Bàrbara Cornudella and Sara López have been one of the surprises in the Olympic Team. Photo: Jesús Renedo

The Bàrbara Cornudella and Sara López premiums have arrived in Rio without making any noise. The 470 Women's class is the one most aspiring to get the Olympic Square, including two Olympic champions from London 2012, Sofia Toro and Angela Pumayega and two veterans in this class such as Marina Galician and Fátima Reyes.

Bàrbara Cornudella and Sara López have been one of the surprises in the Olympic Team. Photo: Jesús Renedo
The union between the two, both family and sports, has been the key to the classification for Rio. In 2012 they took the leap from 420 to 470 boat with which they were proclaimed in 2015 champions of Junior Europe.

Cornudella and López have been the great revelation in the selection for Rio, although in junior category they have already demonstrated their value, with gold and bronze in 470 in the 2015 and 2013 European Championships.

His coach is Jorge Angulo, who was already at the Olympic Games in Beijing and London.

DNI
Name: Bàrbara
Last name: Cornudella Ravetlat
Place of birth: Barcelona
Date of birth: 06 / 09 / 1992
Club: Club Nàutic El Balís
Height: 1.60 m
Weight: 53 kg
Residence: Barcelona
Position on the boat: Pattern
Studies: Engineering Industrial Design
Olympic Games: First

DNI
Name: Sara
Last name: López Ravetlat
Place of birth: Barcelona
Date of birth: 29 / 11 / 1992
Club: Club Nàutic El Balís
Height: 1.65 m
Weight: 66 kg
Residence: Barcelona
Position on the boat: Tripulante
Studies: Architecture
Olympic Games: First

PALMERS
World
4th 2013 (470 Junior)
Twelfth 2015 (470)
10th 2016
European
3rd 2013 (470 Junior) - Bronze
1st 2015 (470 Junior) - Gold

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Spain has been classified for the 2016 Rio Olympic Games in nine of the ten Olympic sailing classes, all but the Finn. The Laser Radial class has been the last to get the classification, which is not yet defined the regatists that will represent Spain and that will be decided during the Kieler Woche, race to be held from 22 to 26 June in Germany. A total of 270 regatists from 62 countries will participate, apart from Brazil as host nation, only France, Britain and the United States have classified all classes, ten. They follow you with nine Spain, Australia, Argentina, Canada and Italy.

The Spanish Olympic Vela Team, which runs Toni Ripoll, presents itself to the great Olympic event of Rio 2016 as the sport that has given Spain the most medals in all history, a total of 19 medals, 13 of them gold, 4 silver and 1 bronze, and 25 diplomas. The regatists and classes classified are RS: X Women, Marina Paliau; RS: X Male, Ivan Pastor; Laser Standard, Joaquin Blanco; 470 Women, Bàrbara Cornudella and Sara López; 470 Male, Jordi Xammar and Joan Herp; 49er, Diego Botín and Iago López Marra; FX, Támara Echegoyen and Berta Betanzos and Nacra 17, Fernando Echávarri and Tara Pacheco.

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