Tara Pacheco Explained
| Full Name: | Tara Pacheco van Rijnsoever |
| Nationality: | Spanish |
| Birth Date: | 3 October 1988 |
| Birth Place: | Arucas, Spain |
| Show-Medals: | yes |
Tara Pacheco van Rijnsoever (born 3 October 1988 in Arucas) is a Spanish sports sailor.[1] [2] At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed in the Women's 470 class with Berta Betanzos. At the 2016 Olympics, she and Fernando Echavarri competed in the Nacra 17 class.[3]
She was runner-up at the 2006 420 Female World Championships. Pacjeco first teamed with Iker Martinez to win European Nacra 17 title in 2014.
At the 2017 Nacra 17 World Championship, she and Echavarri won a silver medal.[4] [5] They were beaten by Ben Saxton and Katie Dabson[6] She and Echavarri also won the silver medal at the 2017 European Championships.
Personal life
Born in Spain, Pacheco is of Dutch descent through her mother.[7]
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Tara Pacheco . London 2012 Olympics . . 13 September 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120911225805/http://www.london2012.com/athlete/pacheco-tara-1107280/ . 11 September 2012 .
- Tara Pacheco . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418092658/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/pa/tara-pacheco-1.html . dead . 2020-04-18 . 2017-09-19.
- Web site: Rio 2016 Results Centre - Nacra . sailing.org . en . 2017-09-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160812093556/http://www.sailing.org/olympics/rio2016/results_centre.php . 2016-08-12 . dead.
- Web site: Fast, furious and wild Nacra 17 ride at Rio 2016 . sailing.org . en . 2017-09-19.
- Web site: 2017 World Championship . nacra17.org . en . 2017-09-19.
- News: 2017-09-10 . Britain's Ben Saxton and Katie Dabson win Nacra 17 World Championship . 2024-07-11 . BBC Sport . en-GB.
- Web site: Los fogones de la campeona.
