Demita Vega Explained

Demita Vega
Fullname:Demita Vega de Lille
Birth Date:21 July 1983
Birth Place:Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico
Height:1.70 m
Weight:57 kg
Classes:Sailboard
Coach:Adrien Gaillard
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Demita Vega de Lille (born 21 July 1983 in Mérida, Yucatán) is a Mexican windsurfer, who specialized in class.[1] [2] She represented her nation Mexico at the 2008 Summer Olympics, and later picked up a silver medal in windsurfing at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara. As of September 2014, Vega is ranked seventh in the world for the sailboard class by the International Sailing Federation, following her successes at the North American and ISAF World Championships.[3] [4]

Vega qualified for the Mexican squad in the newly introduced RS:X class at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing by placing second and receiving a berth from the World Championships in Auckland, New Zealand.[5] [6] [7] She posted a net score of 190 points to claim a creditable 23rd spot in a fleet against 26 other windsurfers.[8] [9]

At the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Vega sailed smoothly in all the races with a remarkable grade of 28 to settle only for the silver medal in the women's sailboard class, falling behind Brazil's Patrícia Freitas by a 16-point gap.[10] [11] She also sought to compete for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, but failed to fulfill her requirements with the Mexican Sailing Federation with a prospect to grant a place for her in the same class.[12]

Demita Vega won the Silver medal at the 2015 Toronto Panam and Parapan Am Games.[13]

Two years later, at the 2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships in Santander, Spain, Vega picked up a twenty-fourth spot in the women's RS:X class, and is expected to compete for the Mexican sailing squad on her second Games in Rio de Janeiro.[14]

Vega's also competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[15]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NBC Olympics Athlete Profile: Demita Vega . . . 5 October 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140104204845/http://www.2008.nbcolympics.com/athletes/athlete%3D62657/bio/index.html . 4 January 2014.
  2. Demita Vega . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418052752/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ve/demita-vega-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 20 September 2014 . Full name: Demita Vega de Lille.
  3. News: RS:X North American Championships – Vega and Mier dominate . Surfer Today . 21 February 2011 . 20 September 2014.
  4. News: Demita Vega y David Mier, por la clasificación olímpica . Demita Vega and David Mier target Olympic qualification . Spanish . . 18 September 2014 . 20 September 2014.
  5. News: Mexicana Demita Vega a un paso de clasificar a Juegos Olímpicos . Mexico's Demita Vega steps much closer to the Olympic Games . Spanish . Medio Tiempo . 18 January 2008 . 20 September 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304094615/http://www.mediotiempo.com/mas-deportes/noticias/2008/01/18/demita-vega-a-un-paso-de-clasificar-a-jo . 4 March 2016.
  6. News: Califica Demita Vega a Juegos Olímpicos . Demita Vega qualifies for the Olympics . Spanish . . 18 January 2008 . 20 September 2014.
  7. Web site: Demita Vega . Beijing 2008 Olympics . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080914222604/http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/BIO/Athlete/0/240830.shtml . 2008-09-14.
  8. Web site: Women's RS:X . . . 5 September 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120728181810/http://www.2008.nbcolympics.com/sailing/resultsandschedules/rsc%3DSAW102000/standings.html . 28 July 2012.
  9. News: Demita Vega pierde posiciones en vela . Demita Vega loses her position in sailing . Spanish . . 19 August 2008 . 20 September 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20091006162330/http://www.esmas.com/beijing2008/noticiasbeijing/757356.html . 6 October 2009.
  10. News: Demita Vega se cuelga la plata en prueba de vela . Demita Vega settles for the silver in sailboarding . Spanish . . 23 October 2011 . 20 September 2014.
  11. News: Plata para Demita . Silver for Demita . Spanish . . 24 October 2011 . 20 September 2014.
  12. News: Demita Vega no estará en Londres . Demita Vega will not be in London . Spanish . . 21 June 2012 . 20 September 2014.
  13. Web site: Latest Breaking News, Headlines & Updates | National Post.
  14. News: Demita Vega califica a Río 2016 . Demita Vega qualifies for Rio 2016 . Spanish . Periódico AM . 18 September 2014 . 20 September 2014.
  15. Web site: Sailing: VEGA Demita . Tokyo 2020 Olympics . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20211006111424/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/sailing/athlete-profile-n1303472-vega-demita.htm . 2021-10-06.

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