarian nautical success beyond Gran Canaria.
His medal belongs to the foundational memory of modern Canarian Olympism.