Tara Pacheco

Tara Pacheco

Personal information
Full name	Tara Pacheco van Rijnsoever
Nationality	Spanish
Born	(1988-10-03) 3 October 1988 (age 36) Arucas, Spain
Medal record Women's sailing Representing   Spain World Championships 2017 La Grande-Motte Nacra 17

Tara Pacheco van Rijnsoever (born 3 October 1988 in Arucas) is a Spanish professional sailor and four times olympian.

Sailing Career

Olympics

• 10 out of 20 in 2012 Women's 470 class with crew Berta Betanzos ^{[1] [2]}
  
• 11 out of 20 in 2016 Nacra 17 mixed multihull as crew for Fernando Echavarri ^[3]
  
• 6 out of 20 in 2020 Nacra 17 mixed multihull with crew Florián Trittel
  
• 11 out of 19 in 2024 Nacra 17 mixed multihull with crew Andrés Barrio

World Championships

She was runner-up at the 2006 420 Female World Championships.

At the 2017 Nacra 17 World Championship, she and Echavarri won a silver medal. ^{[4] [5]} They were beaten by Ben Saxton and Katie Dabson ^[6] She and Echavarri also won the silver medal at the 2017 European Championships. ^[5]

Other Events

Pacjeco first teamed with Iker Martinez to win European Nacra 17 title in 2014. ^[5]

Personal life

Born in Spain, Pacheco is of Dutch descent through her mother. ^[7]

References

1. "Tara Pacheco". London 2012 Olympics. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. Archived from the original on 11 September 2012. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Tara Pacheco". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
3. "Rio 2016 Results Centre - Nacra". sailing.org. Archived from the original on 12 August 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
4. "Fast, furious and wild Nacra 17 ride at Rio 2016". sailing.org. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
5. "2017 World Championship". nacra17.org. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
6. "Britain's Ben Saxton and Katie Dabson win Nacra 17 World Championship". BBC Sport. 10 September 2017. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
7. "Los fogones de la campeona". 25 March 2010.

External links

• Tara Pacheco at World Sailing
• Tara Pacheco at Olympics.com
• Tara Pacheco at the Spanish Olympic Committee (archived) (in Spanish)
• Tara Pacheco at Olympedia
• Tara Pacheco Van Rijnsoever at World Sailing ( archive )
• Tara Pacheco Van Rijnsoever at Olympics.com
• Tara Pacheco at Olympedia
• Tara Pacheco Van Rijnsoever at the Comité Olímpico Español (in Spanish) (archived)
• Tara Pacheco Van Rijnsoever at the Comité Olímpico Español (new page) (in Spanish)