Cecilia Carranza

Cecilia Carranza Saroli[lower-alpha 1] (born 29 December 1986) is an Argentine Olympic sailor.[1][2][3] At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed in the Women's Laser Radial class, finishing in the 21st place.[4] At the 2008 Summer Olympics she finished 8th in the same event.[2] Cecilia won the gold medal at the 2011 Pan American Games. At the 2016 Summer Olympics she won the gold medal in the category Nacra 17 alongside fellow sailor Santiago Lange.

Cecilia Carranza
Carranza in 2016
Personal information
Full nameCecilia Carranza Saroli
Nationality Argentina
Born (1986-12-29) 29 December 1986
Rosario, Argentina
Medal record
Sailing
Representing  Argentina
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Nacra 17
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2014 SantanderNacra 17
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Manly Laser Radial
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2011 Guadalajara Women's Laser Radial

She qualified to represent Argentina with Lange at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[5] She and Lange were Argentina's flag bearers for the opening ceremony.[6]

She was born in Rosario, Argentina.[1][2] She is openly lesbian.[7]

Notes
  1. In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Carranza and the second or maternal family name is Saroli.

References
  1. "Cecilia Carranza". London 2012 Olympics. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 21 July 2012.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Cecilia Carranza (full name: Cecilia Carranza Saroli)". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
  3. "SAILOR BIOGRAPHY: Cecilia Carranza". International Sailing Federation. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
  4. "Fleet Overall after Race 10". London 2012 Olympics. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2 April 2013. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
  5. "Sailing-Five to watch at the Tokyo Olympics". Reuters. 24 June 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  6. "Santiago Lange and Cecilia Carranza will be the Argentine flag bearers at the Olympic Games". Market Research Telecast. 23 June 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  7. Outsports (12 July 2021). "At least 179 out LGBTQ athletes at Tokyo Olympics, a record by far". Outsports. Retrieved 2 August 2021.


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