Marcelo Ferreira

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Marcelo Ferreira
Medalha de ouro 2006 3.jpg
Ferreira in 2006
Personal information
Full nameMarcelo Bastos Ferreria
Born (1965-09-26) 26 September 1965 (age 60)
Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Weight104 kg (229 lb)
Sport
Sailing career
Class(es) Star, Volvo 70
Medal record
Sailing
Representing Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1996 Atlanta Star class
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2004 Athens Star class
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2000 Sydney Star class
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg1990 ClevelandStar class
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg1997 Marblehead Star class
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg1991 CannesStar class
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg1995 Laredo Star class
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg1998 Portorož Star class
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2002 Marina del ReyStar class
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2005 Buenos Aires Star class
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg1994 San Diego Star class
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg1996 Rio de Janeiro Star class

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] [2] He received a bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, [3] and won a gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. [4]

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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. [5]

Notes

  1. ↑ This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Bastosand the second or paternal family name is Ferreria.

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Marcelo Ferreira". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
  2. ↑ "1996 Summer Olympics – Atlanta, United States – Sailing". databaseOlympics.com. Archived from the original on 19 January 2013. Retrieved 4 February 2008.
  3. ↑ "2000 Summer Olympics – Sydney, Australia – Sailing". databaseOlympics.com. Archived from the original on 16 October 2013. Retrieved 4 February 2008.
  4. ↑ "2004 Summer Olympics – Athens, Greece – Sailing". databaseOlympics.com. Archived from the original on 18 August 2008. Retrieved 4 February 2008.
  5. ↑ "World Sailing" . Retrieved 16 March 2019.


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