SAUBIDET BIRKNER Francisco Cruz

Date of Birth: 5 Oct 1998

Age: 22

Gender: Male

Youth Olympian

Place of birth: BUENOS AIRES

Birth Country:

Argentina

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Sailing	Men's Windsurfer - RS:X	21

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Enoshima	Men's Windsurfer - RS:X - Race 01 #1	Finished
Followed by	Enoshima	Men's Windsurfer - RS:X - Race 02 #2	Finished
Followed by	Enoshima	Men's Windsurfer - RS:X - Race 03 #3	Finished
	Kamakura	Men's Windsurfer - RS:X - Race 04 #4	Finished
Followed by	Kamakura	Men's Windsurfer - RS:X - Race 05 #5	Finished
Followed by	Kamakura	Men's Windsurfer - RS:X - Race 06 #6	Finished
	Fujisawa	Men's Windsurfer - RS:X - Race 07 #7	Finished
Followed by	Fujisawa	Men's Windsurfer - RS:X - Race 08 #8	Finished
Followed by	Fujisawa	Men's Windsurfer - RS:X - Race 09 #9	Finished
	Kamakura	Men's Windsurfer - RS:X - Race 10 #10	Finished
Followed by	Kamakura	Men's Windsurfer - RS:X - Race 11 #11	Finished
Followed by	Kamakura	Men's Windsurfer - RS:X - Race 12 #12	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Youth Olympic Games

Rank	Event	Year	Location
1	Men's Techno T293	2014	Nanjing, CHN

Class World Championships

Rank	Event	Year	Location
90	RS:X	2019	Torbole, ITA

Class South American Championships

Rank	Event	Year	Location
1	RS:X	2020	Mar del Plata, ARG
2	RS:X	2019	Buzios, BRA
5	RS:X	2018	Paracas, PER

Rank	Event	Year	Location
13	RS:X	2021	Medemblik, NED

Class World Championships Juniors

Rank	Event	Year	Location
24	RS:X	2019	Torbole, ITA

Occupation:

University San Andres, Victoria, ARG

Languages spoken:

English, Spanish

Raul Saubidet [personal, father], ARG

Sporting relatives:

His brother Bautista won a gold medal at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru and his sister Celina also windsurfs in national and international competitions. His father Raul is a former windsurfer and now a windsurf coach. His mother Magdalena Birkner competed for Argentina in alpine skiing at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo. His cousin Cristian Javier Simari Birkner represented Argentina in alpine skiing at the 2002, 2006 and 2010 Olympic Winter Games. His cousin Macarena Simari Birkner also competed for Argentina in alpine skiing at the 2002, 2006, 2010 and 2014 Olympic Winter Games. His cousin Maria Belen Simari Birkner competed for Argentina at the 2010 and 2014 Olympic Winter Games. (lacapitalmdp.com, 14 Feb 2020; Facebook page, 22 Jun 2019; polideportivonews.com.ar, 08 Oct 2018; contintanorte.com.ar, 22 Oct 2013)

"We used to go skiing, but the snow was far away so one day we tried windsurfing. My brother Bautista started first and I did everything he did." (Somos Deporte GBA YouTube channel, 03 Feb 2016)

General Interest

General
FAMILY COMPETITION
He and his brother Bautista have regularly competed against each other in international competition. Francisco finished first at the Medal Race of the South American Windsurf Championships held in February 2020 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, which secured an Olympic quota spot for Argentina in windsurfing. His brother Bautista, who had won a gold medal in windsurfing at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru, didn't finish the race, but finished second in total points in the South American Windsurf Championships. The Argentina Sailing Federation announced that Francisco had been chosen to compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. "We had a very intense competition with my brother competing hand to hand and scratching our eyes out. We raced in 15 regattas and we finished first and second in all of them. It's hard to race against your brother. If you win you're happier at home, but it's fun. Not many people can compete against their brother and have their father coaching in the water. We had a lot of fun and enjoyed it." (TyC Sports YouTube channel, 28 Feb 2020; fay.org, 17 Feb 2020; infobae.com, 16 Feb 2020, elsol.com, 15 Feb 2020; Argentina Dorada Twitter profile, 15 Feb 2020)

Social Media

Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/Francisco-Saubidet-Birkner-228846474498306/
Facebook Team: https://www.facebook.com/saubidetbirkner/
https://instagram.com/franciscosaubidet
International Federation Website: https://site-isaf.soticcloud.net/sailors/biog.php?memberid=420226

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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