ITALY, GREECE AND AUSTRIA WIN 2021 470 JUNIOR EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP TITLES
31 Jul 2021The Italians Marco GRADONI / Alessandra DUBBINI are crowned the 2021 470 Mixed Junior European Champions!
Despite the lack of wind in the beginning of the final day, the medal race took place for the mixed fleet and the Italian duo after their title in the Junior World Championship earlier this month, triumphed once again in Formia Italy.
Silver medal and second place was taken by the Spanish Maria BOVER / Fernando RODRIGUEZ in front of the Greeks Melina PAPPA / Konstantinos MICHALOPOULOS who are also the Under 21 Mixed Junior European Champions. In the Mixed U21 ranking, Matisse PACAUD / Lucie DE GENNES from France took silver and Rosa DONNER / Sebastian SLIVON from Austria won bronze. The separate U21 ranking was taken from the overall Mixed fleet results.
The Austrians Niclas LEHMANN / Niklas HABERL take home the Junior Open European title this time, ahead of the Spanish Jacobo GARCÍA / Javier MESTRE who won silver and the Italians Paolo BOZZANO / Michele CASANO who went home with the bronze medal.
The event was held at the same time as the 420 Junior European Championship and hosted at Circolo Nautico Caposele, in co-operation with the Italian 420 & 470 National Class Associations, the International 420 Class Association, the International 470 Class Association and under the auspices of the Italian Sailing Federation (FIV).
Official Website at 2021junioreuropeans.420sailing.org
High Resolution photos on 470 Flick account.