Tara Pacheco van Rijnsoever (born 3 October 1988 in
Arucas
Arucas is a municipality in the northern part of the island of Gran Canaria, province of Las Palmas, Canary Islands. Arucas is west of Las Palmas city. Its population is 36,852 (2013), At the
2012 Summer Olympics
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Berta Betanzos
Berta Betanzos Moro (born 15 January 1988 in Santander) is a Spanish sports sailor.
She won the gold medal in the 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships (with Tara Pacheco) and the silver medal in the 470 World Championships The 470 World Cham ...
. At the 2016 Olympics, she and
Fernando Echavarri
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Iker Martinez
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to win European Nacra 17 title in 2014.
At the 2017 Nacra 17 World Championship, she and Echavarri won a silver medal. They were beaten by
Ben Saxton
Benjamin Saxton (born November 21, 1988, in Calgary, Alberta) is a Canadian beach volleyball player. Saxton has qualified to compete (along with partner Chaim Schalk) at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Career
Saxton played volleyball and beach volley ...
and Katie Dabson She and Echavarri also won the silver medal at the 2017 European Championships.
Personal life
Born in Spain, Pacheco is of Dutch descent through her mother.
Comité Olímpico Español
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