José Luis Doreste

José Luis Doreste Blanco^[a] (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.^[2][3] In 1998–99, he was a crewmember on Fortuna Extra Lights in the Whitbread Round the World Yacht Race.^[4]

José Luis Doreste

Personal information
Full name	José Luis Doreste Blanco
Born	(1956-09-19) 19 September 1956 (age 68)[1] Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas, Spain
Sailing career
Class(es)	Finn, Star
Medal record Men's sailing Representing  Spain Olympic Games 1988 Seoul Finn class Mediterranean Games 1979 Split Finn class

He is in the Finn & Star classes

Biography

He is the brother of Gustavo Doreste and Luis Doreste, and the uncle of Manuel Doreste. He is a five-time Olympian.

He won his 1st medal in the 1979 Mediterranean Games

Notes

1. In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Doreste and the second or maternal family name is Blanco.