Marina Alabau Neira (born 31 August 1985 in Seville) is a Spanish sailor. She has won a gold medal, one silver medal in 2006 and two bronze medals at the Windsurfing World Championships. She also won five gold medals at the European Championships. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she won the gold medal in the RS:X competition.[1][2]
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| Birth name | Marina Alabau Neira | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Spanish | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 31 August 1985 Seville, Spain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 55 kg (121 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Achievements
edit| Year | Position | Boat type | Event |
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| 2012 |  |
RS:X - Women's Windsurfer |  2012 Summer Olympics
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| 2006 |  |
RS:X - Women's Windsurfer |  2006 RS:X World Championships
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| 2006 | |
RS:X - Women's Windsurfer |  Semaine Olympique Française
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| 2006 |  |
RS:X - Women's Windsurfer |  HRH Princess Sofia Trophy
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| 2006 | |
RS:X - Women's Windsurfer | Andalusian Olympic Week
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| 2006 | |
RS:X - Women's Windsurfer |  Rolex Miami OCR
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| 2004 | |
Mistral - Women |  2004 Mistral World Youth Championships
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Olympics sailing: Marina Alabau Neira wins windsurf gold". BBC Sport. 19 July 2012. Retrieved 7 August 2012.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Marina Alabau". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2 December 2016.
External links
edit- Marina Alabau Neira at World Sailing
- Marina Alabau Neira (and here) at the Comité Olímpico Español (in Spanish)
- Marina Alabau Neira at London 2012 Olympics at archive.today (archived January 3, 2013)
- Marina Alabau Neira at Olympics.com
- Marina Alabau at Olympic.org (archived)
- Marina Alabau at Olympedia
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