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Monica Azon

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    Monica Azon
    Monica Azon
    Spain

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    Name

    Monica Azon

    Nation

    Spain

    Place of Birth

    Barcelona

    Class

    470, Yngling, ILCA 6

    Q&A

    Superstitions

    Always sailing with my head cover

    Coach

    Paul MAES (ESP/BEL)

    Most Admired Person

    Theresa Zabell, All the sportman/women who fight to the limits to get the result

    Education

    Sports journalism, in Universitat Autànoma de Barcelona

    Hometown

    Masnou

    Yacht Club Location

    Barcelona- Spain

    Most Influential Person

    My parents who always support me and my coaches

    General Interest

    Swimming, riding mountain bike, walking with my 2 dogs and play with my nephew

    Starting Age

    9

    Yacht Club

    Club Nautico El Masnou, Masnou, Barcelona, Spain

    Amusing Sporting Episode

    At my first swimming-pool competition at 6 years old I stopped my race to pick up my swimming cap that was sinking

    Boat First Sailed

    Optimist

    Racing Age

    10

    Ambitions

    Keep learning every day

    Campaign Website

    www.azonteam.com

    Best Sporting Achievement

    2002 World Championship

    Languages Spoken

    Catalan-English-Italian

    Current Class

    Yngling

    Coached Since

    2007

    Awards

    Best sportswomen in Catalonia in 2006 and ISAF Rolex World Sailor of the Year nomination in the same year

    Sporting Relatives

    My sister Sandra who was silver medalist in 470 in Athens 2004 and my ex-physical trainer Toni Corgos (jumper)

    Classes Sailed

    Optimist, 420, 470, Mistral, FC8

    Why This Sport

    Each day is different!

    First Event Competed

    International debut - 1986, Athens, Womens Optimist Europeans, Thesalonika