Támara Echegoyen Domínguez[a] (born 17 February 1984 in Ourense) is a Spanish sailor. She participated at the 2012 Summer Olympics in Elliott 6m class, and together with her crew, gasts Ángela Pumariega and Sofía Toro, won the gold medal.[1][2][3][4] In 2017–18, she was a crewmember on Mapfre on legs 1, 2, 3 in the Volvo Ocean Race.[5]

Támara Echegoyen
Echegoyen in 2012
Personal information
Full nameTámara Echegoyen Domínguez
NationalitySpanish
Born (1984-02-17) 17 February 1984 (age 40)
Ourense, Spain
Height174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Sailing career
Class(es)49er FX, Elliott 6m, 470, ILCA 6, SB20
Club Real Club Náutico de Vigo
Medal record
Women's sailing
Representing  Spain
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2012 London Elliott 6m
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Busan Match racing

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  1. ^ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Echegoyen and the second or maternal family name is Domínguez.

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  1. ^ "Spain edges Australia for sailing match race gold". Fox News. 11 August 2012. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
  2. ^ "Spain win Elliot after Aussie skipper dunked". The Guardian. 11 August 2012. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
  3. ^ "Spain win dramatic Olympic sailing gold". The Times of India. 11 August 2012. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
  4. ^ "Tamara Echegoyen Dominguez". London2012.com. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 28 January 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
  5. ^ "Archive Volvo Ocean Race". TheOceanRace.com. Retrieved 16 March 2019.

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