Cecilia Carranza Saroli (born 29 December 1986) is an Argentine

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. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed in the Women's Laser Radial class, finishing in the 21st place. At the 2008 Summer Olympics she finished 8th in the same event. Cecilia won the gold medal at the

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. At the 2016 Summer Olympics she won the gold medal in the category Nacra 17 alongside fellow sailor

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. She qualified to represent Argentina with Lange at the

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. She and Lange were Argentina's flag bearers for the opening ceremony. She was born in Rosario,

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. She is openly lesbian.

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* * * * 1986 births Living people Argentine female sailors (sport) Olympic gold medalists for Argentina Olympic sailors of Argentina Olympic medalists in sailing Sailors at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Laser Radial Sailors at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Laser Radial Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics Pan American Games gold medalists for Argentina Sailors at the 2011 Pan American Games Sportspeople from Rosario, Santa Fe Sailors at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Nacra 17 Pan American Games medalists in sailing South American Games gold medalists for Argentina South American Games medalists in sailing Competitors at the 2010 South American Games Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games Argentine LGBT sportspeople Sailors at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Nacra 17 21st-century LGBT people {{Argentina-yachtracing-bio-stub