SANZ LANZ Mateo

Switzerland
Sailing
6 Nov 1993
27
Male
1.71/5'7''
 
Spain
SAN FRANCISCO JAVIER
 
Spain

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
SAL Sailing Men's Windsurfer - RS:X 8

Schedule

Change
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
Enoshima
Men's Windsurfer - RS:X - Medal Race
#13
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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Olympic Games
RankEventYearLocation
14RS:X2016Rio de Janeiro, BRA

World Championships
RankEventYearLocation
20RS:X2018Aarhus, DEN
32RS:X2014Santander, ESP

Class World Championships
RankEventYearLocation
2RS:X2017Enoshima, JPN
16RS:X2021Cadiz, ESP
25RS:X2019Torbole, ITA
42RS:X2020Sorrento, VIC, AUS

Class European Championships
RankEventYearLocation
10RS:X2021Vilamoura, POR
11RS:X2020Vilamoura, POR
18RS:X2019Palma de Mallorca, ESP
47RS:X2017Marseille, FRA

World Cup
RankEventYearLocation
2RS:X2019Enoshima, JPN
3RS:X2018Gamagori, JPN
3RS:X2017Miami, FL, USA
4RS:X2021Medemblik, NED
4RS:X2017Hyeres, FRA
6RS:X2019Miami, FL, USA
6RS:X2018Marseille, FRA
8RS:X2017Santander, ESP
8RS:X2016Melbourne, VIC, AUS
9RS:X2018Hyeres, FRA
12RS:X2020Enoshima, JPN
15RS:X2019Marseille, FRA
18RS:X2018Miami, FL, USA
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Cycling, running, nutrition, water sports. (Facebook page, 29 Aug 2020)
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Athlete
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Sports Science - Isabel I University, Spain
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Catalan, English, German, Spanish
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Gstaad Yacht Club [SUI] / Club Surf Formentera [ESP]
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Asier Fernandez de Bobadilla [personal], ESP, from 2004
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He took up the sport at age nine in Formentera, Spain, and began competing at age 12. (schweizer-illustrierte.ch, 24 Jul 2020; Facebook page, 31 Jan 2020; Athlete, 28 Jul 2016)
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He was enrolled in sailing classes by his parents in Formentera, Spain. "We are surrounded by water on the island. And when I tried windsurfing for the first time, I felt this freedom that I could go anywhere I wanted. The feeling of the wind and the sea is just fantastic." (schweizer-illustrierte.ch, 24 Jul 2020)
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To win a medal at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (periodicodeibiza.es, 02 Oct 2019)
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Qualifying for the 2020 Olympic Games. (swiss-sailing-team.ch, 01 Jun 2020)
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Coach Asier Fernandez de Bobadilla. (Athlete, 28 Jul 2016)
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"If one does not know to which port one is sailing, no wind is favourable." [Seneca] (mateosui36.wordpress.com, 03 May 2017)
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He was named Swiss Sailor of the Year for the 2017/18 season. (gstaadlife.com, 14 Mar 2019)

General Interest

General
OLYMPIC QUALIFICATION
He secured qualification in the RS:X class for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo by finishing 25th in the 2019 Class World Championships in Torbole, Italy. As one of the lighter competitors he had not expected to do so well at the tournament, due to the stronger winds at the venue, but he now hopes to perform well at the 2020 Games where the conditions suit him better. "I have already claimed three medals [in Enoshima, Japan] and that means I can be optimistic. If the conditions are the same, without such strong, gusty winds, I can do well." (periodicodeibiza.es, 02 Oct 2019)

REPRESENTING SWITZERLAND
He was born in the Spanish island of Formentera to a Swiss mother and a Spanish father. After representing Spain in junior categories, he began representing Switzerland from 2014. "I was very well received by this new family, and I feel better with them." (schweizer-illustrierte.ch, 24 Jul 2020; 20min.ch, 18 May 2016)

Legend
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Gold Medal Event
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Silver Medal Event
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Bronze Medal Event
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