Iago López (sailor)

Iago López Marra[lower-alpha 1] (born 7 April 1990 in Portosín, Galicia) is a Spanish sailor.[1][2]

For the footballer, see Iago López Carracedo.

Iago López
Personal information
Full nameIago López Marra
Born7 April 1990 (1990-04-07) (age 31)
Portosín, Spain
Height181 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
Sailing career
Class(es)49er
Medal record
Sailing
Representing  Spain
World Championships
2020 Australia49er
European Championships
2016 Barcelona49er
2018 Gdynia49er
2020 Weymouth49er

He started sailing in his hometown of Portosín when he was twelve years old. He moved to Santander, Spain and team up with Diego Botín. They went to 2016 Summer Olympics finishing in 9th place.[3] They are qualified for 2020 Summer Olympics. With Botín, he won a silver medal in the 49er World Championships 2020, 2x49er & 49er FX European Championships (2016 and 2018) and a Bronze medal in the 2020 European Championships [4]

He is a team member for SailGP team Esp.[5]

Education

Iago studied Marine engineer in the University of Cantabria

Career highlights

Notes
  1. This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is López and the second or maternal family name is Marra.

References
  1. "LOPEZ MARRA Iago". Olympics.com. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  2. "49er - Iago Botín y Iago López Marra, presente y futuro". rfev.es (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Sailing Federation. 4 July 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  3. "Results Centre".
  4. "2019 European Championship".
  5. "Spain SailGP Team News, Features, Exclusives, Athletes, Stats".


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