Tara Pacheco

Tara Pacheco van Rijnsoever (born 3 October 1988 in Arucas) is a Spanish sports sailor.[1][2] At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed in the Women's 470 class with Berta Betanzos. At the 2016 Olympics, she and Fernando Echavarri competed in the Nacra 17 class.[3]

Tara Pacheco
Personal information
Full nameTara Pacheco van Rijnsoever
NationalitySpanish
Born (1988-10-03) 3 October 1988
Arucas, Spain
Medal record
Women's sailing
Representing  Spain
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2017 La Grande-MotteNacra 17

She was runner-up at the 2006 420 Female World Championships. At the 2017 Nacra 17 World Championship, she and Echavarri, who first teamed in 2014, won a silver medal.[4][5] They also won the silver medal at the 2017 European Championships. She had previous won the European Nacra 17 title in 2014 with Iker Martinez.[5]

References
  1. "Tara Pacheco". London 2012 Olympics. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. Archived from the original on 11 September 2012. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Tara Pacheco". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
  3. "Rio 2016 Results Centre - Nacra". sailing.org. Archived from the original on 12 August 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
  4. "Fast, furious and wild Nacra 17 ride at Rio 2016". sailing.org. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
  5. "2017 World Championship". nacra17.org. Retrieved 19 September 2017.


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