Susana Romero (sailor)

Susana Romero Steensma (born 5 September 1990) is a Spanish former sailor, who specialized in the Laser Radial class.[1] She represented her country Spain at the 2008 Summer Olympics and eventually earned a bronze medal at the 2009 Mediterranean Games in Pescara, Italy.[2] Romero trained under the tutelage of her personal coach Santi López-Vázquez, while sailing competitively for Gran Canaria Royal Nautical Club (Spanish: Real Club Nautico de Gran Canaria).[3]

Susana Romero
Personal information
Full nameSusana Romero Steensma
Nationality Spain
Born (1990-09-05) 5 September 1990
Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, Spain
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight64 kg (141 lb)
Sailing career
Class(es)Dinghy
ClubReal Club Nautico de Gran Canaria
CoachManuel Pazos
Santi López-Vázquez
Medal record
Women's sailing
Representing Spain
Mediterranean Games
2009 Pescara Laser Radial

Romero competed for the Spanish sailing squad, as a 17-year-old, in the inaugural Laser Radial class at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. She topped the national rankings by a 19-point edge ahead of Alicia Cebrián to lock the country's Laser Radial spot for the Games, based on her performance in three selection meets approved by the Royal Spanish Sailing Federation.[4] Romero started comfortably with a stellar top-ten feat on the second mark, but she steadily faded her pace towards the middle of the fleet for the remainder of the series, sitting her in the twenty-first spot with a net grade of 127.[5][6]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Susana Romero". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  2. "Susana Romero, medalla de bronce tras la suspensión de la última jornada" [Susana Romero took the bronze on the last day after the suspension] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 4 July 2009. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  3. Blanco, Joaquín (11 August 2007). "Susana Romero, subcampeona del Mundo en Láser Radial juvenil" [Susana Romero finished as the runner-up at the Youth Laser Radial Worlds] (in Spanish). eldiario.es. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  4. Blanco, Joaquín (28 April 2008). "Vela – La canaria Susana Romero gana la selección nacional de Laser Radial y representará a España en Pekín" [Sailing: Susana Romero wins the national selection in Laser Radial and will represent Spain in Beijing] (in Spanish). Europa Press. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  5. "Beijing 2008: Women's Laser Radial Class". Beijing 2008. NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 28 July 2012. Retrieved 5 September 2013.
  6. "Discreta marca" [A discrete mark] (in Spanish). EuroSport. 17 April 2008. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
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