Juan Costas

Juan Costas Tordera[lower-alpha 1] (26 June 1945 – 2 September 2018)[1] was a sailor from Spain, who represented his country at two Olympic Games. The first time was the 1976 Summer Olympics in Kingston, Ontario, Canada as helmsman in the Soling. With crew members Félix Anglada and Humberto Costas they took the 12th place. The second appearance was the 1988 Summer Olympics in Busan, South Korea as helmsman in the Star. With crew member José Pérez they took the 17th place.[2]

Juan Costas
Personal information
Full nameJuan Costas Tordera
NationalitySpanish
Born(1945-06-26)26 June 1945
Barcelona,  Spain
Died2 September 2018(2018-09-02) (aged 73)
Blanes,  Spain
Height1.82 m (6.0 ft)
Sailing career
Class(es)Star, Soling, Snipe
ClubCV Blanes
Updated on 27 February 2020.

Notes

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

References

  1. Delgado, Arturo (3 September 2018). "Obituario. La clase Snipe, y la Vela, han sufrido una gran pérdida con la fallecimiento de "Janik"". www.masmar.net (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Juan Costas". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 14 December 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2020.


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