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Natalia Vía Dufresne

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Natalia Vía Dufresne
Natalia Vía Dufresne in 2011
Personal information
Full nameNatalia Vía Dufresne Pereña
Born10 June 1973 (1973-06-10) (age 51)
Barcelona, Spain
Medal record
Women's sailing
Representing  Spain
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1992 Barcelona Europe class
Silver medal – second place 2004 Athens 470 class

Natalia Vía Dufresne Pereña[a] (born 10 June 1973) is a Spanish sport sailor.

She was born in Barcelona.[1] She was originally an Optimist sailor, but switched to 470’s at the age of 15.[citation needed] She won two bronze medals in the World Championships,[citation needed] two Olympic silver medals (in 1992 and in 2004), with crew member, Sandra Azón.[1] Her current crew is Laia Tutzó.

Her sister is Begoña Vía Dufresne.[1]

Notes

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  1. ^ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Vía Dufresne and the second or maternal family name is Pereña.

References

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  1. ^ a b c Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Natalia Vía Dufresne". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-12-04. Retrieved 2 February 2010.
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