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]
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| Birth name | Marina Alabau Neira | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Spanish | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 31 August 1985 Seville, Spain | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 55 kg (121 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Achievements
| Year | Position | Boat type | Event |
| 2012 |  | RS:X - Women's Windsurfer |  2012 Summer Olympics |
| 2006 |  | RS:X - Women's Windsurfer |  2006 RS:X World Championships |
| 2006 | | RS:X - Women's Windsurfer |  Semaine Olympique Française |
| 2006 |  | RS:X - Women's Windsurfer |  HRH Princess Sofia Trophy |
| 2006 | | RS:X - Women's Windsurfer | Andalusian Olympic Week |
| 2006 | | RS:X - Women's Windsurfer |  Rolex Miami OCR |
| 2004 | | Mistral - Women |  2004 Mistral World Youth Championships |
See also
Notes
- This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Alabau and the second or maternal family name is Neira.
References
- "Olympics sailing: Marina Alabau Neira wins windsurf gold". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-08-07.
- 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.
External links
- Marina Alabau at the International Olympic Committee
- Marina Alabau at the Olympic Channel
- Marina Alabau at Olympedia
- Marina Alabau Neira at Comité Olímpico Español (in Spanish)
- Marina Alabau Neira at World Sailing
- Marina Alabau Neira at London 2012 Olympics at Archive.today (archived January 3, 2013)
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| Preceded by Edurne Pasaban |
Spanish Sportswoman of the Year 2012 |
Succeeded by Mireia Belmonte |
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