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Marina Alabau

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Marina Alabau
Personal information
Birth nameMarina Alabau Neira
NationalitySpanish
Born (1985-08-31) 31 August 1985 (age 39)
Seville, Spain
Height1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight55 kg (121 lb)
Medal record
Women's sailboard
Representing  Spain
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2012 London RS:X
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Weymouth RS:X
Silver medal – second place 2006 Torbole RS:X
Silver medal – second place 2014 Santander RS:X
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Auckland RS:X
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Perth RS:X
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2007 Limassol RS:X
Gold medal – first place 2008 Brest RS:X
Gold medal – first place 2009 Tel-Aviv RS:X
Gold medal – first place 2010 Sopot RS:X
Gold medal – first place 2012 Madeira RS:X
Mediterranean Games
Silver medal – second place 2018 Tarragona RS:X
Updated on 6 August 2012

Marina Alabau Neira (born 31 August 1985 in Seville) is a Spanish sailor. She has won a gold medal, one silver medal in 2006 and two bronze medals at the Windsurfing World Championships. She also won five gold medals at the European Championships. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she won the gold medal in the RS:X competition.[1][2]

Achievements

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Year Position Boat type Event
2012 RS:X - Women's Windsurfer United Kingdom 2012 Summer Olympics
2006 RS:X - Women's Windsurfer Italy 2006 RS:X World Championships
2006 RS:X - Women's Windsurfer France Semaine Olympique Française
2006 RS:X - Women's Windsurfer Spain HRH Princess Sofia Trophy
2006 RS:X - Women's Windsurfer Spain Andalusian Olympic Week
2006 RS:X - Women's Windsurfer United States Rolex Miami OCR
2004 Mistral - Women Bulgaria 2004 Mistral World Youth Championships

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Olympics sailing: Marina Alabau Neira wins windsurf gold". BBC Sport. 19 July 2012. Retrieved 7 August 2012.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Marina Alabau". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2 December 2016.
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Awards
Preceded by Spanish Sportswoman of the Year
2012
Succeeded by