Alejandro Foglia
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Alejandro José Foglia Costa |
| Born | January 30, 1984 Montevideo, Uruguay |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight | 13 st (83 kg) |
| Sailing career | |
| Club | Yacht Club Punta del Este |
Alejandro José Foglia Costa[a] (born 30 January 1984, in Montevideo) is a Uruguayan sailor in the Laser and Finn classes.[1]
He competed in four Summer Olympics for his native South American country: 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016,[2] and in two Pan American Games: 2007 and 2011.
He was named Uruguay's flagbearer for the 2008 Summer Olympics.[3]
Results
[edit]- Olympic Games
- Pan American Games
- ISAF Sailing World Championships
Personal life
[edit]He is brother of Andrea Foglia another Uruguayan sailor
Notes
[edit]- ^ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Foglia and the second or maternal family name is Costa.
References
[edit]- ^ "Alejandro Foglia". Observa (in Spanish). 28 June 2008. Archived from the original on 21 April 2010. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Alejandro Foglia". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.
- ^ "Regatista Alejandro Foglia será el abanderado de Uruguay en Juegos Olímpicos". Terra (in Spanish). 16 July 2008. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
- ^ ISAF Sailing World Championships 2007
External links
[edit]- Alejandro Foglia at Olympedia
- Alejandro Foglia at Olympics.com
- Alejandro Foglia at OlympicChannel.com (archived)
- Alejandro Foglia Costa at Olympic.org (archived)
- Alejandro Foglia Costa at World Sailing
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- Uruguayan male sailors (sport)
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- Sailors at the 2011 Pan American Games
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- Sailors at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Laser
- Sailors at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Laser
- Sailors at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Finn
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