Sofía Toro Prieto-Puga (born 19 August 1990, in
A Coruña
A Coruña (; ; also informally called just Coruña; historical English: Corunna or The Groyne) is a city and municipality in Galicia, Spain. It is Galicia's second largest city, behind Vigo. The city is the provincial capital of the province ...
,
Galicia) is a Spanish sailor. She won a gold medal at the
2012 Summer Olympics
The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012, were an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...
in
Elliott 6m
The Elliott 6m is an Olympic-class keelboat, designed by New Zealander, Greg Elliott. It was selected for the women's match race, match racing event for the 2012 Summer Olympics, 2012 Olympics. The Elliott 6m carries a spinnaker pole and Spinnake ...
class. She was in a crew led by
Támara Echegoyen
Támara Echegoyen Domínguez (born 17 February 1984 in Ourense) is an Olympic gold medal winning Spanish sailor. She has competed in four Olympics and she carried the flag in the 2024 Olympics Games opening ceremony on the River Seine,
Life
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along with
Ángela Pumariega
Ángela Pumariega Menéndez (born 12 November 1984 in Gijón) is a Spanish sailor. She won the gold medal in sailing at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the Elliott 6m class, in the crew led by Támara Echegoyen and accompanied by Sofía Toro.
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.
See also
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List of Olympic medalists in sailing
This is a list of Olympic medalists in sailing (sport), sailing.
Olympic medalist by discipline
* List of Olympic medalists in sailing by discipline
Olympic medalist by class
* List of Olympic medalists in sailing by class
Notes
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Sofia Toro Prieto Puga at London2012.com*
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Spanish female sailors (sport)
1984 births
Living people
Olympic sailors for Spain
Sailors at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Elliott 6m
Olympic gold medalists for Spain
Olympic medalists in sailing
Sportspeople from A Coruña
Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Real Club Náutico de La Coruña
21st-century Spanish sportswomen