José Pérez Castañe (born 7 January 1961 in

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) is a sailor from Spain, who represented his country at the

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, South Korea as crew member in the

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. With helmsman Juan Costas they took the 17th place.

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* Living people 1961 births Sailors at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Star Olympic sailors for Spain People from Selva Sportspeople from the Province of Girona Spanish male sailors (sport) 20th-century Spanish sportsmen {{Spain-yachtracing-bio-stub