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Iago López (sailor)
Iago López Marra (born 7 April 1990 in Portosín, Galicia) is a Spanish sailor. He started sailing in his hometown of Portosín at age twelve. He later moved to Santander and teamed with Diego Botín. The duo placed 9th at the 2016 Summer Olympics and 4th at the 2020 Summer Olympics. Early life López began sailing at the age of 11 at the Real Club competing in the Optimist 420 and 470 classes. Career When he was 18, he joined the High-Performance Sailing Center of Santander, where he combined regattas with his studies in naval engineering. In the 2013 season, he was part of the crew of the Swan 80, ''Plis Play'', which won the Fastnet Race in Plymouth. During the 2014 season, he was a member of the 100-foot super maxi ''Esimit'' / ''Europa'' which performed on the Mediterranean circuit. He was a team member for the Spanish SailGP The Rolex SailGP Championship is an international sailing (sport), sailing competition that features high-performance F50 (cata ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portosín
Portosín is a town of northwestern Spain in the A Coruña (province), province of A Coruña, in the autonomous community of Galicia (Spain), Galicia. It belongs to the comarca of Noia (comarca), Noia and municipality of Porto do Son. References [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |