José Luis Doreste

José Luis Doreste
Personal information
Full nameJosé Luis Doreste Blanco
Born (1956-09-19) 19 September 1956 (age 70)
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas, Spain
Sailing career
SportSailing
ClassesFinn, Star
Medal record
Men's sailing
Representing  Spain
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1988 SeoulFinn class
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place1979 SplitFinn class

José Luis Doreste Blanco (born 19 September 1956) is a Spanish sailor and Olympic champion. He was born in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas. He competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, where he won a gold medal in the Finn class. In 1998–99, he was a crewmember on Fortuna Extra Lights in the Whitbread Round the World Yacht Race.

He is in the Finn & Star classes

Biography

He is the brother of Gustavo Doreste and Luis Doreste, and the uncle of Manuel Doreste. He is a five-time Olympian.

He won his 1st medal in the 1979 Mediterranean Games

Notes

  1. ↑ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Doreste and the second or maternal family name is Blanco.

References

  1. ↑ José Luis Doreste at Olympedia
  2. ↑ "1988 Summer Olympics – Seoul, South Korea – Sailing". databaseOlympics.com. Archived from the original on 31 October 2006. Retrieved 1 June 2008.
  3. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "José Luis Doreste". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.
  4. ↑ "Archive Volvo Ocean Race". Archived from the original on 28 May 2019. Retrieved 16 March 2019.