Pedro Campos Calvo-Sotelo (born 6 March 1955) is a Spanish

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who has competed in multiple

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and Volvo Ocean Race campaigns. Campos was

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World Champion in 1976 and raced in different classes, including the

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and

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classes. Campos established a Spanish

campaign, Desafio España Copa América, for the

1992 Louis Vuitton Cup The 3rd Louis Vuitton Cup was held in San Diego, United States in 1992. The winner, Il Moro di Venezia, went on to challenge for the 1992 America's Cup. The teams Eight challengers from seven nations contested the 1992 Louis Vuitton Cup. Toget ...

. The team, representing the Monte Real Club de Yates de Bayona finished fifth. They again competed in the

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, finishing sixth. Desafio Español again competed in the

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, finishing seventh. He then turned his attention to the 2005–06 Volvo Ocean Race, organising the Spanish entry, ''movistar''. For the 2008–09 Volvo Ocean Race, the team was sponsored by Telefonica and ran a two boat entry. ''Telefonica Blue'' finished third. Campos skippered ''Telefonica Black'' during the in-port races. Telefonica again entered the 2011–12 Volvo Ocean Race, finishing fourth. The team became '' Mapfre'' for the 2014–15 Volvo Ocean Race, and again finished fourth. They will again compete in the 2017–18 Volvo Ocean Race. He is the president of North Sails Spain and is a member of the

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Campos Calvo-Sotelo, Pedro Living people 1955 births Spanish male sailors (sport) 1992 America's Cup sailors 1995 America's Cup sailors 2000 America's Cup sailors Volvo Ocean Race sailors Spanish businesspeople Vaurien class sailors