Alejandro Foglia

Alejandro José Foglia Costa[lower-alpha 1] (born 30 January 1984, in Montevideo) is a Uruguayan sailor in the Laser and Finn classes.[1]

Alejandro Foglia
Personal information
Full nameAlejandro José Foglia Costa
Born30 January 1984 (1984-01-30) (age 39)
Montevideo, Uruguay
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight13 st (83 kg)
Sailing career
ClubYacht Club Punta del Este

He competed in four Summer Olympics for his native South American country: 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016,[2] and in two Pan American Games: 2007 and 2011.

He was named Uruguay's flagbearer for the 2008 Summer Olympics.[3]

Results

Olympic Games
Pan American Games
ISAF Sailing World Championships

Personal life

He is brother of Andrea Foglia another Uruguayan sailor

Notes

  1. In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Foglia and the second or maternal family name is Costa.

References

  1. "Alejandro Foglia". Observa (in Spanish). 28 June 2008. Archived from the original on 21 April 2010. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Alejandro Foglia". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.
  3. "Regatista Alejandro Foglia será el abanderado de Uruguay en Juegos Olímpicos". Terra (in Spanish). 16 July 2008. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
  4. ISAF Sailing World Championships 2007


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