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| Nationality |  Brazil | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 26 July 1993 São Luís, Maranhão | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 184 cm (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 92 kg (203 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Class(es) | Kite | |||||||||||||||||
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Bruno Lobo (born July 26, 1993) is a Brazilian kitesurfer. [1]
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| Nationality | Brazil | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 26 July 1993 São Luís, Maranhão | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 184 cm (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 92 kg (203 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Class(es) | Kite | |||||||||||||||||
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Bruno Lobo (born July 26, 1993) is a Brazilian kitesurfer. [1]
Bruno began his sporting career in swimming from a young age, he was Maranhão champion in his category several times, competing in regional and national competitions, and was a member of the Brazilian swimming team. At the age of 15 he switched to triathlon, in which he was Brazilian champion in the 16-17 age category, 3 times champion of Maranhão and was part of the Brazilian team competing for a place in the Youth Olympic Games. [2]
Amid some injuries, he entered medical school and started kitesurfing in 2010. Combining training with studies, he was Brazilian formula kite champion in 2016, and in 2023, he already had 6 Brazilian titles. In 2017 he graduated in medicine. [3] [4]
At the 2019 Pan American Games held in Lima, Peru, he won a gold medal in the Men's kite. [5]
At the 2023 Pan American Games held in Santiago, Chile, he won a gold medal in the Men's kite. [6]
The gold medal at Pan 2023 crowned a great season for Bruno Lobo on the world kitesurfing scene. With a guaranteed place at the 2024 Summer Olympics after placing in the Top 10 at the Sailing World Cup, which took place in August, in the Netherlands, Bruno also achieved fifth place in the Olympic test event, held in July, at Marseille Marina, in France, being the only athlete from South America in the dispute and fighting for the title against the main names in the sport on the planet. Before shining at the World Cup and the Olympic test event, Bruno Lobo stood out at the Allianz Regatta, an event valid as a stage of the Sailing World Cup and held at the beginning of June, in Lelystad, in the Netherlands. The athlete from Maranhão was the best kitesurfer in the Americas and achieved ninth place in the competition's overall classification. In April, Bruno was the best athlete in the Americas, ranked seventh among countries and also achieved 11th place in the general classification of the Princess Sofia Trophy, one of the most traditional sailing events, in Palma de Mallorca, Spain. [7]
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