Juan Maegli
Personal information
Full nameJuan Ignacio Maegli Agüero
Nationality Guatemala
Born (1988-07-21) 21 July 1988
Guatemala City
Height183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight84 kg (185 lb)
Sailing career
College team College of Charleston
Medal record
Sailing
Representing  Guatemala
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Santo Domingo Hobie 16
Gold medal – first place 2007 Rio Hobie 16
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Guadalajara Laser
Gold medal – first place 2015 Toronto Laser
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lima Laser
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Santiago Laser

Juan Ignacio Maegli Agüero[lower-alpha 1] (born 21 July 1988, in Guatemala City) is a Guatemalan sailor who competed at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics in the Laser class event where he finished 33rd and 9th respectively.[1][2] He was the flag bearer for Guatemala during the 2012 Olympic opening ceremony.[3]

College

He won the ICSA Coed Dinghy National Championship with the College of Charleston in 2013 and was named College Sailor of the Year that same year.

Olympic Games

He competed for Guatemala at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Laser class event where he finished 8th.[4] He was the flag bearer for Guatemala during the closing ceremony.[5]

He represented Guatemala at the 2020 Summer Olympics serving as a flag bearer during the Parade of Nations.[6] He finished 19th in the Laser division.[7][8]

His father Juan Maegli was also an Olympic sailor for Guatemala.[1]

Notes

  1. ↑ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Maegli and the second or maternal family name is Agüero.

References

  1. 1 2 Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Juan Ignacio Maegli". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
  2. ↑ "Juan Ignacio MAEGLI AGUERO". London2012.com. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 28 January 2013.
  3. ↑ Staff (27 July 2012). "London 2012 Opening Ceremony – Flag Bearers" (PDF). Olympic.org. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
  4. ↑ "Laser Men - Standings". Rio2016.com. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 21 August 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  5. ↑ "The Flagbearers for the Rio 2016 Closing Ceremony". Olympic.org. 21 August 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  6. ↑ "Mirna Ortiz y Juan Ignacio Maegli serán los abanderados de Guatemala para Tokio". ESPN.com.ar (in Spanish). 24 June 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  7. ↑ "Sailing: MAEGLI Juan". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 6 October 2021.
  8. ↑ "Juan Ignacio MAEGLI". Olympics.com.
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