Juan Manuel Alonso-Allende
Juan Manuel Alonso-Allende Allende was a Spanish Olympic sailor who competed in three Olympic Games between 1948 and 1968. Alonso-Allende also was a world-class competitor in the Snipe, Star, Firefly and Flying [Dutchman (dinghy)|Flying Dutchman] dinghy classes.
He won the Snipe class world championship in 1957. He also won the first edition of the Spanish championship of the class in 1942 as a crew with his brother, José Maria, and as a skipper in 1956 and 1957.
In the Star class, he was Spanish national champion in 1943, 1945, 1947, 1966, 1967 and 1968.
Olympic Games
Alonso-Allende sailed at 3 different Olympic Games:- 19th place in Firefly at London 1948.
- 11th place in Flying Dutchman at Rome 1960.
- 18th place in Star at Mexico 1968.