Marcelo Bastos Ferreria[a] (born 26 September 1965) is a Brazilian sailor and Olympic champion. He received a gold medal in the Star Class at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta with Torben Grael.[1] He received a bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney,[2] and won a gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.[3]
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| Full name | Marcelo Bastos Ferreria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Brazilian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 26 September 1965 Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 104 kg (229 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sailing career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Class(es) | Star, Volvo 70 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Ferreira is World champion from 1990 and 1997, and seven times Brazilian champion (1989, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002 and 2003).
In 2005-06, he was a crewmember on Brasil 1 in the Volvo Ocean Race.[4]
Notes edit
- ^ This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Bastos and the second or paternal family name is Ferreria.
References edit
- ^ "1996 Summer Olympics – Atlanta, United States – Sailing". databaseOlympics.com. Archived from the original on 19 January 2013. Retrieved 4 February 2008.
- ^ "2000 Summer Olympics – Sydney, Australia – Sailing". databaseOlympics.com. Archived from the original on 16 October 2013. Retrieved 4 February 2008.
- ^ "2004 Summer Olympics – Athens, Greece – Sailing". databaseOlympics.com. Archived from the original on 18 August 2008. Retrieved 4 February 2008.
- ^ "World Sailing". Retrieved 16 March 2019.
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