Demita Vega de Lille (born 21 July 1983 in

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) is a Mexican windsurfer, who specialized in Neil Pryde RS:X class. She represented her nation

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at the

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, and later picked up a silver medal in windsurfing at the

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. As of September 2014, Vega is ranked seventh in the world for the sailboard class by the

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, following her successes at the North American and ISAF World Championships. Vega qualified for the Mexican squad in the newly introduced RS:X class at the

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by placing second and receiving a berth from the World Championships in

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. She posted a net score of 190 points to claim a creditable 23rd spot in a fleet against 26 other windsurfers. At the

, Vega sailed smoothly in all the races with a remarkable grade of 28 to settle only for the silver medal in the women's sailboard class, falling behind Brazil's

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by a 16-point gap. She also sought to compete for the

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, but failed to fulfill her requirements with the Mexican Sailing Federation with a prospect to grant a place for her in the same class. Demita Vega won the Silver medal at the 2015 Toronto Panam and Parapan Am Games. Two years later, at the

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in Santander, Spain, Vega picked up a twenty-fourth spot in the women's RS:X class, and is expected to compete for the Mexican sailing squad on her second Games in

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. Vega's also competed at the

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* * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Vega, Demita 1983 births Living people Mexican windsurfers Female windsurfers Mexican female sailors (sport) Olympic sailors for Mexico Sailors at the 2008 Summer Olympics – RS:X Sailors at the 2016 Summer Olympics – RS:X Sailors at the 2020 Summer Olympics – RS:X Pan American Games medalists in sailing Pan American Games silver medalists for Argentina Sailors at the 2011 Pan American Games Sailors at the 2015 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games Sportspeople from Mérida, Yucatán Sailors at the 2023 Pan American Games