Marina Alabau

Marina Alabau Neira[lower-alpha 1] (born 31 August 1985 in Seville) is a Spanish sailor. She has won a gold medal, one silver medal in 2006 and two bronze medals at the Windsurfing World Championships. She also won five gold medals at the European Championships. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she won the gold medal in the RS:X competition.[1][2]

Marina Alabau
Personal information
Birth nameMarina Alabau Neira
NationalitySpanish
Born (1985-08-31) 31 August 1985
Seville, Spain
Height1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight55 kg (121 lb)
Updated on 6 August 2012.

Achievements

Year Position Boat type Event
2012RS:X - Women's Windsurfer 2012 Summer Olympics
2006RS:X - Women's Windsurfer 2006 RS:X World Championships
2006RS:X - Women's Windsurfer Semaine Olympique Française
2006RS:X - Women's Windsurfer HRH Princess Sofia Trophy
2006RS:X - Women's Windsurfer Andalusian Olympic Week
2006RS:X - Women's Windsurfer Rolex Miami OCR
2004Mistral - Women 2004 Mistral World Youth Championships

See also

Notes

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

References

  1. "Olympics sailing: Marina Alabau Neira wins windsurf gold". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-08-07.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Marina Alabau". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-12-02.
Awards
Preceded by
Edurne Pasaban
Spanish Sportswoman of the Year
2012
Succeeded by
Mireia Belmonte


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