Iago López Marra[a] (born 7 April 1990 in Portosín, Galicia) is a Spanish sailor.[1][2] He started sailing in his hometown of Portosín at age twelve. He later moved to Santander and teamed with Diego Botín. The duo placed 9th at the 2016 Summer Olympics and 4th at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Iago López Marra |
| Born | 7 April 1990 (age 34) Portosín, Spain |
| Height | 181 cm (5 ft 11 in) |
| Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) |
| Sailing career | |
| Class | 49er |
Early life edit
López began sailing at the age of 11 at the Real Club Náutico Portosín competing in the Optimist 420 and 470 classes.
Career edit
When he was 18, he joined the High-Performance Sailing Center of Santander, where he combined regattas with his studies in naval engineering.[citation needed]
In the 2013 season, he was part of the crew of the Swan 80, Plis Play, which won the Fastnet Race in Plymouth.[citation needed]
During the 2014 season, he was a member of the 100-foot super maxi Esimit / Europa which performed on the Mediterranean circuit.[citation needed]
He was a team member for the Spanish SailGP team and Star Sailors League.[3][needs update] He competed in the 69F and A classes, in which he won vice-champion at Spain 2020 and champion at France 2021.[citation needed]
In the 2022 season, he began the year aboard the Comanche, skippered by Mitch Booth, winning the RORC 2022 transatlantic and IMA Trophy. The Comanche set a new race record for the 3,000 nautical mile course from Lanzarote to Granada of 7 days, 22 hours, 1 minute, and 4 seconds. The new record broke the previous record by more than two days.
International results edit
| World Championship | |||
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| Year | Place | Medal | Class |
| 2020 | Geelong ( Australia)
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49er |
| European Championship | |||
| Year | Place | Medal | Class |
| 2016 | Barcelona ( Spain)
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49er |
| 2018 | Gdynia ( Poland)
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|
49er |
| 2019 | Weymouth ( United Kingdom)
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|
49er |
| Oceania Championship | |||
| Year | Place | Medal | Class |
| 2018 | Auckland ( New Zealand)
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|
49er |
| 2019 | Geelong ( Australia)
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|
49er |
| World Cup | |||
| year | Place | Medal | Class |
| 2017 | Hyères ( France)
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|
49er |
| 2016 | Miami ( United States)
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|
49er |
| 2017 | Miami ( United States)
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|
49er |
| Other regatas | |||
| Kiel Week | |||
| Year | Place | Medal | Class |
| 2019 | Kiel ( Germany)
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49er |
| Princesa Sofia | |||
| Year | Place | Medal | Class |
| 2016 | Palma ( Spain)
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|
49er |
| 2017 | Palma ( Spain)
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|
49er |
| 2019 | Palma ( Spain)
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49er |
| Delta Lloyd | |||
| Year | Place | Medal | Class |
| 2016 | Medemblijk ( Netherlands)
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49er |
Notes edit
- ^ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is López and the second or maternal family name is Marra.
References edit
- ^ "LOPEZ MARRA Iago". Olympics.com. Archived from the original on 29 July 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
- ^ "49er - Iago Botín y Iago López Marra, presente y futuro". rfev.es (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Sailing Federation. 4 July 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
- ^ "Spain SailGP Team News, Features, Exclusives, Athletes, Stats". SailGP.
External links edit
- Iago López Marra at the Comité Olímpico Español (in Spanish)
- Iago López Marra at World Sailing
- Iago Lopez Marra at Olympics.com
- Iago Lopez Marra at Olympic.org (archived)
- Iago López at Olympedia
- Series: 2018 A-Cat World Championship - OPEN at MySailingClub
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