Catarina Fagundes (born 8 April 1977 in Funchal, Madeira) is a Portuguese sailor. She competed in the Mistral Windsurf Class at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, and achieved the 21st position.[1] She was the first Portuguese female athlete to enter an Olympic event in a sailing class.
Graduated by University of Aveiro for Tourism Planning and Management.
At present she is a business entrepreneur, ornithologist and windsurfing coach in Madeira, Portugal. CEO of Wind Birds.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Catarina Fagundes". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.
- ^ "Madeira Wind Birds | Madeira Birdwatching Whale Dolphin Watching Tours".
External links
[edit]- ISAF - Olympic Games 1996 - Catarina FAGUNDES at the Wayback Machine (archived 25 August 2012)
- Catarina Fagundes at World Sailing
- Catarina Fagundes at Olympics.com
- Catarina Fagundes at Olympedia
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- 1977 births
- Living people
- Portuguese windsurfers
- Female windsurfers
- Portuguese female sailors (sport)
- Olympic sailors for Portugal
- Sailors at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Mistral One Design
- Sportspeople from Funchal
- Portuguese chief executives
- Portuguese women in business
- 21st-century Portuguese businesspeople
- 21st-century businesswomen
- Portuguese yacht racing biography stubs
- Windsurfing stubs
- Water sports biography stubs