COSTA Diogo

Date of Birth: 23 Aug 1997

Age: 23

Gender: Male

Height (m/ft): 1.74/5'8''

Place of birth: PORTO

Birth Country:

Portugal

Place of residence : PORTO

Residence Country:

Portugal

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Sailing	Men's Two Person Dinghy - 470 POR Portugal	15

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Enoshima	Men's Two Person Dinghy - 470 - Race 01 #1	Finished
Followed by	Enoshima	Men's Two Person Dinghy - 470 - Race 02 #2	Finished
	Zushi	Men's Two Person Dinghy - 470 - Race 03 #3	Finished
Followed by	Zushi	Men's Two Person Dinghy - 470 - Race 04 #4	Finished
	Zushi	Men's Two Person Dinghy - 470 - Race 05 #5	Finished
Followed by	Zushi	Men's Two Person Dinghy - 470 - Race 06 #6	Finished
	Zushi	Men's Two Person Dinghy - 470 - Race 07 #7	Finished
Followed by	Zushi	Men's Two Person Dinghy - 470 - Race 08 #8	Finished
	Zushi	Men's Two Person Dinghy - 470 - Race 09 #9	Finished
Followed by	Zushi	Men's Two Person Dinghy - 470 - Race 10 #10	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

World Championships

Rank	Event	Year	Location
36	470	2018	Aarhus, DEN

Class World Championships

Rank	Event	Year	Location
2	470	2021	Vilamoura, POR
29	470	2019	Enoshima, JPN

Class European Championships

Rank	Event	Year	Location
11	470	2017	Monaco, MON
12	470	2021	Hyeres, FRA
23	470	2019	Sanremo, ITA
23	470	2018	Burgas, BUL

Rank	Event	Year	Location
28	470	2019	Marseille, FRA
41	470	2019	Genoa, ITA

Class World Championships Juniors

Rank	Event	Year	Location
4	470	2019	Portoroz, SLO

Socialising with friends. (Athlete, 19 Jul 2021)

Occupation:

Computer Engineering - University of Porto, Portugal

Languages spoken:

English, French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish

Clube We Do Sailing [Porto, POR]

Aaron Sarmiento [national], ESL; Rui Reis [national], POR

Sporting relatives:

His brother Pedro has represented Portugal in sailing. He and Diogo compete together in the 470 class and secured a quota spot for the 2020 Olympic Games at the 2021 Class World Championships in Vilamoura, Portugal. (SportsDeskOnline, 13 May 2021; publico.pt, 13 Mar 2021)

He first tried sailing at age five in Porto, Portugal. (Athlete, 19 Jul 2021)

His father enrolled him in a sailing school along with his brother Pedro and his sister Maria. (noticiasmagazine.pt, 14 Apr 2021; O Jogo, 24 Mar 2021)

He trains more than four hours a day. In the lead-up to the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, he and his brother Pedro trained alongside Spanish sailors Jordi Xammar and Nicolas Rodriguez, and Swedish sailors Anton Dahlberg and Frederik Bergstrom. (O Jogo, 24 Mar 2021; postal.pt, 13 Mar 2021)

Securing a quota spot for the 2020 Olympic Games by finishing in second place at the 2021 470 World Championships in Vilamoura, Portugal. (Athlete, 19 Jul 2021; publico.pt, 13 Mar 2021)

Portuguese sailor Hugo Rocha. (Athlete, 19 Jul 2021)

Portuguese sailor Hugo Rocha. (Athlete, 19 Jul 2021)

Philosophy:

"Just do your best and work has hard as you can every day." (Athlete, 19 Jul 2021)

General Interest

General
PARTNERSHIP
He and his brother Pedro began competing together in 2012. "We can get annoyed [with each other], share joys, disappointments. It's very different to live this with a sibling and to keep all this experience within the family. And in terms of logistics, everything is easier because we live together." (noticiasmagazine.pt, 14 Apr 2021; costassailing.pt, 01 Jan 2017)

STUDY BREAK
He put his computer engineering studies on hold to focus on his campaign for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (noticiasmagazine.pt, 14 Apr 2021)

Social Media

Facebook Team: https://www.facebook.com/costabrothers
https://instagram.com/diogovbfcosta/
Team Instagram: https://instagram.com/costassailing
Athlete Website: http://www.costassailing.pt/
International Federation Website: https://site-isaf.soticcloud.net/biog.php?ID=PORDC11&js=1

Legend

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

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