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Ángela Pumariega

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Ángela Pumariega Menéndez (born 12 November 1984 in Gijón) is a Spanish sailor. She won the gold medal in sailing at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the Elliott 6m class, in the crew led by Támara Echegoyen and accompanied by Sofía Toro. Previously, she was a junior Spanish champion and second at the Europeans in the Snipe class in 2002 and second at the Spanish women's nationals in 2008 also in Snipe. Since May 2019, Pumariega acts as councilor in the city hall of Gijón after contesting as independent for the lists of the People's Party of Asturias in the local elections. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Ángela Pumariega is the 7,287th most popular athlete (down from 6,482nd in 2024), the 3,623rd most popular biography from Spain (down from 3,364th in 2019) and the 120th most popular Spanish Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Ángela Pumariega ranks 7,287 out of 6,025Before her are Li Yuehong, Mohamed Ibrahim El-Sayed, Kimberly García, Michelle Finn, Volha Khudzenka, and Yasuaki Yamasaki. After her are Max Weinhold, Caryn Davies, Iakiv Khammo, Haruka Funakubo, Maggie Steffens, and Liam Heath.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1984, Ángela Pumariega ranks 1,683Before her are Yusuke Murakami, Natasia Demetriou, Makoto Nishino, Komlavi Loglo, Tomoya Osawa, and Firass Dirani. After her are Liam Heath, Nia Abdallah, Dominik Reinhardt, Leong Mun Yee, Wang Bingyu, and Kily Álvarez.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Ángela Pumariega ranks 3,623 out of 3,355Before her are Hugo Bueno (2002), Manu Morlanes (1999), Álvaro Lemos (1993), Samuel Sáiz (1991), Aitor Fernández (1991), and Derik Osede (1993). After her are Lucía García (1998), Pablo Ganet (1994), Manu García (1986), Iñigo Córdoba (1997), Unai Vencedor (2000), and Christian Fernández (1985).

Among ATHLETES In Spain

Among athletes born in Spain, Ángela Pumariega ranks 120Before her are Alberto Ginés López (2002), Francisco Cortés Juncosa (1983), Regino Hernández (1991), Sofía Toro (1990), Rodrigo Germade (1990), and Maica García Godoy (1990). After her are Andrea Blas (1992), Paula Klamburg (1989), María Bernabéu (1988), Blai Mallarach (1987), Pau Echaniz (2001), and Mireya González (1991).