DOMINIQUE KNUPPEL (URU)|
| | Nomination |
Like father like daughter.
Dominique Knuppel is
another Tokyo 2020 athlete
with family history, father
Bernd racing at the Olympic regatta in
both Seoul 1988 and LA in 1984. Knuppel
is not nominated for her relatively modest
finish in Enoshima, 18th in the Nacra 17s,
but for the enormous amount of work she
puts in at home in Uruguay encouraging
and supporting young sailors new to the
sport. Montevideo’s recruitment dynamo…
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| Why they won |
| ‘Dominique works very hard too
at encouraging and supporting
children from disadvantaged
neighbourhoods, teaching
them a sport and a new way of
seeing life’ – Nora Artagaveytia;
‘I had a chance to sail with her.
She is amazing!!!’ – Guillermo
Ball; ‘She loves her sailing, and
she encourages other young
(and not so young) people in a
country where very few men
and women sail. And she is
really quite good at it!!!’ – Rico
Fliarico. |
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