Neus Garriga

{{short description|Spanish sailor}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2017}}

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| name = Neus Garriga

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| fullname = Neus Garriga Turón

| nationality = {{ESP}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1978|10|18|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Barcelona, Spain

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| height = {{height|m=1.65|abbr=on}}

| weight = {{convert|65|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}

| classes = Dinghy

| club = Club Nàutic El Balís

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Neus Garriga Turón{{family name footnote|lang=Spanish|Garriga|Turón}} (born 18 October 1978) is a Spanish former sailor, who specialized in the Europe class.{{cite Sports-Reference |title=Neus Garriga |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ga/neus-garriga-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418024432/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ga/neus-garriga-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |accessdate=12 August 2018}} She competed for the nation's sailing squad in two editions of the Olympic Games (2000 and 2004), and came closest to the medal haul on her Olympic debut in Sydney, trailing behind the bronze medalist Serena Amato of Argentina.{{cite news |title=Serena y emocionada |trans-title=Serena gets emotional |language=es |url=https://www.clarin.com/deportes/serena-emocionada_0_r17xkaKgRKx.html |publisher=Clarín |date=1 October 2000 |accessdate=12 August 2018}} Garriga trained throughout most of her sailing career for El Balís Nautical Club ({{langx|es|Club Nàutic El Balís}} in the outskirts of Barcelona.{{cite news |title=Dominió español en la 2ª jornada de la 'Christmas Race' |trans-title=Spaniard dominates the second day of the "Christmas Race" |language=es |url=http://www.elmundo.es/elmundodeporte/2003/12/28/masdeporte/1072627844.html |publisher=El Mundo |date=28 December 2003 |accessdate=12 August 2018}}

Garriga made her Olympic debut in Sydney 2000, sailing in the Europe class. There, she scored a career best result in the sixth heat with a momentous lead over the rest of the fleet, but a black flag disqualification from the last of eleven races dropped Garriga out of medal contention to fourth overall, with a net total of 61 points.{{cite web |title=Sydney 2000: Sailing – Women's Europe Class |url=http://library.la84.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2000/Masters/sa/SAresults.pdf |work=Sydney 2000 |publisher=LA84 Foundation |page=105 |accessdate=12 August 2018}}{{cite news |title=Garriga y la clase 'Star', únicos con opcione |trans-title=Garriga and Star class, unique with options |language=es |url=https://elpais.com/diario/2000/09/29/deportes/970178453_850215.html |publisher=El País |date=29 September 2000 |accessdate=12 August 2018}}

At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Garriga qualified for her second Spanish team in the Europe class by placing twelfth and receiving a berth from the 2003 ISAF World Championships in Cádiz.{{cite news |title=Spanish Sailors Produce Good Results |url=http://www.sailing.org/news/11558.php#.W3AnQJMza8o |publisher=World Sailing |date=11 September 2003 |accessdate=12 August 2018}} Unlike her previous Olympics, Garriga could not compensate from an early surge in the opening to climb again on top of the rankings, as she finished thirteenth out of twenty-five sailors in the overall leaderboard, posting a final net grade of 108.{{cite web |title=Sailing: Women's Europe Class |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/olympics_2004/sailing/results/3531748.stm |work=Athens 2004 |publisher=BBC Sport |date=15 August 2004 |accessdate=31 January 2013}}{{cite news |title=Siren Sundby, reina de la vela femenina |trans-title=Siren Sundby, queen of women's sailing |language=es |url=http://www.elmundo.es/jjoo/2004/2004/08/23/vela/1093257119.html |publisher=El Mundo |date=23 August 2004 |accessdate=12 August 2018}}