Theresa Zabell

Date of Birth: 22 May 1965
Nationality: Spanish
First Language: Spanish
Other Languages: English (fluent), Italian (semi fluent), French (medium)

Personal Profile

Sailing Career

2 Olympic Gold medals (Barcelona 92 and Atlanta 96)
5 World Championship titles (470 and IYRU Worlds)
3 European Championship titles (470)
Gold medal Mediterranean Games
ISAF World Sailor of the Year 1994

Sailing Administration

Member of the 470 class

Other Sports Administration

1996 - 1999 - Sports Ambassador for Council of Europe
1999 - 2004 - Member of European Parliament. Vice-President of Culture, Education, Youth and Sports Committee
2005 - 2007 - Member of High Level Sports Committee and Ethical Code Committee of Spanish Olympic Committee
2007 to present - 1st Vice-President of Spanish Olympic Committee

Roles within ISAF

1988 - 1998 - Member of the Women's Sailing Committee ISAF
2006 - 2008 - Council Alternate ISAF

Other significant experiences

President and founder of Fundacion Ecomar since 1998, through which 15000 children, from all kind of social backgrounds throughout the whole country, have had the opportunity to participate in a Week at the Sea. During this educational week, children have left aside other school subjects to learn how to sail and, at the same time, have received very thorough environmental education. The aim is that future generations will know how to look after our coast lines and oceans for the future.

Goals

If elected as ISAF Vice President and with the support of the President and the rest of the Executive Committee, I would like to focus on the following goals/objectives the coming 4 years:

Based on my own Olympic experience work with the Athletes Commission to further improve the quality and appeal of major international events for the Olympic classes through promotion of the ISAF World Cup, ISAF Worlds and the Olympic Classes World Championships.
Work with the Coaches Commission to further develop programs for Olympic level coaching.
Promote and focus on the environmental and ecological friendly aspect of our sport
In line with the recommendations in the ISAF Strategic Plan secure maximum efficiency in the decision making process by evaluating existing procedures
To support initiatives to maintain the 11 Olympic Medals for 2012 and work in order to make sailing one of the most popular sport on the Olympic programme

E-mail this page

Print this page