Santiago Grillo

Santiago Enrique Grillo Diez[lower-alpha 1] (born May 27, 1987 in Cali), known as Santiago Grillo, is a Colombian windsurfer who specialized in Neil Pryde RS:X class.[1][2] A two-time Olympian (2008 and 2012), he is ranked no. 82 in the world for the sailboard class by the International Sailing Federation. Grillo also trains for Velas y Vientos in Cali under his Argentina-based personal coach Manuel Fumagallo.[1]

Santiago Grillo
Personal information
Full nameSantiago Enrique Grillo Diez
Nationality Colombia
Born (1987-05-27) 27 May 1987
Cali, Colombia
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Sailing career
Class(es)Sailboard
ClubVelas y Vientos[1]
CoachManuel Fumagallo[1]

Grillo made his debut at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he finished last out of thirty-five sailors in the men's RS:X class with a net score of 293.[3]

At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, as a 25 year old, Grillo qualified for his second Colombian team in the RS:X class by attaining a 53rd-place effort and an automatic berth at the World Championships in Cadiz, Spain.[4] Struggling to attain a top position in the opening series, Grillo accumulated a net score of 302 points for a 37th-place finish in a fleet of 38 windsurfers.[5][6]

Notes
  1. This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Grillo and the second or maternal family name is Diez.

References
  1. "Santiago Grillo". London 2012. Archived from the original on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 5 September 2013.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Santiago Grillo". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 5 September 2013.
  3. "Men's RS:X". Beijing 2008. NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 5 January 2014. Retrieved 5 September 2013.
  4. Mera, Alda (2 April 2012). "La vela lleva a Santiago Grillo a Londres 2012" [Sailor Santiago Grillo leads to London] (in Spanish). El País (Cali). Retrieved 5 September 2013.
  5. "Men's RS:X". London 2012. Retrieved 27 November 2012.
  6. "Cierre agridulce para Santiago Grillo en la vela de Londres-2012" [A bittersweet close for Santiago Grillo in sailing at London 2012] (in Spanish). El País (Cali). 5 August 2012. Retrieved 5 September 2013.
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