Sofía Toro Prieto-Puga[a] (born 19 August 1990, in A Coruña, Galicia) is a Spanish sailor. She won a gold medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics in Elliott 6m class. She was in a crew led by Támara Echegoyen along with Ángela Pumariega.[1][2][3][4]

Sofía Toro
Toro in 2015
Personal information
Full nameSofía Toro Prieto-Puga
NationalitySpanish
Born (1990-08-19) 19 August 1990 (age 34)
A Coruña, Spain
Height159 cm (5 ft 3 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
Sailing career
Class(es)Elliott 6m, 470
Club Real Club Náutico de La Coruña
Medal record
Women's sailing
Representing  Spain
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2012 London Elliott 6m
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 2013 Busan Match racing

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Notes

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  1. ^ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Toro and the second or maternal family name is Prieto-Puga.

References

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  1. ^ "Spain edges Australia for sailing match race gold". Fox News. 11 August 2012. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
  2. ^ "Spain win Elliot after Aussie skipper dunked". The Guardian. 11 August 2012. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
  3. ^ "Spain win dramatic Olympic sailing gold". The Times of India. 11 August 2012. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
  4. ^ "Sofía Toro Prieto-Puga Profile BBC". BBC. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
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