# María José Poncell

María José Poncell Maurin (born 3 September 1995) is a Chilean lawyer and sailor. She qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics.

## Personal life

María José was born in Santiago, daughter of the Spanish sailor, Antonio Poncell, and the Chilean sailor, Marissa Maurin (current president of the Chilean Sailing Federation). She studied law at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. As a lawyer, she has worked as a legislative advisor and in the National Service for the Specialised Protection of Children and Adolescents in Chile.
Poncell is nicknamed "Coté".

## Career

She was introduced to sailing by her parents. She has participated in several competitions at national and international level, with Laser Radial (ILCA 6) her specialty.
She is 10-time national champion in the women's category in Laser Radial and had success at a number of international championships, including top 10 in the ISAF Junior World Championship, a gold medal in the 2016 Bolivarian Games, a bronze medal in the 2018 Odesur Games, and bronze medal in the 2023 Pan American Games.
She has been a national team member at the 2010 Youth Olympic Games, the 2015, 2019 and 2023 Pan American Games and the 2010, 2014, 2018 and 2022 Odesur Games.
Poncell was selected to represent Chile at the 2024 Summer Olympics, following in the footsteps of her mother who competed at the 1992 Games; they became the first mother-daughter Olympian duo in Chile's history.

### Results
#### International championships

| Year | Championship | Place | Discipline | Results |
| 2008 | Women World Championship | Roquetas del Mar, España | Snipe | 8° |
| 2009 | Youth World Championship Sub-16 | Buzios, Brasil | ILCA 4 | 7° |
| 2010 | Youth Olympic Games | Singapur | Byte | 22° |
| 2011 | South American Laser Championship | Montevideo, Uruguay | ILCA 6 | 13° (1° Sub-17) |
| 2012 | Youth World Championship | Dublín, Irlanda | ILCA 6 | 10° |
| 2012 | Boliviarian Beach Games | Lima, Perú | ILCA 6 | 4° |
| 2013 | South American Laser Championship | Algarrobo, Chile | ILCA 6 | 5° |
| 2014 | South American Games | Concón, Chile | ILCA 6 | 8° |
| 2014 | Semana de Buenos Aires | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ILCA 6 | 9° |
| 2014 | South American Laser Championship | Paracas, Perú | ILCA 6 | 14° |
| 2015 | San Isidro Labrador | San Isidro, Argentina | ILCA 6 | 3° |
| 2015 | South American Laser Championship | Porto Alegre, Brasil | ILCA 6 | 9° |
| 2015 | Panamerican Games | Toronto, Canadá | ILCA 6 | |
| 2016 | Bolivarian Games | Iquique, Chile | ILCA 6 | 1° |
| 2017 | South American Laser Championship | Mar del Plata, Argentina | ILCA 6 | 9° |
| 2018 | North American Championship | Long Beach, California | ILCA 6 | 16° |
| 2018 | South American Games | Cochabamba, Bolivia | ILCA 6 | 3° |
| 2019 | Pan American Games | Paracas, Lima | ILCA 6 | 13° |
| 2019 | Cup Brasil de Vela | Río de Janeiro, Brasil | ILCA 6 | 4° |
| 2023 | Vaucluse Regatta | Sydney, Australia | ILCA 6 | 1° |
| 2023 | Sail Melbourne | Melbourne, Australia | ILCA 6 | 13° |
| 2023 | Sunfish North American | Springfield, IL, USA | Sunfish Women | 1° |
| 2023 | Sunfish South American | Paracas, Perú | Sunfish Women | 2° |
| 2023 | Bolivarian Games | Santa Marta, Colombia | Sunfish Women | 2º |
| 2023 | Pan American Games | Santiago, Chile (Algarrobo) | Sunfish Women | 3° |

#### ILCA 6 National Championships

| Año | Lugar | Resultado |
| 2010 | Algarrobo, Chile | 1° Women |
| 2011 | Algarrobo, Chile | 1° Women |
| 2012 | Rapel, Chile | 1° Women |
| 2013 | Panguipulli, Chile | 1° General |
| 2014 | Algarrobo, Chile | 1° Women |
| 2015 | Rapel, Chile | 1° Women |
| 2016 | Antofagasta, Chile | 1° Women |
| 2017 | Frutillar, Chile | 1° Women |
| 2018 | Dichato, Chile | 1° Women |
| 2019 | Algarrobo, Chile | 2° Women |
| 2021 | Valdivia, Chile | 1° Women |