Ángela Pumariega Menéndez (born 12 November 1984 in

Gijón Gijón () or () is a city and municipality in north-western Spain. It is the largest city and municipality by population in the autonomous community of Asturias. It is located on the coast of the Cantabrian Sea in the Bay of Biscay, in the cent ...

) is a Spanish sailor. She won the gold medal in sailing at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the Elliott 6m class, in the crew led by Támara Echegoyen and accompanied by Sofía Toro. Previously, she was a junior Spanish champion and second at the Europeans in the

Snipe A snipe is any of about 26 wading bird species in three genera in the family Scolopacidae. They are characterized by a very long, slender bill, eyes placed high on the head, and cryptic/ camouflaging plumage. The ''Gallinago'' snipes have a ...

class in 2002 and second at the Spanish women's nationals in 2008 also in Snipe. Since May 2019, Pumariega acts as councilor in the city hall of

after contesting as independent for the lists of the People's Party of Asturias in the

local elections In many parts of the world, local elections take place to select office-holders in local government, such as mayors and councillors. Elections to positions within a city or town are often known as "municipal elections". Their form and conduct vary ...

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* * * * 1984 births Colegio de la Inmaculada (Gijón) alumni Living people Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Spain Olympic medalists in sailing Olympic sailors of Spain Real Club Astur de Regatas sailors Sailors at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Elliott 6m Snipe class sailors Spanish female sailors (sport) Sportspeople from Gijón Politicians from Asturias {{Spain-sport-bio-stub

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