Roman Hagara

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Roman Hagara
Roman Hagara Wien2008.jpg
Roman Hagara in 2008
Personal information
Born30 April 1966 (1966-04-30) (age 58)
Vienna, Austria
Medal record
Sailing
Representing Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
Event1st2nd3rd
Olympic Games 200
World Championships 222
European Championships 520
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2000 Sydney Tornado
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2004 Athens Tornado
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg1987 Kiel Tornado
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg1999 Vallensbæk Tornado
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2000 Sydney Tornado
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2001 Richards Bay Tornado
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg1990 Medemblik Tornado
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2006 San Isidro Tornado
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg1990 Breitenbrunn Tornado
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg1997 La Grande-Motte Tornado
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2000 Alassio Tornado
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2001 Silvaplana Tornado
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2006 Travemünde Tornado
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2003 Cagliari Tornado
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2005 Västervik Tornado

Roman Hagara (born 30 April 1966) is an Austrian sailor who has won the gold medal in the Tornado class at two consecutive Olympic Games.

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Hagara, and his colleague Hans-Peter Steinacher won the gold medal in the Tornado class at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, and successfully defended their title at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, which, to date, makes them Austria's the most successful summer sport athletes as the first professional Austrian sailing team. [1]

Hagara was the Flagbearer for the Austrian team at the 2004 Summer Olympics Opening Ceremony. [2] Along with his teammate Steinacher, he has won the Austrian Sports Personality of the Year twice, in 2000 and 2004.

Career

Born in Vienna, Hagara represents the Yachtclub Zell am See. [3] Originally trained in windsurfing, Roman Hagara soon competed against his now teammate Hans-Peter Steinacher, until they decided in 1997 to train for the 2000 Olympics together. Before 1997, Roman Hagara worked as crew, then changed to skipper.

In the 2000 Olympics, the team was the very first to work with customized sails. Since then, the team has always focused on being ahead of technological developments, which now shows in their involvement in the foiling technology. [4]

America's Cup and Red Bull Youth America's Cup

Since 2009, he has focused more on the big boat scene with Hans-Peter Steinacher, including competing on an America's Cup yacht. Hagara was the skipper of Hagara-Steinacher Racing (HS Racing) in the 2011–13 America's Cup World Series. [5]

Under the flag of the United States for San Francisco's Golden Gate Yacht Club, the duo competed in a 2013 America's Cup World Series event in Naples, Italy. Racing this event gave the team firsthand experience in what has become Hagara and Steinacher's primary focus, mentoring the next generation of sailors on the next generation of sail boats: hydrofoils.

Extreme Sailing Series

Roman Hagara was also the skipper for Red Bull Extreme Sailing Team in the Extreme Sailing Series. [6] With the series' announcement that foiling catamarans will be part of its future, Hagara and Steinacher have taken on a full crew of athletes who honed their skills in the Red Bull Youth America's Cup.

Mentoring young talents

As of 2015, Roman Hagara and Hans-Peter Steinacher mentor young sailors in three series: as sports directors of Red Bull Foiling Generation [7] and the Red Bull Youth America's Cup, and as leaders of the Red Bull Extreme Sailing Team that competes in the Extreme Sailing Series. Hagara and Steinacher look for the best and most talented sailors in their respective age groups to give them insights and show them a new way of sailing.

Personal life

His brother Andreas Hagara also sailed. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "Roman HAGARA". ISAF. sailing.org. Archived from the original on 12 July 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
  2. ↑ "Flag Bearers for the Opening Ceremony". Official website of the Olympic Movement. olympic.org. Archived from the original on 29 August 2014. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Olympedia – Roman Hagara".
  4. ↑ Sailing, Red Bull Extreme. "News". www.redbullextremesailing.com. Archived from the original on 2015-12-27. Retrieved 2015-12-26.
  5. ↑ "Hagara, Steinacher enter AC World Series Naples". America's Cup. americascup.com. Archived from the original on 3 July 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
  6. ↑ "Red Bull Sailing Team". Extreme Sailing Series. extremesailingseries.com. Archived from the original on 3 July 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
  7. ↑ "Get a glimpse at the future of sailing". www.redbull.com. Archived from the original on 2016-01-07.
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