Luis Doreste

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Luis Doreste
Medal record


Sailing
Competitor for Spain
Olympic Games
Gold	1984 Los Angeles	470 Class
Gold	1992 Barcelona	Flying Dutchman

Luis Doreste Blanco (born March 7, 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).^[1]

A member of Real Club Náutico 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.^[2] He is the father of Manuel Doreste, and a brother of Gustavo Doreste and José Doreste.

References

sports-reference

↑ DatabaseOlympics.com profile databaseOlympics.com
↑ IOC 1992 Summer Olympics

Persondata
Name	Doreste, Luis
Alternative names
Short description	Sailor
Date of birth	March 7, 1961
Place of birth
Date of death
Place of death

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