Juan Ignacio Maegli

Guatemalan sailor (born 1988)

Juan Maegli

Personal information

Full name| Juan Ignacio Maegli Agüero
Nationality|  Guatemala
Born|  (1988-07-21) 21 July 1988 (age 36)
Guatemala City
Height| 183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight| 84 kg (185 lb)
Sailing career
College team|  College of Charleston

Medal record

Sailing
Representing  Guatemala
Pan American Games
|  2003 Santo Domingo | Hobie 16
|  2007 Rio | Hobie 16
|  2011 Guadalajara | Laser
|  2015 Toronto | Laser
|  2019 Lima | Laser
|  2023 Santiago | Laser

Juan Ignacio Maegli Agüero[a] (born 21 July 1988, in Guatemala City) is a Guatemalan sailor who competed at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics in the Laser class event where he finished 33rd and 9th respectively.[1][2] He was the flag bearer for Guatemala during the 2012 Olympic opening ceremony.[3]

## College

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He won the ICSA Coed Dinghy National Championship with the College of Charleston in 2013 and was named College Sailor of the Year that same year.

## Olympic Games

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He competed for Guatemala at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Laser class event, where he finished 8th.[4] He was the flag bearer for Guatemala during the closing ceremony.[5]

He represented Guatemala at the 2020 Summer Olympics serving as a flag bearer during the Parade of Nations.[6] He finished 19th in the Laser division.[7][8]

His father Juan Maegli was also an Olympic sailor for Guatemala.[1]

## Notes

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1. ^ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is  Maegli and the second or maternal family name is  Agüero.

## References

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1. ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Juan Ignacio Maegli". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
2. ^ "Juan Ignacio MAEGLI AGUERO". London2012.com. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 28 January 2013.
3. ^ Staff (27 July 2012). "London 2012 Opening Ceremony – Flag Bearers" (PDF). Olympic.org. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
4. ^ "Laser Men - Standings". Rio2016.com. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 21 August 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
5. ^ "The Flagbearers for the Rio 2016 Closing Ceremony". Olympic.org. 21 August 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
6. ^ "Mirna Ortiz y Juan Ignacio Maegli serán los abanderados de Guatemala para Tokio". ESPN.com.ar (in Spanish). 24 June 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
7. ^ "Sailing: MAEGLI Juan". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 6 October 2021.
8. ^ "Juan Ignacio MAEGLI". Olympics.com.

## External links

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* Juan Maegli at World Sailing
* Juan Ignacio Maegli at Olympics.com
* Juan Ignacio Maegli at Olympedia

Summer Olympics

Preceded by

Kevin Cordón

|  Flagbearer for  Guatemala
London 2012 | Succeeded by

Ana Sofía Gómez

Preceded by

Ana Sofía Gómez

|  Flagbearer for  Guatemala
Tokyo 2020
with
Isabella Maegli | Succeeded by

Kevin Cordón
Waleska Soto

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