Juan Manuel Alonso-Allende

Juan Manuel Alonso-Allende Allende (8 December 1918 – 10 March 1984) was a Spanish Olympic sailor that competed in three Olympic Games between 1948 and 1968.[1] Alonso-Allende also was a world-class competitor in the Snipe, Star, Firefly and Flying Dutchman classes.

Juan Manuel Alonso-Allende
Personal information
Full nameJuan Manuel Alonso Allende y Allende
Nationality Spain
Born(1918-12-08)8 December 1918
Bilbao
Died10 March 1984(1984-03-10) (aged 65)
Height1.74 m (5 ft 8 12 in)
Weight79 kg (174 lb)
Sailing career
Class(es)Snipe, Star, Firefly, Flying Dutchman
Club Real Sporting Club

He won the Snipe class world championship in 1957. Besides, he won the first edition of the Spanish championship of the class in 1942 as a crew with his brother, José Maria, and as a skipper in 1956 and 1957.

In the Star class, he was Spanish national champion in 1943, 1945, 1947, 1966, 1967 and 1968.

Olympic Games

Alonso-Allende sailed at 3 different Olympic Games:

References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Juan Manuel Alonso". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.


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