Carolina Souza Mendelblatt (née Borges, born 25 May 1979 in Rio de Janeiro) is a Brazilian-born Portuguese windsurfer, who specialized in Mistral and Neil Pryde RS:X classes. She graduated with a BA (Hons)at Ravensbourne College of Design and Communication and worked as a broadcaster in London, U.K.[1][2] She represented Brazil at the 2004 Summer Olympics, and had been training with the Rio de Janeiro Yacht Club (Portuguese: Iate Clube do Rio de Janeiro) for most of her career before joining the Portuguese squad in 2012.[1] As of September 2013, Mendelblatt is ranked no. 91 in the world for the sailboard class by the International Sailing Federation.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Carolina Souza Borges Mendelblatt |
| Nickname | Carol |
| Nationality |  Brazil Portugal |
| Born | 25 May 1979 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Weight | 60 kg (132 lb) |
| Sailing career | |
| Class(es) | Sailboard, Sailboat |
| Club | Iate Clube do Rio de Janeiro (BRA) Clube de Vela de Portugal (POR)[1] |
Mendelblatt made her official debut as a member of the Brazilian squad at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, where she placed twenty-fifth in women's Mistral sailboard with an accumulated net score of 229, edging out Puerto Rico's Karla Barrera by a vast, 31-point gap.[3]
Eight years after competing in her last Olympics, Mendelblatt joined the Portuguese squad to compete for the second time in the RS:X class at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London by receiving a berth from the World Championships in Cadiz, Spain.[4] Mendelblatt withdrew from the Games before the event had officially started, claiming that she lacked the support of the Portuguese mission and that she was three months pregnant.[5][6][7]
Mendelblatt is married to Star sailor and two-time U.S. Olympian Mark Mendelblatt (2004 and 2012), and the couple currently resides in Miami, Florida.[8]
References edit
- ^ a b c "Carolina S. Borges-Mendelblatt". London 2012 Olympic Games. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2 May 2013. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Carolina Mendelblatt". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
- ^ "Women's Mistral Sailboard". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 15 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
- ^ "Finals Series Underway At RS:X Worlds". ISAF. 27 March 2012. Archived from the original on 13 December 2007. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
- ^ "Women's RS:X". London 2012 Olympics. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 13 September 2012. Retrieved 27 November 2012.
- ^ "Carolina Mendelblatt excluída por "razões disciplinares"" [Carolina Mendelblatt excluded for "disciplinary reasons"] (in Portuguese). Jornal Record Portugal. 31 July 2012. Archived from the original on 6 June 2013. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
- ^ Aleixo, Mário (1 August 2012). "Carolina Mendelblatt: verdade adiada sobre a atitude da atleta" [Carolina Mendelblatt: truth and reluctance on the attitude of the athlete] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
- ^ Head, Simon (1 August 2012). "Oh baby! Windsurfer quits Games after learning she's expecting". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
External links edit
- Carolina Mendelblatt at World Sailing
- Carolina S. Borges-Mendelblatt at Olympics.com
- Carolina S. Borges-Mendelblatt at the NBC 2012 Olympics website at archive.today (archived 10 September 2013)
- Carol Borges-Mendelblatt at Olympedia