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David Mateo Coates shares his journey to winning the US' first gold medal at the Youth Sailing World Championships in 23 years and discusses his personal motivations.

Send us Fan Mail Part 1: The Win, the Shock, and the Sacrifice Behind It In 2025, David Mateo Coates won the US' very first gold medal at the Youth Sailing World Championships in 23 years in the men's ILCA 6 Class. In this episode, he describes it as “the most unique moment in my life,” as something “hit me inside” when he realized what he had achieved. Mateo also gets personal about where his motivation comes from. From “the amount my parents had to sacrifice” so he could be where he is, to ...

People in this episode

Host: Ziyan Huang

Guest: David Mateo Coates

Topics covered

• sailing
• motivation
• personal sacrifice
• youth sports
• achievement

Keywords

• sailing
• gold medal
• Youth Sailing World Championships
• motivation
• personal sacrifice

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