Antonio Gorostegui

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Antonio Gorostegui
Personal information
Full nameAntonio Gorostegui Ceballos
Born1 April 1954 (1954-04) (age 70)
Santander, Cantabria, Spain
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Medal record
Sailing
Representing Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Olympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1976 Montreal 470 class

Antonio Gorostegui Ceballos [a] (born 1 April 1954) is a Spanish competitive sailor and Olympic silver medalist.

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He won a silver medal in the 470 class at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, along with his partner Pedro Millet. [1] He also won the 1982 and 1983 Star class World Championship together with Jose Doreste.

He was involved with Desafio España Copa Americ at the 1992 Louis Vuitton Cup. [2]

Notes

  1. In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Gorosteguiand the second or maternal family name is Ceballos.

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Antonio Gorostegui". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2011.
  2. "Yachting". 1 May 1991. Retrieved 27 July 2017 via Google Books.