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Spanish yacht racer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ángela Pumariega Menéndez[a] (born 12 November 1984 in Gijón) is a Spanish sailor.[1] 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.[2][3][4][5]
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Full name | Ángela Pumariega Menéndez | ||||||||||||||
Nationality | Spanish | ||||||||||||||
Born | Gijón, Spain | 12 November 1984||||||||||||||
Height | 165 cm (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||
Weight | 60 kg (132 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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Country | Spain | ||||||||||||||
Sport | Sailing | ||||||||||||||
Club | Real Club Astur de Regatas | ||||||||||||||
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Previously, she was a junior Spanish champion and second at the Europeans in the Snipe class in 2002 and second at the Spanish women's nationals in 2008 also in Snipe.
Since May 2019, Pumariega acts as councilor in the city hall of Gijón after contesting as independent for the lists of the People's Party of Asturias in the local elections.[6]
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