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Begoña Vía Dufresne

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Begoña Vía Dufresne
Personal information
Full nameBegoña Vía Dufresne Pereña
Born13 February 1971 (1971-02-13) (age 53)
Barcelona, Spain
Height179 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight67 kg (148 lb)
Sailing career
Class470
Medal record
Sailing
Representing  Spain
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1996 Atlanta Women's 470

Begoña Vía Dufresne Pereña[a][1] (born 13 February 1971) is a Spanish sailor and Olympic champion. She competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, where she won gold medal in the 470 class, together with Theresa Zabell.[2]

Her sister is Natalia Vía Dufresne.[1]

Notes

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  1. ^ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Vía Dufresne and the second or maternal family name is Pereña.

References

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  1. ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Begoña Vía Dufresne". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
  2. ^ "1996 Summer Olympics – Atlanta, United States – Sailing"". databaseOlympics.com. Archived from the original on 19 January 2013. Retrieved 14 September 2008. Begona Via Dufresne
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