Diego Botin (born 25 December 1993) is a Spanish sailor. He and Iago López placed ninth in the 49er event at the 2016 Summer Olympics and fourth at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[1][2] In tandem with Florian Trittel, he won the gold medal in the 49er class at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
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| Full name | Diego Botin-Sanz de Sautuola Le Chever[a] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 December 1993 (age 30) Santander, Spain | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 81 kg (179 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sailing career | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Class(es) | 49er, Foiling50, Moth, 420 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Real Club Maritimo Santander | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Personal
editBotín is the son of Gonzalo Botín Naveda and grandson of Jaime Botín. He is a member of the Botín family of Banco Santander.
Notes
edit- ^ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Botín (Botín-Sanz de Sautuola).
References
edit- ^ "Diego Botin Le Chever". Rio 2016 Olympics. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 25 August 2016. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
- ^ "49er Men - Standings". Rio 2016 Olympics. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 18 September 2016. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
External links
edit- Diego Botin Le Chever at World Sailing
- Diego Botin Le Chever at Olympics.com
- Diego Botín Sanz de Sautuola at Olympedia
- Diego Botín Sanz De Sautuola Le Chever (and here) at the Comité Olímpico Español (in Spanish)
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