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Representing  Spain
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2008 Beijing | Tornado class |
Antón Paz Blanco (born 8 August 1976) is a Spanish sailor. With his partner Fernando Echavarri he won a gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. The two also competed at the 2004 Olympics in Athens, where they finished eighth. He is from the town of Vilagarcia de Arousa, Galicia, Spain.
He sailed the 2008–09 Volvo Ocean Race as the media crew member on board Telefónica Black.
References
- * "PAZ, Anton". Beijing2008.cn. The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. Archived from the original on 2 September 2008. Retrieved 21 August 2008.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Antón Paz". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
External links
- Anton Paz Blanco at World Sailing
- Anton Paz Blanco at Olympics.com
- Antón Paz at Olympedia (archive)
- Antón Paz Blanco at the Comité Olímpico Español (in Spanish)
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| ISAF World Sailor of the Year (male) | |
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- ISAF World Sailor of the Year (male)
- Tornado class world champions
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