Natalia Vía Dufresne

Natalia Vía Dufresne Pereña[lower-alpha 1] (born 10 June 1973) is a Spanish sport sailor.

Natalia Vía Dufresne
Natalia Vía Dufresne in 2011
Personal information
Full nameNatalia Vía Dufresne Pereña
Born10 June 1973 (1973-06-10) (age 50)
Barcelona, Spain
Medal record
Women's sailing
Representing  Spain
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1992 Barcelona Europe class
Silver medal – second place 2004 Athens 470 class

She was born in Barcelona.[1] She was originally an Optimist sailor, but switched to 470’s at the age of 15. She won two bronze medals in the World Championships, two Olympic silver medals (in 1992 and in 2004), with crew member, Sandra Azón.[1] Her current crew is Laia Tutzó.

Her sister is Begoña Vía Dufresne.[1]

Notes

  1. In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Vía Dufresne and the second or maternal family name is Pereña.

References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Natalia Vía Dufresne". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-12-04. Retrieved 2 February 2010.


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