Demita Vega

Demita Vega (born July 21, 1983 in Mérida, Yucatán) is a Mexican windsurfer, who specialized in Neil Pryde RS:X class.[1][2] She represented her nation Mexico at the 2008 Summer Olympics, and later picked up a silver medal in windsurfing at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara. As of September 2014, Vega is ranked seventh in the world for the sailboard class by the International Sailing Federation, following her successes at the North American and ISAF World Championships.[3][4]

Demita Vega
Personal information
Full nameDemita Vega
Nationality Mexico
Born (1983-07-21) 21 July 1983
Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight57 kg (126 lb)
Sailing career
Class(es)Sailboard
CoachAdrien Gaillard[1]
Medal record
Sailing
Representing  Mexico
Pan American Games
2011 Guadalajara Women's RS:X
2015 Toronto Women's RS:X

Vega qualified for the Mexican squad in the newly introduced RS:X class at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing by placing second and receiving a berth from the World Championships in Auckland, New Zealand.[5][6] She posted a net score of 190 points to claim a creditable twenty-third spot in a fleet against twenty-six other windsurfers.[7][8]

At the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Vega sailed smoothly in all the races with a remarkable grade of 28 to settle only for the silver medal in the women's sailboard class, falling behind Brazil's Patrícia Freitas by a 16-point gap.[9][10] She also sought to compete for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, but failed to fulfill her requirements with the Mexican Sailing Federation with a prospect to grant a place for her in the same class.[11]

Demita Vega won the Silver medal at the 2015 Toronto Panam and Parapan Am Games.[12]

Two years later, at the 2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships in Santander, Spain, Vega picked up a twenty-fourth spot in the women's RS:X class, and is expected to compete for the Mexican sailing squad on her second Games in Rio de Janeiro.[4][13]

References
  1. "NBC Olympics Athlete Profile: Demita Vega". Beijing 2008. NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 4 January 2014. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Demita Vega". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
  3. "RS:X North American Championships – Vega and Mier dominate". Surfer Today. 21 February 2011. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
  4. "Demita Vega y David Mier, por la clasificación olímpica" [Demita Vega and David Mier target Olympic qualification] (in Spanish). Organizacion Editorial Mexicana. 18 September 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
  5. "Mexicana Demita Vega a un paso de clasificar a Juegos Olímpicos" [Mexico's Demita Vega steps much closer to the Olympic Games] (in Spanish). Medio Tiempo. 18 January 2008. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
  6. "Califica Demita Vega a Juegos Olímpicos" [Demita Vega qualifies for the Olympics] (in Spanish). Terra Networks. 18 January 2008. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
  7. "Women's RS:X". Beijing 2008. NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 28 July 2012. Retrieved 5 September 2013.
  8. "Demita Vega pierde posiciones en vela" [Demita Vega loses her position in sailing] (in Spanish). Esmas.com. 19 August 2008. Archived from the original on 6 October 2009. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
  9. "Demita Vega se cuelga la plata en prueba de vela" [Demita Vega settles for the silver in sailboarding] (in Spanish). El Informador. 23 October 2011. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
  10. "Plata para Demita" [Silver for Demita] (in Spanish). El Economista. 24 October 2011. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
  11. "Demita Vega no estará en Londres" [Demita Vega will not be in London] (in Spanish). ESPN Deportes. 21 June 2012. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
  12. http://news.nationalpost.com/sports/athletes-thrive-in-games-after-getting-buddhist-spiritual-guidance-in-pan-am-village
  13. "Demita Vega califica a Río 2016" [Demita Vega qualifies for Rio 2016] (in Spanish). Periódico AM. 18 September 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
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