Alejandro Abascal

Alejandro Abascal
Personal information
Full nameAlejandro Tomas Abascal García
Born (1952-07-15) 15 July 1952 (age 72)
Santander, Cantabria, Spain
Height181 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight82 kg (181 lb)
Medal record
Men's sailing
Representing  Spain
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1980 Moscow Flying Dutchman

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 World champion in Vaurien in 1974 and Spanish Junior national champion in Snipe in 1971.

Notes

  1. ^ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Abascal and the second or maternal family name is García.

References

  1. ^ 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.
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