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Spanish sailor

Begoña Vía Dufresne
Personal information
Full nameBegoña Vía Dufresne Pereña
Born13 February 1971 (1971-02-13) (age 53)
Barcelona, Spain
Height179 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight67 kg (148 lb)
Sailing career
Class470
Medal record
Sailing
Representing  Spain
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1996 Atlanta Women's 470

Begoña Vía Dufresne Pereña (born 13 February 1971) is a Spanish sailor and Olympic champion. She competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, where she won gold medal in the 470 class, together with Theresa Zabell.

Her sister is Natalia Vía Dufresne.

Notes

  1. In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Vía Dufresne and the second or maternal family name is Pereña.

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Begoña Vía Dufresne". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
  2. "1996 Summer Olympics – Atlanta, United States – Sailing"". databaseOlympics.com. Archived from the original on 19 January 2013. Retrieved 14 September 2008. Begona Via Dufresne

External links

World Champions in Women's 470
Olympic champions in women's 470


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