Luis Doreste

Flying Dutchman , with which Luis Doreste and Domingo Manrique won the Olympic title at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona ( Maritime Museum of Barcelona )

Luis Doreste Blanco (born March 17, 1961 in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria ) is a Spanish sailor . He is a double Olympic champion in this sport.

successes

Luis Doreste Blanco won the gold medal in the 470 class at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles . He achieved another Olympic victory in 1992 in Barcelona with the Flying Dutchman . He became known to a wider public when he took the Olympic oath at the 1992 Summer Olympics .

Doreste's family is closely connected to sailing. His brothers Gustavo , José Luis and Manuel Doreste had also contested Olympic regattas.

Luis Doreste in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )

personal data
SURNAME	Doreste, Luis
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Doreste Blanco, Luis (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Spanish sailor
DATE OF BIRTH	March 17, 1961
PLACE OF BIRTH	Las Palmas de Gran Canaria