Diego González (sailor) explained

Diego González
Full Name:Diego González Parro
Birth Date:24 September 1987
Birth Place:Santiago, Chile
Weight:720NaN0
Classes:Dinghy
Club:Team VTR
Coach:Cristian Noe
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Diego González Parro (born 24 September 1987 in Santiago) is a Chilean sailor, who specialized in two-person dinghy (470) class.[1] [2] He represented Chile, along with his partner Benjamín Grez, at the 2012 Summer Olympics, and has also been training throughout most of his sporting career for Team VTR Yacht Club in his native Santiago, under his personal coach Cristian Noe.[1] [3] As of June 2015, Gonzalez is ranked among the top 400 sailors in the world for the two-person dinghy class by the International Sailing Federation.

Coming from a sporting pedigree, Gonzalez shared the same discipline with his father and 1984 Olympian Alberto González, one of the most successful sailors in Chile's history and a five-time world champion in the lightning class. He and his father tried unsuccessfully to compete for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, until the latter had decided to retire from sailing.[4] [5]

At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Gonzalez teamed up with his new partner and helmsman Benjamín Grez in the men's 470 class after having achieved a berth and finishing thirty-first from the World Championships in Barcelona, Spain.[3] [6] The Chilean duo failed to advance into the final round of the ten-race opening series, as they finished last overall with 196 net points in a fleet of twenty-seven boats.[7] [8]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Diego González Parro . London 2012 Olympics . . 1 July 2015 . 5 April 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130405184222/http://www.london2012.com/athlete/gonzalez-parro-diego-1066028/ . dead.
  2. Diego González . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418054324/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/go/diego-gonzalez-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 1 July 2015.
  3. News: Velero clase 470 de Chile clasificó a los Juegos Olímpicos de Londres . 470 sailors from Chile qualify for the London Olympics . es . . 15 May 2012 . 1 July 2015.
  4. News: "Tito" González intentará el éxito olímpico en Beijing 2008 . I"Tito" González will try for an Olympic success in Beijing . es . . . 27 April 2006 . 1 July 2015 . 2 July 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150702084444/http://www.lanacion.cl/noticias/deportes/tito-gonzalez-intentara-el-exito-olimpico-en-beijing-2008/2006-04-26/204600.html . dead.
  5. News: Vela: Brillante clasificación de Grez y González en 470 a los Juegos Olímpicos . Sailing: Brilliant performance for Grez and González in the 470 at the Olympics . es . . 15 May 2012 . 1 July 2015.
  6. News: Olympic Qualification Hits Home At 470 Worlds . . 17 May 2012 . 1 July 2015.
  7. Web site: Men's 470 . London 2012 Olympics . . 27 November 2012 . 30 May 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130530111345/http://www.london2012.com/sailing/event/470-men/phase%3Dsam005910/doc%3Dsummary.html . dead.
  8. News: Fabián . Mardones . En la cola . In the queue . es . . . 3 August 2012 . 1 July 2015.

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