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.
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
See also
In Spanish: José Luis Doreste para niños
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