Neus Garriga

Neus Garriga Turón[lower-alpha 1] (born 18 October 1978) is a Spanish former sailor, who specialized in the Europe class.[1] She competed for the nation's sailing squad in two editions of the Olympic Games (2000 and 2004), and came closest to the medal haul on her Olympic debut in Sydney, trailing behind the bronze medalist Serena Amato of Argentina.[2] Garriga trained throughout most of her sailing career for El Balís Nautical Club (Spanish: Club Nàutic El Balís in the outskirts of Barcelona.[3]

Neus Garriga
Personal information
Full nameNeus Garriga Turón
Nationality Spain
Born (1978-10-18) 18 October 1978
Barcelona, Spain
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Sailing career
Class(es)Dinghy
ClubClub Nàutic El Balís

Garriga made her Olympic debut in Sydney 2000, sailing in the Europe class. There, she scored a career best result in the sixth heat with a momentous lead over the rest of the fleet, but a black flag disqualification from the last of eleven races dropped Garriga out of medal contention to fourth overall, with a net total of 61 points.[2][4][5]

At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Garriga qualified for her second Spanish team in the Europe class by placing twelfth and receiving a berth from the 2003 ISAF World Championships in Cádiz.[6] Unlike her previous Olympics, Garriga could not compensate from an early surge in the opening to climb again on top of the rankings, as she finished thirteenth out of twenty-five sailors in the overall leaderboard, posting a final net grade of 108.[7][8]

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

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Neus Garriga". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  2. "Serena y emocionada" [Serena gets emotional] (in Spanish). Clarín. 1 October 2000. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  3. "Dominió español en la 2ª jornada de la 'Christmas Race'" [Spaniard dominates the second day of the "Christmas Race"] (in Spanish). El Mundo. 28 December 2003. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  4. "Sydney 2000: Sailing – Women's Europe Class" (PDF). Sydney 2000. LA84 Foundation. p. 105. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  5. "Garriga y la clase 'Star', únicos con opcione" [Garriga and Star class, unique with options] (in Spanish). El País. 29 September 2000. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  6. "Spanish Sailors Produce Good Results". World Sailing. 11 September 2003. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  7. "Sailing: Women's Europe Class". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 15 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  8. "Siren Sundby, reina de la vela femenina" [Siren Sundby, queen of women's sailing] (in Spanish). El Mundo. 23 August 2004. Retrieved 12 August 2018.


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