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For the Brazilian and naturalized Honduran footballer, see Marcelo Ferreira (footballer).
Marcelo Ferreira
Ferreira in 2006
Personal information
Full nameMarcelo Bastos Ferreria
Nationality Brazil
Born (1965-09-26) 26 September 1965 (age 59)
Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Weight104 kg (229 lb)
Sailing career
ClassStar
Medal record
Sailing
Representing  Brazil
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1996 Atlanta Star class
Gold medal – first place 2004 Athens Star class
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Sydney Star class
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1990 Cleveland Star class
Gold medal – first place 1997 Marblehead Star class
Silver medal – second place 1991 Cannes Star class
Silver medal – second place 1995 Laredo Star class
Silver medal – second place 1998 Portorož Star class
Silver medal – second place 2002 Marina del Rey Star class
Silver medal – second place 2005 Buenos Aires Star class
Bronze medal – third place 1994 San Diego Star class
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Rio de Janeiro Star class

Marcelo Ferreira (born September 26, 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]

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]

References

  1. ^ 1996 Summer Olympics – Atlanta, United States – Sailing Archived 2013-01-19 at the Wayback Machine – databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on February 4, 2008)
  2. ^ 2000 Summer Olympics – Sydney, Australia – Sailing Archived 2013-10-16 at the Wayback Machine – databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on February 4, 2008)
  3. ^ 2004 Summer Olympics – Athens, Greece – Sailing Archived 2008-08-18 at the Wayback Machine – databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on February 4, 2008)
  4. ^ "World Sailing". Retrieved 2019-03-16.


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