Sofía Toro

Sofía Toro Prieto-Puga[lower-alpha 1] (born 19 August 1990, in A Coruña) is a Spanish sailor. She won a gold medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics in Elliott 6m class. She was in a crew led by Támara Echegoyen along with Ángela Pumariega.[1][2][3][4]

Sofía Toro
Toro in 2015
Personal information
Full nameSofía Toro Prieto-Puga
NationalitySpanish
Born (1990-08-19) 19 August 1990
A Coruña, Spain
Height159 cm (5 ft 3 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
Sailing career
Class(es)Elliott 6m, 470
Club Real Club Náutico de La Coruña
Medal record
Women's sailing
Representing  Spain
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2012 London Elliott 6m
World Championship
Gold medal – first place2013 BusanMatch racing

See also

Notes

  1. In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Toro and the second or maternal family name is Prieto-Puga.

References

  1. "Spain edges Australia for sailing match race gold". Fox News. 11 August 2012. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
  2. "Spain win Elliot after Aussie skipper dunked". The Guardian. 11 August 2012. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
  3. "Spain win dramatic Olympic sailing gold". The Times of India. 11 August 2012. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
  4. "Sofía Toro Prieto-Puga Profile BBC". BBC. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
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