María José Poncell Maurin (born 3 September 1995) is a Chilean lawyer and sailor. She qualified for 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 life

María José was born in Santiago, daughter of the Spanish sailor, Antonio Poncell, and the Chilean sailor, Marissa Maurin (current president of the Chilean Sailing Federation). She studied law at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. As a lawyer, she has worked as a legislative advisor and in the National Service for the Specialised Protection of Children and Adolescents in Chile. Poncell is nicknamed "Coté".

Career

She was introduced to sailing by her parents. She has participated in several competitions at national and international level, with Laser Radial (ILCA 6) her specialty. She is 10-time national champion in the women's category in Laser Radial and had success at a number of international championships, including top 10 in the ISAF Junior World Championship, a gold medal in the 2016 Bolivarian Games, a bronze medal in the 2018 Odesur Games, and bronze medal in the

2023 Pan American Games The 2023 Pan American Games (), officially the XIX Pan American Games () and commonly known as Santiago 2023, were an international multi-sport event governed by the Panam Sports Organization, held in Santiago, Chile from 20 October to 5 Novem ...

. She has been a national team member at the 2010 Youth Olympic Games, the 2015, 2019 and 2023 Pan American Games and the 2010, 2014, 2018 and 2022 Odesur Games. Poncell was selected to represent Chile at the

, following in the footsteps of her mother who competed at the 1992 Games; they became the first mother-daughter Olympian duo in Chile's history.

Results

International championships

ILCA 6 National Championships

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Poncell, Maria Jose 1995 births Living people Chilean female sailors (sport) Olympic sailors for Chile Sailors at the 2023 Pan American Games