José Luis Ballester (sailor)
José Luis Ballester Tuliesa[lower-alpha 1] (born 17 August 1968) is a Spanish sailor and Olympic champion. He competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta and won a gold medal in the Tornado class.[1]
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Full name | José Luis Ballester Tuliesa | ||||||||||||||
Nickname(s) | Pepote | ||||||||||||||
Born | 17 August 1968 55) Vinaroz | (age||||||||||||||
Height | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||
Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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Class(es) | Tornado | ||||||||||||||
Club | Náutico Pto. Pollensa | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Notes
- In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Ballester and the second or maternal family name is Tuliesa.
References
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "José Luis Ballester". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2 December 2016. Retrieved 4 February 2009.
External links
- José Luis "Pepote" Ballester Tuliesa at Olympedia
- José Luís Ballester Tuliesa (and here) at the Comité Olímpico Español (in Spanish)
- Jose Luis Ballester Tultesa at World Sailing
- Jose Luis Ballester Tultesa at Olympics.com
- Jose Luis Ballester at Olympic.org (archived)
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