Diego Botin (born 25 December 1993) is a Spanish

sailor A sailor, seaman, mariner, or seafarer is a person who works aboard a watercraft as part of its crew, and may work in any one of a number of different fields that are related to the operation and maintenance of a ship. While the term ''sailor'' ...

. He and Iago López placed ninth in the 49er event at the

2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad () and officially branded as Rio 2016, were an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with preliminary events i ...

and fourth at the

2020 Summer Olympics The officially the and officially branded as were an international multi-sport event that was held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some of the preliminary sporting events beginning on 21 July 2021. Tokyo ...

. In tandem with Florian Trittel, he won the gold medal in the 49er class at the

2024 Summer Olympics The 2024 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad () and branded as Paris 2024, were an international multi-sport event held in France from 26 July to 11 August 2024, with several events started from 24 July. P ...

Personal

Botín is the son of Gonzalo Botín Naveda and grandson of

Jaime Botín Jaime Botín-Sanz de Sautuola y García de los Ríos (10 April 1936 – 15 August 2024) was a Spanish billionaire heir, banker and art collector. Early life Botín was born in 1936.

. He is a member of the Botín family of

Banco Santander Banco Santander S.A. trading as Santander Group ( , , ), is a Spanish multinational financial services company based in Santander, with operative offices in Madrid. Additionally, Santander maintains a presence in most global financial centres ...

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* * * * 1993 births Living people Spanish male sailors (sport) Olympic sailors for Spain Sailors at the 2016 Summer Olympics – 49er Sailors at the 2020 Summer Olympics – 49er Sailors at the 2024 Summer Olympics – 49er Olympic gold medalists for Spain Olympic medalists in sailing Medalists at the 2024 Summer Olympics Spain SailGP Team sailors People from Santander, Spain Sportspeople from Cantabria Sportspeople from Madrid 21st-century Spanish sportsmen {{Spain-sport-bio-stub