Sofía Toro

Sofía Toro
Toro in 2015
Personal information
Full nameSofía Toro Prieto-Puga
NationalitySpanish
Born (1990-08-19) 19 August 1990 (age 36)
A Coruña, Spain
Height159 cm (5 ft 3 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
Sailing career
SportSailing
Club Real Club Náutico de La Coruña
ClassesElliott 6m, 470
Medal record
Women's sailing
Representing  Spain
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2012 LondonElliott 6m
World Championship
Gold medal – first place2013 BusanMatch racing

Sofía Toro Prieto-Puga (born 19 August 1990, in A Coruña, Galicia) is a Spanish sailor. She won a gold medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics in Elliott 6m class. She was in a crew led by Támara Echegoyen along with Ángela Pumariega.

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Toro and the second or maternal family name is Prieto-Puga.

References

  1. ↑ "Spain edges Australia for sailing match race gold". Fox News. 11 August 2012. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
  2. ↑ "Spain win Elliot after Aussie skipper dunked". The Guardian. 11 August 2012. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
  3. ↑ "Spain win dramatic Olympic sailing gold". The Times of India. 11 August 2012. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
  4. ↑ "Sofía Toro Prieto-Puga Profile BBC". BBC. Retrieved 19 August 2012.