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| Full name | José Luis Doreste Blanco | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1956-09-19) 19 September 1956 (age 67)[1] Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas, Spain | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Class(es) | Finn, Star | ||||||||||||||||||||
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José Luis Doreste Blanco[a] (born 19 September 1956) is a Spanish sailor and Olympic champion. He was born in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas. He competed at the 1988 Summer OlympicsinSeoul, where he won a gold medal in the Finn class.[2][3] In 1998–99, he was a crewmember on Fortuna Extra Lights in the Whitbread Round the World Yacht Race.[4]
He is the brother of Gustavo Doreste and Luis Doreste, and the uncle of Manuel Doreste. Doreste is a five-time Olympian.
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