Tara Pacheco

Tara Pacheco
Personal information
Full nameTara Pacheco van Rijnsoever
NationalitySpanish
Born (1988-10-03) 3 October 1988 (age 36)
Arucas, Spain
Medal record
Women's sailing
Representing  Spain
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2017 La Grande-Motte Nacra 17

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.[4]

At the 2017 Nacra 17 World Championship, she and Echavarri won a silver medal.[5][4] They were beaten by Ben Saxton and Katie Dabson[6] She and Echavarri also won the silver medal at the 2017 European Championships.[4]

Personal life

Born in Spain, Pacheco is of Dutch descent through her mother.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Tara Pacheco". London 2012 Olympics. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. Archived from the original on 11 September 2012. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Tara Pacheco". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
  3. ^ "Rio 2016 Results Centre - Nacra". sailing.org. Archived from the original on 12 August 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
  4. ^ a b c "2017 World Championship". nacra17.org. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
  5. ^ "Fast, furious and wild Nacra 17 ride at Rio 2016". sailing.org. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
  6. ^ "Britain's Ben Saxton and Katie Dabson win Nacra 17 World Championship". BBC Sport. 10 September 2017. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  7. ^ "Los fogones de la campeona".


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