José Luis Ballester (sailor)

José Luis Ballester
Personal information
Full nameJosé Luis Ballester Tuliesa
NicknamePepote
Born17 August 1968 (1968-08-17) (age 56)
Vinaroz
Height173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
Sailing career
ClassTornado
ClubNáutico Pto. Pollensa
Medal record
Men's sailing
Representing  Spain
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1996 Atlanta Tornado

José Luis Ballester Tuliesa[a] (born 17 August 1968) is a Spanish sailor and Olympic champion. He competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta and won a gold medal in the Tornado class.[1]

Notes

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

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "José Luis Ballester". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2 December 2016. Retrieved 4 February 2009.


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