Diego Romero (sailor)

Diego Emilio Romero Paschetta (born 5 December 1974 in Córdoba, Argentina) is an Argentine-Italian sailor.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Romero and the second or maternal family name is Paschetta.
Diego Romero
Medal record
Sailing
Representing  Italy
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Beijing Men's Laser
Representing  Argentina
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Winnipeg Men's Laser
Silver medal – second place 2003 Santo Domingo Men's Laser

He earned a bronze medal in Laser at the 1999 Pan American Games on Lake Winnipeg, behind Brazil's Robert Scheidt and Mark Mendelblatt of the United States.[1]

Romero competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics and 2004 Summer Olympics for Argentina. He competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics for Italy, where he won a bronze medal in Laser class.[2]

References
  1. Doran Cushing (August 4, 1999). "Mendelblatt sails closer to goal of reaching top level Series". St. Petersburg Times. Retrieved July 7, 2011.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Diego Romero". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2010-12-31.


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