About Ángela Pumariega
Born 1984. Ángela Pumariega is a Spanish sailor.
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.
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Spanish yacht racer
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Ángela Pumariega was born on 12 November 1984 in Gijón.
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