# Tara Pacheco

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Spanish sports sailor (born 1988)

Tara Pacheco Personal information Full name Tara Pacheco van Rijnsoever Nationality Spanish Born (1988-10-03) 3 October 1988 (age 37) Arucas, Spain Sailing career Sport Sailing

**Tara Pacheco van Rijnsoever** (born 3 October 1988 in [Arucas](/source/Arucas%2C_Las_Palmas)) is a Spanish professional sailor and four times olympian.

## Sailing Career

### Olympics

- 10 out of 20 in [2012 Women's 470 class](/source/Sailing_at_the_2012_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Women's_470) with crew [Berta Betanzos](/source/Berta_Betanzos)[1][2]

- 11 out of 20 in [2016 Nacra 17 mixed multihull](/source/Sailing_at_the_2016_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Nacra_17) as crew for [Fernando Echavarri](/source/Fernando_Echavarri)[3]

- 6 out of 20 in [2020 Nacra 17 mixed multihull](/source/Sailing_at_the_2020_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Nacra_17) with crew [Florián Trittel](/source/Flori%C3%A1n_Trittel)

- 11 out of 19 in [2024 Nacra 17 mixed multihull](/source/Sailing_at_the_2024_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Nacra_17) with crew [Andrés Barrio](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Andr%C3%A9s_Barrio&action=edit&redlink=1)

### World Championships

She was runner-up at the 2006 [420 Female World Championships](/source/420_World_Championships).

At the 2017 [Nacra 17 World Championship](/source/Nacra_17_World_Championship), she and Echavarri won a silver medal.[4][5] They were beaten by [Ben Saxton](/source/Ben_Saxton_(sailor)) and [Katie Dabson](/source/Katie_Dabson)[6] She and Echavarri also won the silver medal at the 2017 European Championships.[5]

### Other Events

Pacjeco first teamed with [Iker Martinez](/source/Iker_Mart%C3%ADnez_de_Lizarduy) to win European Nacra 17 title in 2014.[5]

## Personal life

Born in Spain, Pacheco is of Dutch descent through her mother.[7]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-OlympicBotGeneratedRef_1-0)** ["Tara Pacheco"](https://web.archive.org/web/20120911225805/http://www.london2012.com/athlete/pacheco-tara-1107280/). *London 2012 Olympics*. [The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited](/source/The_London_Organising_Committee_of_the_Olympic_Games_and_Paralympic_Games_Limited). Archived from [the original](http://www.london2012.com/athlete/pacheco-tara-1107280/) on 11 September 2012. Retrieved 13 September 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; [Mallon, Bill](/source/Bill_Mallon); et al. ["Tara Pacheco"](https://web.archive.org/web/20200418092658/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/pa/tara-pacheco-1.html). *Olympics at Sports-Reference.com*. [Sports Reference LLC](/source/Sports_Reference). Archived from [the original](https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/pa/tara-pacheco-1.html) on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Rio 2016 Results Centre - Nacra"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160812093556/http://www.sailing.org/olympics/rio2016/results_centre.php). *sailing.org*. Archived from [the original](http://www.sailing.org/olympics/rio2016/results_centre.php) on 12 August 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Fast, furious and wild Nacra 17 ride at Rio 2016"](http://www.sailing.org/news/40394.php#.WcGPQch97IU). *sailing.org*. Retrieved 19 September 2017.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:0_5-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:0_5-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-:0_5-2) ["2017 World Championship"](http://nacra17.org/events/2017-world-championship/?newsid=8126). *nacra17.org*. Retrieved 19 September 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Britain's Ben Saxton and Katie Dabson win Nacra 17 World Championship"](https://www.bbc.com/sport/sailing/41220357). *BBC Sport*. 10 September 2017. Retrieved 11 July 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Los fogones de la campeona"](https://www.laprovincia.es/gran-canaria/2010/03/25/fogones-campeona-10793478.html). 25 March 2010.

## External links

- [Tara Pacheco](https://web.archive.org/web/20241130/https://www.sailing.org/sailor?ref=ESPTP1) at [World Sailing](/source/World_Sailing) (archived current website)

- [Tara Pacheco](https://www.olympics.com/en/athletes/tara-pacheco-van-rijnsoever) at [Olympics.com](/source/International_Olympic_Committee)

- [Tara Pacheco](https://web.archive.org/web/1/https://web.coe.es/coe/bd_perso.nsf/VBusqDeport/72528BC1B0867650C12573E1003AB9E3) at the [Spanish Olympic Committee](/source/Spanish_Olympic_Committee) (archived) (in Spanish)

- [Tara Pacheco](https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/125045) at [Olympedia](/source/Olympedia)

- [Tara Pacheco](https://intersportstats.com/athletes/5000000359) at InterSportStats

- [Tara Pacheco Van Rijnsoever](https://web.archive.org/web/20241130/https://www.sailing.org/sailor/tara-pacheco-van-rijnsoever?ref=ESPTP1) at [World Sailing](/source/World_Sailing) (archived, [alternate link](https://web.archive.org/web/20241130/https://www.sailing.org/sailor/?ref=ESPTP1))

- [Tara Pacheco Van Rijnsoever](https://olympics.com/en/athletes/tara-pacheco-van-rijnsoever) at [Olympics.com](/source/International_Olympic_Committee)

- [Tara Pacheco](https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/125045) at [Olympedia](/source/Olympedia)

- [Tara Pacheco Van Rijnsoever](https://web.archive.org/web/2/https://web.coe.es/COE/bd_perso.nsf/VBusqDeport/72528BC1B0867650C12573E1003AB9E3) at the [*Comité Olímpico Español*](/source/Spanish_Olympic_Committee) (in Spanish) (archived)

- [Tara Pacheco Van Rijnsoever](https://www.coe.es/deportistas/info-atleta/?idath=343891&athcode=ATH-31fba7e7-e42d-48e8-9e71-1794f7e44f6f) at the *[Comité Olímpico Español](/source/Spanish_Olympic_Committee)* (new page) (in Spanish)

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