David Mauricio Mier y Terán Cuevas (born 7 August 1978) is a windsurfer from Mexico.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | David Mauricio Mier y Terán Cuevas |
| Born | 7 August 1978 (age 46) Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico |
| Height | 171 cm (5 ft 7 in) (2012) |
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) (2012) |
Medal record | |
Mier was born in Mérida, Yucatán. He began practicing windsurfing at the age of 14, and participated in his first competition at age 15. He has participated at the 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics.[1]
Mier finished 17th in the men's sailboard event at the 2008 Olympics. In his previous Olympic appearances, he finished 25th in 2000 and 16th in 2004. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he finished in 32nd place.[2]
Besides participating in the Olympics four times, he has also won bronze medals at the world raceboard championships in 2003 and the 2007 and 2011 Pan American Games. He won gold medals at the Central American championships in 2002, 2006 and 2011, and was the North American champion in 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2011. He has also been
References
edit- ^ "David Mier y Teran - Sailing". London2012.com. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 5 April 2013. Retrieved 17 May 2013.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "David Mier". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 6 December 2013. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
External links
edit- David Mier y Teran at World Sailing
- David Mier y Terán Cuevas at the 2004 Olympic Games (deporte.org.mx) at the Wayback Machine (archived 17 December 2004) (in Spanish)
- David Mauricio MIER Y TERAN CUEVAS at Olympics.com
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