Iago López (sailor)
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Iago López Marra |
| Born | 7 April 1990 (age 34) Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain |
| Height | 181 cm (5 ft 11 in) |
| Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) |
| Sailing career | |
| Class | 49er |
Iago López Marra[a] (born 7 April 1990 in Santiago de Compostela, Galicia) is a Spanish sailor.[1]
He started sailing in his hometown of Portosín when he was twelve years old. He moved to Santander, Spain and team up with Diego Botín. They went to 2016 Summer Olympics finishing in 9th place.[2] They are qualified for 2020 Summer Olympics. With Botín, he won a silver medal in the 49er World Championships 2020, 2x49er & 49er FX European Championships (2016 and 2018) and a Bronze medal in the 2020 European Championships [3]
He is a team member for SailGP team Esp.[4]
Education
Iago studied Marine engineer in the University of Cantabria
Career highlights
- 2013 Esimit Europa 2 European season
- 2016 US Sailing's Miami Olympic Classes Regatta, USA - 1st in 49er
- 2017 Sailing World Cup Hyères, France - 1st in 49er* 2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro9th
- 2018 International A-class catamaran World Championships - 8th
Notes
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Iago López". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-12-04.
- ^ https://www.sailing.org/olympics/rio2016/results_centre.php
- ^ https://49er.org/event/2019-european-championship/
- ^ https://sailgp.com/teams/spain/
External links
- Iago López Marra at the Comité Olímpico Español (in Spanish)
- ESPIL11 at World Sailing
- Series: 2018 A-Cat World Championship - OPEN at MySailingClub
- Iago Lopez Marra at Olympics.com
- Iago Lopez Marra at Olympics.com
- Iago López at Olympedia
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