Guatemalan Laser sailor Juan Maegli will represent his country at the Olympic Games
14 December 2011
Guatemalan Laser sailor, Juan Maegli, became the second G4S 4teen athlete to qualify for London 2012. Juan will represent his home country at the Olympic Games this summer.
Juan is currently competing in the ISAF Sailing World Championships, where he earned his qualification with two days left to sail in the competition.
The 23 year old sailor, who also represented his country at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, recently won a bronze medal at the Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico, and has had his sight set on London 2012 for the past four years. He has been a member of the G4S 4teen programme since 2007.
His dream is to win an Olympic medal, which would be the first ever for Guatemala.