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]
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Full name | Sofía Toro Prieto-Puga | ||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Spanish | ||||||||||||||||||||
Born | A Coruña, Spain | 19 August 1990||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 159 cm (5 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sailing career | |||||||||||||||||||||
Class(es) | Elliott 6m, 470 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Real Club Náutico de La Coruña | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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See also
editNotes
edit- ^ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Toro and the second or maternal family name is Prieto-Puga.
References
edit- ^ "Spain edges Australia for sailing match race gold". Fox News. 11 August 2012. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
- ^ "Spain win Elliot after Aussie skipper dunked". The Guardian. 11 August 2012. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
- ^ "Spain win dramatic Olympic sailing gold". The Times of India. 11 August 2012. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
- ^ "Sofía Toro Prieto-Puga Profile BBC". BBC. Retrieved 19 August 2012.