Santiago Enrique Grillo Diez (born May 27, 1987 in Cali), known as Santiago Grillo, is a Colombian windsurfer who specialized in Neil Pryde RS:X class.
A two-time Olympian (2008 and 2012), he is ranked no. 82 in the world for the sailboard class by the International Sailing Federation. Grillo also trains for Velas y Vientos in Cali under his Argentina-based personal coach Manuel Fumagallo.
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Grillo made his debut at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he finished last out of thirty-five sailors in the Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's sailboard, men's RS:X class with a net score of 293.
At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, as a 25 year old, Grillo qualified for his second Colombian team in the Sailing at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's sailboard, RS:X class by attaining a 53rd-place effort and an automatic berth at the 2012 RS:X World Championships, World Championships in Cadiz, Spain. Struggling to attain a top position in the opening series, Grillo accumulated a net score of 302 points for a 37th-place finish in a fleet of 38 windsurfers.]
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1987 births
Living people
Olympic sailors for Colombia
Colombian male sailors (sport)
Colombian windsurfers
Sailors at the 2008 Summer Olympics – RS:X
Sailors at the 2012 Summer Olympics – RS:X
Sailors at the 2016 Summer Olympics – RS:X
Sportspeople from Cali
Sailors at the 2015 Pan American Games
Pan American Games competitors for Colombia
21st-century Colombian people
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