Ángel Granda

Ángel Granda Roque (born 19 August 1997) is a Spanish sailor who competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[1]

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Granda and the second or maternal family name is Roque.

Ángel Granda
Personal information
Full nameÁngel Granda Roque
NationalitySpanish
Born (1997-08-19) 19 August 1997
Las Palmas, Spain
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Sailing career
Class(es)Techno 293, RS:X
ClubReal Club Nautico de Gran Canaria

Granda started windsurfing at the age of 11 at the Real Club Nautico de Gran Canaria and made his major competitive debut at the 2011 U15 World Championships in San Francisco.[2] He claimed the under-21 title at the 2017 RS:X World Championships, finishing 15th overall in the competition.[3]

In March 2021, Granda was announced as Spain's representative in the men's RS:X event at the delayed 2020 Summer Olympics.[4] At the Tokyo Games he placed tenth in the qualifiers to secure his spot in the medal race.[5]

References
  1. "Sailing GRANDA ROQUE Angel". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 29 July 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  2. "Ángel Granda: "No sé como describiría el poder hacer un buen papel en Tokio"". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 1 April 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  3. "Ángel Granda, campeón del mundo sub-21 de RS:X". Diario AS (in Spanish). 23 September 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  4. "Ángel Granda representará a España en los Juegos de Tokio en la clase RS:X". ABC (in Spanish). 16 March 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  5. "Ángel Granda se clasifica para la Medal Race en RS:X". Marca (in Spanish). 29 July 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2021.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.