Alejandro Foglia

Alejandro José Foglia Costa[lower-alpha 1] (born 30 January 1984 in Montevideo) is a Uruguayan sailor in the Laser and Finn classes.[1]

Alejandro Foglia
Personal information
Full nameAlejandro José Foglia Costa
Born30 January 1984 (1984-01-30) (age 37)
Montevideo, Uruguay
Height188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight13 st (83 kg)
Sailing career
ClubYacht Club Punta del Este

He competed in four Summer Olympics for his native South American country: 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016, and in two Pan American Games: 2007 and 2011.

He was named Uruguay's flagbearer for the 2008 Summer Olympics.[2]

Results

Olympic Games
Pan American Games
ISAF Sailing World Championships

Personal life

He is brother of Andrea Foglia another Uruguayan sailor

Notes

  1. This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Foglia and the second or maternal family name is Costa.

References

  1. "Alejandro Foglia". Observa (in Spanish). 28 June 2008. Archived from the original on 21 April 2010. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
  2. "Regatista Alejandro Foglia será el abanderado de Uruguay en Juegos Olímpicos". Terra (in Spanish). 16 July 2008. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
  3. ISAF Sailing World Championships 2007
Olympic Games
Preceded by
Serrana Fernández
Flagbearer for  Uruguay
Beijing 2008
Succeeded by
Rodolfo Collazo
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