José María van der Ploeg García (born 4 May 1958) is a Spanish sailor and Olympic champion.[1] van der Ploeg competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona and won gold medal in the Finn class.[2] 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.[1]
