Carlos Espínola (sailor)
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Representing  Argentina
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1996 Atlanta | Mistral |
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2000 Sydney | Mistral |
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2004 Athens | Tornado |
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2008 Beijing | Tornado |
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1995 Mar Del Plata | Men's Sailboard |
Carlos Mauricio Espínola (born October 5, 1971 in Corrientes) is an Argentine windsurfer and politician. He served as Mayor of Corrientes from 2009 to 2013.
Nicknamed Camau, Espínola was born in Corrientes and started training at the Club Náutico de La Totora in his home province. He obtained his first important award, a silver medal, during the Pan American Games held in 1991 in La Habana. In the following games, held in Mar del Plata in 1995, Espínola obtained the gold medal.
A year later he won the silver medal at the 1996 Olympics held in Atlanta; he would win a silver medal at the Olympic Games in Sydney. In 1998, he won the gold medal in the European windsurf Championship held in Greece.
Espínola then decided to change category, from Mistral (windsurf) to Tornado, with Santiago Lange he got a bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, and then again in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, becoming the Argentine sportsman with most Olympic medals (this record of four medals was equalled in 2012 by field hockey player Luciana Aymar). He is also the only sportsperson who had the honor of being the flag bearer for Argentina in two Summer Olympic Games (2000 in Sydney and 2004 in Athens).
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