José Luis Doreste facts for kids
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Born | Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas, Spain |
19 September 1956 |||||||||||||||||||
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Class(es) | Finn, Star | |||||||||||||||||||
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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.
Biography
He is the brother of Gustavo Doreste and Luis Doreste, and the uncle of Manuel Doreste. Doreste is a five-time Olympian.
See also
In Spanish: José Luis Doreste para niños
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