Full Name: | José Luis Doreste Blanco |
Birth Date: | 19 September 1956 |
Birth Place: | Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas, Spain |
Classes: | Finn, Star |
Show-Medals: | yes |
José Luis Doreste Blanco (born 19 September 1956) is a Spanish sailor and Olympic champion. He was born in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas. He competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, where he won a gold medal in the Finn class.[1] [2] In 1998–99, he was a crewmember on Fortuna Extra Lights in the Whitbread Round the World Yacht Race.[3]
He is the brother of Gustavo Doreste and Luis Doreste, and the uncle of Manuel Doreste. Doreste is a five-time Olympian.