kids encyclopedia robot

Luis Doreste facts for kids

Kids Encyclopedia Facts
Quick facts for kids
Luis Doreste
Ldoreste.jpg
Medal record
Sailing
Representing  Spain
Olympic Games
Gold 1984 Los Angeles 470 class
Gold 1992 Barcelona Flying Dutchman
Flying Dutchman 1992 Olimpic Champion
The Flying Dutchman - the boat with which Luis Doreste and Domingo Manrique (Esp) won the Olympic title of the Olympic Games in Barcelona in 1992, Maritime Museum of Barcelona.

Luis Doreste Blanco (born 7 March 1961 in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas) is a Spanish sailor who won gold medal both in the 1984 Summer Olympics (470 class), and in the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona (Flying Dutchman).

A member of Real Club Náutico de Gran Canaria, Doreste became World champion in 1985 (Flying Dutchman), and again in 1995 (Soling). He is three times European Champion, from 1976 (Optimist), 1985 (470) and 1988 (Flying Dutchman). He is a four-time Olympian.

Doreste took the Athlete's Oath at Barcelona in 1992. He is the brother of Manuel Doreste, Gustavo Doreste and José Luis Doreste.

He skippered Desafío Español 2007 at the 2007 Louis Vuitton Cup.

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Luis Doreste para niños

kids search engine
All content from Kiddle encyclopedia articles (including the article images and facts) can be freely used under Attribution-ShareAlike license, unless stated otherwise. Cite this article:
Luis Doreste Facts for Kids. Kiddle Encyclopedia.