Cecilia Carranza

Cecilia Carranza Saroli^[a] (born 29 December 1986) is an Argentine Olympic sailor.^[1][2][3] At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed in the Women's Laser Radial class, finishing in the 21st place.^[4] At the 2008 Summer Olympics she finished 8th in the same event.^[2] Cecilia won the gold medal at the 2011 Pan American Games. At the 2016 Summer Olympics, she won the gold medal in the category Nacra 17 alongside fellow sailor Santiago Lange.

Cecilia Carranza

Carranza in 2016
Personal information
Full name	Cecilia Carranza Saroli
Born	(1986-12-29) 29 December 1986 (age 38) Rosario, Argentina
Medal record Sailing Representing  Argentina Olympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro Nacra 17 World Championships 2014 Santander Nacra 17 2004 Manly Laser Radial Pan American Games 2011 Guadalajara Women's Laser Radial

She qualified to represent Argentina with Lange at the 2020 Summer Olympics.^[5] She and Lange were Argentina's flag bearers for the opening ceremony.^[6]

She was born in Rosario, Argentina.^[1][2] She is openly lesbian.^[7]

Notes

1. In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Carranza and the second or maternal family name is Saroli.