Stefano Peschiera
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| Born | 16 January 1995 Lima, Peru | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Peru | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Sailing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | ILCA 7, ILCA 6, ILCA 4, Optimist | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | College of Charleston | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Club de Regatas Lima | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | SP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turned pro | 06/05/2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Luis Miguel Camino | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Olympic finals | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World finals | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest world ranking | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Stefano Peschiera (born 16 January 1995) is a Peruvian competitive sailor and Olympic medal winner. He won Peru's 5th medal in history after 32 years of Peru not getting a medal. He has been recognized with the "Laureles Deportivos del Perú", the country's highest recognition to an athlete, and has been given the Peruvian Navy's Medal of Honor and the Medal of Honor in the grade of "Knight" from the Peruvian Congress.
He also won the gold medal at the Santiago 2023 Panamerican Games. He was named College Sailor of the Year by the US Naval Academy in 2018 sailing for College of Charleston. In 2018, he was recognized by the College of Charleston with the J. Steward Walker Cup, the highest award given by the athletics department and the Charleston Athletic Fund to that years' outstanding student-athlete (out of 500).
He is a three time Central and South American Champion (2019,2021,2024) in the ILCA 7 Olympic Class, a one time US Open winner (2020), and a World Circuit Stage Winner (2020). He has qualified for 15 medal races (finals) in World Circuit Events and was ranked 3rd in the World Rankings in Jun-Aug 2021.
In 2022, he won the Peruvian Nationals in the Snipe class.