Elena Oetling Ramírez[a] (born 18 April 1993) is a Mexican sailor, who specialized in the Laser Radial class.[1] She finished fifth in her signature class at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima and was eventually named the country's top female sailor in the single-handed dinghy at the rescheduled 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, sitting distantly in the thirty-second spot.[2][3] While sailing competitively for the Mexican squad, Oetling trained for the Games at the Vallarta Yacht Club under her personal coach Giorgio Elena.[4]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Elena Oetling Ramírez |
| Nationality |  Mexico |
| Born | 18 April 1993 Chapala, Jalisco, Mexico |
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Sailing career | |
| Class | Dinghy |
| Club | Vallarta Yacht Club |
| Coach | Giorgio Elena |
Oetling competed for the Mexican sailing squad in the women's Laser Radial class at the rescheduled 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.[5][6] Building up to her Olympic selection, she posted a quintet of marks higher than the tenth position to lock the North American spot over a talented field of Laser Radial sailors at the 2020 Sailing World Cup regatta in Miami, Florida, United States.[7] Oetling endured the initial half of the series with marks lower than the top-twenty before finding a gap to sail towards the seventh spot on the sixth leg. Oetling's best result, however, was not enough to excel her towards the top of the scoreboard, sitting her in the lowly thirty-second position with a net grade of 221 points.[3][8][9]
Notes
edit- ^ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Oetling and the second or maternal family name is Ramírez.
References
edit- ^ "Elena Oetling". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
- ^ Fragoso, Marysol (3 March 2021). "La velerista mexicana Elena Oetling tiene tres competencias en Europa previas a Tokio 2020" [Mexican sailor Elena Oetling needs three more regattas to compete in Europe before Tokyo 2020] (in Spanish). Por Esto!. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
- ^ a b "Tokio 2020: la velerista Elena Oetling finalizó su participación en Tokio 2020" [Tokyo 2020: Mexican sailor Elena Oetling ends her participation at Tokyo 2020] (in Spanish). Infobae. 30 July 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
- ^ "Elena Oetling inicia segunda etapa de entrenamiento rumbo a regata WesMex" [Elena Oetling starts the second phase of her training towards the WesMex regatta] (in Spanish). Gobierno de Mexico. 10 February 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
- ^ "Estos son los y las atletas que representarán a México en Tokio 2020" [List of athletes who will represent Mexico in Tokyo 2020] (in Spanish). El Financiero. 5 July 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
- ^ "Elena Oetling afina detalles rumbo a Tokio 2020" [Elena Oetling explains her details for Tokyo 2020] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 5 July 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
- ^ "First set of North American Tokyo 2020 spots earned in Miami". World Sailing. 24 January 2020. Archived from the original on 28 December 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
- ^ "Women's Laser Radial Class". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 5 October 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
- ^ "Elena Oetling". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 6 October 2021.