title: José María van der Ploeg
text: # José María van der Ploeg
  
  José María van der Ploeg García (born 4 May 1958) is a Spanish sailor and Olympic champion. van der Ploeg competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona and won gold medal in the Finn class. van der Ploeg also competed in the Finn class at the 1996 Summer Olympics and in the Star class, together with Rafael Trujillo, at the 2000 Summer Olympics.
  
  